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3rd WWF Special Issue

3rd World Water Forum (WWF) – developing-country needs. Crown Prince of Japan, Prince of Orange Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, Concludes at Kyoto and Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco addressed the gathering in the opening ceremony, followed by the rd The 3 World Water Forum was held in three neighbouring presentation of the first King Hassan II Great World Water cities of Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka of Japan from 16-23 Prize. The prize carries an amount of US$100,000 and was March 2003. More than 300 sessions on 38 inter-linking jointly presented to Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid (Egypt) and themes dealing with water were organised. As per the Mr. Jerson Kelman (Brazil) for their outstanding World Water Council (WWC), the sponsor of the Forum, contributions in the field of water resource management about 24,000 people, including 6000 from overseas attended and development. the mega event. Delegates from nearly 180 countries discussed a wide range of water related issues and The 3rd WWF was closed with a declaration promising to endeavoured to identify concrete actions to be taken. The make water issues a top priority among Governments. The Forum mainly comprised a Virtual Water Forum, a Water following is a summary of the ministerial declaration adopted Voice Project, Thematic & Regional Dialogues, a World at Kyoto. Water Action report, and Ministerial Conference. An exhibition by several water related international  Access to clean water is essential for sustainable organizations, Water Fair and Festivals were held throughout development and the eradication of poverty and the Forum. Professionals from many National Committees hunger. of ICID attended the Forum. The Japanese National  Doubling of the spending on water infrastructure in Committee (JNC-ICID) jointly with the Central Office developing countries. ICID held a stall displaying various publications & posters.  Increased private-sector participation and public- private partnerships (PPP) to tackle water issues. In his opening remarks at the Opening ceremony, Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Chair of the National Steering  Devise integrated water-resources management plans Committee of the 3rd WWF noted that at the 2002 World by 2005, and to assist developing countries. Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in  Far more investment in water supply and sanitation Johannesburg, it was agreed that the number of people is needed to halve the proportion of people without without access to clean water and basic sanitation facilities access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by would be halved by 2015. He stressed the importance of 2015. concrete actions and dialogue for reaching these targets. He  Collective efforts should be redoubled to mobilize underscored three basic principles of the Forum that- it was financial and technical resources, both public and open to all; it will be created by the participation of all; and private, to achieve the goals. it should translate vision into actions and commitments.  Effective and equitable management of water is Mr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, President of the WWC, said that required to eradicate poverty in rural areas. the Forum provided an opportunity to take stock of progress  On-farm water management should be improved via and assess what further work was necessary. He highlighted innovative investment, research and development, four priorities: the development of new world water ethics; and cooperation. the establishment of a funding facility for water activities;  Better legislative frameworks are necessary to protect the promotion of water security; and the prioritization of water resources and prevent water pollution.

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 Land-use regulations, disaster-warning systems and Problems of operation and maintenance, (4) Low efficiency national risk-management systems are needed to of water use, (5) Low level of water charges and revenues, limit the impact of floods and droughts. (6) Environmental impacts of projects (dams), and (7)  Data and knowledge should be shared between Degradation of natural resources. He informed that in many countries to minimize disaster damage. Asian countries contribution of agriculture to economy (GDP, Labour Force) is declining. Currently the growth of Outcome of some important theme/ sessions of ICID’s cultivated area is about 1.3% per annum compared to 2.2% interest is given below: during past 30 years. The present harvested area is 0.113 ha/ person which is likely to decrease to 0.083 ha/ person by “Agriculture, Food and Water” 2030. The rate of expansion of irrigated area, which was 2.3% during 1970-1980, had declined to 1.0% between The theme” Agriculture, Food and Water” was jointly co- 1990-2000 and is likely to further dwindle to 0.6% between ordinated by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2000-2025. However, there was a need to increase global the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage cereal production from the present 1.84 billion tons to 2.8 (ICID) and the Japanese National Committee of ICID billion tons by 2030. The President ICID stated that (JNC-ICID). Noting the Millennium Development Goals increasing food production required moving from “more (MDG) of halving poverty and hunger by 2015, Mr. Ryota crop per drop” to “more crop less drop”. He highlighted the Nakamura, Chairman, JNC-ICID, stressed the need to raise need to boost irrigation investment, especially for land productivity and food production, and urged greater rehabilitation of existing infrastructure and modernization water efficiency in agriculture. enabling to achieve a modest 10% saving in irrigation water Mr. Ian Johnson, World Bank, stressed the importance of consumption. Irrigated agriculture will always generate responsible economic growth. He underscored the link externalities like increased ground water recharge, water between agricultural production and poverty reduction, and purification, control of floods and soil erosion, air cooling called for: “leveling the playing field”; inclusive of and aesthetic effects, and creation of rural employment. transparent water institutions; and investment in water Thus, one should look “Beyond the Canal” to understand supply, management, and research and development. the challenges of irrigated agriculture, President stressed.

Dato’ Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah, President, ICID, talked Prof. Sawada Toshio, Kyoto University, presented on “Looking Beyond The Canal: The Challenges of Irrigated challenges in ensuring sustainable water utilization. Using Agriculture in the 21st Century”. He listed several key issues paddy-field irrigation in Monsoon Asia as an example, he for development of new irrigated agricultural projects viz. highlighted the social, economic and environmental benefits (1) Rising capital cost, (2) Low return on capital, (3) of irrigated rice paddy cultivation.

Theme Statement “Agriculture, Food and Water”

Key Issues investments in the modernization of existing irrigation systems, and new water resource development are clearly The world’s growing population and changing consumption needed. patterns will continue to drive demand for food which already now claims the dominant share of freshwater Actions abstractions. In the latter half of last century, significant public and private investment in agriculture has resulted in Irrigated agriculture will need to be carefully examined to much needed productivity gains, and has closen food security discern where society can benefit most effectively from it’s gaps, particularly in areas otherwise vulnerable to climatic application. Access to natural resources will have to be variability. Without this massive investment in agriculture, negotiated with other users in a transparent fashion in world would have experienced devastating starvation. order to effect optimal use of limited water resources to deal with human welfare, food security and poverty reduction. Providing enough water is an enormous challenge, Irrigation is under pressure to perform as a service to especially in those regions and countries where water is agriculture, not as an end in itself. This will involve a shift scarce. A substantial increase of water productivity, Contd...

Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture • Water for Food and Rural Development 3 News Update April 2003 in approach from a supply-driven to a demand-response  Adaptive research - in a more inter-disciplinary manner activity. Integrated water resources management provides is needed to identify and promote most promising options a basis for this action by allowing clear comparison and for increase in agricultural water productivity, with negotiation for resources across all sectors. specific attention to transformation of paddy irrigation, and improved irrigation management in water scarce Recommendations regions. More research is also needed in understanding  A more strategic development of the available land and the multiple roles of agriculture, in particular in Asian water resources, both in irrigation and rain-fed monsoon regions; agriculture, will be needed to serve effective demand  Constructive dialogues must be promoted between while providing opportunities to conserve the natural irrigation and other sectors to accommodate private resources base; and public interests and facilitate allocation of water  Particular attention should be given, in irrigation through multiple users; investment strategies, to pro-poor, affordable irrigation  Agriculture must be more proactive in shouldering the systems to effectively impact poverty reduction and food negative environmental and health impacts of irrigated security in small rural communities; agriculture and enhancing its positive externalities;  Programs of irrigation modernization will need to be and designed to turn existing rigid command and control  Substantive additional investments are needed for the systems into much more flexible, service oriented delivery rehabilitation and modernization of existing irrigation systems. They will include upgrading of existing systems and, where possible, new water resources infrastructures, adaptation of the institutional development. Appropriate financing mechanisms should framework, and systematic participation of users in the be established, together with an enabling environment decision making processes, negotiated on the basis of for private investments in irrigation. declared rights in use;

Kyoto Water Declaration

 Environmentally conscious lifestyles should be join in the effort to promote this approach. promoted in order to preserve the water cycle on  It should always be kept in mind that the water we the globe, to ensure all have equal access to at are using today is borrowed from future least the minimum necessary amount of water, generations, who will require it for their survival. and to contribute to the perpetual sustainability of Therefore, we should pledge to preserve the natural ecosystems around the world. water cycle throughout every basin; develop social  Solutions to the wide-ranging water problems norms with a noble regard for the survival of specific to each region of the world require a two- humanity and all other organisms; and engage in pronged approach: a long-term, comprehensive a concerted effort with all multi-stakeholders approach calling for global cooperation that brings involved in basin conservation to take action together the wisdom of the world; and a local toward this end. approach undertaken by multi-stakeholders sharing [Excerpt of the ‘Kyoto Water Declaration’, a common water history and culture. We all should Kyoto Executive Committee for the 3rd WWF.]

“Water for Food and Rural Development: introduced & explained the objectives of the session. This IWRDM for Ensuring Food Sufficiency and was followed by presentation of draft position papers Security” prepared by various Task Forces set up by ICID and a paper on Country Policy Support Program (CPSP) for China and The session was organized by ICID on 19 March 2003 and India and discussions from the floor: was chaired by President Keizrul bin Abdullah and convened by Dr. C.D. Thatte, Secretary, ICID. Presidents Hon. Aly  Global Issues Related to Food Sufficiency, Security Shady and Prof. Bart Schultz were on the dais. At the outset, and Trade (Task Force 2) by Dr. V.K. Labhsetwar. President Keizrul welcomed the participants and Dr. Thatte

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 Socio-Economic Sustainability of Services provided  Country Policy Support Program (CPSP) for China by Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control Schemes and India by Dr. Gao Zanyi and Mr. A.D. Mohile in Water Resources Sector (Task Force 3) by respectively. Dr. S.A.Kulkarni. President Hon. Aly Shady presented a synthesis of all  Benchmarking of Irrigation and Drainage Systems presentations encompassing ICID’s contribution to the 3rd (Task Force 4) by Dr. Paul van Hofwagen. WWF. President Hon. Bart Schultz responded to the  Promoting Appropriate Decision-Making Procedures questions/ comments raised from the floor. The session was for New Dams, particularly for Irrigation and well attended by more than 200 delegates and media persons. Drainage and Flood Management (Task Force 5) by Session Report was released during the Forum and is Mr. Z. Hasan. reproduced here for the benefit of readers.

Session Report

Key Issues Water users and farmers need to be organized for taking on its transfer. For achieving success, it is necessary to change It was acknowledged that the IWRDM can produce adequate the attitude of policy makers and stakeholders both, through quantity of food at national, regional, and global level. But dialogue and awareness campaigns. food sufficiency does not mean security automatically. Appropriate governance is a key to ensure food security Commitments from household to national level. Debate on recovery of full  ICID will continue to promote Integrated Water economic cost of water for irrigation services is ongoing. Resources Development and Management (IWRDM) However, a question remains as to how to identify as a policy, while working for equity, efficiency, economy beneficiaries and part of full cost they need to share. The and efficacy in water management to ensure sustainable developed and developing world obviously have different development; increase productivity of land and water, perceptions due to poverty, population and resource and encouraging and assisting countries to evolve better constraints as evidenced in land, water, human resources policies about water governance leading to food security. and finances for IWRDM. The prominent issue therefore, is how to achieve the required enhancement of food production  Through International Water Association Liaison to promote sustainable rural development. Committee (IWALC), bridges will be built between all Scientific and Technological Organizations for Actions integration of efforts to meet with future needs of water The world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by sectors viz., for food, people and nature. 2025. By then, the world food supplies will have to double. Recommendations Population control will therefore be a key factor in achieving Food Sufficiency and Security (FSS). Besides, it was  Double the food production by adopting the IWRDM emphasized that optimization of land and water productivity approach by 2025. Go for food self-sufficiency goals in and its sustenance will ensure food security. Improvement populous countries. Bring as much arable area as possible of present performance of irrigation and drainage schemes under irrigation. Global food prices should not be is needed in most countries besides development of storages artificially kept low, as they harm poor farmers. and expansion of irrigation in many countries. Benchmarking  is a valuable management tool to identify gap between Increase water availability by way of water resources current and achievable performance on site-specific basis. development (WRD) to meet the demand of all sectors, It was apparent that economy, efficiency, equity and efficacy where possible. will be the corner stones in achieving FSS. In fact, global  Dams are central for providing irrigation to augment trade would have a limited role in achieving food security, worldwide food supplies. Many countries in the because it is preferable to produce food where it is consumed. developing world still need to build new dams. They However, as World Trade Organization (WTO) can help have evolved appropriate decision making procedures bring about equity in food distribution, its role has to be to enhance social and environmental benefits, while integrated with food security interventions. Farmers have minimizing to acceptable level the adverse impacts. to be proactively organized for better water management. Contd...

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 Increase area under agriculture by reclaiming wastelands,  Evolve guidelines to involve all stakeholders in the where possible. Increase area under irrigation by new process of IWRDM. storages especially in Africa and Asia. Also, enlarge  Increase investment for modernization, rehabilitation, irrigated areas through savings from increased water use replacement in irrigation, drainage, and flood control efficiency and by recycling of waste-water. infrastructure.  Adopt better and effective watershed management  Sustainable cost pricing of irrigation water viz., cost of approach for rain-fed areas of the world. operation, maintenance, as well as renewal needs to be  Evolve strategies for improving water and land considered, instead of full cost pricing. Cost recovery productivity in irrigated agriculture. and full cost pricing are not to be mixed up.  Farmers produce food first for their own needs. Irrigation  Modify the role of government in irrigation sector while is the basic input for raising their food output and raising being a provider, also to be a facilitator. Improve themselves above subsistence level while satisfying governance to elevate food sufficiency to food security needs of others. Their views therefore, must be status. incorporated in all related policies.

“Dams and Sustainable Development” Dams - Lifeline of Sudan The opening session of Dams and Sustainable Development was organized by the UNEP’s Dams and Mr. Yousif Fadlalla Ahmed, Sudanese Irrigation Development Project and chaired by Mr. Benedito Braga and Water Ministry official, while joining the (Brazil). Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, WWC, noted that the debate on the necessity of dams, grabbed the microphone to tell participants of the 3rd WWF that growing global population necessitates the building of their discussion was a waste of time. Mr. Ahmed more dams to meet agricultural, domestic, industrial, drew his conclusion after listening to futile and energy and flood-control needs. He stressed the need to irrelevant arguments against dams. To break the consider how dams affect livelihoods, environment and rampant anti-dam sentiment, Mr. Ahmed, took the existing rights and access to water. floor and said that general statements and debates on whether dams are good or bad are an exercise in Regarding water storage, Mr. Raymond Lafitte, WWC, futility. “Dams are the lifeline of my country”, supported the construction of dams for water storage and stressed Mr. Ahmed. Four dams constructed in hydropower, stating that rain water harvesting for irrigation Sudan serve the Geriza Irrigation Scheme, the and solar and micro-hydro electricity can only make a largest single project of its kind in the world. The modest contribution to the needs of developing countries. Sudanese economy depends on them for half the He recommended that governments ensure integration of country’s electricity. With only four months of rain water storage projects into water resource planning a year, the man-made reservoirs provide water strategies, and questioned the interference of some developed during the long dry season. “Moreover, the country NGOs, as well as various findings of the World reservoirs are full of fish”, said Mr. Ahmed. Commission on Dams (WCD) report. “Without the dams, the rivers would run dry for part of the year, so fish couldn’t survive. Now a lot Dr. Biswas, Third World Center for Water Management, of poor people from Khartoum go there to fish. So said the appropriateness of dams depended on local it is really no exaggeration to say these dams are conditions and cannot be generalized. He said the question our lifeline”. He shared some of the concerns of is not “dams or no dams?”, but how to improve their those who oppose dams. “You know, everybody environmental, social and economic performance. is keen to protect the environment. Me too. I think no dam should ever be constructed without “Water : Source for Food Security” a proper environmental study. But the effect on the environment differs from place to place”, he said. [Source: Water Forum Shimbun, 22 March The Session was organized by FAO. Mr. Reto Florin, FAO, 2003] identified challenges faced by the agriculture sector,

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Some Water Facts to Know

 Of the estimated 1.4 billion cu. km, of total water on 21 of them with military action. However, to date the globe, the usable amount from underground there has only ever been one war over water. aquifers, lakes and rivers amounts to 90,000 cu. km,  The UN estimates that 2 million tons of waste is out of which the dynamic portion available for human dumped into rivers and lakes around the world each use is about 34,000 cu. km. If all the Earth’s water is day. Some 90% of sewage and 70% of industrial stored in a 5 litre container, less than a teaspoonful wastewater in developing countries is discharged into will hold all the available fresh water. water-bodies without treatment.  There are 263 river basins that are shared by two or  In 1900, there were no large dams while in 1950 there more countries, in which half the world population of were 5,000 and presently there are more than 45,000 the world lives. In 19 of these river basins, five or large dams worldwide. more nations are involved.   A major part of Africa and the Middle East depends Only five Europe’s 55 biggest rivers can be classified on imported water resources for more than half their as pristine, and now has only one natural river system water needs. untouched by human development activities viz., the Tornealvan River.  The 17 countries that share the Danube River Basin are engaged in impressive co-operative efforts to save  About 40% of water bodies in the are the river and the Black Sea into which it flows. unfit for recreational use.  Out of the 10 countries of the Nile River Basin- five  Water use has jumped six-folds over the past century, which are amongst the world’s poorest nations- are more than twice the rate of population growth. Global engaged in an unprecedented effort to reach an water use is expected to rise by 40% by 2020. agreement on sharing the Nile river water  Globally, water withdrawals for agriculture, industry  The Indus River Basin is shared by India and Pakistan. and domestic sector on average are 70%, 20% and Although these two countries went to war and armed 10% respectively; while consumptive use is about conflict several times, none was over water. 93.5%, 3.8% and 2.75% respectively of the water  Over the past 50 years there have been 507 international withdrawn. conflicts over water, of which 37 involved violence,  highlighted the role of irrigation in food production, and training them to promote water efficiency and safeguard noted the need to share water resources with other sectors. natural reserves. Mr. Halidu Yusuf, Nigerian Federal He outlined prospects for change and called for enhancing Ministry of Water Resources, shared an African investment, promoting integrated rural development, perspective on irrigation. He highlighted the irrigation empowering farmers, and “unlocking the water potential of potential of sub-Saharan Africa, urged investment in agriculture”. irrigation schemes, and stressed the importance of rehabilitating existing infrastructure. He cautioned Ms. Mona El-Kady, Egyptian National Water Research against “virtual water importation”, stressing that farmers Centre, emphasized optimizing agricultural production, should expand local crop production and not rely on integrating water, trade and agricultural policies, and imported food sources. protecting the environment from agricultural externalities. Stating that agricultural organizations ICID’s Perception on consider irrigation an efficient means of enabling food production, Mr. Nicola Stolfi, Italian Agricultural Environmental Flow Confederation, called for investment in irrigation Requirements schemes and research. Noting that private companies dominate biotechnology development, he urged public Is the environmental flow requirement (EFR) such a institutions to conduct research in this field. He stressed complicated problem that one requires a mathematical involving farmers in decision making, and called for model? Why not treat the waste-water before release in

Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture • Water for Food and Rural Development 7 News Update April 2003 rivers? Why send precious and otherwise acutely needed water after bad water? Dr. C.D Thatte, Secretary General, TDS Database Corner – March 2003 ICID posed these questions to the international audience New additions to ICID’s TDS Database are - gathered in a plenary session of “Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment” organized by IWMI on Articles Section – 86 additions, viz. (i) Trans. 11th Congress, Grenoble, 1981, Vol. III; (ii) 18 March 2003. Ideally, we should first meet with Irrigation and Drainage – The journal of the human needs, for food and people, and then use all International Commission on Irrigation and remaining water for eco-systems. But for results, develop Drainage, January 2003, Vol.52, No.1; (iii) Water all possible and available water resources, he added. Policy, 2002, Vol.4, No.2; and Journal of Indian Reacting on the paper by Mr. Smakhtin et al. on EFR, Water Resources Society, October 2002, Vol.22, Dr. Thatte emphasized that Mean Annual Runoff (MAR) No.4, up-to-date tally 2935. Book Section – 20 must first account for needs due to population pressure, additions; up-to-date tally 29664. poverty, hunger, thirst, malnutrition, ill-health. If not, water released for so called EFR will be lifted for these Professionals and students are encouraged to access the Text Delivery Service (TDS) database needs. Water Stress Indicator (WSI) must be related to by visiting ICID website and send request for unmet human needs from withdrawals. Alcamo’s desired literature. perceptions related to WSI were unacceptable to ICID, as they were arbitrary and did not consider minimum human needs. However, the indicators developed by The draft position papers on ICID Task Forces, CPSP, IWMI (1999) were close to ICID’s perceptions, as they the Power Point presentations by President Keizrul and related to status of development, reduction due to increase Dr. Thatte can be viewed by visiting the ICID website in water use efficiency and are in need for further www.icid.org. Reports of various themes/ sessions are development, which unfortunately the paper from available on website of 3rd WWF www.worldwaterforum.org/ IWMI was silent about. ICID considered that, both Low or www.worldwatercouncil.org. Flow and High Flow Requirements presented in the paper were arbitrary, because they were not deduced News from Australian National after first meeting minimum needs of human systems. Committee (ANCID)

To counter the debate of EFR, Dr. Thatte proposed that The Australian National Committee (ANCID) will hold its - Let the rivers remain clean, don’t dump untreated 2nd Asian Regional Conference on 14-17 March 2004 at wastewater and solid waste in them; treat and reuse the Echuca/ Moama, Australia. The theme of the conference is wastewater, before it reaches rivers; charge the cost to ‘Irrigation in a total catchment context, sharing the river’. polluters; detect leakage; check wastage; develop own Australia, being the driest continent on earth, is at the resources; ‘People’ sector to stop riding piggy back on forefront of developing programs and technologies for irrigation; strengthen CBOs to plan and maintain water improving water system delivery efficiencies and on-farm services; rationalize tariff for water and sanitation; adopt water use efficiency. The reforms that have occurred in the industrial development for ‘zero effluent’; and EFR will irrigation industry in Australia over the past decade have be lifted for human uses, if not satisfied earlier. been recognized as the adoption of world’s best practice. Most water utilities in Australia are now operated as either The other ICID Sessions held during 3rd WWF included - corporatised or privatized entities with irrigators meeting “History of water: Lessons to learn” by Prof. N. Hatcho the real costs of providing water supply and drainage (Japan), Chairman, WG-HIST on 18 March 2003 and a services. Irrigators have become increasingly involved in Session on “Water for food and rural development: decision making and management of water supply utilities. multifunctional roles of paddy field irrigation in the Asia This is being achieved as part of a total catchment monsoon region” by JNC-ICID on 19 March 2003. Besides, management approach ensuring that environmental issues ICID professionals participated in other themes/ sessions of such as salinity, river health and water quality are managed interest like “Irrigation Technology: A key Element to in sustainable way. Water Conservation”, “Progress on Country and Basin Level Dialogue”, “Science, Technology and Management ANCID believes that the most successful methodology for Panel”, “Dialogue between Forum Participants and resolving issues relating to irrigation and drainage and its Ministers”, “World Water Assessment Programme” etc. impacts on land management and the environment is to

Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture • Water for Food and Rural Development 8 News Update April 2003 involve all catchment stakeholders in the development of scientists as well as organizations in the realm of water total catchment management plans and programs. The resources worldwide. The prize aims to advance the conference will provide delegates with the opportunity research dedicated to solve the problems associated to share experiences in managing irrigation and drainage with the provision as well as the preservation of adequate from a total catchment perspective and to experience and sustainable water resources, particularly in arid first hand local Australian programs and projects. For regions. One award each for five subjects viz. (1) Surface details of the topics, please contact Mr. Stephen Mills, water; (2) Ground water; (3) Alternative (non-traditional) Chairman, ANCID/ Organizing Committee at water resources; (4) Water resources management; and (5) [email protected] or Mr. John Mapson at Protection of water resources, will be presented. [email protected]. Abstract of scientific and technical papers on conference topics are invited so as to The prize consists of an amount of 500,000 Saudi Riyals reach by 30 April 2003 to: ICID 2004 Conference (about US$133,000), a Gold Medal and a Certificate. The Secretariat, PO Box 2389, North Brighton, Victoria, deadline for receiving nominations is 30 October 2003. Australia, 3186. Tel: +61 3 9530 6777, Fax: +61 3 9530 For more information, please contact - General Secretariat, 6526, E-mail: [email protected]. Copy of Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Call-for-Papers can be accessed from the website at Desert, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2454, www.icid2004.com. 11451, Kingdom of . Tel: +966 1 467 5571, Fax: +966 1 467 5574, E-mail: [email protected], website: Japan’s Assistance to www.psipw.org. Tanzania for Irrigation Forthcoming Events

The government of Japan, through its Official Development 11th South African National Hydrology Symposium, PE Assistance (ODA), announced its assistance for planning, Technikon, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, 3-5 infrastructure and capacity building to improve productivity September 2003. The deadline for submission of one-page of irrigation, and fishery systems to Tanzania and a few abstracts is 5 May 2003. For further details, please contact other countries of the world. The assistance is basically for Juanita McLean, Tel: +27 (0) 46 6224014, Fax: +27 (0) 46 the effective use of limited water resources, and will be 6229427, E-mail: [email protected]. pursued through research and development of crop varieties. For Tanzania, the assistance is basically aimed at increasing Water Middle East 2003, International Exhibition and Conference for Water Technology, 6-8 October 2003, agricultural productivity by improving irrigation systems . The conference will address challenges of future and techniques. Other beneficiary countries of this assistance water and wastewater management in the Middle East countries are - Tunisia, Ghana, the Philippines, , and India. and the surrounding region including Central and West Asia, Japan has provided ODA amounting to more than 650 For more information, please visit the website: billion yen from 1999 to 2001 for such assistance. [Source: www.waterme.org. Internet: http://www.ippmedia.com]. 6th International Conference on the Environmental Prince Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas, 18-21 November 2003, Bangkok, Thailand. Deadline for the submission of International Prize for Water - abstracts of papers is 30 April 2003. For further information, Nominations Invited please contact EMECS 2003 Secretariat, c/o Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Nominations are invited for the first HRH Prince Sultan Phayathai, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Tel: +66 2218 8110, Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud International Prize for Water Fax: +66 2218 8124, E-mail: [email protected], for the year 2002-2004. The prize is intended to reward website: www.emecs2003.com. the efforts undertaken by innovative scholars and 

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