Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Urmia Lake Basin, GCP/IRA/066/JPN

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Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Urmia Lake Basin, GCP/IRA/066/JPN

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category Brochure

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Urmia Lake Basin brochure presents the key achievements of the project in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This project is a collaboration between FAO and the Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP) with a granted fund of the People of Japan to provide tools for drought management, water accounting, strengthening the capacity development of stakeholders at different scales (from the policy level to the farm level) and contribute to the development of a socio-economic livelihood programme. The project proposed sustainable solutions to alternative income-generating activities while reducing the water consumption in the agriculture sector of the Urmia Lake basin significantly.

Language English

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