Iranian and German officials reached understanding on cooperation in the water supply and sanitation sector.
A special meeting of senior executives from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety as well as Iran's Energy Ministry examined the provisions of water supply and sanitation, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between the two countries applying the necessary amendments, Mehr News Agency reported.
Numerous provisions were included in the MoU such as cooperation and exchange of information and knowledge in the field of legislation, water quality standards, wastewater flows, capacity development and environmental impacts on water and wastewater treatment, cooperation and information exchange in various fields including economic and social issues as well as public participation in the sector.
Other aspects of the contract pertain to exchange of experience in water management and integrated water resources management, promotion and implementation of water resource management in watersheds by transferring knowledge related to the structure as well as missions and duties of river basin organizations (RBOs).
The deal also covers water conflict management in different sectors (households, agriculture, environment and industry), infrastructure and smart technologies for water supply, aquifer feeding management and promotion of public-private partnerships in the water sector between the two countries.
The MoU on water supply and sanitation has also been compiled and will be signed by finance ministers of Iran and Germany in near future.
