The event of Mehr-e-Ab and Mehrab was held on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
The University of Science and Art and the International Center On Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in cultural, academic, educational, and research fields.
On the occasion of Tourism Week, a workshop was held to review experiences in conserving the longest living Qanat in Ardakan
"A joint meeting was held at the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures , attended by officials and experts from the water, agriculture, and cultural heritage sectors. The meeting focused on discussing the details of the significant 'Appreciation of Moqannies' event."
A joint meeting between the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures and the Science and Art University was held to discuss potential research collaborations.
A one-day educational workshop entitled "Qanats and Fortresses" was held on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 7:30 AM at the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures.
A joint meeting of the UNESCO Tehran Office with Category II Centers was held in Tehran.
Study of the historical, legal, social, and technical dimensions of the artificial historical structure for inter-basin water distribution in the Shirkouh valleys of Yazd, located in the Baghestan area of the village of Deh Bala
The third international conference of the Scientific Association of Archeology of Iran was held on May 26 and 27, 2024, in the hall of the Kowsar Cultural Center in Natanz.
The Water, Peace and Resilience meeting was held with the participation of Yazd University and International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures with the presence of researchers, researchers and thinkers in the field of water resources management.
Joint meeting on "Water, Peace and Resilience" In cooperation with the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures and Yazd University
The meeting on investigating the effects of climate change on UNESCO- registered Qanats was held at the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Javadianzadeh, the head of the International Center for Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures, said: "The second water tourism route of Yazd city named BAZAb was inaugurated and opened in the presence of the head of the UNESCO office in Tehran.
Cooperation between the World Heritage Site of Yazd Qanat and the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures in line with the implementation of the project "Investigation of the impact of climate change on the qanat registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; A case study of Hassan Abad Moshir Qanat".
In continuation of the implementation of the project "Investigating the effects of climate change on the UNESCO world heritage registered qanats in Iran", the second session of the series of meetings of the training course "Application of remote sensing in climate studies and qanat management" It was held virtually at the "International Center for Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures.
On 07/26/2023, in line with conducting field investigations related to the project Investigation of the impact of climate change on UNESCO world heritage registered qanats in Iran, the respectful director of the center along with the experts, the manager, and colleagues of the project, and the manager and informants of Hassan Abad Moshir Qanat visited this qanat.
International Webinar on: Exploring the Social Aspects of Water-related Heritage through Indigenous Water Knowledge Concepts, Contexts, Approaches was held in ICQHS on 12 July 2023.
International Webinar on: Exploring the Social Aspects of Water-related Heritage through Indigenous Water Knowledge
This webinar was jointly organized by the University of Isfahan and ICQHS on 2 February 2021, which was attended by a number of students and faculty members from across Iran.
Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit from University of Oulu, Finland, invited ICQHS to give a lecture on "Hydro-political Organization in the Middle East".
Yazd Regional Water Authority organized a national webinar entitled “Lessons from Indigenous Systems for Participatory Management of Groundwater Resources” on 27 January 2021 that was attended by Iranian experts form ministry of energy and ministry of agriculture.
The 9th meeting of ICQHS’s governing board was held on 24 November, 2020, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Paris time).
The second round of the webinar on Tourism and Water Intangible Heritage was held on 4 October 2020 by Dr. Majid Labbaf Khaneiki, Senior Researcher of ICQHS.
International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures took the initiative and held a webinar on “Tourism and Water Intangible Heritage” for Iranian tour guides on 18 August 2020, in cooperation with Iran Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (IFTGA).
Throughout history, communities have learned to adapt their culture and living to water availability and scarcity. Accordingly, many indigenous knowledge and technologies have been developed in different parts of the world and especially in arid and semi-arid areas.
International Expert Meeting on “Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Knowledge of Water Management” was held in in Yazd, Iran, from 3 to 5 October, 2017.
A delegation made up of 22 Belgian students and their professors paid a visit to UNESCO-ICQHS on 15 July, 2017, and attended a meeting to become familiar with qanat.
A short training course entitled “Qanat, Geography and Society” was held by ICQHS at the University of Yazd on 12 December 2016 in cooperation with the department of geography.
