VISION
To provide sustainable access to safe and sufficient water and
water resources to meet the cultural, social and economic needs of all people in
Kurdistan region in a way that will enhance public health and food security.
MISSION
To be the
vehicle of the nation's integrated water resources management
contributing optimally to the socio economic activities of the
nation by comprehensively planning, facilitating and creating the
enabling environment for integrated conservation, development and
management of various water uses for the preservation of the quality
and quantity of freshwater ecosystem.
News
KRG
minister for water resources investigates in Darbandikhan Lake
pollution
 5
September: The
KRG minister for water resources, Tahsin Kadir, accompanied by a
delegation from the 10th division of the US forces in Iraq
visited Darbandikhan town today. They were received by senior
officials there including the town’s mayor and the director of
Darbandikhan dam. The KRG minister for water resources met with
directors of related KRG offices in the town.
At the beginning of the meeting director of Darbandikhan dam
talked about the reasons for Darbandikhan’s lake pollution,
saying annually the water of the lake changes its smell and
taste due to minimizing of water levels in the lake, indicating
that the lake is being polluted due to mixing its water with
sewage from Tanjaro river which consequently caused perishing
about one million of fishes.
Then, representatives of related offices presented their reports
about the issue. After listening to the reports, the KRG
minister for water resources said that the meeting is very
crucial since the pollution issue is related to the lives of
people in the town. He said that according to the results of
these reports they are not sure about the clarity of drinking
water in Darbandikhan town yet, pointing out that tests for the
dead fishes and the lake’s water should be made once again, so
that they might identify the real factors of the pollution and
deal with issue.
Finally, the KRG minster made a tour to the Darbandikhan Lake
and discussed the reasons for water shortages in the lake.
Price
Waterhouse Coopers to work with KRG on developing IT strategy
Erbil, 21 August 2008 (KRG) The Kurdistan Regional
Government has signed a $3.5million contract with PriceWaterhouseCoopers
(PwC), one of the world's leading professional services companies, to
develop an information technology strategy and roadmap for the KRG.Prime
Minister Nechirvan Barzani inspired the project through his conviction
that “information and communications are strategic assets, and
information and communications technology is a significant driving force
for the development of our Region and future ”.Mr Barzani tasked the
Department of Information Technology (DoIT), established in March 2007,
to be the lead government agency in the strategy and roadmap development
process. DoIT is responsible for the government’s IT policy, standards
and support .Mr Botan Mahmoud Osman, KRG Director General of IT and head
of DoIT, said, “The KRG, in line with global trends, is working towards
making IT a core part of its institutions through an IT master plan. We
made a strategic choice to partner with PwC to accomplish this goal.
This is happening at a time when our Region is taking serious steps
towards modernization. ”The integration of information communications
technology into the KRG's institutions will help to accelerate the flow
of information, producing better informed decision-making, better
planning, more efficient service delivery and a faster track towards an
electronic government in Kurdistan. There will be participation from all
levels of government to ensure the readiness of stakeholders to set out
their needs, to participate in the implementation of the policy and to
manage the change effectively. The two-year project will be carried out
in three phases. In the first phase, PwC will assess the KRG’s current
IT status and initiatives and analyse the way the various KRG
departments conduct their work. In the second phase, it will establish a
master plan, or IT strategy and roadmap, for the whole of the KRG that
will provide clear and comprehensive goals to be achieved within a given
period of time. The master plan will help the KRG make better investment
decisions in the area of information technology and help modernize it as
an organization .In its final phase, the project will develop a detailed
plan for three ministries or KRG institutions which will be selected
based on detailed analysis. One of the outcomes of this project will be
the transfer of knowledge to the KRG to enable DoIT, in collaboration
with the ministries, to develop further roadmaps for the future.
Ministry Of
Water Resources Held a Workshop
25 August: The ministry of water resources in cooperation
with the university ok Kurdistan Hawler held a workshop named
"Management of water resources in Kurdistan region". The workshop was
conducted to discuss a preliminary version of a report prepared by
professor Almas Heshmati, a professor in economic in university of
Kurdistan Hawler with assistance and support of the ministry of water
resources experts. H.E. Mr. Tahsin Kader the minister of water resources had
a speech in the opining ceremony.
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Minister of
Water Resources meet with Valmont Irrigation Company
26 June 2008: H.E. Mr. Tahsin Kader received in his office Mr. Richard
D. Berkland, the vise president of Valmont Irrigation American
Company with his companied delegation. The discussion focused on the
Irrigation status in FRK and how to use the spray method for
irrigation in the region and the other devices that have been
purchased for the region from 986 Oil for Food program.
Minister of
Water resources meet with an Iranian Company
 23
June 2008: The minister of Water resources received in his office a
delegation headed by Mr. Muhammad Mala Zada, the CEO of Jihad Company
for water development who visited FRK to participate in Water Projects
and development of FRK. H.E. Mr. Tashsin Kader gave a brief description
about the FRK water resources. The delegation described their company’s
activities in water sector and their willingness to participate in FRK
water development.
Minister of
water resources meet Austrian delegation
 17
June 2008:
Mr. Tahsin kader, the minister of water
resources received in his office a delegation from Austria embassy in
Iraq. The delegation showed their willingness to maintain their
relationship with (KRG) for business and in vestment. Ministry of water
resources can get from Austrian water management experience especially
in dams project. The delegation assured that they will support and help
(KGR) water resources.
FAO Renovate
Water Projects
9 June 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources received in his office a delegation from
UNFAO office in Jordan and Erbil. According to the delegation, UNFAO
will renovate 120 water projects in Erbil governorate. H.E Mr. Tahsin
Kader thanked the delegation for their effort and wished them success.
Minister of
Water Resources with Croatian Delegation
27 April 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources received in his office the Ambassador of
Croatia in Iraq and the CEO of INGRA Enterprise. Croatia's
government in cooperation with INGRA Enterprise offer series of
courses for Ministry of Water Resources employees in near
future. H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader thanked the government of Croatia for
their effort and wished them to continue supporting KRG with their
experience in the field of capacity building and water resources
management.
International
Conference on Innovation Clusters
19-22 May 2008: Mr. Nabaz Tahir, the Minister of Water Resources
Advisor has participated in International Conference on Innovation
Cluster (ICIC) that held in South Korea in Daejeon for the period
from 19-22 May 2008. More then 43 countries participated in this
event and only 14 speakers which Mr. Nabaz Tahir was one of the
active speakers, he presented a paper on (The effect of ICT on cost,
quality and efficiency on provision of public services in
Kurdistan), and his presentation was on the current status of the
Information Technology role in KRG)
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Minister of
Water Resources with Dutch Companies
21 April 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources received in his office the FRK's Dutch
Consular Mr. Salah Awla companied with Mr. Van Dragger the CEO
of AFI Company . H.E. Mr. Tahsin Kader assessed the role of Dutch in
FRK. Mr. Dragger explained The company 's plan for FRK, some water
projects will be implemented in near future.
Minister of
Water Resources with Czech Republic Delegation
21 April 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader,
the Minister of Water Resources received in his office the
Ambassador of Czech Republic in Iraq and Middle East Portfolio in
Zech republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The relationships between
the ministry and the Czech Republic has been discussed and the
future plans of the ministry of water resources has been discussed.
Social
Services Donor Conference - Erbil
16 April 2008: The first conference to encourage cooperation
between donor countries and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
on social services projects has opened in
Erbil for the periods 14-16 April 2008. During the conference which organized in cooperation with the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), KRG ministries concerned
with aspects of social development presented development projects to
representatives from donor countries. H.E. Mr. Tahsin Kader Ali the
Minister of Water Resources-KRG recited a speech with a presentation
included (Click
to download the Speech).
Minister of
Water Resources meet with IMMAP Delegation
7 April 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the CEO of IMMAP organization and his
delegation. during the meeting, IMMAP has discussed the proposal that
has been submitted to them by the ministry last month for conducting a
general hydro geological and mapping survey for FRK. Further meeting
will be held during the next two weeks to finalize the proposed plan.
Minister of
Water Resources meet with UNICEF Delegation
1 April 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader,
the Minister of Water Resources received a delegation from UNICEF headed
by Mr. Vinod Alkari, and Mr. Tariq Talahma, UNICEF Erbil Program
officer. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the drought
problem that may face FRK this year and the ways of content the problem.
UNICEF has showed their willing to support KRG in this matte, they asked
to be provided with the necessary information to get started with in
order to make an appropriate contingency plan. H.E Mr. Tahisn Kader has
showed in his role the Ministry's predisposition in this matter.
Minister of
Water Resources meet USA Delegation
16 March 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader,
the Minister of Water Resources received a delegation from USA Mr. Jay
M. Garner, the Liutenant General Retired USA Army, Mr. Joe R. Reeder, a
member of board of director for Washington First Bank, Mr. Richard Naab,
the Consultant in Kurdistan operation from Forbes and Manhattan
Kurdistan Group and some other attendants. H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader
assessed the great role of USA in Iraq reconstruction, and presented a
brief description of the current status of water resources in FRK, and
the proposed dams to be constructed in FRK and the project's
socioeconomic impact. Mr. Garner thanked H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader for his
kind warm reception and introduced his companies delegation. The
delegation concerned about the way of finding a mechanism to involve the
private sector in provision of public services and asked for the KRG's
incentive to encourage the private sector to active participation in
reconstruction of FRK. the delegation assured that they will maintain
the relation with the ministry.
Minister of
Water Resources meet the Netherlands Consular
2 March 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the Netherlands consoler in FRK Mr.
Salah Awla,. During the meeting, the relationship between the ministry
and the Netherlands has been discussed. H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader thanked
the Netherlands for it's support to the ministry. Mr. Salah Awla
informed H.E. that there will be a new scholarship opportunity for the
ministry's staff to complete Master and PhD. H.E. in his role expressed
his appreciation and thankful to Netherlands.
Minister of
Water Resources meet with the IMMAP
2 March 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the CEO of IMMAP organization and his
delegation. during the meeting, IMMAP offered the Ministry a support for
conducting a surveu for ground water. H.E. thanked and expressed his
appreciation to IMMAP for their initiative and support.
Minister of
Water Resources meet the Czech Republic Consular
2 March 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the Czech Republic consoler commercial
in Iraq. During the meeting, the relationship between the ministry and
the Czech Republic has been discussed. H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader thanked the
Czech Republic for the continuous support to FRK and asked for more
support regarding building of national capacity.
Minister of
Water Resources meet the new US Army Representative
21 Feb 2008: Mr. Tahsin Kader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the new US Army representative LTC
Smalls with his delegation. The new representative introduced himself to
H.E. and promised to continue supporting and maintaining the
relationship with the ministry. H.E. in his role expressed his
appreciation and thankful to US army and their mission in FRK.
UN deals with
Drought Problem
20 Feb 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader Ali the
Minister of Water Resources received in his office a delegation from UN
Program in FRK, included Mr.
Mark Rutgers UNAMI head of office, Ms. Pirita Vuorinen UNDP head of
office, Mr. Paul Cruikshank UNOPS head of office and other UN program
representatives in FRK that visited the ministry to discuss the
contingency plan for drought problem if occurred in this year that cause
a negative impact on some areas in FRK. H.E Mr. Tahsin Kader entreated
the UN to support FRK in conducting a quick survey to identify the areas
face the drought for this year and showed his readiness to support this
survey.
UN
Consolidated Appeal Process
13 Feb 2008: Mr. Tahisn Kader Ali the
Minister of Water Resources participated in a meeting held in the KRG
Ministerial Council in OCUNA office. The meeting was about the UN
consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) to help the displaced people in iraq.
H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader presented a speech during the meeting.
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Minister of Water Resources meets French Delegation
 12
Feb 2008: Mr. Tashin received in his office Mr. Lois Climis, Attach
commercial in France Embassy in Baghdad , and Mr. Jean Marie Iraqi
Consoler Commercial in France Embassy in Jordan. Mr. Lois Climis
presented a short brief of the France activity and support for Iraqi's
government, he explained their program schedule in regard to assist in
building national capacity in water sector. H.E. Mr. Tahisn Kader
explained the current situation of water resources in FRK; the
delegation confirmed their support to FRK water sector’s projects
and national capacity building.
1 Feb2008:Mr.
Tashin Kader received in his office a delegation from the ministry of
water resources in Iraqi federal government and the irrigation
agriculture committee in the parliament of Kurdistan, in the same day, a
workshop held in the ministry about Bekhma dam and it's socio economics
impact.
Netherlands Hosts Iraqi and Kurdistan Conference
The
Netherlands hosted a conference on the rehabilitation of Iraq in 23-24
of Jan 2008.The conference was held in Hague and it was a milestone in
Iraq's rehabilitation and economic situation. HE. Mr. Tahisn Kader the
Minister of Water Resources headed the Kurdistan delegation, and
presented a speech.
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Minister of Water Resources meets UNESCO Delegation
21 jan 2008: Mr.
Tashin Kader received in his office Ms. Ryuichi Fukuhara Assistant
Program Specialist in Water and Environment in UNESCO in Iraq. Ms.
Ryuichi Fukuhara has explained their plan of Water canals renovation in
in cooperation with KRG.
Minister of Water Resources meets UNAMI Coordinator
17 Jan 2008: Mr.
Tashin Kader received in his office Mr. Mark Rutgers, the Area
Coordinator in UNAMI-Erbil. Mr. Rutgers presented a short brief of the
overall UN activities in Iraq and Kurdistan. In his Role H.E. Mr. Tahsin
Kader appreciate the role of the UN in the region and the UN resolution
1770, he wished a success for UN in their mission for better life in
Iraq and Kurdistan.
Minister of Water Resources meets US Delegation
31 Dec 2007:
Mr. Tashi Kader received in his office Mr. Jess L. Baily, the US Embassy
Regional Coordinator in FRK, Mr. Andrew Manhart, the US Embassy
Provincial Program Manager in FRG, Mr. Jack Pascal , the Senior Economic
Advisor in USAID in FRK and US Military Major Brian McNeil, the US army
representative in Erbil. During the meeting, H.E. Mr. Tahis Kader
explained the current situation of water resources in FRK; the
delegation confirmed their support to FRK water sector’s projects
and national capacity building.
Minister of Water Resources in Czech Republic
4 Dec 2007: A delegate headed by the
minister of water resources, HE Mr. Tahsin Kader , visited the Czech
Republic. The delegate included the senior advisor Prof. Hemin Koyi,
advisor Mr. Anwer Mustafa Al Birwari, G.D. Mr. Dler A. Omer and G.D. Mr.
Muayad Ali Hammadi. During their separate meetings on the 6th December
2007, they were received by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture RNDr.
Pavel Puncochar, the Deputy Minister of Environment Dr. Karel Blaha and
the main Czech companies within the field of water resources management.
HE Mr. Tahsin Kader Ali addressed these issues in his
speech:
SVES Group Companies visiting MOWR
5 Dec 2007: Mr. Nabaz Tahir, the
Information Management Advisor received in the MOWR office Mr. Claude
Scheur the Export Manager Trade in Degremont and SVES French company who
expertise in Water Treatment . During the meeting, Mr. Nabaz Tahir
introduced a short brief of the status of Water Resources in the Region,
the treatment of water and the waste water, he also stated that the
Water must bee considered as an Economic Good and must be charged for
its use. The company showed their willingness to invest in Kurdistan
Region in the Water Sector.
Minister of Water Resources in Baghdad
30 Nov 2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the
Minister of Water Resources in KRG visited Baghdad and had the following
meetings and activities:
1 Dec 2007: A meeting with the H.E.
Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Government of Iraq Dr. Barham Salih
with US Ambassador in Baghdad, Water Management issue has been disused.
2 Dec 2007: A meeting with H.E Dr.
Latif Rashid, the Minister of Water Resources in Federal Government in
Iraq. Water issues discussed during the meeting.
2 Dec 2007: A meeting with H.E. Ms.
Narmin Uthman, the Minister of Environment in the Federal Government of
Iraq, H.E. Ms. Narmin Uthman showed her willingness to support the
Ministry of Water Resources.
Minister of Water Resources meet the
Czech Republic Council in Hawler
29 Nov 2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet the new Czech Republic Council in
hawler Dr. Doshan krallik. H.E. congratulated the Council for his new
post and wished him the success and to maintain the relationship between
the ministry and Czech republic.
Minister of Water Resources meet the
US Army Delegation
29 Nov 2007: Mr. tahsin Qader, the
Minister of Water Resources meet US Army Major Bryan Maknell with his
delegation. Water Pollution was the main point of discussion. Mr.
Maknell showed his aptitude as a US Army representative to work on the
file and make necessary recommendation to get US military financial
support to treat the issue.
Minister of Water resources meet the
Netherlands's Ambassador
28
Nov 2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet the
Netherlands Ambassador in Iraq with his delegation. During the
meeting, the relationship between KRG and the Netherlands has been
discussed through supporting the Ministry of Water Resources needs
and requirement especially for building staff capacity through
participating in water issue conferences and courses as well us
completing higher education studies.
Minister of Water Resources meet the
Czech Republic Council in Hawler
22
Nov 2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet the
Czech Republic Council in Iraq Mr. Jaroslav Reif. The Czech
Republic has invited officially the Minister of Water Resources and
his delegation to visit Czech Republic to meet companies
involved in Water Sector and to study the possibilities of
privatizing the Water Sector in Kurdistan Region.
Minister of Water Resources meet the
agriculture committee members of Kurdistan Parliament
6 Nov
2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet the
agriculture committee members of Kurdistan parliament, during the
meeting the current status of Water Resources in Kurdistan Region has
been discussed, and the 2008 project plan of the ministry of water
resources in KRG has been submitted to the committee for approving.
Minister of Water Resources meet
the Czech Republic Ambassador
22
Oct 2007: Mr. Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet the
Czech Republic Ambassador in Iraq Mr. Peter Fuznetza. cholera
epidemic was the main discussion during the meeting. The Czech
republic has allocated an amount of money to make a macro logical
test on the Kurdistan Region water resources in cooperation with the
Ministry of Water Resources
KRG Economic Development Assessment and Action Plan
EDAP
22 Oct
2007: A conference held in Halwer International Hotel which sponsored by
KRG Ministry of Planning in cooperation with USAID to assess the
Economic status in Kurdistan region. Mr. Tahsin Qadir the ministry of
Water resources and his delegation participated in the conference and
raised the importance water resources and water management
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Minister of Water Resources meets the coalition
force representative
 10
Oct, 2007: Mr.Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet the
General Richard Cripwell, the director of Energy Operations in coalition
force in Baghadad. During this meeting, the relationship between KRG and
the Collations force has been discussed through supporting the Ministry
of Water Resources needs and requirement.
Minister of
Water Resources meets Malaysian Delegation
09 Sep 2007: Mr.Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources received
in his office, a delegation from Malaysian Government who visited
Kurdistan region to seek for achieving some development projects in
Water, electric, and some other public service provisions.
Minister of Water Resources
meets the KRG-UN Coordinator
05 Sep
2007:
Mr.Tahisn Qader, the Minister of Water Resources meet
Dr.
Dindar Zibari, the head of KRG-UN Coordination office, Dr. Zibari has
explained the role of UN in the world and the necessity of maintaining
the relationship between KRG and UN, H.E Mr. Tahisn showed his
ministry’s willingness to cooperate with UN especially for the
article number 1770’s Security Council and increasing the role of
UN in Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
Minister of Water Resources
meets the Price Water House Cooper Company
04 Sep
2007:
Mr.Tahisn
Qader, the Minister of Water Resources met a representative of Price
Water House Cooper company specialized in IT, during the meeting, a
creation of a modern IT system for KRG by the company has been
discussed. H.E Mr. Tahsin declared and showed the ministry's aptitude to
support and help the project's implementation.
Minister's Advisor in South Korea
2 - 17
Sep 2007: Mr. Nabaz Tahir, the Information Management Advisor
participated in a course of IT Development Policy held in South Korea
that was sponsored by Korea International Cooperation Agency KOICA and
one of the biggest Korean Telecommunication Company called KT. During
his trip he also meet with some international firms and discussed about
the projects in Water Sector and the way of developing Kurdistan
region in the water sector.
Minister's Advisor visits Zaytun military camp
19 Aug
2007: Mr. Nabaz Tahir, the Information Management Advisor has visited
zaytun military camp in hawler and received by Major Jee Hyo Keun, the
director of CIMIC Coordinator Team, during the meeting, the needs of the
Ministry of Water Resources has been raised in regard to building
capacity, computers and advanced metrology system for water
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