This is an addendum to the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) Phase II –and a

complementary step to the first two years of the “Contribution to restoration of Lake Urmia by modelling local

community engagement in sustainable agriculture practices and biodiversity conservation” project implemented

in 2014- March 2016. This addendum is made possible by the third tranche of grant provided by the Government

of Japan in order to continue restoration of Lake Urmia mainly through promotion of sustainable agriculture and

effective reduction of water consumption at the field level by engaging local community and farmers as the main

elements of Lake Urmia Integrated Management Plan based on Ecosystem Approach. It is expected that this

approach would lead to increase of inflow to the lake as well protect the biodiversity focusing on LU satellite

wetlands. At the same time there would also be social mobilization and application of new tools supporting Lake

Urmia restoration process.