FAO headquarters in Rome hosted a group of international experts that specialize in social-ecological systems to discuss a number of case studies including the Lake Urmia Restoration program, according to its representation in Iran.
At a special session on the Lake Urmia Restoration Program (ULRP), Hossein Shahbaz, Manager of International Cooperation at the Urmia Lake Restoration Program and Aziz Elbehri, the event convener and the Lead Technical Officer of the FAO project, known as the “Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Urmia Lake Basin” funded by the Government of Japan and currently under implementation in coordination with ULRP, elaborated on the restoration program.
Shahbaz gave an overview of the Lake Urmia Restoration Programme, its causes, trends and challenges.
Mr. Elbehri presented the social-ecological framing of the Lake Urmia restoration program focusing on the integrating biophysical and socio-economic components.
The Lake Urmia restoration project places great emphasis on governance, institutional and policy reforms that enable local beneficiaries to better adopt sustainable practices and alternative income-generating activities to lessen the pressure on water consuming crops and hence contribute to the Urmia lake restoration, according to FAO website.
The expert meeting took place at FAO headquarters in Rome from January 23-25, 2018 and was attended by over 20 international experts.
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Tehran, Feb 1, IRNA- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unitd Nations (FAO) said on Thursday that an expert workshop was held by a program funded by Japan's government in coordination with Iran on restoring the Orumiyeh (Urmia) Lake in northwest of the country.
