Title of the workshop: Institutional Capacity Building/Development for Sustainable Water Resources Governance System: Role of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development
Coordinators:
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Mukhtar Hashemi, Ph.D., Associated Researcher, Newcastle Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University, UK |
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Derek Kauneckis, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Leadership and Public Affairs Affiliated Associate, Desert Research Institute, Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences , Ohio University, USA |
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Senior Expert in Watershed Management & Member of the Commission for Water, Environment and Green Economy in "Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture" (ICCIMA) |
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Head of Environmental Group at Planning, Spatial Planning and Environmental Affairs Management and Planning Organization, Tehran, Iran |
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Mohammad Reza Balali, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Philosophy, Head, Chemistry, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Department, Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI), Tehran, Iran |
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International Relations & Scientific Cooperation Office University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran |
Opening Session : setting the scene
8.30- 9.00 Registration and Arrival
9.00-9.10 Welcome Speech by Workshop Coordinator
9.10- 9.30: Presentation 1: Programme Introduction: The importance of Institutional Capacity Development for Water Sector: from Theory to Practice
Dr S. Mukhtar Hashemi, Workshop Coordinator, and Associated Researcher, Newcastle Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University, UK
9.30- 9.50: Presentation 2: Contemporary Issues in Water Management: Lesson for moving forward in the age of nonstationarity
Dr. Derek Kauneckis, Workshop Coordinator, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3), Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, United States
9.50-10.00 Question and Answer Session modetrated by Dr. Derek Kauneckis
Session 1: Human resources development: wider approaches to development by considering cultural and community ethics
10.00- 10.30: Presentation 3: Towards Stewardship land and Water Management in Iran: Linking Technology, Governance and Culture
Dr. Mohammad Reza Balali, Associated Professor, Soil and Water Research Institute, Ministry of Jihad Agriculture, Karaj, Alborz.
10.30-10.45: Discussion moderated by Dr. Derek Kauneckis
10.45-11.00: Break
Session 2: Enabling environments: science/policy interface for good governance
11.00-11.20: Presentation 4: Managing the Science/Policy Interface
Dr. Derek Kauneckis, Workshop Coordinator, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3), Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, United States
11.20 – 11.50: Presentation 5: Presentation 7: Approaches to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Iran's policy and development plans: considering water indicators
Dr Farzam Por Asghar, Head of Regional Development office, Vice Prudential Office for Strategic Planning and Control, Tehran, Iran.
11.50- 12.10: Discussion session moderated by Dr. S Mukhtar Hashemi.
12.10-13.10: Lunch and payer
Session 3: Dealing with the issue of participation
13.10-13.30: Presentation 6: How to do it? Current experiments in stakeholder engagement, education and training
Dr. Derek Kauneckis, Workshop Coordinator, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3), Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, United States
13.30- 13.50 Presentation 7: Multi tier Multiple Stakeholder Platforms in Lake Urmia Basin
Dr S. Mukhtar Hashemi, Workshop Coordinator, and Associated Researcher, Newcastle Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University, UK
13.50- 14.10: Discussion session: moderated by Dr Balali
Session 4: Capacity Building, education and traning for sustainable development in water sector: the role of higer education
14.10. -14.40: Presentation 8: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education (case study: institutional aspects of internationalization of Higher Education in Iran)
Ms. L Hashemi, Coordinator of EU ERSMUS project Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education- internationalization of Higher Education in Iran( IHEI) and Senior International Relations Officer, University of Kurdistan, Iran.
14.40- 15.00: Presentation 9: the Role of Higher Education in Regional Development and simulating and supporting good water governance
Dr S. Mukhtar Hashemi, Workshop Coordinator, and Associated Researcher, Newcastle Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University, UK
15.00- 15.20 Discussion and Q & A moderated by Dr Derek Kauneckis
15.20- 15.40: Break
Session 5: Water Governance simulation EXERCISE: INSTITUTIONAL Capacity development needs:
15.40. 17.40: water governance simulation exercise and discussion moderated Dr. Derek Kauneckis and Dr. S. Mukhtar Hashemi
For workshop registration, please contact conference secretary, Dr. Masoumeh Ghodrati via email address of mghodrati@ut.ac.ir or call +98 21 61112797.