ACTIVITIES

The Working Group (WG) has organizing a Special Session on Driving Research for Change in Irrigation and Drainage Priorities” during ICID Congress (2005) at Beijing, China. The Special Session Committee comprises of Messrs. Linden Vincent (The Netherlands); John Replogle (USA); Jiesheng Huang (China); G. Backeberg (South Africa); and Stephens Mills (Australia). Some issues highlighted for R&D strategies at Montpellier meeting needing more debate were added for carving out approaches to new challenge.

The WG invited AC-IPTRID to give a feedback on the mechanisms for providing ICID input to IPTRID. Chairman of WG-CBTE was invited to make a
presentation on the role of R&D in Capacity Building.
The WG is to focus on its own internal networking and
communication with National Committees over
Research topics.

A copy of “Summary of the Responses to questionnaires for survey of problems and constraints
on completed or under construction projects”, compiled
by the Iranian National Committee of ICID for WG on
Development and Management of Irrigation Systems
was presented at Group’s meeting in Moscow.

MANDATE OF WORKING GROUP

To keep National Committees informed of relevant new developments in irrigation, drainage and flood control and to promote multidisciplinary research, effective training and technology transfer, and assessment of the impacts R&D makes on performance in the field. To this end act as the focal point for ICID's liaison with IPTRID and other relevant research bodies such as FAO and IIMI and networks serving the irrigation and drainage professionals'.

MEMBERSHIP

Members : (1) Prof. L. Vincent, Chairperson (The Netherlands, 1995); (2) Mr. Stephen Mills, Vice Chairman (Australia, 2005); (3) Prof. L. Ubertini, Secretary (Italy, 1989); (4) Dr. J.M.M. Mendiluce (Spain, 1992); (5) Dr. H. Fahmy (Egypt, 1995); (6) Mr. A. Delacourt (France, 1995); (7) Dr. John A. Replogle (USA, 1999); (8) Mr. Sietan Chieng (Canada, 2001); (9) Prof. Jiesheng Huang (China, 2003); (10) Prof. J.G. Annandale (South Africa, 2003); (11) Mr. Ezzatollah Farhadi (Iran, 2005); (12) Dr. K. Palanisami (India, 2005); (13) Dr. Mohammud Che Husain (Malaysia, 2005); (14) Dr. Yohei Sato (Japan, 2005); and (15) Secretary General, ICID.

Permanent Observers : (i) World Bank representative; (ii) IPTRID representative; (iii) FAO representative; (iv) IWMI representative.

AGENDA : 57th International Executive Council Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Previous Agendas]

MINUTES - 56th International Executive Council Meeting, Beijing, China [Previous Minutes]

Proceedings of Loskop Dam Workshop on "Integrated Water Management in Water-Stressed River Basins in Developing Countries : Strategies for Poverty Alleviation and Agricultural Growth"

LINKS
American Water Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Agricultural Engineers

ABOUT ICID
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established on 24 June, 1950 as a Scientific, Technical and Voluntary Not-for-profit Non-Governmental International Organization (NGO) with headquarters in New Delhi, India.

The Commission is dedicated to enhancing the worldwide supply of food and fibre for all people by improving water and land management and the productivity of irrigated and drained lands through appropriate management of water, environment and application of irrigation, drainage and flood management techniques. [For more information contact http://www.icid.org]