On November 22, 2023, the 8th watershed integrated management meeting was held in Bushehr Governorate under the chairmanship of Bushehr Governor's Civil Affairs Coordination Deputy

 At the beginning of this meeting, Abdul Hossein Garshasbi, Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Bushehr province, while welcoming, said that we are pleased that in the shade of empathy and coordination that has been established with the honorable governor, deputies and general managers of executive bodies in the province, and with the efforts of colleagues and support According to the organization of Bushehr province, which is one of the top six provinces, the development of a strategic document for the integrated management of the country's watershed has been introduced, which is a good and auspicious event for the virtuouspeople of the province

 He continued: So far, 867 watershed structures have been built in Bushehr province, and due to the good credits allocated in the watershed area, in the future, we will see the implementation of significant projects in the province.

The director general of the country's watershed office said: In the field of management and governance of natural resources and watershed of the country, we are looking for synergy and coordination of all executive bodies

 Hamid Nouri continued: If we reach a common concept in the area of ​​integrated watershed management, development, and management will be done properly

He pointed to the change in the cultivation patternand stated: Water accounting and watersheds are important issues that we should pay attention to and not use any product in watersheds at the wrong time.

The director general of the country's watershed office also pointed to the balance of water and carbon accounting and said: the balance of water and carbon accounting reduces carbon in the air, which greatly contributes to the health of the watershed and watershed residents

In another part of his speech, Nouri addressed the issue of evaporation in the country and stated: "Iran has three times the global average evaporation and we should move towards keeping water underground and planting trees to prevent evaporation."

Hamid Nouri asked the executive bodies to put all their measures in consideration of the integrated management of the watershed. Coordinated management is the main condition for the cooperation of all executive bodies.

He stated that Bushehr province is one of the top six provinces of the comprehensive watershed management strategic document of the country, which he announced with the allocation of 150 billion national and provincial funds for the watershed area of ​​the province and a memorandum of understanding of 630,000 hectares with the residence of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (peace be upon him) in Bushehr province. he stated that trusting in God's Divine power will bring about good events in the field of natural resources and watershed management of the province.

In the end, Hamid Nouri said: Wherever there is danger and harm, benefactors take action, so we request them to look at the issues of natural resources and watershed management in the same way as they look at mosques, schools and all different parts of the country, and pay special attention to water and soil so that our land will be sustainable and healthy for the future.

In the continuation of the meeting, the deputy coordinator of civil affairs of Bushehr governor said: Everyone should understand the reality of the problems due to water shortage because it is impossible to imagine life without water

In the end, Mohammad Hadi Rostamian said: All capacities of social networks should be used in the direction of public awareness at micro and macro levels and people's participation regarding water. In addition, people's campaign about water in the province must be launched

director of the International Center of Integrated Watershed Management and Biological Resources for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions regarding the conclusion of the contract with Imam Hassan Mojtabi (peace be upon him) said: In this program, 838,000 hectares of land have been considered for watershed management in Bushehr province. For this year, 15 billion rials have been included in the study of the development of the strategic document.

Nouri added: In the field of management and governance of natural resources and watershed of the country, we are looking for synergy and coordination of all executive bodies