Naira Avetyan, Chief Specialist at the Department of Irrigation and Collector-Drainage Systems, recently participated in an immersive training week in Spain and Portugal focused on "Innovative Solutions for Improved Urban Water Management."

The program included

• Principles of integrated water resource management

• Legal frameworks for water governance

• Cross-border cooperation in basin planning (Spain-Portugal case studies)

• Water use permitting, quality/quantity monitoring, and dam safety protocols

• Design of modern water systems & automated control centers (using SCADA software with real-time sensors and cameras)

• EU-standard water purification methods and opportunities for reusing treated water

Specialists from Armenia, Indonesia, Cambodia, India, Nepal, and Uzbekistan participated in the study tour/familiarization visit.