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Title
Workshop on Drought-Related Issues in Fars Province, Iran: Critical Points and Resolutions
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
October 2000
As a result of the occurrence of overwhelming
severe drought over most parts of the Islamic Republic
of Iran, an educational/professional workshop on
drought issues was held at the College of Agriculture,
Shiraz University in Iran, October 18–19, 2000. The
workshop was sponsored by the College of Agriculture,
the office of Fars Provincial Government, the
Agricultural Bank, and Shiraz Abfa Company. The
workshop was mainly focused on the assessment of
drought impacts and severity in Fars province, in the
southern part of Iran.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by some
of the parliament members (from Fars province), the
Chancellor of Shiraz University and his deputies, the
construction deputy of Fars Government, the director
of the National Disaster Office (NDO), the NDO staff
in Fars Province, general managers from various departments
of the province, postgraduate students, and
about 400 professional staff from various disciplines.
All sessions, including the closing session, were well
attended by the participants.
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Published in Drought Network News Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 2000. Published by the International Drought Information Center and the National Drought Mitigation Center, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska – Lincoln.