|| International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage News Update January 2019 A Water Secure World Free of Poverty and Hunger through Sustainable Rural Development
From Secretary General’s Desk... various technology products and services of micro-irrigation equipment and supplies; for micro-irrigation. ICID President Felix develops tissue culture; promotes contract Reinders, Vice President Marco Arcieri and farming and builds capacity in farming and Dear Colleagues, Vice President (Hon.) Mohamed Wahba extension communities. The most captivating participated in the conference and delivered observation was the tenacious and dedicated The ICID team has keynote presentations and speeches. At the research team at JISL entirely subsumed just returned from venue a farmers ‘fair was also organized in developing world-class micro-irrigation the week-long 9th where one could buy food and fibre products products. The delegates were more than International Micro- in attractive packaging mostly made by village satisfied with their study tour activities and Irrigation Conference women from various parts of India. The fair observations. (9IMIC) recently was a popular hub among the participants held in Aurangabad, and so was the ICID booth that distributed I also had an esteemed opportunity to interact India and hence the promotional materials as well as explained with H.E. Sikapale Henry Chinzewe, Deputy delay in the release of this issue. However, I the working of ICID network to the visitors. High Commissioner, High Commission of the am pleased to share with you all my positive Republic of Zambia at our ICID Central office experiences and informative coverage to make Just prior to the 9IMIC, ICID conducted a and briefed him about the ICID network, its up for the delay. The mega event witnessed study tour on solar-powered irrigation systems activities and support to various National over 700 participants, including more than for delegates from Egypt and Tunisia. The Committees in African region and around 100 international professionals, around 200 study tour was sponsored by FAO regional the world. farmers from India and a few from abroad, office in Africa with complete technical and and rest from a variety of scientific and logistic support from ICID. The delegates With this I close my note and wish you all a engineering disciplines; all gathered under one were taken to several projects depicting happy and blissful start to New Year 2019...!! roof to share their views and innovative ideas solar powered canal irrigation systems Best Wishes, for large scale adoption of micro-irrigation where they interacted with local officials and technology to improve productivity in the beneficiary farmers in several states of India. agriculture sector. The study tour concluded with a 2-day visit to the sprawling facilities and research & We all were in a visual treat to see such an development center of Jain Irrigation Systems enthusiastic response from the farmers and Limited (JISL), an India based multi-national Ashwin B. Pandya irrigation engineers during the exhibition of company that manufactures the entire range Secretary General
Canadian PM Trudeau, VPH Tollefson discuss water issues: Challenges, solutions and conservation The Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) in collaboration with the Canadian National Committee (CANCID) successfully organized the International Conference and 69th IEC Meeting from 12-17 August 2018 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The theme of the conference emphasized the crucial role of sustainable water use as ‘a priority’ to build a more productive and resilient agricultural sector. As a follow-up to the 69th IEC Meetings, Vice President Hon. Laurie Tollefson met and interacted with Canadian Prime Minister Hon’ble Justin Trudeau and Hon'ble Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to discuss current plays in the life and economy of Canada, Hon'ble Minister Goodale noted the importance and future water challenges. VPH Tollefson sustainable water management is vital to the of the agri‑food sector to deliver safe, high- shared that the international conference future of our footprint, while increasing yields. quality food to a growing world population with showcased some of Canada’s strategies He remarked that the country has adopted effective water management. The need of the related to effective water management with many leading edge technologies to manage hour is to yield new solutions for climate-smart the understanding of climate change and its and distribute its limited water resources and agriculture that will help the world’s farmers impacts on water security and environment. to further realize that potential in the face of meet the challenge of feeding a growing frequent severe floods and droughts caused population sustainably. Hon’ble Prime Minister Trudeau opined that by climate change, better water management given the important role that agriculture is essential.
1 News Update January | 2019 || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || 9th International Micro Irrigation Conference held in Aurangabad, India 16-18 January 2019
The 9th International Micro Irrigation and Environment, Government of Fiji) Aurangabad; President Reinders and Mr. Conference was organized by the graced the occasion as a Special Girraj Goyal, Director, MoWR, RD&GR. Ministry of Water Resources, River Invitee. Mr. U.P. Singh, Secretary, President Reinders made a presentation Development and Ganga Rejuvenation MoWR, RD&GR, Govt. of India); Mr. S. on Micro Irrigation and introduced different (MoWR, RD&GR), Government of Masood Hussain, Chairman, (INCSW, practices and technologies used in India in association with ICID, Indian Central Water Commission); Er. Felix B. various countries. On special request National Committee on Surface Water Reinders, President and Er. A.B. Pandya, from the farmers, the presentation was (INCSW) and WAPCOS Limited from Secretary General from ICID were also interpreted in Hindi and was very well 16-18 January 2019 in Aurangabad, present during the conference. received. At the end of the first session, Maharashtra, India. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gadkari President Reinders, Vice President Dr. ‘Micro Irrigation in Modern Agriculture,’ stated that micro irrigation is a game Marco Arcieri and other invited guests the theme of the conference aimed to changer in agricultural development. He also planted saplings in the WALMI share experiences in the use of new termed the replacement of the Canal complex. technologies and best management system by pipe system as a revolutionary The event initiated a multi-disciplinary practices in drip, micro-sprinkler and move and emphasized that the Central dialogue for discussions and deliberation other localized irrigation systems with government is taking several new through seminars, exhibitions and sub-themes focusing on (i) Design, initiatives for water conservation. Mr. sessions and raised awareness regarding Innovations, and New Techniques for Gadkari said it is time to think of change large-scale use of micro-irrigation increased Crop Productivity; (ii) Micro- in crop pattern considering the availability including new techniques in micro- irrigation funding and Government of water and further emphasized on new irrigation for increased crop productivity, support; (iii) Micro Irrigation for ‘Cluster technology, new innovation and new micro-irrigation in cluster level farming Level Farming and Small farm holders’; research for agricultural sector which will and canal irrigation systems. and (iv) Operation and Maintenance help in increasing productivity. Services and Capacity Development for Irrigation minister’s roundtable, farmer’s the Micro-Irrigation Systems. Event Highlights pavilion and NGO sessions, handcrafts mela, workshops on specific crops Union Minister of Road Transport The three-day conference witnessed and specific agro-climatic zones were and Highways, Shipping and Water a large group of eminent international also organized during the conference, Resources, River Development and and national experts and local farmers apart from the presentation of micro- Ganga Rejuvenation Mr. Nitin Gadkari sharing their experiences in the field of irrigation awards to farmers, practitioners, inaugurated the event as the chief guest latest development in micro irrigation companies and government. Additionally, and was presided by Hon’ble Chief technology to enhance crop production the event aimed to address the problems Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Devendra and water management for optimal use of developing as well as developed Fadnavis. Union Minister for Agriculture in agriculture, technical and sociological nations in the context of present-day and Farmers Welfare Mr. Radha Mohan interventions for sustainable water, food challenges. Around 700 delegates Singh, Minister of State for Water and agriculture. including 100 foreign delegates from 30 Resources, River Development & Ganga As a part of the conference, Water and countries participated in the conference Rejuvenation and Parliamentary Affairs Land Management Institute (WALMI), that provided a global platform to Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Ministers Aurangabad organized a one-day professionals and exhibitors to showcase from several state governments also “National Micro Irrigation Workshop for their knowledge and technologies from presided as the guest of honour during Farmers” on 15 January 2019. Around around the world. the event. 200 farmers from various states of the For more information, please visit: Hon'ble Minister Dr. Mahendra Reddy country participated in the event. The http://www.icid.org/9th_microirri.html (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural and event was graced by Mr. Uday Chaudhari, Maritime Development and Waterways Collector & District Magistrate of m
2 January 2019 News Update || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || President Reinders visits ICID Central Office
President Felix B. Reinders visited ICID Central Office on 13 December 2018 and was received with a warm welcome from the ICID staff. He held a brief interaction with SG Pandya and other ICID officials including Executive Director Harish Varma, Dr. Sahdev Singh, Dir-KM, Mr. Madhu Mohanan, Communication Officer and Dr. Vijay Labhsetwar. At the outset, SG Pandya welcomed President Reinders and introduced the Central Office team. President Reinders was in India to attend the first International Conference on Sustainable Water Management held in Mohali, Punjab. He shared his experiences about the conference which he felt was extremely relevant today especially in the light this, the excessive use of groundwater 70th IEC Meeting in Bali Indonesia (1-7 of global climate change and how the for agriculture has also caused a strain September 2019). He added that activities conference theme dealt with promoting on the resource. He suggested reducing were also streamlined and in full swing integrated, sustainable development and our dependency on ground water sources to celebrate the 70th ICID Foundation management of water resources. Later and investing more in water recycling and Day. SG Pandya invited President to he shared his experiences of visiting the rainwater harvesting. President Reinders be a part of 9IMIC that would provide farmers’ fields in Ludhiana, Punjab that explained that we must also develop an excellent opportunity to engage with gave him a glimpse of the archetypal crop rotation techniques to improve the other stakeholders and to showcase how idyllic scenery of rural India representing soil structure and enhance water holding ICID could contribute towards the theme their plain existence and simple thinking. capacity of the soil. of micro irrigation in modern agriculture. President Reinders gladly reciprocated He shared his experiences of interaction SG Pandya apprised President Reinders to the invitation and assured his full with the farmers and added that the use about the major ICID events including support and active participation during of pesticides, seepage of chemically the 9th International Micro Irrigation affected and polluted water in ground the conference. Conference (9IMIC) in Aurangabad, m water and crop residue burning were India (16-18 January 2019) and the important areas of concern. Besides Third World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and
Mr. Houssine represents ICID at African Union CIADF Workshop in Addis Ababa
Pr Bartali El Houssine, Vice President During the meeting, Mr. Houssine of Moroccan National Committee covered in particular: (i) A recall of the (ANAFIDE) represented ICID during the ICID Vision 2030 and the activities of expert meeting hosted by the African National Committees to implement the Union Commission (AUC) in AUC Vision; (ii) the Morocco experience in headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia irrigation and particularly the original from 11-12 December 2018 on the system of Public Private Partnership theme "Validation of the AUC report (PPP) financing model for implementing on Continental Irrigation for Agricultural irrigation schemes. He highlighted that Development Framework (CIADF) ". the draft document. It was organized two major projects were undertaken for water conveying and distribution networks The workshop was attended by invited by AU-SAFGRAD: Semi-Arid Food as well as management of irrigated experts in the field of African irrigation Grains Research and Development in schemes using surface water stored in agriculture, agricultural policy/strategies collaboration with the Comprehensive dam reservoirs (El Guredane project) and development. Food and Agriculture Africa Agricultural Development Plan or desalinated water from the Atlantic Organization, World Bank, International (CAADP). During the two-day workshop, Ocean (Chtouka project). Water Management Institute (IWMI), the participants examined the various Japan International Cooperation Agency sections covered in the CIADF report, Mr. Houssine announced the organization (JICA), Global Water Partner Eastern namely: (i) Diagnosis and data related of the 5th African Regional Conference Africa (GWPEA), and International to the present situation on the African on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) by Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) continent and particularly in sub- ANAFIDE and ICID to be held in Morocco also attended the workshop. Saharan countries with respect to water on the theme “Sustainable management mobilization and use for agricultural of irrigation for improved resilience of The expert validation workshop provided production; (ii) Assessment of the agriculture in Africa” from 16-19 March an excellent opportunity to exchange shortage in meeting water needs; and 2020. He invited all the participants to knowledge and experiences aimed at (iii) six pathways for agricultural water attend the regional conference and also providing experts’ technical and policy/ investment and support. submit abstracts and papers. governance related input in review of
3 News Update January | 2019 || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || Meeting with Deputy High Commissioner of the Republic of Zambia
Deputy High Commissioner of the accepted to be an integral part of all Zambian High Commission H.E. Sikapale meetings/workshops and seminars of Henry Chinzewe, visited ICID Central ICID. SG Pandya expressed his privileged Office on 9 January 2019 and was pleasure and honour to invite and receive received by SG Pandya and Dr. Vijay the High Commissioner, Her Excellency Labhsetwar. The meeting aimed to Mrs. Judith Kan’goma Kapijimpanga for discuss and foster a more collaborative the conducted tour of the ICID Central working environment between Zambia Office and to further identify areas of and ICID. Pursuant to the meeting with collaborative activities between the two Mr. Chinzewe, ICID initiated steps to correspondences with the Ministry of parties other than the existing ones. include the Zambia High Commission Agriculture, Government of the Republic m in the Secretariat’s mailing list and its of Zambia. The Zambia High Commission
1st International Conference on Sustainable Water Management held in Mohali, India
In order to promote sustainable H.E. Acharya Devvrat said that increasing policies for water management, the first water pollution and declining ground water International Conference on Sustainable level has emerged as the biggest problem Water Management was held in Mohali, today. He expressed that understanding Punjab, India from 10-12 December the naturally-evolving water enhancement 2018. The conference was organised system and developing an action plan by Bhakra Beas Management Board accordingly was the need of the hour. (BBMB) under the aegis of the National H.E. Devvrat stressed to invest more in Hydrology Project of the Union Ministry water recycling and rain water harvesting of Water Resources, River Development and emphasized that over utilization and Ganga Rejuvenation. of irrigation water in agriculture could be checked by natural farming. He The three-day conference aimed to foster congratulated BBMB, Ministry of Water participation and dialogue between various Resources, Central Water Commission, stakeholders, including governments, Central Board of Irrigation & Power scientific and academic communities in of water resources and climate change and the World Bank for organizing order to promote sustainable policies due to over exploitation of natural a conference on the critical issue of for water management, and to create resources. He stated that while the sustainable water management. The awareness of water-related problems, demand for freshwater is increasing with Governor also inaugurated an exhibition motivate commitment at the highest level the growing population, the decreasing showcasing the latest products and for their solution and promote better amount of supply is failing to meet the services. management of water resources at local, needs of the people. However, this can regional, national and international levels. During his inaugural speech inaugural, be reversed if nations and their citizens Mr. U.P Singh, Secretary emphasized start integrating water-efficient practices The inaugural session of the conference on the demand side of management into their daily routine. was attended by Himachal Pradesh Governor H.E. Acharya Devvrat, who was the Chief Guest of the event and Mr. U.P. Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as the Guest of Honour. Mr. D.K. Sharma, Chairman, BBMB welcomed the Governor and addressed the audience that currently we are facing acute stress on our water resources due to population growth, economic expansion, urbanization, pollution and climate change effects. He hoped that the conference would provide an interactive platform for brainstorming and sharing path breaking ideas and case studies in respect of flood and drought management, hydrology, environmental flows, inter-basin water transfer, climate change and storage projects.
4 January 2019 News Update || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ||
To address pressing issues regarding sustainable management of water resources. President Felix Reinders and Secretary General A.B Pandya from ICID also spoke on the occasion. President Reinders emphasized that sustainable development would not be achieved without a water secure world and a water secure world integrates a concern for the intrinsic value of water with a concern for its use for human survival and well-being. A water secure world reduces poverty, and the negative effects of poor from India and other countries such as advances education and increases living management. He added that it also Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Spain, standards, he added. concerned with ending fragmented Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Canada, responsibility for water and integrating Germany and Sri Lanka. As a way SG Pandya in his presentation on water resources management across forward, the conference reiterated that “Setting up water strategy for India” all sectors such as finance, planning, adopting sustainable water management stated that adopting sustainable water agriculture, energy, tourism, industry, practices is significant for the entire world, management practices is significant for education and health. especially for India, in order to build a the entire world, especially for India, in water secure future. order to build a water secure future. The conference witnessed participation He said that water security also means of around 400 delegates and a number m addressing environmental protection of experts from reputed organisations
ICID studies the role of conservation agriculture to address crop residue linked air pollution
Every fall, sometimes during October related uncertainties. If anything, they and November, a noxious fog containing know that they must continuously adapt. a mixture of dust, carbon and particles To address the problem of crop residue covers many parts of Northern India. linked air pollution and implement However, this is particularly burdensome behaviour change in the farmers in north- to the denizens of Delhi, India’s capital. west India (particularly Punjab, Haryana With a population of 18.6 million, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh), farmers is the fifth most populous and amongst are now being encouraged to adopt the most polluted cities in the world. the Happy Seeder machine (a tractor- Satellite images show paddy-stubble mounted device that can be used after burning in the neighbouring states as In their pursuit to find out as to why rice is harvested to plant wheat directly one of the main causes. The region’s the farmers are burning their fields and into straw-laden farm plots) to end the Rice-Wheat cropping system provides is there a way to enable the Indian current practice of crop residue burning. a narrow window of time to clear fields farmers to deliver clean air along with Using the Happy Seeder means that after paddy harvest to prepare for winter healthy produce (good food), ICID team farmers no longer need to till the land sowing of wheat. However, a crisis looms led by President Reinders, SG Pandya, to plant their wheat. Instead, they – ground water tables are falling and ED Varma and Dr. Singh Director- will practice a form of conservation climatic change brings uncertain rainfall. KM recently visited several farms in agriculture. The public benefits of the For farmers, particularly smallholders, it several northern states of India to use of the Happy Seeder and this form is all about short-term profits. Their best study the stubble-burning problem and of agriculture uses water more efficiently, bet is to light a match. Farmers resort explore alternatives that are being tried provides healthier soils, reduces carbon to burning as a low-cost straw-disposal on farmers’ fields. ICAR-Agricultural affecting the Himalayan glaciers and method that accounts for 25-30% of the Technology Applications Research contributes cleaner air. pollutants. Other factors aggravating the Institute (ATARI) and Bourlog Institute emissions are vehicles and factories, lit for South Asia (BISA) made excellent Such efforts are now bearing fruits as garbage, road dust, and all these coupled arrangements for these study visits to some farmers have to a great extent with stagnant October winds. field projects, research demonstrations stopped rice-straw burning. Water saving and farmers’ fields in the area. of more than 50% has been achieved compared to the traditional flood irrigation The answers point to a complex picture method and sub-surface drip irrigation of struggling farmers, a public burdened has resulted in reduced weed growth by dirty air, a government trying to which saves money spent of pesticides balance livelihood and public health as top soil remains dry. Zero tillage considerations and somewhat uncertain has eliminated the need for expensive technological and economic solutions. field preparation. Rice straw provides a India’s farmers feed billions of people, very useful soil cover maintaining soil facing down price, pest and weather- moisture needed for wheat germination
5 News Update January | 2019 || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ||
Technologies also included surface and sub-surface drip irrigation and direct seeding of rice, wheat and maize under no-till conditions; and crop demand-based automated real-time irrigation. Along the similar lines, Water Technology Center (WTC) in New Delhi has been promoting solar-powered micro-irrigation for onion production in the Alwar region of Rajasthan State. The North Indian and also conservation of soil heat for markets currently buy onion from the case the revival of agriculture in Talwara better germination. However, there are Western State of Maharashtra involving district of Punjab could be attributed to still many challenges for micro-irrigation a significant transport cost. This makes this model. In the Kurukshetra region adoption at a large scale such as onion production in Rajasthan highly of Haryana the micro irrigation has capital cost, ill-defined subsidies to buy competitive and as a result it has captured prompted local farmers to diversify into equipment, and slow process of subsidy 25% of the market in very short span horticulture in addition to the traditional approval due to bureaucratic procedures. of time. WTC has evolved a practical rice-wheat cycle. The local Command business model by identifying progressive Area Development Authority (CADA) has Conservation agriculture is new to farmers and making them local dealers played a key role in this success story. farmers. It will require them to change to sell micro-irrigation equipment supplies The local farmers are in the process of – in how they use equipment and apply in a cluster of 4-5 villages each. ICID forming a Farmers Producer Company water and weedicides. And it will require officials met these farmers and other to practice agriculture as a business. information, training and incentives to beneficiaries to hear their views on motivate farmers to try new technology. Through these success stories, ICID this approach. Most farmers were quite The public extension services and private could identify the catalytic and vital role satisfied and the wider application of the institutions will need to adjust to deliver played by Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, business model seems very promising. the Happy Seeder and make it available an India based multi-national company at large scales. Another success story is micro-irrigation working on manufacturing of solar-based from the canal using pumping of water micro-irrigation equipment, tissue culture ICID team also held interactions with and its storage in big tanks and ponds of various horticultural crops, contract the farmers who have adopted solar- for gravity-driven flow to farmers’ fields. farming and research & development. powered micro-irrigation systems and This model has been demonstrated in The company works closely with the direct seeding of rice, wheat and maize two states – Punjab and Haryana. ICID farmers, local extension and irrigation along with new cropping practices such as team visited both the sites and interacted officials, and promotes capacity building mulching developed by BISA and ATARI with local stakeholders who seem to be of farmers. to reduce production costs, increase crop enthusiastic with the success and in one m yields, save water and environment.
Mr. Bamsey appointed as Webinar Highlights new Chair of GWP 14th Webinar: Open Source
The Global Water Partnership’s Geo-Spatial Tools and (GWP) appointed Mr. Howard Mobile Device for Canal Bamsey, former Executive Director of the Green Climate Network Digitization Fund (GCF) as the new Chair of GWP. Management of distribution network for a large irrigation project is a Mr. Bamsey, a citizen of challenging task. Many times, the Australia, has been a prominent the context of modern technologies layouts implemented on the ground leader in public service and diplomacy in the that presents a methodology for environmental field, particularly climate change. differ significantly at the local level due mapping large irrigation systems through Mr. Bamsey co-chaired the United Nations to demand of the local population. Over Global Positioning System (GPS) and ‘Dialogue on Long-term Cooperative Action on a period of time, the information of the Climate Change’ from 2006 to 2007 and served Geographic Information System (GIS) network of old projects due to lack as Australia’s Special Envoy on Climate Change tools in the public domain. and Deputy Secretary at the Department of of maintenance gets lost and at the Climate Change and Energy Efficiency from time of rehabilitation, it is needed for SG Pandya opened the webinar with 2008 to 2010. estimating the quantum of work as well his welcome remarks followed by a On his new role, Mr. Bamsey expressed that as to understand the problems arising brief introduction of the speaker. He he was excited to be a part of GWP as he had out of hydraulics and local constraints. was joined in by Executive Director seen the network’s ability to mobilize a large and Varma, Dr. Singh, Dir-KM and Mr. Madhu To discuss the same in-depth, Er. inclusive partnership that takes action on many Mohanan, Communication Officer from Paavan Kumar Reddy Gollapalli (India), levels to improve the way water is managed. ICID Central Office. an agricultural engineer and ICID Young With his broad network and focus on climate change action, GWP congratulates Mr. Howard on Professional delivered a webinar on the The webinar primarily focused on Canal his new role and look forward to his leadership topic ‘Open Source Geo-Spatial Tools Network Digitization Studies from Guntur style in enhancing their impact and help water and Mobile Device for Canal Network Channel Medium Irrigation Project management and governance to serve the Digitization’ on 14 December 2018 to (using Mobile Device and GPS) and development agenda more broadly. share his experiences and success in Bhupathipalem Medium Irrigation Project
6 January 2019 News Update || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ||
(using UN-ASIGN application) in the state He explained that the mobile-based data concerning irrigations schemes covering of Andhra Pradesh, India highlighting the collection is a user-friendly method which huge command areas and long canals. accuracy of the work and adaptability at makes it easier to collect the ground data Er. Reddy explained that with the use of the field level. Er. Reddy, who is currently and there is zero percent investment on mobile devices canal network digitization volunteering in rural areas to educate the work output. The open source GIS is possible and also the wealth condition the farmers on micro irrigation systems software (QGIS) and Google Earth are of the structures and encroachments and water management, explained that very helpful to get the digitized canal identification is done through location now a days, capturing of coordinates networks in short span of time. He stated where it has happened. is possible with all devices which are that the end product with this method has This is the 14th webinar presented under connected to satellites, but purchasing multiple uses. The raw data means the “ICID Young Professional Series” for its of GPS device, especially for a single photographs can show the real scenario exclusive online audience to share and task, is not viable at all times due to of the canals and it can be shown on discuss information in real-time. For economic constraints. their original location for assessing the those who missed the webinar may visit structure status also. He stated that at the field level, most ICID website to access the live recording of the staff are using mobile devices The webinar further deliberated on how
• Workshop (IOA) on Participatory International Training Bali is calling you...!! Irrigation/Drainage Management – Transfer, Approaches and Condition for Workshop on Water rd Call for Papers: 3 World successful PIDM on 2 September 2019 Accounting Irrigation Forum (WIF3) & • Workshop (M&R) on Modernizing 23-26 February 2019 | Ahwaz, Iran International Workshops Irrigation Services for Water, Food, and The International Research Program for Nutrition Security on 2 September 2019 The Indonesian National Committee of ICID Irrigation and Drainage-Iran Regional Node • Workshop (SDTA) on Integrated (INACID) will host the 3rd World Irrigation (IRPID-IRN) affiliated to ICID is organizing Development of Tidal Areas – An Forum (WIF3) and the 70th IEC Meeting an “International Training Workshop on Exchange of Expertise from Basin Water Accounting- Concepts and Tools” from 1-7 September 2019 at the Bali Nusa Perspective on 2 September 2019 with the support of leading institutions and Dua Convention Centre, Indonesia. specialists in the field of water accounting • Workshop (CROP) Improving the Water WIF3 aims to formulate a new perspective to be held from 23-26 February 2019 in Use Efficiency and Productivity within and strategy for the future of irrigation system Iran (23 February in Tehran; 24-26 February the Water-Energy-Food-Nexus on 2 and would provide a forum to scientists, in Ahwaz). September 2019 researchers, experts and professionals from The workshop which is the joint professional private and government sectors to network • Workshop (CLIMATE) on Innovation collaboration of FAO, ICID and IRPID-IRN will and share experiences and give an excellent of Developing the Strategy for Impact introduce concepts and tools to a wide range opportunity for solutions to be disseminated Assessment of and Adaptation to the of audiences including high-level decision- and recognized by public at large. Climate Change as the “New Normal” makers, academics and professionals in the on 3 September 2019 water, agriculture, and environmental sectors. Call For Papers • Workshop (HIST) on Historical Water The Water Accounting (WA) workshop The ‘Call for papers’ for WIF3 is now Sustainability on 3 September 2019 intends to: available at
7 News Update January | 2019 || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || International Dam Safety Call for Nominations invited for... Conference 2019 The Central Water Commission (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development 3rd World Irrigation and (iii) Young Professionals; and and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government (iv) Farmer. of India) in collaboration with Odisha Drainage Prize Water Resources Department and the Nominations are invited from individuals/ The 3rd World Irrigation and Drainage World Bank is organizing the International team through National Committees/ Prize will be presented during the 3rd Dam Safety Conference (IDSC) 2019 on Committee. The entries are open to all World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) to be held 13-14 February 2019 in Bhubaneswar, professionals/teams from ICID member in Bali, Indonesia from 1-7 September Odisha, India. countries as well as non-member 2019. The Prize carries an honorarium countries. In case of an entry from a IDSC is part of the series of Dam Safety of US $10,000 along with a ‘Citation ‘non-member’ country, the nomination has Conferences being organized under the Plaque’. The triennial World Irrigation to be routed through and validated by an aegis of the Dam Rehabilitation and and Drainage (WID) Prize instituted active National Committee of ICID, who Improvement Project (DRIP) envisaged to by ICID is awarded to dedicated should be in touch with the nominee and provide exchange of knowledge between professionals and institutions who have must be aware of his/her work. academia, civil society, government, actively contributed to the development industry, policy institutes and think-tanks. of Irrigation and Drainage during the past 15 years supporting increased agricultural The Conference program will include production at national, regional and enlightening presentations from leading international levels. World Heritage Irrigation professionals in the water resources sector, an exhibition of latest technology More information, including the detailed Structures (WHIS) 2019 and services and a study tour to Hirakud procedure for nomination and other dam - the longest earthen dam in World Heritage Irrigation Structures conditions and criterion for WID Prize India and the biggest artificial lake in (WHIS) 2019: A Task Team is set up along with the nomination form can Asia. Dam owners, policy makers, dam every year to select historical drainage/ be accessed at http://www.icid.org/ professionals, institutions, scientists, drainage structures as received from wid_prize.html. industry, etc., from within India and around various National Committees (NCs) to the world are expected to participate All National Committees are requested give them recognition on the lines of in this event to share their knowledge, to circulate the ‘Call for Nominations’ World Heritage Sites (as recognized by professional experience, advancement widely amongst professionals/teams/ UNESCO). Nominations are invited from in technology as well as emerging institutions within their country and submit ICID National Committees for selection challenges in dam safety management. the nominations to ICID Central Office of “World Heritage Irrigation Structures” Several global organizations will be latest by 31 March 2019. (WHIS) that includes both old operational showcasing their technologies, products irrigation structures as well as those and services in the exhibition during the having an archival value. Conference. A National Committee can nominate The conference will have one Plenary ICID WatSave Awards more than one structure, using separate Session, seven Technical Sessions nomination form for each. Associated 2019 and one Industry Session. There will Members and non-member countries be enlightening presentations during ICID is pleased to announce the “Call for can nominate their structures through the Plenary Session by eminent dam Nominations for 2019 WatSave Awards neighbouring active NCs or by submitting safety professionals in addition to oral and Recognition of World Heritage directly to ICID Central Office. The fifth presentations covering various facets of Irrigation Structures (WHIS) for the Third batch of WHIS will be included in the dam safety. World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and the ICID Register of WHIS available at 70th International Executive Council http://www.icid.org/icid_his1.php More details about the conference is (IEC) Meeting in Bali, Indonesia from available at https://damsafety.in/idsc2019/ The deadline for receipt of the entries 1-7 September 2019. for WatSave awards and WHIS from WatSave Awards 2019: ICID instituted the National Committees along with the the ‘WatSave Awards’ in 1997, presented completed ‘Nomination Form’ and related Now Available...!! every year, to recognize outstanding details to the ICID Central Office, New Mekong wetland case contributions to water conservation or Delhi is 30 June 2019. studies and basin-wide water saving in agriculture across the More information including the detailed world. Accordingly, the award given to climate change impact procedure for nomination and criterion for individuals or a team of individuals are the awards can be accessed at http:// The International Center for Environmental made in respect of actual realized savings www.icid.org/awards_icid.html. Management (ICEM) is pleased to share and not for promising research results, the “Mekong wetland case studies and plans and/or good ideas/intentions to For any queries, please contact Dr. climate change impact” report for water save water. The awards are given in Sahdev Singh, Director (Knowledge readers and members for their information four categories: Management) at [email protected]. and use. The detailed case studies of (i) Technology climate change impact and vulnerability at seven Mekong sites are now available (ii) Innovative Water Management
8 January 2019 News Update || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || to download on the ICEM website under Professional researchers, who wish to au/events/event/rainwater-harvesting- the ‘case studies’ tab. update their knowledge, may also join the meeting-breakfast-february-2019 course. Participants having a background The work stems from a project titled in climatology, ecology, environmental ‘Basin-wide Climate Change Impact and sciences, geosciences, meteorology or Vulnerability Assessment of Wetlands hydrology are welcome to apply. Waterwise Irrigation in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) Programs - New website for Adaptation Planning’ which was For more information, please visit: http:// carried out few years ago. This work www.climate-risk-analysis.com/courses/ launched remains highly pertinent to biodiversity time-series/25th-Training-Course-for- conservation and climate adaptation in Beginners-in-Climate-Time-Series- the Mekong region. Interested members Analysis-2019.html and water readers may kindly access the link
News Buzz: ICID National Committees IACID (Australia) SLNICID (Sri Lanka) Mr. Bryan Ward, Meeting with ICID VPH Makin Irrigation Australia SLNICID organized a meeting with Vice CEO welcomed Mr. President Hon. Mr. Ian Makin on 28 Peter White as the November 2018 at Irrigation Department incoming Chair of the conference room. The meeting was SE Queensland Region at a recent attended by SLNICID President, breakfast meeting held at the Brisbane Secretary and Committee Members Convention & Exhibition Centre. Mr. Peter and aimed to discuss the update on the replaces Previous Chair Jim Phillips and activities pertaining to submission details Secretary Kathleen Murray as both stood to World Heritage Irrigation Structures VPH Makin presented the WHIS plaques down from their respective positions. Mr. (WHIS); training of young professionals; (Elahera Anicut, Kantale Wewa and Peter provided a brief introduction of his participation in the 69th IEC meeting and Sorabora Wewa) to the President and irrigation career spanning more than the upcoming 3rd World Irrigation Forum Secretary of SLNICID. two decades and invited members to (WIF3) in Bali, Indonesia and the future participate and work together to provide activities to be undertaken by SLNICID. relevant services to their region.
9 News Update January | 2019 || International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage || New President of SLNICID Department, Sri Lanka. SLNICID is Eng. S. Mohanarajah, President one of the founding members of ICID Sri Lanka National Committee, ICID Eng. S. Mohanarajah and has always been supportive of (SLNICID), Director General has assumed ICID’s vision and mission by way its Irrigation Department charge as the new active participation in various ICID 230, Bauddhaloka Mawatha President of Sri Lanka activities. ICID looks forward to President P.O. Box 1138, Colombo 07 National Committee Mohanarajah’s collaborative support and Tel : +94 112 584984 on Irrigation and active participation of SLNICID in the Fax : +94-11-250 5890 Drainage (SLNICID). activities of ICID. All NCs are requested Email : [email protected] He is the Director to take note of the new contact details: General of Irrigation
Irrigation and Drainage Events Corner details, please visit: https://damsafety.in/ idsc2019/; Email: [email protected] Volume 67.5 ICID Events 4th Water Sensitive Cities Conference 3rd World Irrigation 2019: Delivering the transition to water Forum (WIF3) & 70th sensitive cities: approaches, activities IEC Meeting on the and achievements, 26-28 March 2019, theme ‘Development for Brisbane. For more details, please water, food and nutrition visit: https://watersensitivecities.org.au/ security in a competitive content/wsc-conference-2019/ environment’, 1-7 Water for Food Global Conference 2019 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia. For by Daugherty Water for Food Global more info contact: Ir. Adang Saf Ahmad, Institute (DWFI), 29-30 April 2019, in CES, President, INACID; Email: inacid. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA on the theme: [email protected]; adangsafa@ Water for a Hungry World: Innovation yahoo.com; Website: https://icid2019. in Water and Food Security. For more The latest volume of Irrigation and com/ Drainage journal 67.5, published in details, please visit: https://waterforfood. December 2018 is now available online. 5th African Regional Conference on nebraska.edu/news-and-events. The new volume is FREE via Wiley Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia online library for all ICID Office Bearers, 19 March 2020, Morocco on the theme: National Conference: A National Call to Workbody members and subscribers. Sustainable Management of Irrigation Action: Making Australia Flood Safe, Newly added features include: 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia. For more details, please visit: https:// • Papers available in easy to read floodplainconference.com/ PDF format for Improved Resilience of Agriculture ISMAR 10: International Symposium • Access to full text of all the articles in Africa. E-mail: bartali.h@gmail. on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 as well as Tables of Contents and com, [email protected]; Website: May 2019, Madrid, Spain. For more Abstracts published in Irrigation http://5arcid.ma/ details, please visit: http://ismar10.net; and Drainage since 2001 Email - [email protected] 24th ICID International Congress & • Early View service display papers 71st IEC Meeting, 22-24 September MinWat 2020: 3rd International online as soon as they are 2020, Sydney, Australia. For more Multidisciplinary Conference on accepted for publication that are info contact: Mr. Bryan Ward, Chief Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, several months earlier than the Executive Officer, Irrigation's Australia Protection, and Valorisation, 31 papers published in print March-3 April 2020, Caserta, Italy. For • Sign up for FREE Wiley Alerts more details, please visit: http://www. and receive the Table of Contents iahitaly.it/; Email: [email protected] via email when published online. For 2018 Wiley has provided each ICID Office Bearer, workbody member Limited (IAL) (Incorporating IACID); and subscriber a unique membership Email: Bryan.ward@ irrigation.org.au; m registration number. Your e-mail address [email protected]; Website: http:// is your username and you can choose www.icid2020.com.au your own password. Other Events Click for direct access to the page with the papers of this issue of Irrigation and International Dam Safety Conference Drainage @ http://onlinelibrary.wiley. (IDSC) 2019, 13-14 February 2019, com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1531-0361 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. For more
Editorial Team: Dr. Sahdev Singh, Madhu Mohanan, International Commission on Aditi Bhowmick; Layout: Keshav Dev Tanwar Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) 48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India 10 January 2019 E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.icid.orgNews Update