Reports by UNESCO’s Water-related Centres (category 1 and 2) on activities
related to the IHP in the period July 2006 – May 2008
1.
Basic information on the centre
Name of the Centre
International Centre on Qanats and Historic
Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS)
Name of Director
Dr. Ali A. Semsar Yazdi
Name and title of contact person (for
cooperation)
Mr. Majid Labbaf Khaneiki, Programme Specialist
E-mail
icqhs@yahoo.com
Address
Danesjoo Blvd., Yazd, Iran, POBox:89165-1553
Website
www.qanat.info
Location of centre
city/townYazdcountryIRAN______
Geographic orientation *
global
region
Year of establishment
2006
Focal Areas ♦
groundwater
urban water
arid / semi-arid zones
humid tropics
droughts and floods
sediment transport and management
water and environment
ecohydrology
water law and policy
transboundary river basins/ aquifers
IWRM
global and climate change
mathematical modelling
social and cultural dimensions of water
water education
other: (please specify) ___________________
Themes
Scope of Activities ♦
vocational training
postgraduate education
continuing education
research
institutional capacity-building
advising/ consulting
software development
other: (please specify) ___________________
Support bodies 1
Ministry of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)
Hosting organization 2
Sources of financial support 3
IRI Ministry of Energy, IRI Ministry of Agriculture,
IRI Budget & Planning Organization, UNESCO
Tehran Cluster Office
Existing networks and cooperation 4
G-wadi network, International Water History
Association
Governance
director and governing board
other: (please specify) _________________
Link to election of board members to the IHP IGC
and hosting country IHP National Committee
______________________
Frequency of meetings: once every 1year(s)
* check on appropriate box
♦ check all that apply
1 please specify bodies that cover the operational c