سازمان منابع طبیعی و آبخیزداری کشور

Head of FRWO said that the reduction in flood damages is the direct result of IWM interventions and aquifer recharge projects that helped reduce both flood damages and runoff significantly.

According to FRWO’s website, 22^nd session of the performance of the executive plan of 2021 chaired by Dr. Massoud Mansour, Head of FRWO was held at FRWO Headquarters on Monday with the agenda of performance review of Natural Resources and Watershed Management Department (NRWD) of Bushehr province.

In this meeting, Dr. Massoud Mansour reiterated: "The people and officials of Bushehr province are aware of the effectiveness of IWM projects and they had significant cooperation and participation in the implementation of IWM interventions and aquifer recharge projects and building construction during floods and droughts".

He considered the mangrove forests - which are covering an area of 700 hectares in Bushehr province - as a great economic and environmental advantage for the province and emphasized that these beautiful and wonderful forests should be seriously protected.