Baku - On 17 March 2022, the regional conference on “Research of Kahriz Water System, Establishment of Kahriz Engineering Course and Kahriz Information and Research Center” was held at the Kahriz Information and Research Center as part of the cooperation agreement between IOM and ASAU in the framework of the project “Integrated Rural Development for IDP Communities in Azerbaijan through Revitalization of Kahriz Water Supply System” funded by KOICA.

The conference marked the successful completion of the cooperation between IOM Azerbaijan and ASAU as a result of was the Establishment of the Kahriz Research and Information Centre and the Kahriz Engineering Course.

Speaking at the conference, Mr Vladimir Gjorgjiev, the Chief of IOM Mission to Azerbaijan, and ASAU rector Mr Ibrahim Jafarov expressed their satisfaction from the fruitful cooperation and voiced the expectation of future mutual work.

Thus, the cooperation agreement which was signed between IOM Azerbaijan and ASAU in 2019 is successfully completed. The objectives which were set within the agreement, i.e. establishing the Kahriz Information and Research Center, publishing a kahriz engineering coursebook, and incorporating kahriz engineering course into the curriculum, were achieved successfully.

In addition to a strong engagement with academia, the project contributes to the prevention of forced economic migration by enhancing access of rural communities in Azerbaijan to energy-free water resources as a means to increase agriculture productivity and livelihoods through provision of water infrastructure, by providing opportunities for income-generating activities in link with Kahriz renovation.

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