A 4-day workshop for the journalists active in water and environment related issues. The workshop comprised of two phases. The first I included multiple in-situ visits from the Lake Urmia restoration projects in the West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces. This stage was accomplished in collaboration with the Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP), Department of Environment, and Ministry of Energy. Phase II was designed as a training workshop hosting five seminars on a wide range of topics listed below.
When: September 2018
Topics of the Training Workshop:

• A review of the past, present and future of the Urmia lake
• Physical, chemical and biological behavior of lakes
• The impact of Lake Urmia drying on dust generating zones
• The role of water policy and governance in directing multi-lateral cooperation between water stakeholders
• Socio-economic challenges of the Lake Urmia restoration

Number of participants: 13
Number of women among participants: 8