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AGENDAFifty First Meeting
International Executive Council27 October, 2000, Cape Town, South Africa
Pre-Council Meetings22-26 October, 2000
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGEEstablished 1950 HeadQuarters – New Delhi
OFFICE-BEARERS
Name Position E-mail
Prof. dr. Bart Schultz
The Netherlands
President [email protected]
Mr. Peter S. Lee
UK
Vice President [email protected]
Mr. David S. van der Merwe
South Africa
Vice President [email protected]
Prof. Qishun Zhang
China
Vice President [email protected]
Dr. Dia El-Din Ahmed El Quosy
Egypt
Vice President [email protected]
Mr. Franklin E. Dimmick
USA
Vice President [email protected]
Mr. L.T. Wijesuriya
Sri Lanka
Vice President [email protected]
Sr. Ricardo Segura Graino
Spain
Vice President [email protected]
Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah
Malaysia
Vice President [email protected]
Prof. Dr. F. Ligetvari
Hungary
Vice President [email protected]
Dr. C.D. Thatte
India
Secretary General [email protected]
NATIONAL COMMITTEES WITH E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Sr. No. Name and Designation of the ContactPerson
NationalCommittee
Acronym E-mail
1 Mr. John Mapson, Secretary/Treasurer Australia ANCID [email protected] Prof. Andreas Klik, Secretary Austria AUNCID [email protected] Mr. Kazi Golam Mustofa, Member-Secretary Bangladesh BANCID [email protected] Mrs. Sonia Chehlarova-Simeonova, Secretary Bulgaria BUNCID [email protected] Mr. Laurie C. Tollefson, Secretary - Treasurer Canada CANCID [email protected]
[email protected]@grandriver.on.ca
6 Mr. Gaston Mahave, Secretary Chile CHICID [email protected] or [email protected] Mrs. Wu Wenfeng, Executive Secretary China CNCID [email protected] , [email protected] Dr. Chi-Van Chin, Deputy Secretary General Chinese
TaipeiCTCID [email protected]
9 Mr. Nicodemos Nicodemou, Secretary Cyprus CYCID [email protected] Dr. Mojmir Soukup, Secretary Czech
RepublicCZNC-ICID [email protected]
11 Eng. Hussien El-Atfy, Secretary Egypt ENCID [email protected] Mr. Wosenu Asfaw, Secretary Ethiopia ETCID [email protected] Mr. François Lacroix, Secrétaire Général France AFEID [email protected] Prof. Dr. Ing. Joachim Quast, Secretary Germany GECID [email protected] Ms. Lisa Stafford, Secretary Great Britain BNC-ICID [email protected] The Permanent Secretary Guyana GUCID [email protected] Dr. F. Ligetvari, General Secretary Hungary HUCID [email protected] Mr. P.B. Parabrahmam, Member-Secretary India INCID [email protected] Mr. A. Hafied A. Gany, Secretary Indonesia INACID [email protected], [email protected]
[email protected] Mr. A. Assadollahi, Secretary Iran IRNCID [email protected] Mr. Mark Adamson Ireland IRCID [email protected] Dr. Y. Shevah, Secretary Israel ISCID [email protected] Mr. Katsumi Nakajima, Secretary General Japan JNC-ICID [email protected] Dr. Park, Secretary General Korea KCID-ICID [email protected] Dr. Antanas Maziliauskas, President Lithuania LNCID [email protected] Mr. Yappy Silungwe, Principal Irrigation
EngineerMalawi MLCID [email protected]
27 Ir. Saw Hin Seang, Secretary/Treasurer Malaysia MANCID [email protected] Ing. Manual Contijoch Escontria, President Mexico MXCID [email protected] Mr. Bouhamidi Mustapha, Secrétaire Général Morocco ANAFID [email protected] Mr. C.M. Tater, Member Secretary Nepal NENCID [email protected] Prof. dr. Bart Schultz Netherlands NETHCID [email protected] Engr. I.K. Musa, Chairman Nigeria NINCID [email protected], [email protected] Mr. Riaz Ahmed Khan, Chairman Pakistan PANCID [email protected] Eng. Aderito de Jesus Mendes, Secretary Portugal PNCID [email protected] Mr. M.G. Chuelov, Secretary General Russia RUCID [email protected] Dr. Libor Jansky, Secretary Slovak
RepublicSKNC-ICID [email protected] or [email protected] or
[email protected] Prof. Dr. Brane Maticic, President Slovenia SINCID [email protected],
[email protected] Mr. H.M. du Plessis, Secretary South Africa SANCID [email protected] Dr. José A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia, Executive
SecretarySpain CEYRD [email protected]
[email protected] Eng. L.T. Wijesuriya, Chairman Sri Lanka SLNICID [email protected] Prof. A. Musy President Switzerland CH-AGRID [email protected],
[email protected] Mr. Charoon "Kamolratana", Secretary
GeneralThailand THAICID [email protected]
43 Prof. Dr. Dogan Altinbilek, Head Turkey TUCID [email protected] Mr. Larry D. Stephens, Executive Vice
PresidentUSA USCID [email protected]
45 Mr. Abrar A. Kadirov, Secretary Uzbekistan UZCID [email protected] Mr. Dao Trong Tu, Deputy Director Vietnam VICID [email protected] Mr. I.M. Akayombokwa, Assistant Director
(I&LH)Zambia ZACID [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Date Work Body Time Slot
Sunday,22 October 2000
Monday23 October 2000
Tuesday24 October 2000
Wednesday25 October 2000
Thursday26 October 2000
Friday27 October 2000
Staff Committee (SC)Management Board (MB)
ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)Latin American Regional Working Group (LARWG)
Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG)Working Group on Irrigated Agriculture Under Drought and Water
Scarcity (WG-IADWS)European Regional Working Group (ERWG)
Africa Regional Working Group (AFRWG)Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin (ST-ARAL)
Working Group on Young Irrigation Professionals Forum (WG-YPF)Golden Jubilee Conclusion and Meeting of President with
Representatives of National Committees
Working Group on Research and Development (WG-R&D)Work Team on Socio-Economic Impacts and Policy Issues (WT-SOCIO)
Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)
Committee on Congresses/ Conferences (C-CONGR)Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainage and
Flood Control Projects (WG-ENV)IPTRID Advisory Committee (AC-IPTRID)
Working Group on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for CropProduction (WG-CROP)
Open Consultation on ICID Strategy for Action on Water,Food and Rural Development
WATSAVE Work Team (WT-WATS)Permanent Finance Committee (PFC)
Committee on Public Relations and Publications (C-PR&P)Working Group on Development and Management of
Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS)WatSave Workshop
Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation (WT-PQW)Working Group on Integrated Land and Water Resources
Management (WG-ILWRM)Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and
Flood Control (WG-HIST)Working Group on Capacity Building, Training
and Education (WG-CBTE)
Permanent Committee on Strategy Planning andOrganizational Affairs (PCSPOA) - Session I
Working Group on Coordination of Dictionaries (WG-CD)Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches toFlood Management (WG-CAFM)
Permanent Committee on Strategy Planning andOrganizational Affairs (PCSPOA) - Session II
Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA) – Session IPermanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA) - Session II
Office Bearers Committee (OBC)
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AAGGEENNDDAAFIFTY FIRST MEETING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (IEC) OF ICIDCAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 2000
AGENDA OF THE FIFTY FIRST MEETING OF THEINTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (IEC) OF ICID
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 2000
First Session : 27 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 HoursSecond Session : 27 October 2000 : 14.00-17.30 Hours
AGENDA ITEMS Page
Item 1 : Presentation of Strategy Theme “Policy”
Opening remarks by President ICID
Item 2 : Secretary General’s report
Item 3 : Application of countries for ICID Membership
Item 4 : Report of the Management Board (MB)
Item 5 : Report of the Permanent Committee for Strategy Planning andOrganizational Affairs (PCSPOA)
Item 6 : Report of the Permanent Finance Committee (PFC)
Item 7 : Report of the Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA)
Item 8 : Commercialization of the ICID Journal
Item 9 : Amendments to ICID Constitution and By-laws as proposed bySecretary General, ICID
Item 10 : Presentation of Awards : (i) Dr. Hassan Ismail MemorialInternational Award and (ii) WatSave Awards
Item 11 : Venues for future IECs and Conferences (i) 56th IEC and 19th
Congress in 2005; (ii) 57th IEC Meeting in 2006; (iii) 58th IECMeeting in 2007; (iv) 5th Pan American Regional Conference; (v) 2nd
Asian Regional Conference; (vi) 21st European RegionalConference; and (vii) 2nd African Regional Conference
Item 12 : Tenure of Secretary General
Item 13 : Election of Vice Presidents
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COMMITTEES / WORKING GROUPSINDEX TO THEIR AGENDA APPENDICES
Committees / Working Groups Appendix Page No.
PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON STRATEGY PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONALAFFAIRS (PCSPOA)First Session : 25 October 2000 : 08.30-13.00 hoursSecond Session : 25 October 2000 : 14.00-16.15 hours
§ Latin American Regional Working Group (LARWG)22 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG)22 October 2000 : 09:00-12:30 hours
§ European Regional Working Group (ERWG)22 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
§ African Regional Working Group (AFRWG)22 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
§ Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin (ST-ARAL)22 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
§ Working Group on Young Irrigation Professionals Forum (WG-YPF)22 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
§ Committee on Congresses/Conferences (C-CONGR)23 October 2000 : 14.30 – 17.30 hours
PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES (PCTA)First Session : 26 October 2000 : 09.00-13.00 hoursSecond Session : 26 October 2000 : 14.30-17.00 hours
§ ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)22 October 2000 : 09:00 – 11:30 hours
§ Working Group on Irrigated Agriculture Under Drought and Water Scarcity(WG-IADWS)22 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Working Group on Research and Development (WG-R&D)23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Working Group on Socio-Economic Impacts and Policy Issues(WG-SOCIO)23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 Hours
§ Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 Hours
§ IPTRID Advisory Committee (AC-IPTRID)23 October 2000: 14.30-17.30 Hours
§ Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainage and FloodControl Projects (WG-ENV)23 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
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A – 58
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A – 72
A – 80
A – 118
A – 122
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§ Working Group on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for CropProduction (WG-CROP)23 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
§ Working Group on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management(WG-ILWRM)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 Hours
§ Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation (WT-PQW)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
§ Watsave Work Team (WT-WATS)24 October 2000: 11.30-13.00 hours
§ Committee on Public Relations and Publications (C-PR&P)24 October 2000 : 14.30 - 18.00 hours
§ Working Group on Development and Management of Irrigation Systems(WG-DMIS)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
§ Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control(WG-HIST)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
§ Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education (WG-CBTE)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
§ Working Group on Coordination of Dictionaries (WG-CD)25 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)25 October 2000: 09.00-12.30 hours
§ Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management(WG-CAFM)25 October 2000: 09.00-12.30 hours
Permanent Finance Committee (PFC)24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
IMPORTANT DATA OF ICID MEMBER COUNTRIES
WORKBODIES’ CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES
NATIONAL COMMITTEES WITH TELEPHONE / FAX / CABLE
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XX
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XXIII
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A – 274
A – 320
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WORKBODIES' CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Sr.No.
Chairpersons Name Work Body E-mail
1 Dr. Dia El Din El Quosy,Chairman, PCSPOA
Permanent Committee for StrategyPlanning and Organizational Affairs(PCSPOA)
2 Mr. Keizrul bin Abdullah,Chairman, ASRWG
Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG) [email protected]
3 Mr. L.D. Stephens, Chairman,C-PR&P
Committee on Public Relations &Publications (C-PR&P)
4 Dr. W. Dirksen, Chairman,ERWG
European Regional Working Group(ERWG)
5 Mr. I.K. Musa, Chairman,AFRWG
African Regional Working Group(AFRWG)
6 Sr. Ricardo A.L. Brito,Chairman, LARWG
Latin American Regional Working Group(LARWG)
7 Dr.R.H. Susanto, Chairman,WG-YPF
Working Group on Young IrrigationProfessionals Forum (WG-YPF)
8 Mr. Peter S. Lee, Chairman,ST-ARAL
Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin(ST-ARAL)
9 Dr. J.A. Ortiz, Chairman,C-CONGR
Committee on Congresses/Conferences(C-CONGR)
10 Prof. C. Fasso, Chairman,PCTA
Permanent Committee for TechnicalActivities (PCTA)
11 Dr. E.G. Kruse, Chairman,WG-CD
Working Group on Coordination ofDictionaries (WG-CD)
12 Mr. John Hennessy, Chairman,EB-JOUR
ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR) [email protected]
13 Dr. R. Ragab, Chairman,WT-PQW
Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Waterfor Irrigation(WT-PQW)
14 Mr. T. Rieu, Chairman,WT-SOCIO
Work Team on Socio-Economic Impactsand Policy Issues (WT-SOCIO)
15 Mr. John Hennessy, Chairman,WT-WATS
WATSAVE Work Team (WT-WATS) [email protected]
16 Prof. F. Ligetvari, Chairman,WG-ON-FARM
Working Group On-Farm IrrigationSystems (WG-ON-FARM)
17 Dr. C. Madramootoo,Chairman, WG-ENV
Working Group on Environmental Impactsof Irrigation, Drainage and Flood ControlProjects (WG-ENV)
18 Dr. Gerhard Backeberg,Vice-Chairman, WG-IADWS
Working Group on Irrigated AgricultureUnder Drought and Water Scarcity (WG-IADWS)
19 Mr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem,Chairman, AC-IPTRID
IPTRID Advisory Committee (AC-IPTRID) [email protected]
20 Dr. Alain Vidal, Chairman,WG-ILWRM
Working Group on Integrated Land andWater Resources Management (WG-ILWRM)
21 Dr. R. Ragab, Chairman,WG-CROP
Working Group on Sustainable Use ofNatural Resources for Crop Production(WG-CROP)
22 Prof. Y. Ogino, Chairman,WG-R&D
Working Group on Research andDevelopment (WG-R&D)
23 Prof. H. Fahlbusch, Chairman,WG-HIST
Working Group on History of Irrigation,Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
24 Dr. D. Zimmer, Chairman,WG-DRG
Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG) [email protected]
25 Dr. H. Malano, Chairman,WG-DMIS
Working Group on Development andManagement of Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS)
26 Dr. M.G. Bos, Chairman,WG-PERF
Working Group on Irrigation and DrainagePerformance (WG-PERF)
27 Prov. Paul van Hofwegen,Chairman, WG-CBTE
Working Group on Capacity Building,Education and Training (WG-CBTE)
28 Mr. J. Van Duivendijk,Chairman, WG-CAFM
Working Group on ComprehensiveApproaches to Flood Management (WG-CAFM)
29 Dr. Fatma Abdel RahmanAttia, Chairperson, PFC
Permanent Finance Committee (PFC) [email protected]
NATIONAL COMMITTEES WITH TELEPHONE / FAX / CABLE
Sr.No.
Name and Designation of theContact Person
NationalCommittee
Acronym Fax / Telephone
1 Ing. Fernando Antonio RodriguezVice President
Brazil ABID +55 61 225 4982
2 Dra Maria Stella Albornoz MirandoSecretary
Colombia HIMAT 284 24 02
3 Mr. Bagic AnteSecretary
Croatia CRCID +385 41 615 1793
4 Prof. Dr. A. PoulovassilisChairman
Greece GRCID Tel: +30 1 342 6011
5 Dr. D. SiniscalchiSecretary
Italy ITAL-ICID +39 6 488 4728
6 The General Manager Kenya KENCID Cable: Irrigation7 Mr. Aleksandar Radevski Macedonia,
FormerYugoslav
Republic of
MAKCID +389 91 112 799
8 Mr. Rui Fernando Mayor GonzalezSecretary
Mozambique MOCID +258 415 865
9 Mr. U. Kyaw San WinChairman
Myanmar MYAMA +95 1 578 785
10 Mr. Isidro.R.DigalChairman
Philippines PNC-ICID +63 2 927 7270
11 Prof. W. MioduszewskiSecretary
Poland POCID +48 22 628 3763
12 Prof. Dr. Ion NicolaescuPresident
Romania CNRID
13 Dr. Ateihiah Salem Al Rowaithy Saudi Arabia SACID14 H.E. Eng. Abdul Rahman Madani
Minister of IrrigationSyria SYCID +963 11 224 68888
15 Mr. N.A. Ashurov TajikistanRepublic of
TAJCID +7 377 221 1012
16 Dr. Peter KovalenkoPresident
Ukraine UKCID +380 44 262 4001
17 The Secretary Zimbabwe ZICID Tel: +263 470 8162/706081/706 076
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AGENDA NOTES
Fifty-First Meeting of the International Executive CouncilCape Town, South Africa, 27 October 2000
Item 1 : Presentation of Strategy Theme “Policy”
Each of the Strategy Theme Leaders in turn makes a presentation every year at the annual IEC meetings whichfacilitates identification of gaps in the ICID work plans, thus helping permanent Committees in developingappropriate strategy and action plans for their activities. Starting from year 1995, presentations have been madeon the strategy themes of Research and Technology Dissemination, Policy, On-Farm and Systems by respectiveTheme Leaders. At the Fiftieth IEC Meeting in Granada last year, Vice President David van der Merwe who wasTheme Leader then for the Strategy Theme of Systems delivered his special Theme speech. During the 51st
meeting of IEC, a presentation will be made on the Strategy Theme of “Policy” by Theme Leader Vice PresidentHon. Henri Tardieu. As the Theme lectures are valuable, all lectures are being included in a CD-ROM beingreleased at Cape Town for use by all concerned.
Opening Remarks by President, ICID
President Prof. dr. Bart Schultz will make opening remarks about the events of the year since last meetingof the IEC.
Item 2 : Secretary General’s Report
2.1 17th ICID Congress, Granada, September 1999 and Granada ICID Declaration
The 17th ICID International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage on the theme `Water for Agriculture in the NextMillennium’ was held successfully in September last year at Granada. The Spanish National Committee deservesgreatest felicitations and thanks for planning various events so meticulously. In conjunction with the Congress, aSpecial Session on `Sustainable Use of Poor Quality Waters’, a Symposium on `Irrigated Agriculture –Constraints, Future Role and Crop Diversification’, a Seminar on `History of Irrigation, Drainage and FloodControl’ and a Workshop on `Irrigation and Drainage Performance’ were organized. An ICID-FAO SpecialSession on Water Development and Food Security was also held. About 550 delegates from 52 countriesparticipated in various events during the period of the Congress. As many as 90 papers were accepted for oralpresentation for the two Questions, Symposium and Special Session and 54 papers for poster presentations.
The Second N.D. Gulhati Memorial International Award was presented to Mr. R. Rajkumar of India, FourthHassan Ismail Memorial International Award to Mr. Hesham M. Ali and Mr. Mohamed R. Mahmoud of Egypt,WatSave Innovative Water Management Award to Mr. Hussein El-Atfy (Egypt), WatSave Young ProfessionalAward to Mr. Mr. Gao Zhanyi (China) and Innovative Water Management Consolation Awards to Dr. S. Nairizi(Iran) and Mr. Feng Guangzhi (China) were also presented for their excellent contributions.
At the conclusion of the Granada events, a `Granada ICID Declaration’ was issued which reiterates ICID’scommitment for sustainable development of water resources and reaffirms its relentless endeavour towardsapproaching global security for food and fibre. The text of Granada ICID Declaration is given in Annex 1. TheCentral Office has printed the English and French versions of the Declaration and circulated to all ICID members.The National Committees and Workbodies are exhorted to follow up the Declaration and initiate action on varioustopics/issues of their concern.
Fiftieth Golden Jubilee meetings of IEC and Workbodies were held at Granada concurrently. ICID effectively tookon `advocacy’ role possibly for the first time, by way of adopting a Position Paper on Dams and a Strategy forImplementation of Vision for Sector `Water for Food’. Both these initiatives are likely to be the forerunners ofseveral such issues.
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2.2 Annual Report and other periodicals/publications
The Annual Report for the year 1999 is being given final touches at the time of writing this agenda and shall bepublished on ICID homepage soon. A limited number of copies will be printed and despatched to those NationalCommittees who do not have internet access. The ICID Journal issues of August 1999, November 1999,February 2000 and May 2000 have been printed and mailed to the National Committees and others concerned.August 2000 issue is being published on time and will be mailed to the National Committees and othersconcerned. It is a matter of great pleasure that the ICID Journal has been selected for citation in the ScienceCitation Index w.e.f. Volume 49/1 of 2000. The ICID Bibliography 1998-1999 has been compiled and is beingplaced on the webpage. All the issues of ICID Newsletters and News Updates upto date after the Granada IEChave been posted on the website, printed and distributed in limited quantities to all concerned on the mailing list.
The ICID Newsletters and News Updates in English and French are posted on the ICID Website for providingaccess to the concerned Anglophone and Francophone countries. They could have a wider reach if they canalso be translated in Spanish and Portuguese languages to cover several other countries. In this regard, Irequested the Spanish, Mexican and Portuguese National Committees to provide assistance and develop amechanism for translation of important and useful ICID literature in these languages for the benefit of Spanishand Portuguese speaking stakeholders. I am happy to inform that Mr. Manuel Contijoch-Escontria, Chairman ofMexican National Committee has agreed to get the ICID Newsletters and News Updates translated into Spanishthrough the Mexican National Committee. Our heartiest thanks to him and the National Committee for thisgesture.
2.3 Active Members of ICID
At the end of the year 1999, there were 66 active National Committees/Committee. Argentina, Jordan, Libya,Sudan and Ukraine were deemed to have withdrawn from 1 January 2000 due to non-payment of theirsubscription for more than three years. However, minimum required payment for reactivation of UkrainianNational Committee was received by Central Office in June 2000 and in April 2000, Tajikistan also paid firstsubscription for effecting its membership w.e.f. 2000. Thus, as of now there are 63 active NationalCommittees/Committee including Ukraine and Tajikistan. Arrears of membership as on 01 January 1999 wereUS$ 81,564 and on 01 January 2000 these were US$ 69,793.
2.4 Work Bodies
Based on the recommendation of a Task Force comprising Vice President Peter S. Lee and Vice President Hon.Javad Farhoudi for recommending a consistent nomenclature for ICID Work Bodies and other issues, it wasdecided at the 50th meeting of IEC to rename the Committee on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control(C-HIST), the Committee on Coordination of Dictionaries (C-CD) and the Committee on Sustainable Use ofNatural Resources for Crop Production (C-CROP) as Working Groups. It was also decided that the Committee onPublic Relations and Publications (C-PR&P) would be reporting hereafter to PCTA, instead of PCSPOA.
Presently, there are in all 3 Permanent Committees, 19 Working Groups/Work Teams, 3 Committees and 4Regional Working Groups which carry out the activities of the Commission. A total of 320 nominatedrepresentatives of National Committees work on various workbodies. In terms of By-law 3.1.7, no person shall bea member of more than 3 workbodies, not counting Office Bearers’ Committee (OBC), PCSPOA, MB or SC.Members of workbodies not contributing by their attendance (not representation) or correspondence for twoconsecutive years are replaced in consultation with the respective National Committees. To have a widerrepresentation of member countries in workbodies, there should not be more than one representative of anyparticular country on any workbody. These provisions are brought to the notice of Work Bodies in their Agenda. Itis hoped that they would have taken suitable steps in their Annual meetings held during the last 5 days.
2.5 President’s Visits
After the 50th IEC last year, Prof. dr. Bart Schultz, President, ICID visited the Central Office to provide a fillip tovarious activities and several member and non-member countries to develop a better rapport with them, to havefuller appreciation of their activities and their problems. Amongst these countries were included Estonia, India,Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, USA, UK, Italy, China, Japan and Korea.
During his visit to India in October 1999 President Schultz had extensive discussions at the Central Office onvarious issues and had the opportunity to call on the Minister of State for Water Resources, Government of Indiaand top officials within the Ministry. He also gave a presentation at the INCID meeting and had discussions with
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the members. He attended one of the bi-monthly dialogues with local experts that was held at the Central Officein commemoration of the Golden Jubilee Year of ICID.
President attended an International Symposium in Guilin, China in October 1999 and an International Seminar onPerformance of Large and Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Africa held in Nigeria. These events were organizedby the National Committees of China and Nigeria, where the President also had meetings with their members. Inthe Seminar in Nigeria, the President met with participants from several other African countries, as well as withExecutive Secretary of Economic Commission of the West African States (ECOWAS). He thereafter visited SouthAfrica to have an appraisal of the preparations for the Cape Town events. President Schultz visited Malaysia inDecember 1999 and had meetings in Kuala Lumpur with MANCID. Discussions on proposed Asia DrainageProgram were also held. He later went to Jakarta and had a meeting with INACID members.
President Schultz gave a presentation on “Future Strategy of Irrigation and Drainage – The Role of professionalNGOs” during the Rural Week of the World Bank in December 1999. He attended the ICID’s 8th InternationalDrainage Workshop held in New Delhi, India. Several side meetings held on different issues alongwith theworkshop were actively participated in by him. Brief outlines of these meetings were covered in the ICIDNewsletter 2000/1. The President also met with the Minister of Water Resources and other dignitaries in India.He paid a brief visit to Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project of India and acquainted himself with the tremendouspotential of the project. During the 2nd World Water Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands in March 2000, heheld an informal meeting with the representatives of National Committees attending WWF on various issues ofimportance. He attended the WCD Forum in April 2000 at Cape Town, South Africa and presented there ICID’sPosition on Dams. In July 2000, President visited Rome, China, Japan and Korea during which he helddiscussions with IPTRID representatives at FAO and participated in an IPTRID Mission to China. He laterattended the Asian Regional Workshop in Tokyo and also had discussions with Korean National Committee(KCID) in Seoul regarding various issues concerning the next meeting of the Council in September 2001. Allthrough the last year, the President made it a point to hold meetings with the members of the NationalCommittees of the countries he visited. Such meetings undoubtedly prove highly useful.
2.6 Secretary General’s Visits
After the 50th IEC last year, Secretary General Thatte visited Nigeria, Netherlands, Japan and Korea on officialwork and held wide ranging consultations with the National Committees and their associates on various issuesincluding broad-basing of their National Committees and enhancing technical activities.
2.7 Visits of Office Bearers and other distinguished personalities to Central Office
Since the Granada IEC, the Central Office has had the privilege of receiving several office bearers anddistinguished representatives of ICID National Committees. This was mainly possible due to the 8th InternationalDrainage Workshop held in New Delhi from 31 January to 4 February 2000 where a large number of NationalCommittees participated. Amongst the Office Bearers who visited the Central Office in January-February 2000include President Prof. dr. Bart Schultz, Vice President Peter S. Lee, Vice President Hon. Prof. C. Fasso andVice President Hon. M.H. Amer. The other personalities include His Excellency A. Kolganov (Russia), Prof. V.Dukhovny (Uzbekistan), Prof. H. Malano (Australia), Prof. Y. Ogino (Japan), Dr. W.F. Vlotman (The Netherlands),Dr. L.K. Smedema (IPTRID), Mr. M.J. Beltran (FAO), Dr. A. Kandiah (IPTRID, Rome), Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem(World Bank), Mr. Geoff Pearce (UK), Mrs. Indreswari Guritno (Indonesia), Mr. M. Taffese (Ethiopia). Earlier, inSeptember 1999, Mr. Lee Tsung Chi of Chinese Taipei Committee alongwith 24 members of Taiwan TaoyuanIrrigation Association (TTIA) visited the Central Office. In March 2000, a 3-member team of Slovak scientists ledby Dr. Dustan Kovac visited New Delhi and held discussions with Central Office professionals. In April 2000USAID members and representatives of Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited including its Vice Chairman Mr. V.B.Buch visited the Central Office and had useful interaction. In June 2000, Central Office received Dr. A. Vidal(France), Dr.(Mrs) V.M. Bendre, Director, CWPRS, Pune (India) and Mr. David Seckler, Director General, IWMI(Sri Lanka)
2.8 Liaison with Government of India
Central Office maintained close liaison with the Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID)and the Government of India in the Ministry of Water Resources. The 8th International Drainage Workshoporganised by INCID was a great success. President, ICID during his first visit to Central Office in October 1999accompanied by Secretary General, ICID called on the Minister of State for Water Resources and reviewedvarious issues of mutual interest with the Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Water Resources. He also helddiscussions with Chairman, Members of INCID and made a presentation about his vision and plans for ICID and
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Central Office during his stewardship between Granada 1999 and Montreal Congress 2002. Another round ofmeetings was held when he visited India at the time of the 8th International Drainage Workshop in Jan-Feb. 2000.
2.9 ICID Web Page
ICID started its own (hired) web server from 1.1.2000 and shifted all the ICID information available from ILRIserver. As you may be aware, through the courtesy of ILRI, The Netherlands, the ICID website was being hostedon the ILRI server from 1997. We are thankful to them for this excellent gesture. The Webpage editorial team andparticularly President Schultz have taken keen interest in the development of the website and have providedexcellent suggestions for its constant improvement. We are thankful to the team and President Schultz. The website can now be accessed with a simplified and easier new web address http://www.icid.org. As per the latest sitehit counter, the number of hits per month has risen to around 1500. For the French section, a domain name withhttp://www.ciid-ciid.org has been registered and made operational with the present web contents, recently. Thesedevelopments during the year 2000 were funded from ICID budget itself. From the year 2001 however, financialsupport of about US$ 20000 or Rs. 1 Million per year is required to sustain the achievement.
One way to get the support is to get and post advertisements and links on the ICID web site from variousequipment manufacturers, consultancy organizations, laboratories, institutions, etc. connected with `water’ as asubject. Such advertisements will provide with useful information to professionals from ICID membership globallyand create the much needed interface with irrigation and drainage related service and product providers andconsultants to the professionals and users, enabling them to get in touch with each other. The Central Officetherefore seeks help and cooperation of all our National Committees, members and Office Bearers to mobiliseand secure advertisements under different categories for the ICID website.
It is necessary that ICID launches its own web server during the year 2001. The cost break up for this facilitycomprises Rs. 1.2 million for the 1st year and Rs. 1 million for subsequent years. It is hoped that the ICIDmembership will rise to the occasion and support this important initiative.
2.10 Information Unit of the Central Office
A proposal for setting up an International Information Centre (IIC) was put up to Management Board (MB) inMarch 1997 and has been successively discussed at its meetings. The Centre will facilitate exchange ofinformation amongst the ICID members on one hand, and with the centes of excellence in related fields, UNagencies and other international Organizations on the other. It has been recently operationalised. It meets theinformation needs of researchers, scholars and individual professionals with the transfer of Text Delivery Service(TDS) to the Central Office from IPTRID. The Central Office library now functions as a virtual library and theexisting library catalogues are available for online search. Reports and books which are not covered undercopyright are made available in full for downloading, inclusive of available grey literature. In future variousresearch institutes and organizations will be connected to the TDS.
A new library software (LIBSYS) with Online Publication Access Catalogue (OPAC) facility has been selectedand procured. The existing library catalogue with around 28,000 entries has been converted to the new formatand has been posted on the webpage which is made operational with effect from September 2000 through ahired web server with ICID.ORG domain name. The selected LIBSYS software requires Windows NT server withISPRXYNT at 7555 port and IS-SERVER at 7001 port. Due to non-availability of the above port, the testingphase of the software was delayed but is recently made fully operational. The funding for infrastructuredevelopment for TDS facilities started from Central Office has been provided by IPTRID. This software is beingused for this purpose.
2.11 Central Office Technical Library
During the year, the Library acquired 760 books and reference documents, thus bringing up the acquisitions to atotal of 28943. All these books have been accessioned in house through computer processing.
2.12 French Unit
The following activities were carried out in the French Unit of the Central Office during the year :
§ Translation of minutes of 50th IEC Meeting into French was done and minutes were issuedsubsequently. Translation from French to English and English to French, of abstracts and summary andconclusions of papers received for publication in ICID Journal was carried out. Monthly News Update
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and quarterly Newsletters were translated and issued in French. Translation of Annual Report 1999 is inprogress. Routine correspondence with Francophone countries was maintained.
§ Call for Papers for the Montreal Congress (2002) was recast in French based on revised Englishversion. Final French version is now available.
§ In MTD, various suggestions about additions, deletions, modifications made by the Working Group onCoordination of Dictionaries, are incorporated in the French version.
§ Under special publications, Guidelines on GIS and Remote Sensing (Chapter I – Principes de latélédétection et de son intégration dans les systèmes d’information géographique) was translated fromFrench to English. Some of the contributions to the Golden Jubilee Souvenir are being translated intoFrench.
Assistance provided by AFEID in several cases of translation is gratefully acknowledged.
2.13 Sale of old ICID Publications
ICID has published and sold during the last 5 decades several technical publications besides some 40 specialpublications. However, presently there are about 23,000 copies of unsold publications in Central Office as on 30th
June 2000. Also there are about 7,000 sets of transactions of various Congresses and Symposia. The bulk ofundisbursed stock is of French version as there is a small demand for it. The Central Office has attempted sale ofthis stock at subsidized prices by contacting several national and international organizations. Representatives ofNational Committees are once more requested to scan and register their interest in procurement of the old butvaluable publications with the Central Office through the stall put up at the venue.
2.14 Effecting economy in Central Office expenses
During 49th IEC meet at Bali, the need for effecting as much economy as possible in the Central Office runningwas voiced. In response, several austerity measures were taken during the last 2 years.
During the last year, use of fax and airmail has been almost replaced by e-mail, causing a saving of the order ofRs.0.2 M. One of the staff cars has been converted to use the eco-friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) inplace of petrol. Running cost of a CNG vehicle is about 1/4th. Sizeable savings have been effected in printing andforwarding costs of publications such as the Newsletter, Bibliography and Annual Report because they are nowposted on the Website and printed only in a limited quantity. The printing paper for 1999 Congress publicationswas got specially made to suit requirements of size and weight which resulted in considerable savings in cost andtransportation of the publications to Granada from Delhi.
Although the work load keeps increasing, five staff vacancies have not been filled up to effect economy withoutaffecting efficacy.
2.15 Budget and Sponsorships
The year 1999 closed with total receipts of Rs.20.5 M and expenses of Rs.14.8 M leaving a surplus of Rs.5.7 Malmost double the budgeted surplus of Rs. 2.8 M. During the year 2000, receipts and expenditure are projected atRs. 14.2 M and Rs. 17.2 M respectively leaving a deficit of Rs. 3.0 M against the budgeted deficit of Rs. 3.3 M.This is in spite of following new initiatives taken for refurbishing Central Office infrastructure with the concurrenceof Management Board :
1. Improved space planning2. Modernization of building3. Modernization of equipment
Here, I will like to provide for IEC a glimpse of the ICID financial position and the budgetary constraints underwhich the Central Office has to work. The Management Board decided in December 1992 that ICID’s Citibankaccount fund, opened in 1990, should be built up to a level equal to income of ICID by way of subscriptions frommember countries for one year. Until 1998 this level was about US$ 200,000. At present, the yearly subscriptiontotals to about US$ 218,000. As the deposits in CitiBank increase beyond the required level, the excess isdrawn/transferred to the Canara Bank Rupee account in Delhi and utilised for the annual expenses. The CitiBankdeposits earn an interest of about Rs. 0.5 million annually. We have in the CitiBank, assets worth US$ 253,046
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as on 1st January 2000, which fulfills the mandate laid down by the Management Board. An amount of US$215,029 is kept in Term Deposits and US$ 38,017 in Current Account as on 1 January 2000.
The ICID account in Canara Bank, Delhi at present holds Rs. 12 million in term deposits. This deposit earns aninterest of about Rs. 0.8 million annually. ICID thus earns Rs. 1.3 million as interest, in addition to the annualmembership subscriptions totalling about Rs. 9 million. The total receipts from membership and interest thusamount to Rs. 10.3 million. The ICID earns other miscellaneous receipts worth Rs. 1.6 million annually, makingup a total receipt of Rs. 12 million.
As mentioned above, for the year 2000, the budget approved in Granada shows, on receipt side Rs. 12 millionand on expenditure side Rs. 15.3 million, indicating a deficit of Rs. 3.3 million. Actually by end December 2000, itis likely to be about Rs. 3 million. The deficit during the next year 2001 will be of the order of Rs. 6.6 million. Thedeficit encountered is normally met with from earnings in a Congress year. Two years in between the Congressyears normally are deficit years for the budget.
The foregoing indicates that inspite of holding a large amount in fixed deposits, the receipt / expenditure positionis hand to mouth over a cycle of three years. We have following proposals for which we need additional funds :
1. Commercialisation of publications : Approx. annual cost US$ 20,000, for at least three years.2. TDS and webpage : Approx. annual cost US$ 20,000, for say three years.3. Renovation and additional floor space in the ICID building : Approx. US$ 70,000, spread over a period of
five years.
As things stand at present, it is not possible to reduce the fixed deposits in both CitiBank and Canara Bank,because it will reduce the interest generated and expenditure will have to be reduced accordingly. On the otherhand, we are not in a position to increase the membership subscriptions. The recourse left for us is to getsubventions or grants-in-aid from funding sources.
As evident from the foregoing paragraphs, the Central Office is functioning on a shoe-string budget. With the staffemployed in the Central Office, all the required services are generated from within, without resorting todeployment of outside agencies for them. With internalization of services and costs, expenses on the CentralOffice are minimal, compared to set ups in other organizations, where apparently the staff strength may looksmall but all services are hired and the budgets are much larger than that of Central Office.
2.16 Young Professionals Forum (YPF)
The Council approved establishment of an ICID Young Professionals Forum in 1993 to attract young talent to theCommission.
Since then, 18 National Committees of Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Korea, Pakistan,India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganada, UK and Zambia have formally established theYPF in their countries. A request has been made to remaining National Committees to take steps in this direction. Anew directory containing information about these YPFs is being published in the year 2000.
Australian National Committee (ANCID) recently received agreement from National Program on Irrigation Researchand Development (NPIRD) to fund a travelling study fellowship for young professionals within the irrigation anddrainage industry to travel overseas. ANCID is very appreciative of NPIRD’s support as it will be achieving one ofICID’s objectives in promoting young professionals.
2.17 World Water Council (WWC)
Being one of the founder institutions of the World Water Council (WWC), the ICID has been maintaining closelinks with it. H.E. Vice President Hon. Abu-Zeid continued as its President, President Hon. Aly M. Shady isserving as its Vice President, and Secretary General represents ICID on the Board of Governors (BoG) andheads its Regional Centres Committee.
The Secretary General attended the BoG meeting at The Hague on 20 March 2000 and highlighted certain pointsneeding attention in the conduct of next WWF after 3 years at Tokyo. In his capacity as Chairman of theCommittee on Regional Centres, he has suggested a policy for setting up of regional/thematic centres of WorldWater Council which is under its consideration.
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President ICID, past Presidents and may past and present Office Bearers of ICID participated in the varioussessions during the 2nd World Water Forum (WWC) at The Hague in March 2000.
2.18 Global Water Partnership (GWP)
ICID has been maintaining close liaison with the Global Water Partnership (GWP) ever since its inception. VPHon. Mohtadullah is currently working as Executive Secretary of GWP. Several other past office bearers are alsoworking for the GWP. GWP had identified ‘Water Conservation in Agriculture’ as one of its associatedprogrammes for action under its window “Water for Food Production”. ICID had submitted a proposal with fourcomponents viz., (i) Organizing 20 national, 4 regional, and 1 global meets to promote “WATSAVE”, (ii) Creationof an Annuity Fund to support three ‘WatSave Awards’, (iii) Capacity building of women farmers and (iv) Settingup of ‘International Information Centre’ at ICID Central Office. The proposal has been subsequently recast, but ithas yet to get a favourable response.
Several National Committees of ICID actively participated in GWP’s vision related exercise of developing “TheGlobal Framework for Action” which was presented at The Hague in March 2000. Relevant recommendationsemanating from this exercise are incorporated in ICID’s revised Strategy for Implementing Sector Vision on Waterfor Food and Rural Development” (WFFRD).
2.19 World Water Vision and 2nd World Water Forum
The World Water Council (WWC) had assigned a lead role to ICID, along with other partner institutions, indeveloping Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development as a component of its exercise in theformulation of global ‘Long Term Vision for Water, Life and Environment in the 21st Century’. Many present andpast Office Bearers of ICID actively participated in the programme. The ICID has been actively involved in thevision preparation process ever since the idea was mooted at the First World Water Forum three years ago. H.E.Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, Vice President Hon., ICID, and President of the World Water Council initiated andsponsored the World Water Vision exercise putting splendid efforts and guided the entire process. President Hon.Aly Shady and Vice President WWF, had assumed responsibility of the Chairmanship of the overall VisionManagement Committee, President Hon. Shahrizaila bin Abdullah and Vice President Hon. Ait Kadi of ICIDserved as members of the World Commission on Water. Secretary General Hon. Chitale, Vice President Hon.Fatma Attia served on the Drafting Committee for WFFRD.
It may be recalled that to help develop the sector vision, the ICID had set up a Task Force in December 1998with Mr. Aly Shady, the then President, ICID as Chairman, to provide guidelines and set in motion the process ofpreparation of national level documents by the National Committees as well as to hold national levelconsultations fully supported and participated by ICID. The country position papers and the synthesis papers onregional consultations, provided useful inputs for the preparation of the sector vision finally report drafted by M/sPaul van Hofwegen and Mark Svendsen.
As per the decision of the IEC held at Granada, Spain, an ICID Strategy Paper for Implementing Sector Visionwas prepared to reflect ICID’s specific ideas, position and plans as a key professional NGO in the sector. Thedraft strategy as well as the country position papers were printed in a volume and presented during the WWFmeet. A new version incorporating revised and edited country position papers is brought out in CD-ROM as a partof the ICID Golden Jubilee activities.
The Second World Water Forum (WWF) and the Ministerial Conference which was held at The Hague, TheNetherlands from 17-24 March 2000, was a momentous event for which thousands of people interested in waterand its management had worked hard towards developing the Vision. The Forum was attended by about 6000delegates from 158 countries. The programme consisted of regional sessions, water-use sessions, specialsubjects, and sessions by major groups like NGOs, Youth Forums etc. The regional sessions covered a numberof river basins like Rhine basin, Mediterranean countries, Central/Eastern European countries, Russia, Southernand Western African countries, Australia, Americas, Caribbean countries, and Island States as well. The water-use sessions deliberated on water for food and rural development, inter-basin water transfer, rain waterharvesting, water for people, ground water, water for rivers, and policy issues like financing water infrastructure,water and tourism, and social charter.
The special subjects discussed in the Forum encompassed all issues having slightest bearing on the use andmanagement of water. Some of the important issues discussed include water and conflict prevention, water &energy, water & international law, socio-political implications of water modeling, non-conventional waterresources, water and dams, dams & water management, orienting politicians on water reform, desalinization ofwater etc. With the participation of major stakeholders both in the Government and Non-Government sector, the
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WWF provided platform and opportunity for intense debate and interaction amongst the representatives ofgovernments, professionals, NGOs and all those who were and who wanted to be actively involved in the subjectof water.
Besides subject discussions, several social programmes were arranged like screening of films and water relatedissues, cultural programmes by various groups from different parts of the world etc. A World Water Fairconsisting of about 120 exhibitors from various countries and organizations was organized. The Forum meetingconcluded with the Ministerial Conference and a Declaration (Annex 2).
President ICID, many past Presidents and Office Bearers of ICID, and the Secretary General participated in theproceedings.
2.20 WatSave Scenario
ICID had brought out a WatSave publication titled “The WatSave Scenario” in December 1997. The copies of thepublication which was based on information supplied by 27 National Committees, were sent to all NCs as pertheir requirements. The text of the document was translated into French in Central Office and vetted by theFrench National Committee (AFEID). Both the French and English versions have been put on the ICID websiteand can be downloaded by those interested.
The original WatSave Questionnaire is recirculated amongst 32 members of the National Committees who hadnot responded earlier, to enable Central Office to bring out Scenario-II, incorporating developments on WatSaveactivities in these countries. So far National Committees of 4 countries viz. Sudan, Iran, Mexico and Myanmarhave sent the information sought.
2.21 International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID)
ICID has been maintaining close interaction with the IPTRID’s new Secretariat at FAO. The meeting of IPTRIDConsultative Group held at Rome in the 1st week of December 1999, was attended by ICID representative.Subsequently, Dr. Kandiah, Programme Manager, IPTRID visited Central Office at the time of 8th InternationalDrainage Workshop in February 2000 when he held discussions with President, ICID; Secretary General, ICID;Chairman, AC-IPTRID and others on various issues like developing a strategy for follow up on the IPTRIDcountry programmes in selected few countries like India, Pakistan and China. He utilised the visit to India toconvene a meeting for review of IPTIRD’s India Programme in a meeting with the INCID and Govt. of Indiaofficers, which was also attended by President, ICID and Secretary General, wherein three priority projects wereidentified for reviving the India Programme. Subsequently as a follow up, an India Mission visited India from 13th
June 2000 for the formulation of a framework for a detailed project report for which a separate mission is beingmounted. The Programme Manager, IPTRID also visited Pakistan and China. President ICID was present inChina during this mission. Hopefully, similar initiatives will be taken in remaining participating developingcountries, as required by ICID.
ICID assisted IPTRID in its Asia Drainage Programme for which preparatory meetings were held at KualaLumpur, Malaysia in December 99 and at New Delhi in February 2000, alongwith ICID Drainage Workshopswhere the need for an Asia Drainage Programme was reaffirmed. The programme will be known as “DrainageProgramme for Humid Tropics in Asia” and would be implemented in phases.
IPTRID had entrusted the responsibility of operation of Text Delivery Service to Central Office on transfer fromHR Wallingford for which US$ 20000 out of committed amount of US$ 25000 was transferred to Central Office.Earlier, a sum of US$ 5000 was transferred by HR Wallingford as per agreement. The implementation of TDSfacilities is in progress and funds made available have been utilised. Efforts are in hand to secure funds requiredfor annual operation and maintenance of the service in a sustainable way in coming years.
Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah, Vice President Hon., ICID who was the Chairman of the IPTRID-CG announced in theCG meeting in December 1999 that he had decided to step down, subsequent to his selection as ExecutiveSecretary of GWP. The CG established a search committee consisting of President Bart Schultz, Vice PresidentKeizrul Abdullah and Mr. Ian Curtis of DFID to identify a candidate for Chairmanship of IPTRID-CG. Therecommendations of the Search Committee will be adopted soon.
2.22 International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
As ICID is very keen to promote the use of PODIUM for countries having large irrigated areas, there was asignificant increase in IWMI’s participation in ICID activities/events during the year. The most prominent being
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organization by INCID of PODIUM workshop at New Delhi in December 1999 for 5 major developing countriesviz., China, Egypt, India, Mexico and Pakistan. The Central Office extended all help in collection/verification ofdata required for PODIUM through National Committees. Fine tuning of PODIUM for India, in consultation withIWMI, has made significant progress. As a follow-up, President Schultz has formulated a proposal forcollaborative action between IWMI, ICID, FAO, IPTRID and World Bank. Hopefully, it will take shape during thecoming months.
IWMI has nominated its representatives on five ICID workbodies as permanent observers, and nominations onsix more workbodies is under consideration. IWMI is carrying out research programmes in 18 countries spreadover different continents. It is necessary that NCs of the respective countries and IWMI develop collaborativeresearch programmes for mutual benefit.
An ICID-IWMI joint meeting to review action progress on the existing MoU was held on 30 June 2000 at theCentral Office, New Delhi with Dr. David Seckler, Director General. The need for enhancing ties between the twoorganisations was endorsed. The new Director General Mr. Frank Rijsberman is expected to visit ICID CentralOffice in August 2000 and provide a further boost to the ties. It may be mentioned that an MoU between ICID andIWMI exists since 1993.
2.23 ICOLD, IHA and IWALC
During the past one year ICID has worked very closely with the International Commission on Large Dams(ICOLD) with the International Hydropower Association (IHA) on the role of large dams. Like ICID, these twoorganizations have also developed their own position papers on dams. The three organizations pulled togetherwell at the Second World Water Forum in The Hague and took a joint stand on large dams. The ICID – ICOLD –IHA cooperation on such important current issues can be a good model for similar cooperation amongst themembers of International Water-related Associations’ Liaison Committee (IWALC), to which ICID Central Office isproviding Secretarial support.
2.24 Events during Golden Jubilee of ICID
The Golden Jubilee Year of ICID was celebrated in different ways by the National Committees of ICID andCentral Office. Several events/programs were organized during the period from 24 June 1999 upto Cape Townmeeting where the celebrations conclude. These are listed below. As reported in 50th meeting of IEC, the CentralOffice had started a series of bi-monthly dialogues starting from 24 June 1999 (the foundation day of ICID) inpresence of distinguished experts on various current issues. A list of these bi-monthly dialogues is given below.In addition, in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee Year, ICID Central Office brought out the 1st CD-ROM ofICID recently, highlighting Milestones in the 50 years of existence of the Commission and a compilation of over40 country papers on Vision on WFFRD. Other useful information such as the Strategy Theme presentations andaward winning papers have also been included in the CD-ROM. Publications viz., Guide on Remote Sensing andGIS for Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, and Historical Dams are being processed for printing. ICID’sMultilingual Technical Dictionary is being brought out on a CD-ROM.
EVENTS ORGANIZED DURING THE GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR OF ICID
A. Series of bi-monthly dialogues held by the Central Office at New Delhi
No. Date Topic Speaker1 24 June 1999 ICID Vision on “Water for Food and
Rural Development”Dr. C.D. Thatte, Secretary General, ICID
2 24 August 1999 India Vision on Flood Scenario in theNext Century
Mr. S.C. Chitkara, Member (RiverManagement), Central Water Commission(CWC), New Delhi
3 22 October 1999 Energy and Water Mr. A.N. Singh, Ex-Chairman, CentralElectricity Authority, India
4 24 December 1999 Improving Public Acceptability ofHydroprojects
Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi, Secretary General,Indian Association for the Advancement ofSciences
5 24 February 2000 Institutional and Restructuring of WaterSector
Mr. A.D. Mohile, Chairman, INCID & CWC,Govt. of India, New Delhi
6 24 April 2000 Water Induced Natural Disasters andSome Thoughts on the Management ofPost-Disaster Water Scenario
Dr. R.K. Bhandari, head, InternationalScience and Technology Affairs, Council ofScientific Industrial Research (CSIR), India
7 26 June 2000 World Water Vision – Main Issues Dr. C.D. Thatte, Secretary General, ICID
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B. Events Organized By National Committees
1. Workshop on Performance Assessment of Irrigation and Drainage, 16 September 1999, Granada, Spain.The workshop was organized by Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)
2. Symposium on Irrigated Agriculture: Constraints, Future Role and Crop Diversification, 18 September 1999,Granada, Spain. The symposium was organized by Spanish National Committee (CYERD).
3. Symposium on Water Saving Irrigation for Rice Paddy, Guilin, Guangxi, Zhuang Autonomous Region,Peoples Republic of China, 11-13 October 1999, organized by Chinese National Committee on Irrigation andDrainage (CNCID).
4. Workshop on Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 17-21 October1999. The workshop was jointly organized by the United States Committee (USCID) and American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE).
5. International Seminar on the Performance of Large and Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes, Abuja, Nigeria,15-19 November 1999. The seminar was organized by the Nigerian National Committee (NINCID).
6. Workshop on Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM) New Delhi, 15-16 December 1999. The workshop wasorganized by the Indian National Committee (INCID) in association with the Central Water Commission(CWC).
7. 8th International Drainage Workshop with the theme “Role of Drainage and Challenges in 21st Century” NewDelhi, India, 31 January – 4 February 2000. The workshop was organized by the Indian National Committee(INCID).
8. 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Environment Water on the theme “Water Resources Management in the21st Century with particular reference to Europe, Budapest, Hungary, 1-3 June 2000. Conference wassupported by Hungarian National Committee (HUCID).
9. International Conference on the Challenges Facing Irrigation and Drainage in the New Millenium, For Collins,Colorado, USA, 20-24 June 2000. Organized by United States Committee (USCID).
10. Asian Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development of Irrigation and Drainage for Rice Paddy Fields,Tokyo, Japan, 24-28 July 2000. The workshop was organized by Japanese National Committee of ICID(JNCID).
11. 4th Pan American Regional Conference and 5th International Fertigation Symposium, Merida, Yucatan,Mexico, 4-6 October 2000. Organized by Mexican National Committee (MXCID)
12. International Workshop on the Role of Women in Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Irrigation, CapeTown, South Africa, 23 October 2000. Organized by South African National Committee (SANCID).
13. Sixth International Micro-Irrigation Congress (Micro-2000), Cape Town, South Africa, 24-26 October 2000.Organized by South African National Committee (SANCID).
14. Workshop on Control of Adverse Impacts of Fertilizers and Agro-Chemicals, Cape Town, South Africa, 25-26October 2000. Organized by South African National Committee (SANCID).
C. OTHERS
1 A special logo to commemorate Golden Jubilee year was prepared by the Central Office.
2 A special postal cover brought out by Government of India was released by President Bart Schultz on theoccasion of the 8th International Drainage Workshop as a souvenir of Golden Jubilee Year of ICID.
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Item 3 : Applications of Countries for ICID Membership
(i) Finland’s application for ICID membership with effect from the year 2000 has been received in March2000. This has been submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland. Country’s irrigatedarea is 10,000 ha, while the total area protected by drainage and flood control works in the country is 2 MHa. Percentage contribution of Finland to UN’s expenditure is 0.543. With the given statistics about areaserved, the annual membership subscription amount for Finland works out to US$ 3315. The IEC isrequested to approve the application. When approved, the membership will become effective from thedate the country pays its subscription.
(ii) In terms of By-law 13.3, the National Committees of Jordan and Sudan have requested for suspension ofsanctions against them. Argentina and Libya, however, have not made any such request. The IEC isrequested to approve suspension of sanction as requested.
(iii) Tanzania’s application for membership had been approved by IEC at its 47th meeting in Cairo in 1996. Thecountry has now shown its interest to pay the subscription amount to make the membership effective.
(iv) The Central Office has been following up with following countries in different continents regarding theirmembership of ICID :
Africa
(1) Burkina Faso; (2) Cameroon; (3) Chad; (4) Eritrea; (5) Mauritania; (6) Mauritius; (7) Niger; (8) Republic ofMali; (9) Somalia; and (10) Swaziland.
Americas
(1) Bolivia; (2) Costa Rica; (3) El-Salvador; (4) Guatemala; (5) Haiti; (6) Nicaragua; (7) Paraguay; (8) PuertoRico; (9) Trinidad & Tobago; and (10) Uruguay.
Asia and Oceania
(1) Bhutan; (2) Cambodia; (3) Georgia; (4) Kuwait; (5) Kyrgyzstan; (6) Laos PDR; (7) Lebanon; (8) Mongolia; (9)New Zealand; and (10) UAE.
Europe
(1) Belarus; (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina; (3) Denmark; (4) Finland; and (5) Moldova, Republic of.
The IEC members may like to offer support in encouraging these countries in joining ICID.
Item 4 : Report of the Management Board (MB)
After the 25th meeting of the Management Board (MB) held at Granada, the MB met for the 26th meeting at TheHague, The Netherlands on 19 March 2000. The Management Board is scheduled to meet in Cape Town for its27th meeting on 22 October 2000 between 11.00-13.00 hours.
In the meantime, the SG floated an agenda in circulation regarding Commercialization of ICID Journal in June2000. As decided by President and Secretary General during their meeting in July 2000, the Presidentsupplemented the Agenda with a proposed recommendation from MB about the Agenda matter. The MBmembers individually sent their concurrence for reiteration in the full meeting at Cape Town.
A summary report on the main issues addressed by the Management Board since the Granada Council meetingwill be presented to the Council by Chairman, Permanent Committee on Strategy Planning and OrganizationalAffairs (PCSPOA).
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Item 5 : Report of the Permanent Committee for Strategy Planning andOrganizational Affairs (PCSPOA)
The Committee will meet on 25 October 2000 at 08.30-13.00 hours (First Session) and 14.00-16.15 hours(Second Session) of its 11th meeting. Agenda of PCSPOA is at Appendix I, A-1.
The Chairman of the Committee will present its report for consideration and approval of the Council.
Item 6 : Report of the Permanent Finance Committee (PFC)
The 21st meeting of the Committee will be held on 24 October 2000 from 14.30-18.00 hours. The Agenda of theCommittee is at Appendix XXIX page A-274.
The Chairperson, Permanent Finance Committee will present the report of the Committee for the Council’sconsideration and approval.
Item 7 : Report of the Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA)
The PCTA will hold its 20th meeting at Cape Town in First Session on 26 October 2000 from 09.00 to 13.00 hoursand in Second Session from 14.30 to 17.00 hours.
The Agenda of PCTA is at Appendix IX, Page A-80. The Chairman, PCTA will present its report to the Council forconsideration and approval.
Item 8 : Commercialization of ICID Journal
At present, the ICID Journal is published in 2600 copies by the Central Office at no cost and about 20 to 50copies per issue are sent to National Committees according to their size. The subject of commercialization hasbeen engaging attention of the Council since 1996. At Granada in September 1999, Chairman, PCTA informedthat the Editorial Board of the Journal was in the process of identifying a Commercial Publisher. After Granadaevents, fresh bids were invited, screened by the Sub-Committee of Editorial Board and a proposal to award thetask to M/s. Wiley was approved by the Management Board (MB) in March 2000, subject to:
(1) President, ICID writing to National Committees for communicating their agreement with the proposal byend of May 2000,
(2) Central Office processing the responses and entering into an agreement with M/s. Wiley taking intoaccount all legal and financial issues, and
(3) Final vetting of the action by IEC at Cape Town.
The approval of the MB was for M/s. Wiley to publish and supply 1000 copies of each issue from year 2001 upto2005 at a cost of US$ 20 for 4 issues per year. From 2001, only ten copies of each issue would be sent to eachNational Committee. The decision was also based on a revised spreadsheet accompanying the e-mail of 13March 2000 from M/s. Wiley summarizing cost and receipt to ICID.
In response to condition 1, President, ICID wrote to all National Committees on 30 March 2000 to sendresponses. An agreement has been signed on 23 May by M/s Wiley and on 9 June 2000 by President Schultz. Acopy of President’s letter dated 10 June 2000 to all ICID National Committees informing them of the salient pointsof the Agreement is enclosed in Annex 3.
The President thereafter approached MB in circulation to vet the agreement with an understanding that thesigned agreement was solely based on tender submission (and financial implication) of M/s Wiley. The Membersof MB agreed to reconfirm this understanding at their full meeting in Cape Town.
The Agenda for 21st PFC meeting at Cape Town similarly will consider vetting of financial aspects of theagreement with regard to budget for 2001 and forecasts for 2002-2003.
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The IEC will consider vetting/ratification of the Agreement on the basis of recommendation of Permanent FinanceCommittee and Management Board.
Item 9 : Amendments to ICID Constitution and By-laws as proposed by SecretaryGeneral, ICID
9.1 Follow-up of report of Special Committee set up during 50th meeting of IEC
Amendments to some Articles of the Constitution and By-laws proposed by the Indian National Committee onIrrigation and Drainage (INCID) and Secretary General were considered at the 50th meeting of IEC on 16September 1999 at Granada. Formation of a Special Committee for this purpose was approved by the IEC andthe composition of the Committee was decided by President Aly Shady as follows : Vice President Hon. C.I.Barrett (Chairman); President Hon. Shahrizaila bin Abdullah (Member); Vice President Hon. Xu Zhifang(Member); Vice President Hon. M.S. Reddy (Member); Vice President Hon. Fatma Attia (Member); and VicePresident Hon. W. Dirksen (Member). The formation of the Committee was notified vide Notification No. 1 of1999 by Secretary General, ICID on 26 October 1999. The Committee considered the proposals for amendmentof Constitution Articles and related By-laws by correspondence. After due deliberations on the inputs receivedfrom INCID and Central Office, the Committee submitted its report on 20 June 2000 with its recommendations.
Based on the recommendations of the Special Committee, Secretary General proposes amendments to certainarticles of the Constitution and By-laws as given in Annex 4. In pursuance of Constitution Article 11.3, theseproposals have been circulated on 20 July 2000 by the Central Office of ICID to the National Committees andOffice Bearers of ICID well before two months prior to this meeting. The report of the Special Committee wasearlier circulated to all ICID National Committees and Office Bearers on 26 June 2000.
9.2 Participation of non-member countries in a Congress
ICID By-law 10.2(a) provides that for the ICID Congresses, the registration fee for nationals of non-membercountries shall be one and a half times the normal registration fee determined for nationals of member countries.In the previous IECs the provision of this By-law has escaped attention while approving the registration fees formember and non-member countries of the past 3 Congresses. The percentage difference between the fees fortwo categories has been a maximum of 26% which is less than 50%, prescribed in the By-law. It seems that theregistration fee at the rate prescribed by By-law 10.2(a) was not adhered to, possibly to attract larger participationby delegates from non-member countries at the Congresses.
The Secretary General therefore proposes under Constitution Article 11.1.1 an amendment to ICID By-law10.2(a) as given in Annex 4.
The proposal may be referred by 51st IEC under Article 5.7 of ICID’s Constitution to a Special Committee forconsideration and report to the next IEC in Korea on the proposed Amendment. The present Special Committeeeither may be entrusted with the task or another Committee formed.
Item 10 : Presentation of Awards
(i) Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award(ii) WatSave Awards
(i) Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award
This Award which was instituted in the year 1996 is presented every year in the memory of late Dr. HassanIsmail, Chairman, Egyptian National Committee of ICID to young professional(s) for contribution to the best paperin ICID Congresses or Afro-Asian Conferences or in conferences in Africa, on a subject related to Africa. TheCentral Office requested all National Committees of ICID to send to the Central Office before 31 May 2000 thepapers contributed by young professionals from their country for selection of the best paper for presentation ofthe Award. The Selection Committee comprising (1) Chairperson of Permanent Committee for TechnicalActivities; (2) Chairperson of Working Group on Research and Development; (3) Chairperson of Africa RegionalWorking Group; (4) Chairperson of Egyptian National Committee; and (5) Secretary General, ICID have reviewedthe papers received in the Central Office for selection of the best paper. The Award of US$ 1000 will bepresented at the Council meeting by President, ICID.
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(ii) WatSave Awards
The WatSave Awards were instituted by ICID in the year 1998 under which the following three awards of US$1000 are presented at the annual IEC meeting :
(1) WatSave Technology Award
(2) WatSave Innovative Management Award
(3) WatSave Young Professional Award
The Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) has sponsored the three awards of US$ 1000each for the year 2000. In view of continued support from Netherlands, it has been decided to increase theamount of each award from US$ 1000 to US $ 1500 for the year 2000.
The circular letter inviting nominations for the above three awards was issued by the Central Office on 11 April2000. A panel of judges will scrutinize the nominations and decide the names of award winners. The WatSaveAwards will be presented at the Council meeting in Cape Town by President, ICID.
Item 11 : Venues for future IECs and Conferences (i) 56th IEC and 19th Congress in2005; (ii) 57th IEC Meeting in 2006; (iii) 58th IEC Meeting in 2007; (iv) 5th PanAmerican Regional Conference; (v) 2nd Asian Regional Conference; (vi) 21st
European Regional Conference; and (vii) 2nd African Regional Conference
The venues of the IEC meetings between 51st IEC at Cape Town and 55th IEC in Moscow for which the proposalshave been approved are as follows :
§ 52nd IEC and 1st Asian Regional Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2001
§ 53rd IEC and 18th Congress, Montreal, Canada, 2002
§ 54th IEC and 20th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 2003
§ 55th IEC, Moscow, Russia, 2004
§ 1st African Regional Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 2004
The first Afro-Asian Regional Conference of ICID was held in September 1976 at Tashkent and theseconferences were held thereafter at intervals of 2-3 years. The last i.e. 10th Afro-Asian Regional Conference washeld in Bali, Indonesia in July 1998. It was thereafter decided to have separate Asian and African RegionalConferences. The first Asian Regional Conference will be held in Seoul, Korea in 2001, while the first AfricanRegional Conference will be held in Egypt in 2004. The Pan-American Regional Conferences are being heldsince 1994 when the first such conference was held in Brazil. Thereafter two more conferences i.e. 2nd and 3rd
Pan American Regional Conference were held in Canada and Mexico in the years 1989 and 1992 respectively.The 4th Pan American Regional Conference has recently been held in Mexico in September 2000.
It is expected that the four Regional Conferences are held in rotation in different regions and there is no undulylong gap between the two regional conferences in the same region as far as possible. With this backgroundtherefore the invitations to the participating member countries are extended for the 4th Pan-American RegionalConference, 2nd Asian Regional Conference, 21st European Regional Conference and 2nd African RegionalConference. These invitations are open.
Similarly, the venues for the IEC meetings have been decided upto 2004 when the 55th IEC meeting will be heldin Moscow, Russia. Invitations are therefore open for the 56th IEC onwards from the year 2005.
Central Office vide its circular No. CM1/3299-3361 dated 21 June 2000 requested the National Committees tosubmit their proposals for holding IEC and Regional Conferences for future events. Upto the time of writing theseagenda notes, the following responses/offers were received :
(i) 56th IEC and 19th Congress, 2005 : Vide their letter dated 4 April 2000 the Israeli National Committeeand vide letter dated 5 April 2000 the Chinese National Committee have shown interest in organizingthe 56th IEC and 19th Congress in the year 2005. Both the National Committees were requested tosend their proposal in prescribed format which will be put up to the Council.
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(ii) 57th IEC Meeting in 2006 : Invitation open.
(iii) 58th IEC Meeting in 2007 : Invitation open.
(iv) 5th Pan American Regional Conference : Invitation open.
(v) 2nd Asian Regional Conference : Invitation open.
(vi) 21st European Regional Conference : Invitation open.
(vii) 2nd African Regional Conference : Invitation open.
The National Committees in different geographical regions will make their offers. Representatives of the invitingNational Committees attending the Council meeting will apprise the Council on details of their offers.
Item 12 : Tenure of Secretary General
Dr. C.D. Thatte, Secretary General, ICID was appointed for a tenure of 3 years between 1998-2000. Hisappointment was approved by the Council during its 48th meeting. At the 26th meeting of the Management Boardheld at The Hague on 19 March 2000, it was decided to renominate and reappoint Dr. C.D. Thatte as SecretaryGeneral for the second term of 3 years from 1.1.2001 to 31.12.2003, subject to approval of IEC at Cape Town.Dr. Thatte has accepted his renomination and reappointment by President ICID acting as Chairman ofManagement Board. The President will apprise the Council of his decision/recommendation in the matter forapproval.
Item 13 : Election of Vice Presidents
As per Article 6.2.4 of the ICID Constitution, the term of office of the following three Vice Presidents will expire atthe conclusion of the Cape Town IEC and its adjunct study tours.
1. Mr. Peter S. Lee, Great Britain (1997-2000)
2. Mr. David S. van der Merwe, South Africa (1997-2000)
3. Prof. Qishun Zhang, China (1997-2000)
Following six Vice Presidents will continue beyond 51st IEC :
Sl.No. Name Country TenureFrom To
1. Dr. Dia El-Din Ahmed El Quosy Egypt 1998 2001
2. Mr. Franklin E. Dimick USA 1998 2001
3. Mr. L.T. Wijesuriya Sri Lanka 1998 2001
4. Sr. Ricardo Segura Graino Spain 1999 2002
5. Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah Malaysia 1999 2002
6. Prof. F. Ligetvari Hungary 1999 2002
Regional allocation of National Committees amongst the Vice Presidents is given below :
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REGIONAL ALLOCATION OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES AMONGST CURRENTVICE PRESIDENTS FROM OCTOBER 1999 TO OCTOBER 2000
Sl.No. Name of Vice President Allocation of Region/National Committees1. Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK) Western Europe, North-West Asia and Central Asia
(covering Cyprus, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan,Kazakstan, Kyrgyztan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Switzerland,Tajikstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
2. Mr. David S. van der Merwe(South Africa)
Central and Southern Africa(covering the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia andZimbabwe)
3. Prof. Qishun Zhang East Asia(covering the country of China)
4. Dr. Dia El Din Ahmed El Quosy(Egypt)
North-Eastern and Western Africa(covering the countries of Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco,Nigeria and Sudan)
5. Mr. Franklin E. Dimick (USA) North and Central America(covering the countries of Canada, Honduras, Mexico and USA)
6. Ing. L.T. Wijesuriya(Sri Lanka)
South Asia(covering the countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
7. Dr. R. Segura(Spain)
Western Europe and South America(covering the countries of Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chila, Colombia, France,Guyana, Italy, Portugal and Spain)
8. Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah(Malaysia)
North-West Asia, South-East Asia and East Asia(covering the countries ofAustralia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar,Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam)
9. Prof. F. Ligetvari(Hungary)
Eastern Europe(covering the countries of Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary,Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Sloveniaand Ukraine)
In response to the Central Office’s circular dated 3 February 2000 inviting nominations for the post of three VicePresidents for the term 2000-2003, a total of 7 nominations have been received in the Central Office till the lastdate of receipt of nominations viz., 26 June 2000. The particulars are tabulated below. All the 7 nominations arevalid in all respects :
Sl.No.
Nominee Country Date of dispatch ofnomination by theNational Committee
Date of receipt inCentral Office
Nominationvalidity
1. Dr. H. Malano Australia E-mail (12.4.2000)Letter (13.4.200)
13.4.200026.4.2000
Valid
2. Mr. Cai Lingen China Fax (16.5.2000)Letter (15.5.2000)
17.5.200029.5.2000
Valid
3. Dr. C. Madramootoo Canada E-mail (5.6.2000)Letter (8.6.2000)
17.5.200013.6.2000
Valid
4. Mr. K. Jeyaseelan India Letter (16.6.2000) 16.6.2000 Valid
5. Dr. Soon-kuk Kwun Korea Fax (7.6.2000)Letter (7.6.200)
19.6.200022.6.2000
Valid
6. Dr. S. Nairizi Iran E-mail (21.6.2000)Letter (21.6.2000)
21.6.200026.6.2000
Valid
7. Mr. P.I. Kovalenko Ukraine E-mail (23.6.2000)Letter (23.6.2000)
26.6.200028.6.2000
Valid
In terms of By-laws 2.1, a meeting of the Office-Bearers, past and present, attending the Cape Town Councilmeeting will be held on 26 October 2000 from 17.00-19.30 hours. The biodata of the nominees for VicePresidents and other relevant information will be put up to the Office Bearers’ Committee (OBC) at the meeting.The recommendations of the OBC will be announced by the SG in the IEC. The Council will consider them andelect three nominees to fill the three vacancies. The Council’s decision in respect of the election of VicePresidents and their inter se seniority will be announced at the meeting by the President. Election Officers will beappointed by the President when necessary to conduct elections and to deliver the result to the President.
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Annex 1[IEC Agenda Item 2.1]
GGRRAANNAADDAA IICCIIDD DDEECCLLAARRAATTIIOONN((1199 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11999999))
At the conclusion of the Congress, a `Granada ICID Declaration' was issued that highlights the commitments ICIDhas to make during the coming years. Following is the text of the Declaration :
"Fifty years, although a long time in the life of a person, is short in the development of a drainage basin. None theless, 50 years is an appropriate time for the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) to take stockof its achievements and make an effort to address its weaknesses. In these 50 years ICID has increased itsmembership from 11 to 69 countries. The first Congress was attended by less than 100 delegates and this grandCongress in Granada in excess of 700 delegates. ICID started by publishing a periodic bulletin and now publishes afull fledged properly reviewed quarterly scientific journal, a web site and other means of disseminating information.ICID has progressed from not being recognized by other organizations to one whose Council is sought by worldleaders.
ICID encourages all stake holders to irrigate and drain arable lands to their optimum efficiency, maximize foodproduction and assure that water not used is recycled to the extent that is reasonably possible. Basin wide the useof water will be optimized, where applicable shared among states and regions and pollution will be controlled to anacceptable level.
ICID supports food security and proposes methods to conserve water by increasing the productivity per unit of waterused, by reducing non beneficial uses, by relocating uses from low to high value crops, by tapping uncommittedoutflows from systems, and by seeking new sources essential to meet additional demands.
Rehabilitation and modernization of systems will have to be brought about by encouraging the formation of wateruser organizations, by effective participation of users in the initial assessment of needs and by evaluatingalternatives. ICID concludes that rehabilitation and modernization must result in additional benefits to farmers andbe financially viable in that operation and maintenance costs should be at an acceptable level.
Irrigation, drainage and flood control of agricultural lands are no longer options. They are necessary for feedingbillions of people, for providing employment for rural poor and for protecting the environment. With respect to thisICID stresses that dams have played and will continue to play an important role in the development of waterresources, especially in developing countries. A balance needs to be found between the requirements based on theneeds of society, acceptable side effects and a sustainable environment.
The strategy for the future must be to optimize the use of water and mitigate its harmful effects. The InternationalCommission on Irrigation and Drainage resolves to continue its commitment to serve the world in determiningmethods of managing water for the production of food and fibre."
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Annex 2[IEC Agenda Item 2.19]
[Source : www.worldwatervision.org]
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION OF THE HAGUE ONWATER SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
1. Water is vital for the life and health of people and ecosystems and a basic requirement for the developmentof countries, but around the world women, men and children lack access to adequate and safe water to meettheir most basic needs. Water resources, and the related ecosystems that provide and sustain them, areunder threat from pollution, unsustainable use, land-use changes, climate change and many other forces.The link between these threats and poverty is clear, for it is the poor who are hit first and hardest. This leadsto one simple conclusion: business as usual is not an option. There is, of course, a huge diversity of needsand situations around the globe, but together we have one common goal: to provide water security in the21st Century. This means ensuring that freshwater, coastal and related ecosystems are protected andimproved; that sustainable development and political stability are promoted, that every person has access toenough safe water at an affordable cost to lead a healthy and productive life and that the vulnerable areprotected from the risks of water-related hazards.
2. These threats are not new. Nor are attempts to address them. Discussions and actions started in Mar delPlata in 1977, continued through Dublin and were consolidated into Chapter 18 of Agenda 21 in Rio in 1992.They were reaffirmed in Paris 1998, CSD-6 and in the Second World Water Forum and MinisterialConference. The process will continue in the meeting in Bonn in 2002 ("Dublin+10"), through the 10-yearreview of implementation of Agenda 21, and beyond. These and other international meetings have produceda number of agreements and principles that are the basis upon which this and future statements should bebuilt. The goal of providing water security in the 21st Century is reflected in the unprecedented process ofbroad participation and discussion by experts, stakeholders and government officials in many regions of theworld. This process has profited from the important contributions of the World Water Council, who launchedthe World Water Vision process at the First World Water Forum in Marrakech, from the formation of theWorld Commission on Water in the 21st Century and from the development of the Framework for Action bythe Global Water Partnership.
The Main Challenges
3. To achieve water security, we face the following main challenges:
Meeting basic needs: to recognise that access to safe and sufficient water and sanitation are basic humanneeds and are essential to health and well-being, and to empower people, especially women, through aparticipatory process of water management.
Securing the food supply: to enhance food security, particularly of the poor and vulnerable, through the moreefficient mobilisation and use, and the more equitable allocation of water for food production.
Protecting ecosystems: to ensure the integrity of ecosystems through sustainable water resourcesmanagement.
Sharing water resources: to promote peaceful co-operation and develop synergies between different uses ofwater at all levels, whenever possible, within and, in the case of boundary and trans-boundary waterresources, between states concerned, through sustainable river basin management or other appropriateapproaches.
Managing risks: to provide security from floods, droughts, pollution and other water-related hazards.
Valuing water: to manage water in a way that reflects its economic, social, environmental and cultural valuesfor all its uses, and to move towards pricing water services to reflect the cost of their provision. Thisapproach should take account of the need for equity and the basic needs of the poor and the vulnerable.
Governing water wisely: to ensure good governance, so that the involvement of the public and the interestsof all stakeholders are included in the management of water resources.
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Meeting the Challenges
4. We, the Ministers and Heads of Delegation, recognize that our gathering and this Declaration are part of awider process, and are linked to a wide range of initiatives at all levels. We acknowledge the pivotal role thatgovernments play in realizing actions to meet the challenges. We recognize the need for institutional,technological and financial innovations in order to move beyond "business as usual" and we resolve to riseto meet these challenges.
5. The actions advocated here are based on integrated water resources management, that includes theplanning and management of water resources, both conventional and non-conventional, and land. This takesaccount of social, economic and environmental factors and integrates surface water, groundwater and theecosystems through which they flow. It recognizes the importance of water quality issues. In this, specialattention should be paid to the poor, to the role, skills and needs of women and to vulnerable areas such assmall island states, landlocked countries and desertified areas.
6. Integrated water resources management depends on collaboration and partnerships at all levels, fromindividual citizens to international organizations, based on a political commitment to, and wider societalawareness of, the need for water security and the sustainable management of water resources. To achieveintegrated water resources management, there is a need for coherent national and, where appropriate,regional and international policies to overcome fragmentation and for transparent and accountableinstitutions at all levels.
7. We will further advance the process of collaboration in order to turn agreed principles into action, based onpartnerships and synergies among the government, citizens and other stakeholders. To this end :
(a) We will establish targets and strategies, as appropriate, to meet the challenges of achieving watersecurity. As part of this effort, we support the development of indicators of progress at the nationaland sub-national level. In carrying this forward, we will take account of the valuable work done for theSecond World Water Forum.
(b) We will continue to support the UN system to re-assess periodically the state of freshwater resourcesand related ecosystems, to assist countries, where appropriate, to develop systems to measureprogress towards the realisation of targets and to report in the biennial World Water DevelopmentReport as part of the overall monitoring of Agenda 21.
(c) We will work together with other stakeholders to develop a stronger water culture through greaterawareness and commitment. We will identify best practices, based on enhanced research andknowledge generation capacities, knowledge dissemination through education and other channelsand knowledge sharing between individuals, institutions and societies at all appropriate levels. Thiswill include co-ordination at regional and other levels, as appropriate, to promote arrangements forcoping with water-related disasters and for sharing experiences in water sector reform. It will alsoinclude international co-operation in technology transfers to, and capacity building in, developingcountries.
(d) We will work together with stakeholders to increase the effectiveness of pollution control strategiesbased on polluter pays principles and to consider appropriate rules and procedures in the fields ofliability and compensation for damage resulting from activities dangerous to water resources.
(e) Against the background of the preparatory work for and discussions in The Hague, we will work withinmultilateral institutions, particularly the UN system, International Financial Institutions and bodiesestablished by Inter-Governmental Treaties, to strengthen water-related policies and programmes thatenhance water security, and to assist countries, as appropriate, to address the major challengesidentified in this Declaration.
(f) We call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to further strengthen the co-ordination andcoherence of activities on water issues within the UN system. We will adopt consistent positions in therespective governing bodies to enhance coherence in these activities.
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(g) We call upon the Council of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to expand activities that arewithin the mandate of the GEF in relation to freshwater resources by catalyzing investments innational water management issues that have a beneficial impact on international waters.
(h) We welcome the contribution of the World Water Council in relation to the Vision and of the GlobalWater Partnership with respect to the development of the Framework for Action. We welcome follow-up actions by all relevant actors in an open, participatory and transparent manner that draws upon allmajor groups in society.
(i) We note the statements (attached to this declaration) made by the representatives of the majorgroups and welcome them as a clear reflection of their readiness to work with us towards a securewater future for all.
8. Recognising that the actions referred to in paragraph 7, including progress on targets and strategies, areimportant and ambitious, we will review our progress periodically at appropriate fora, including the meetingin Bonn in 2002 and the 10-year review of the implementation of Agenda 21.
9. The Ministerial Conference acknowledges with appreciation that a range of issues were discussed duringthe Second World Water Forum, and that the Chair of the Forum presented these issues to the MinisterialConference. The importance of these issues is unquestionable; we will raise them for further considerationin relevant fora in the future and will consider their implications for our individual national situations.
10 The challenges are formidable, but so are the opportunities. There are many experiences around the worldthat can be built on. What is needed is for us all to work together, to develop collaboration and partnerships,to build a secure and sustainable water future. We will, individually and acting together, strive to achievethis and stimulate and facilitate the contributions of society as a whole. To this end, we note withappreciation that pledges were made at The Hague (attached to our declaration). This Declaration reflectsthe determination of our governments and represents a critical step in the process of providing watersecurity for all.
11. We, the Ministers and Heads of Delegation, thank the government and people of The Netherlands for theirvision and for their hospitality in hosting this conference and forum.
Agreed to on Wednesday 22 March, 2000, in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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Annex 3[IEC Agenda Item 8]
To: The ICID National Committees
c.c. Members of the Management BoardPresident Honoraire John Hennessy, convenor of the sub committee, and the members of the subcommittee, and of the editorial boardVice-president Honoraire Larry Stephens, chairman of the Committee on Public Relations andPublications, and the members of the committeeVice-president Honoraire Constantino Fasso, Chairman PCTA, and the members of PCTA
Date: 10 June 2000Ref.:Subject: Commercialisation of the Journal
By the letter of 30 March 2000, ref. ICI(15EB)CP/1769-1870, you have been informed of the proposal to publishthe ‘new’ ICID Journal from January 2001 onwards through Messrs. John Wiley & Sons under the full editorialresponsibility of ICID. This follows the current practice of accepting papers in the English and French languages.It was requested to inform Secretary General the latest by the 1st of May whether your National Committee wouldhave any reservation about the proposed contract. Up to this date only a very few reservations have beenreceived, and they generally could be clarified. In the meantime the sub-committee under the convenorship ofPresident Honoraire John Hennessy has negotiated an Agreement with Wiley which properly reflects the issuesas were already described in general terms in the proposal.
Therefore it is a pleasure for me to inform you that on May 23 by Mr. Stephen Smith on behalf of Messrs. JohnWiley & Sons and on June 9 by undersigned on behalf of ICID the Agreement has been signed. The Agreementis subject to ratification by Council during our meeting on Friday 27 October 2000, Cape Town, South Africa.
The agreement implies that :
∗ by January 2001 the first issue of the ‘new’ ICID Journal will be ready for publication through John Wileyunder the full editorial responsibility of ICID, with papers in the English and French language;
∗ the term of the agreement is five year. The agreement is based on four issues per year. When bothparties agree the number can be raised to, for example, six issues per year at an appropriate momentduring the term of the Agreement;
∗ ICID will purchase 1,000 copies of the Journal from Wiley in 2001 at a price of US$ 20 per copy, whichmeans cost to ICID of US$ 20,000. During the term of the agreement changes in the price per copy arepossible if agreed so by both parties
∗ taking into account the expected subscription and non-subscription royalties the net cost to ICID for thefive years are - based on 4 issues per year - estimated to be in total US$ 7,000, or on average less thanUS$ 1,500 per year. While part of the revenue that we receive from John Wiley concerns editorialexpenses - which for 2001 are set at US$ 7,000 - and we did not include these expenses yet in ourpresent practice, the effective budget consequences to ICID will be on average about US$ 8,500 per year.These consequences can be covered from the available resources;
∗ each National Committee will get 10 copies for free as a basis. In addition one copy for each individualwho is an incumbent, or active honoraire office bearer, or an active member of an ICID work body will bealso issued for free. These copies will be send by Wiley directly to the National Committees;
∗ existing subscriptions by National Committees through ICID can be continued at the price of US$ 20 in2001. During the term of the agreement changes in the price are possible on the basis as outlined above;
∗ National Committees have the possibility to offer their individual members additional subscriptions at thesubscription fee of US$ 20 for four issues per year. During the term of the agreement changes in the priceare possible on the basis as outlined above;
∗ non ICID members will have to pay for the first year a fee of about US$ 185 for personal subscriptions andabout US$ 250 for full subscriptions. These latter two subscription fees will be gradually raised during thefive year period.
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Following the signing of the Agreement on May 23rd, President Honoraire John Hennessy, Vice President PeterLee, the Editor in Chief Prof. Janusz Rydzewski and undersigned had a meeting on May 24th withrepresentatives of Wiley and discussed in depth the following issues:
− aims and scope;
− name and lay out of the Journal;
− marketing strategy;
− advertisements;
− ISI listing;
− contact with National Committees;
− transitional operational schedule;
− operational procedures.
Based on the Agreement and the discussions held John Wiley will conduct during the coming months their globalmarketing campaign for the ICID Journal. In the framework of this campaign they may also contact the NationalCommittees.
With respect to the Journal I can also inform you with great pleasure that it has been selected for coverage in theScience Citation Index from volume 49 (1), 2000.
In the Granada statement it has been described that we started by publishing a periodic bulletin and now publisha full fledged properly reviewed quarterly scientific journal. I hope and trust that the Agreement and the Citationare in line with this development and will promote the status of our Journal and the dissemination of ourmessages, resulting in a better service to our members and a wider information on the work of our Commission.
Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Bart SchultzPresident ICID
Enclosure to Annex 3
Publishing Copies Cost to ICID Estimatedrevenue
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Wiley I 2000 40000 40000 40000 60000 60000 13795 17590 21050 28260 31585
Wiley II 1000 20000 20000 20000 30000 30000 11793 15589 19050 25265 28585
Wiley Agreement 1000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 11793 15589 19050 22000 25000* royalty 4793 8339 11550 14500 17500* editorial exp. 7000 7250 7500 7500 7500
Present practice 2600 23190 23440 23690 23690 23690 17200 17200 17200 17200 17200* excl. ed. exp. 16190 16190 16190 16190 16190
Net cost Total net costtotal per year
Wiley I 2000 26205 22410 18950 31740 28415 127720 25544
Wiley II 1000 8207 4411 950 4735 1415 19718 3944
Wiley Agreement 1000 8207 4411 950 -2000 -5000 6568 1314* excl. ed. exp. 15207 11661 8450 5500 2500 43318 8664
Present practice 2600 5990 6240 6490 6490 6490 31700 6340
Prices in US$
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Annex 4[IEC Agenda Item 9]
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS PROPOSED BY SECRETARY GENERAL
9.1 Follow-up of Report by Special Committee set up during 50th Meeting of IEC
Sl.No.
Item Present text in Constitution/By-laws Amended Text proposed by Secretary General(underlined)
1. ConstitutionArticle 6.1.1 –Office Bearers(Composition)
(New Article added)
If none of the elected Office Bearers provided forin Article 6.1 is from the country in which theCentral Office is located, an additional VicePresident may be selected from that country. Thisperson shall be referred to as the Vice President(Central Office Country).
2. ConstitutionArticle 6.2.2 –Office Bearers(Election ofPresident andVicePresidents)
Not more than one of the ten offices (OnePresident and nine Vice Presidents) shall beheld by any one country at one time.
Not more than one of the ten elected officesprovided for in Section 6.1 (one President andnine Vice Presidents) shall be held by any onecountry at one time.
3. ConstitutionArticle 6.2.4 –Office Bearers(Election ofPresident andVicePresidents)
The term of office of each of the nine VicePresidents shall be for a duration of threeyears. For the purpose of this Article, a termshall commence at the conclusion of theExecutive Council meeting and itsappurtenant study tours during which theelection was held and terminate at theconclusion of the third ordinary ExecutiveCouncil meeting and its appurtenant studytours. In case this third Executive Councilmeeting is held at the time of the Congress,then the term of office shall expire at theconclusion of the Congress and itsappurtenant study tours. A special meeting ofthe Council shall not affect the term of office.
The term of office of each of the nine VicePresidents shall be for a duration of three years.For the purpose of this Article, a term shallcommence at the conclusion of the ExecutiveCouncil meeting and its appurtenant study toursduring which the election was held and terminateat the conclusion of the third ordinary ExecutiveCouncil meeting and its appurtenant study tours.In case this third Executive Council meeting isheld at the time of the Congress, then the term ofoffice shall expire at the conclusion of theCongress and its appurtenant study tours. Aspecial meeting of the Council shall not affect theterm of office.
4. By-law 2.8 –Seniority ofVice Presidents
The relative seniority of three Vice Presidentsselected each year shall be determined by thenumber of votes obtained by each; if there isno voting or the votes obtained are equal,then by a draw of lots.
The relative seniority of the three Vice Presidentsselected each year shall be determined by thenumber of votes obtained by each; if there is novoting or the votes obtained are equal, then by adraw of lots. If a Vice President (Central OfficeCountry) is selected pursuant to Article 6.1.1 ofthe Constitution, then that person shall be last inseniority among all Vice Presidents.
9.2 New Amendment to By-law 10.2(a) proposed by Secretary General
Existing Amended Text proposed by Secretary General(underlined)
10.2(a) “Nationals of non-member countries, who may beindividuals or selected by their respective governments or anindividual organization when allowed to take part vide By-law 10.1, shall pay one and a half times the normalRegistration Fee determined for Nationals of membercountries. One half of the additional Registration Fee shallbe remitted by the host National Committee to the Centraloffice and the remaining half shall be retained by the hostNational Committee.”
“Nationals of non-member countries, who may be individualsor selected by their respective governments or an individualorganization when allowed to take part vide By-law 10.1, shallpay one and a half times the normal an enhanced registrationfee determined for Nationals of member countries to bedetermined by the IEC. One half of the additional RegistrationFee shall be remitted by the host National Committee to theCentral Office and the remaining half shall be retained by thehost National Committee.”
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NOTE FROM CENTRAL OFFICE FORCONSIDERATION IN ALL WORKBODIES
ABOUTAGENDA ITEMS CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP, TENURE, NOMENCLATURE
1. The 50th meeting of IEC held at Granada considered and supported recommendations of PCTA& PCSPOA based on the report of the Task Force comprising Vice Presidents Hon. Peter Leeand Javad Farhoudi set up to bring clarity to issues related to nomenclature, tenure etc. ofworkbodies.
Accordingly, the existing provisions were modified by IEC as follows :
Firstly, the work of a workbody is not necessarily required to be finished within 6 yearstenure. The workbody could renew its own mandate and some work could be extendedbeyond six years.
Secondly, some Working Groups which had been designated as Committees at 49th
meeting of IEC were again converted as Working Groups.
Thirdly, the Chairmen of workbodies were asked to strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7stipulating that members not contributing to the activities of the workbody by attendance(not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shall be replaced inconsultation with their National Committees.
Fourthly, no person should be a member of more than three workbodies, not countingOffice-Bearers Committee (OBC), Permanent Committee on Strategy Planning andOrganisational Affairs (PCSPOA), Management Board (MB) or Staff Committee (SC).
2. The 48th meeting of IEC held at Oxford had earlier approved the recommendations of the PCTAprescribing strength of a Working Group upto 15 members only. Secondly, the adoptedpractice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aworkbody.
3. Each workbody is requested to please keep the summary directives of IEC as above in view,while deciding its size of membership, tenure, nomenclature etc.
A GENERAL REQUEST
A spare copy each of the documents/publications/written submissions distributed at themeeting of the workbody is required by the Central Office for reference, use and record. Allmembers will pass on to Chairman, one copy of every document contributed, distributed ordiscussed at the meeting for compilation and handing it over in the rooms where the CentralOffice will be located at the venue of the meeting along with the draft minutes of the meeting.Please ensure that these papers are handed over latest by next day morning 09.00 hours.
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APPENDIX I[IEC Agenda Item 5]
AGENDA FOR THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THEPERMANENT COMMITTEE ON STRATEGY PLANNING AND
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS (PCSPOA)Cape Town, South Africa
First Session : 25 October 2000 : 08.30-13.00 hoursSecond Session : 25 October 2000 : 14.00-16.15 hours
Members : (1) Vice President Dia El Din El Quosy, Chairman, Egypt (1998); (2) Vice President Hon. W. Dirksen,Vice Chairman (Germany, 1996); (3) Prof. C. Storsbergen, Vice President Hon. (Netherlands, 1996); (4) Prof.Javad Farhoudi, Vice President Hon. (Iran, 1996); (5) Mr. Peter S. Lee, Vice President (UK, 1997); (6) Mr. DavidS. van der Merwe, Vice President (South Africa, 1997); (7) Prof. Qishun Zhang, Vice President (China, 1997); (8)Mr. Franklin E. Dimick, Vice President (USA, 1998); (9) Mr. L.T. Wijesuriya, Vice President (Sri Lanka, 1998);(10) Mr. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Vice President (Malaysia, 1999); (11) Dr. Ricardo Graino Segura, Vice President(Spain, 1999); (12) Prof. F. Ligetvari, Vice President (Hungary, 1999); (13) Secretary General, ICID.
Ex-Officio Members : (1) Chairman, African Regional Working Group (2) Chairman, European RegionalWorking Group; (3) Chairman, Asian Regional Working Group; (4) Chairman, Latin American Regional WorkingGroup; (5) Chairman, Working Group on Young Irrigation Professionals; (6) Chairman, Committee onCongresses/Conferences; (7) Chairman, Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin.
Permanent Observers : (i) FAO representative; (ii) World Bank representative; (iii) GWP representative; (iv)WWC representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the minutes of the 10th meeting of the Committee
The minutes of the 10th meeting of PCSPOA held at Granada, Spain on 13 September 1999 will be confirmed bythe Committee.
Item 2 : Committee’s membership
In terms of By-law 3.2.2(e) Vice Presidents Hon. C. Storsbergen (The Netherlands), W. Dirksen (Germany) andJavad Farhoudi (Iran) will cease to be members of this Committee at the conclusion of the Cape Town IEC. Thethree new Vice Presidents will join the Committee as members on their election at Cape Town.
At Granada it was recommended that GWP and WWC be invited to nominate their observers to the Committee.The Central Office accordingly approached the two organisations in this regard. Vice President Hon. KhalidMohtadullah, will represent GWP. Response from WWC is awaited.
At its previous meeting, the Committee had decided to appoint a new Secretary in consultation with the newChairman. Dr. Kamel Mostafa El-Sayed Ahmed Amer (Egypt) has been accordingly appointed as the Secretaryof the Committee to assist the Chairman.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : New member countries and Membership Drive
Finland has submitted its application for membership of ICID.
The application of Kyrgyzstan for membership of ICID was accepted by IEC at Granada. Its membership will beeffective from the date of payment of membership subscription, which is yet to be received.
In the past years, Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia and Mauritius had been admitted to ICID.Their first subscription payments are yet to be received. Their membership therefore has not yet taken effect.Tajikstan has paid its first membership subscription and is deemed to be a member of the Commission with effectfrom September 1997.
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At the previous meeting, Vice President Peter Lee mentioned that he had raised at the meeting of ST-ARAL, thequestion of the need to initiate subscription payment of the Central Asian States, and Vice Minister Altyev ofTurkmenistan had undertaken to remedy the situation for his country.
The Central Office has exhorted non-member countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Americas to apply for ICIDmembership.
PCSPOA discussed about reconsidering ICID’s strategy on enrolment of members highlighting other aspects ofICID’s activities beyond irrigation for food production, so that countries having other concerns such as watermanagement, other than irrigation, could also get interested in the ICID. As advised by the Committee, theChairpersons of all Regional Working Groups have been requested by the Central Office to identify priority areasto encourage such activities as will generate interest of all potential new members in their regions. The CentralOffice has prepared a list of various countries giving information about the extent of irrigation and drainage inthose countries (Annex 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4) and requesting the Vice Presidents to use their good offices andapproach them to apply for membership of ICID. They were requested to give the contact details of any official towhom the Central Office could approach.
Item 4 : Active National Committees
A list of ICID participating countries is enclosed (Annex 2/1). This list bears the name of countries who are notdefaulters in payment of membership subscription, as well as those which are deemed to have withdrawn frommembership. The Central Office vide its mails dated 13 December 1999 and 19 April 2000 has requested VicePresidents looking after various regions to ensure that not only our existing National Committees need to becomemore active in fulfilling the mandate of ICID and accordingly chalk out increased activities, but more and morecountries who are not presently members of ICID should also come into its fold. They were requested toencourage the National Committees to take up various activities to meet with the increasing challenges inirrigation and drainage sector, particularly in light of commission and omission of Vision Documents that werereleased at The Hague in March 2000.
The Vice Presidents will apprise the Committee of various developments.
Item 5 : Reactivation of inactive National Committees
A list of ICID members who are deemed to have withdrawn from ICID membership from 1.1.2000 is given inAnnex 2/1. It is seen from the list that 24 National Committees became inactive as on 1 January 2000. The CentralOffice has sent irrigated area statistics of various countries in Africa, Asia, Americas and Europe (Annex 1), as wellas a list of countries that have been approached for ICID membership in the respective regions under the charge ofindividual Vice Presidents (Annex 2/2). It was hoped that they will establish contacts with these countries toencourage them to reactivate their National Committees. Jordan, Malawi and Sudan have responded positively andhave mentioned that they are making efforts to reactivate their National Committees.
The status about former member National Committees will be discussed at the meeting.
Item 6 : Regional Cooperation amongst National Committees
Some examples of cooperation amongst National Committees had been noted in the previous meetings. Theseincluded the cooperation of South Korea with Vietnam for reactivating the Vietnamese National Committee;Grouping of Arab Speaking countries to promote the information exchange, as a result of which the Arabictranslation of Guidelines related to irrigation and drainage was possible; Africa Focus Group’s initiatives to form aRegional Association of Irrigation and Drainage (RAID) for the Southern African Region; and field visit/workshops to be organized by the National Committees of Australia, Egypt, India, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey forthe representatives from Aral Sea Basin countries. Iranian and Indian National Committees have organized theprogrammes successfully in November 1998 and May 1999 respectively. The Chinese National Committee(CNCID) also organized a Conference on Paddy Rice at Guilin (China) in which they provided funding support forthe participation of 15 delegates from developing countries.
An MoU between Egyptian and Indian National Committee was discussed during the 8th International DrainageWorkshop held in New Delhi (India) from 31 January to 4 February 2000. This MoU is expected to be signedshortly.
A report on further developments will be presented at the meeting
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Item 7 : Priority issues for low-income member countries
The Chairpersons of the Regional Working Groups have been requested by Central Office to identify priorityareas in which activities could be taken up by ICID for benefit of low-income member countries and to findfinancial support from donors to take up such studies. These areas could be of generic nature so that morecountries could be benefited by these studies.
At Granada, it was considered that the potential for regional cooperation may be better determined by participation ofthe countries in regional organizations rather than by geographic proximity of the countries. The Chairs of theRegional Working Groups were accordingly requested by Central Office to identify appropriate groups of countriesand potential sources of funding for regional cooperation. Last year, an indicative list of countries was supplied to theChairs of the Regional Working Groups indicating countries which were categorised as “affluent” as per yardstick ofthe World Bank, to identify countries for cooperative arrangements with the lesser developed countries.
The Committee will deliberate on this issue with inputs from Vice Presidents and Chairs of the Regional WorkingGroups.
Item 8 : Strengthening and broad-basing of National Committees
In pursuance of ICID Constitution Article 11.1.1 the IEC set up a Task Force at its 50th meeting in Granada lastyear to review the Draft Guidelines for Setting-up, Broad-basing and Strengthening National Committees. TheTask Force comprising Messrs. Peter S. Lee, Vice President (Convenor), Fatma Abdel-Rahman Attia, VicePresident Hon. (Member), Mr. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Vice President (Member), Ing. I.K. Musa, Chairman, AfricaRegional Working Group (Member) and Mr. Riaz Ahmed Khan, Chairman, Pakistan National Committee, ICID(Member) was mandated to review the draft prepared earlier on this subject and formulate theirrecommendations through e-mail. The Convenor was requested to send the final recommendations to the CentralOffice by 1 June 2000.
At the time of writing this agenda item, the report was awaited. Further action will be taken as soon as therecommendations are available.
Opportunities were availed to address representatives of ICID member countries who participated in theInternational Seminar on `Performance of Large and Small Scale Irrigation Schemes in Africa’ held at Abuja,Nigeria from 15-19 November 1999; 8th International Drainage Workshop held in New Delhi (India) from 31January to 4 February 2000 and at the 2nd World Water Forum held at The Hague, The Netherlands from 17-24March 2000 to understand the constraints faced by the National Committees on different issues. In the firstmeeting, President Bart Schultz and Secretary General Thatte addressed the representatives. In the secondmeeting, the Convenor of the Task Force, Vice President Peter S. Lee was present alongwith President BartSchultz and Secretary General Thatte. At The Hague, the members were addressed by President Bart Schultzand Secretary General Thatte on the concerns of National Committees.
The status will be further discussed at the meeting. A meeting is being separately organized at Cape Town also.
B. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF WORK BODIES
Item 9 : European Regional Working Group (ERWG)
A number of European countries are cooperating with each other in several projects which are reported upon inthe periodic Bulletins of ERWG.
The Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development recognises the role of drainage and supplementaryirrigation in Europe, especially in South, Central and East Europe. Flood control is a Europe-wide priority,especially since the alluvial plains and lowlands are intensively occupied. In Central and Eastern Europe, theproductivity of the agricultural sector has dropped tremendously due to the physical processes as erosion,waterlogging and salinisation, due to inefficient irrigation and drainage infrastructure and management systems.Most Central and Eastern European countries are in a transition towards a market economy. Revitalisation ofrural economies has a high priority and this can be established by an integrated land and water managementpolicy in which the creation of off-farm employment will be a priority.
Some of the issues emerging from the Vision Document are given in the Agenda of ERWG (Item 13).
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The report of ERWG will be presented by its Chair at the meeting.
Item 10 : Review of progress of Africa Working Group (AFRWG)
While the RAID-ARID in Western Africa was already in existence, attempts were afoot for formalising anotherSub-Regional Association for Southern Africa. The Central Office has requested AFRWG for mobilising countriesin the Central African Region to form a Sub-Regional Association and to ensure wide participation of thecountries in this region in activities of ICID at large by becoming active members. The Africa Drainage Centrewas under setting-up with the initiative of Egypt.
At the Abuja Seminar in Nigeria, participants reviewed the food security situation in Africa in relation to the risingdemand for food as a result of rapid urbanization and high rate of population growth. Seminar discussed theperformance of both large and small scale irrigation schemes in Africa where only 21% of the 53 million hectaresof potential irrigable land is under irrigation. The delegates took serious note of the inability of Africa to rely onrainfed farming to feed its rapidly growing population.
Some of the issues related to Africa emerging from the Vision Document are given in the Agenda of AFRWG(Item 14).
The report on the deliberations of African Regional Working Group will be discussed at the meeting.
Item 11 : Consideration of the report of Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG)
Asia being a large continent, formation of Sub-Regional Associations on Irrigation and Drainage in Asia wasconsidered appropriate to go a long-way in facilitating cooperative solutions to the regional problems andeffective transfer of technology amongst the countries, besides strengthening the National Committees in theregion.
The Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development for Asia brings the regional variations andstrategies to meet challenges on food production. For East Asia it is recognised that the wet season rainfall isgenerally adequate for rice cultivation, cropping often not being possible in the dry season without irrigation.These conditions indicate the need for the region as a whole to increase investment in water storage to securedry season supplies and reduce damage due to floods and inundation in the wet season, combined with animproved management of supply and demand. Conjunctive use and ground water management are relativelyrecent measures that have significant growth potential.
For South Asia, water is the main limitation to increase food production. Technological developments inbiotechnology and irrigation water use efficiencies will help to increase the productivity of land and water to alarge extent. However, the critical factor would be increasing the utilisable quantity of water through additionalstorage. The role of women in establishing water utilisation practices is emphasised. For Central Asia, controlledrestructuring of state-farms, creation of a regional market and a financial and economic support system areneeded to break the vicious circle of declining production.
Some of the issues related to Asia emerging from the Vision Document are given in the Agenda of ASRWG(Item 17).
The report of Asian Regional Working Group will be placed before the Committee for consideration.
Item 12 : Report of Latin American Regional Working Group (LARWG)
This Working Group met at its first meeting held at Granada last year on 11 September 1999. The meetingdiscussed the possible areas of involvement.
The Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development recognises that the water situation in the islandstates of the Caribbean region is becoming more and more critical. Most of these countries are experiencing orapproaching a situation where estimated water demand exceeds the maximum annual renewal of fresh waterresources. Barbados, the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda and parts of the Netherlands Antilles already rely heavilyon desalinised water. Insufficient diversification in the economy from agriculture is a major problem. Furtherdevelopment of wastewater reuse practices for irrigation will be an important contribution to increase productivityof water in the region.
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Some of the issues related to Latin America emerging from the Vision Document are given in the Agenda ofLARWG (Item 11).
Report on the activities of LARWG will be discussed at the meeting.
Item 13 : Review of progress of Young Irrigation Professionals Forum (WG-YPF)
At Granada, YPF agreed on the need for strengthening and support through the regular framework for ICIDactivities and communications. The National Committees and ICID work bodies were requested to include youngprofessionals in their membership and encourage their involvement in ICID activities.
The YPF felt that the fees comprised only a minor part of whole attendance expenses at IEC/Congress events,which will have to be taken care of by the concerned National Committees.
The report of WG-YPF will be presented at the meeting.
Item 14 : Consideration of reports of Work Teams/Committees
A. Special Work Team on the Aral Sea Basin (ST-ARAL)
At the previous meeting, Vice President Peter Lee highlighted the work of Central Asian States in preparing theircontribution to the ICID Vision for Water and arriving at a remarkable consensus on their goal and the objectivesrequired to achieve it. They had identified five actions at the regional level which are – (i) to organize broad-based National Committee in each Aral Basin country; (ii) to exchange information on problems relevant to AralBasin; (iii) to take action on Vision – 21st Century Development to promote greater production efficiency of wateruse in Aral Basin; (iv) to take action on ICID Vision of 21st Century to improve allocation efficiency of water use inAral Basin; and (v) to establish/organize a training centre. Further, 18 actions at the national level were alsoidentified in order to achieve these objectives. The action plan was proposed as the basis for future activity ofthis Special Work Team.
The report of the Work Team will be presented at the meeting.
B. Committee on Congresses/Conferences (C-CONGR)
Draft Guidelines regarding Task/Publications that are to be handled by the Organizing Committee or theCongresses/Conferences and organizers/promoters of the workshops, special sessions etc. were finalized at theprevious meeting of the C-CONGR.
Further actions by the Committee will be considered and decided.
Item 15 : Report on Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ICID
Several activities organized by the Central Office and ICID National Committees were dedicated to the GoldenJubilee Celebrations of ICID. Many Work Teams have also dedicated their publications being brought out duringthis year, to the Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
Some of the publications include ICID Milestones in Development and National Vision Document on Water forFood and Rural Development on a CD-ROM, Publications on Historical Dams, and Guide on Using RemoteSensing and GIS for Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, Multilingual Technical Dictionary on CD-ROM etc.,Workshops/Seminars/Conferences were held by the National Committees of Nigeria, India, Hungary, USA, Chinaand Spain. A special logo to earmark the Golden Jubilee Year was prepared by the Central Office with a specialpostal cover which was released by President Bart Schultz on the occasion on 8th International DrainageWorkshop held in New Delhi, India from 31 January to 4 February 2000 as souvenir of Golden Jubilee Year ofICID.
Item 16 : Report on presentation of ICID Position Paper on Dams to WCD
The ICID Position Paper on Dams approved by IEC at the Granada meeting was sent to the World Commissionon Dams by President Hon. Aly Shady. This paper emphasizes the necessity of dams for irrigated agriculture andindicates ICID stand on various issues concerning dams. The Position Paper was impressively printed in Englishas well as in French versions and widely distributed at the 2nd World Water Forum held in The Hague from 17-24
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March 2000. A Special Session on “Dams and Water Management” was also jointly convened by ICID, ICOLDand IHA, wherein President Bart Schultz presented the ICID Position Paper. This paper is also available on ICIDWebpage. President Hon. John Hennessy participated as a panelist in his personal capacity at a Session on“Water and Large Dams Policy” organized by WCD.
President Bart Schultz also participated in the Forum convened by WCD from 7-8 April 2000 in Cape Town,South Africa and presented the views of ICID with regard to the role of dams.
Further details on the subject will be given at the meeting.
C. NEW ITEM
Item 17 : New items of work identified from ICID’s Strategy for Action on Water for Food and RuralDevelopment and WWC’s Vision Document on this theme submitted at The Hague
World Water Council’s Vision Document for Water, Life and the Environment was released at The Hague, TheNetherlands during the 2nd World Water Forum held from 17-24 March 2000. ICID led the preparation of theSector Vision Document on Water for Food and Rural Develoment together with other organizations Thisdocument reviews the global food and water scenario as of now and in the year 2025 and particularly discussesthe action strategy for meeting challenges that lie ahead in realising the vision.
The Vision document of WWC document discusses the regional variations for Asia, Africa, Europe and Americasincluding their sub-regions. The concerns, regional as well as sub-regional variations, water-food linkages,priorities, achievements, requirements and broad strategies have been briefly outlined in the document whichcould provide a starting point for further deliberations and studies.
The Central Office circulated the relevant portion from the Document on Vision on Water to the Chairs of theRegional Working Groups. The document is appended as Annex 3. The revised draft of the ICID Strategy forAction on Water for Food and Rural Development is also available (Annex 2 of PCTA Agenda) from whichseveral new actions can be initiated. The strategy paper will be approved by the Committee.
Work items emanating from the documents will be identified and recommended for study by the ICID WorkBodies.
D. PLAN OF ACTION
Item 18 : Revision of the work plan of the Committee
In light of progress achieved so far, the three-year rolling plan of the Committee as adopted at the Granada meetingwill be updated.
Item 19 : Any other business
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Annex 1/1[Appendix I, Item 3]
Area, Population, Membership and Economic Status of African Countries
Sr.No.
Country MembershipStatus
GeographicalArea
(Million ha)
CultivableArea
(1000 ha)
IrrigatedArea
(1000 ha)
Population(Million)
EconomicStatus
1 2 3 4 5 6 71 Algeria NM(IA) 238.17 7521 560 29.47 LM2 Angola M(IA) 124.67 3000 75 11.56 L3 Benin NM 11.26 1430 10 5.72 L4 Botswana NM 58.17 346 1 1.51 UM5 Burkina Faso NM 27.40 3390 25 11.08 L6 Burundi NM 2.78 770 14 6.39 L7 Cameroon NM 47.54 5760 21 13.93 L8 Cape Verde NM 0.40 39 3 0.40 LM9 Central Africa Republic NM 62.29 1930 -- 3.41 L10 Chad NM 128.40 3241 14 6.70 L11 Comoros NM 1.86 78 -- 0.65 L12 Congo, Dem Rep NM 34.20 6930 11 48.04 L13 Congo, Rep. NM -- 135 1 2.74 L14 Cote Divoire NM 32.24 2900 73 14.30 L15 Djibouti NM 2.32 -- 1 0.63 LM16 Equatorial Guinea NM 2.80 130 -- 0.42 LM17 Egypt M(A) 100.14 2800 3266 64.46 LM18 Eritrea NM 12.18 440 28 3.40 L19 Ethiopia M(A) 110.00 11300 190 60.14 L20 Gabon NM 26.76 325 4 1.13 UM21 Gambia NM 1.13 175 4 1.16 L22 Ghana M(IA) 23.85 2800 6 18.33 L23 Guinea NM 24.58 595 95 7.61 L24 Guineabissau NM 3.61 300 17 1.11 L25 Kenya M(A) 58.03 4000 67 28.41 L26 Lesotho NM 3.03 320 2 2.13 L27 Liberia NM 9.77 127 2 2.46 L28 Libya M(A) 175.95 1815 470 5.78 UM29 Madagascar NM 58.70 2560 1087 15.84 L30 Malawi M(IA) 11.84 1597 28 10.08 L31 Mali NM 124.01 4606 85 11.48 L32 Mauritania NM 102.55 488 49 2.39 UM33 Mauritius NM 0.20 100 18 1.14 L34 Morocco M(A) 71.25 8806 1258 27.51 LM35 Mozambique M(A) 80.15 2950 107 18.26 L36 Namibia NM 82.49 816 7 1.61 LM37 Niger NM 126.70 4994 66 9.78 L38 Nigeria M(A) 92.37 30371 235 118.36 L39 Rawanda NM 2.63 850 4 5.88 L40 Sao Tome prn. M(IA) 0.09 2 10 0.13 L41 Senegal M(IA) 19.67 2245 71 8.76 L42 Seychelles NM 0.04 1 -- 0.07 UM43 Sierra Leone NM 7.17 486 29 4.42 L44 Somalia NM 63.76 1000 200 10.21 L45 South Africa M(A) 122.10 14985 1270 43.33 UM46 Sudan M(A) 250.58 12920 1946 27.89 L47 Swaziland NM 1.73 169 69 0.90 LM48 Tanzania NM 94.50 3100 190 31.50 L49 Togo NM 5.67 2070 7 4.31 L50 Tunisia M(IA) 16.36 2842 380 9.32 LM51 Uganda M(IA) 23.58 5060 9 20.79 L52 Zambia M(A) 79.26 5265 46 8.47 L53 Zimbabwe M(A) 39.07 3080 150 11.68 L
Note : M(A)= Member, active (11) L= Low income (38) M(IA)= Member, inactive (8) LM = Low middle income (9) NM= Non-member (34) UM = Upper middle income (6)
Source : 1. FAO Production Yearbook 1997, Vol. 51, 1998 2. Irrigation Potential in Africa – A Basin Approach, FAO, Rome, FAO Land and Water Bulletin No. 4, 1997
3. Economic Status – As per the United Nations Classification
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Area, Population, Membership of American Countries(A) North America
Sl.No
Country MembershipStatus
GeographicalArea
(Million ha)
CultivableArea
(Million ha)
Irrigated Area(1000 ha)
1996
Population(Million)
1997
EconomicStatus
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Barbados NM 0.04 0.01 1 0.26 UM
2 Belize NM 2.29 0.06 3 0.22 LM3 Canada M(A) 997.06 45.36 710 29.94 H
4 Costa Rica NM 5.11 0.28 126 3.57 LM
5 Cuba NM 11.08 3.76 910 11.06 LM
6 Dominican RP M(IA) 4.87 1.35 259 8.09 LM7 El Salvador NM 2.10 0.63 120 5.92 LM8 Guadeloupe NM 0.17 0.02 2 0.43 LM
9 Guatemala NM 10.88 1.36 125 11.24 LM
10 Haiti NM 2.77 0.56 90 7.39 L
11 Honduras M(IA) 11.20 1.69 74 5.98 L
12 Jamaica NM 1.09 0.18 33 2.51 LM
13 Martinique NM 0.11 0.009 3 0.38 UM
14 Mexico M(A) 195.82 25.29 6100 94.28 UM15 Nicaragua NM 13.00 2.45 88 4.35 L
16 Panama M(IA) 7.55 0.50 32 2.72 UM
17 Puerto Rico NM 0.89 0.02 40 3.77 UM
18 St Lucia NM 0.06 0.005 3 0.14 UM19 St Vincent NM 0.03 0.004 1 0.11 LM
20 Trinidad Tob NM 0.51 0.07 22 1.30 UM
21 USA M(A) 936.35 175.00 21400 271.64 H
(B) South America
22 Argentina M(A) 278.04 25.00 1700 35.67 UM
23 Bolivia NM 109.85 2.00 75 7.77 LM24 Brazil M(A) 854.74 53.50 3169 163.13 UM
25 Chile M(A) 75.66 3.40 1265 14.62 UM
26 Colombia M(A) 113.89 1.92 1051 37.06 LM
27 Ecuador M(IA) 28.35 1.57 240 11.93 LM
28 FR Guiana NM 9.00 0.01 2 0.16 UM29 Guyana M(A) 21.49 0.48 130 0.84 L
30 Paraguay NM 40.67 2.19 67 5.08 LM
31 Peru M(IA) 128.52 3.69 1753 24.36 LM
32 Suriname M(IA) 16.32 0.05 60 0.43 LM
33 Uruguay NM 17.74 1.26 140 3.22 UM34 Venezuela M(IA) 91.20 2.65 185 22.77 LM
Note : M(A) = Member, active (8) L = Low incomeM(IA) = Member, inactive (7) LM = Lower middle incomeNM = Non-member (19) UM = Upper middle income
H = High incomeSource : FAO Production Year Book 1997, Vol. 51, 1998
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Area, Population, Membership of Asian Countries
Sl.No.
Country MembershipStatus
GeographicalArea
(Million ha)
CultivableArea
(Million ha)
IrrigatedArea
(1000 ha)1996
Population(Million)
1997
EconomicStatus
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Afghanistan NM 65.20 7.91 2800 22.13 L
2 Armenia NM 2.98 0.59 290 3.64 L
3 Azerbaijan NM 8.66 1.60 1000 7.65 L
4 Bahrain NM 0.06 0.002 5 0.58 UMI
5 Bangladesh M(A) 14.40 8.50 3725 122.01 L
6 Bhutan NM 4.70 0.13 39 1.86 L
7 Brunei Darsm NM 0.57 0.03 1 0.30 H
8 Cambodia NM 18.10 3.71 173 10.51 L
9 China M(A) 959.69 124.16 49880 1243.73 L
10 Gaza Strip NM 0.03 0.01 12 0.86 --
11 Georgia NM 6.97 0.77 469 5.43 L
12 India M(A) 328.75 162.50 57000 960.17 L
13 Indonesia M(A) 190.45 17.94 4580 203.48 LM
14 Iran M(A) 163.31 17.75 7265 71.51 LM
15 Iraq M(IA) 43.83 5.50 3525 21.17 LM
16 Israel M(A) 2.10 0.34 199 5.78 H
17 Japan M(A) 37.78 3.94 2724 125.63 H
18 Jordan M(A) 8.92 0.32 75 4.52 LM
19 Kazakhstan NM 271.73 31.88 2130 16.83 LM
20 Korea D P RP NM 12.05 1.70 1460 22.83 LM
21 Korea Rep M(A) 9.92 1.74 1176 45.71 H
22 Kuwait NM 1.78 0.005 5 1.73 H
23 Kyrgyzstan NM 19.85 0.90 1074 4.48 L
24 Laos NM 23.68 0.80 185 5.19 L
25 Lebanon M(IA) 1.04 0.18 88 3.14 LM
26 Malaysia M(A) 32.97 1.82 340 21.01 UM
27 Mongolia NM 156.65 1.31 80 2.56 L
28 Myanmar M(A) 67.65 9.54 1924 46.76 L
29 Nepal M(A) 14.71 2.91 885 22.59 L
30 Oman NM 21.24 0.01 62 2.40 LM
31 Pakistan M(A) 79.61 21.03 17580 143.83 L
32 Philippines M(A) 30.00 5.22 1580 70.72 LM
33 Qatar NM 1.10 0.01 13 0.56 H
34 Saudi Arabia M(A) 214.96 3.70 1480 19.49 UM
35 Sri Lanka M(A) 6.56 0.88 550 18.27 L
36 Syria M(A) 18.51 4.48 1127 14.95 LM
37 Tajikistan NM 14.31 0.82 718 6.04 L
38 Thailand M(A) 51.31 17.05 5004 59.15 LM
39 Turkey M(A) 77.48 24.47 4200 62.77 LM
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40 Turkmenistan NM 48.81 1.44 1300 4.23 LM
41 Untd Arab Em NM 8.36 0.03 72 2.30 H
42 Uzbekistan NM 44.74 4.52 4000 23.65 LM
43 Viet Nam M(A) 33.16 5.50 2000 76.54 L
44 Yemen NM 52.79 1.44 485 16.29 L
Note : M(A) = Member, active (8) L = Low income M(IA) = Member, inactive (7)LM = Lower middle income NM = Non-member (19) UM = Upper middle incomeH = High income
Source : FAO Production Year Book 1997, Vol. 51, 1998
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Area, Population, Membership of European Countries
Sl.No
.
Country MembershipStatus
GeographicalArea
(Million ha)
CultivableArea (Million
ha)
Irrigated Area(1000 ha)
1996
Population(Million)
1997
EconomicStatus
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Albania NM 2.87 0.57 340 3.42 L
2 Austria M(A) 8.38 1.42 4 8.16 H
3 Belarus NM 20.76 6.23 115 10.33 LM
4 Bel-Lux NM 3.31 0.72 1 10.60 --
5 Bosnia Herzg NM 5.11 0.50 2 0.24 L
6 Bulgaria M(A) 11.09 4.20 800 8.42 LM
7 Croatia M(A) 5.65 1.23 3 4.49 LM8 Cyprus M(A) 0.92 0.09 40 0.76 H
9 Czechoslovak NM 12.78 4.96 -- 15.56 --
10 Czech Rep M(A) 7.88 3.09 24 10.23 UM
11 Denmark NM 4.30 2.32 481 5.24 H
12 Finland NM 33.81 2.46 64 5.14 H
13 France M(A) 55.15 18.28 1630 58.54 H
14 Germany M(A) 35.69 11.83 475 82.19 H15 Greece M(A) 13.19 2.86 1364 10.52 UM
16 Hungary M(A) 9.30 4.81 210 9.99 UM
17 Italy M(A) 30.12 8.10 2710 57.24 H
18 Macedonia NM 2.57 0.60 55 2.47 LM
19 Malta NM 0.03 0.01 2 0.37 UM
20 Moldova Rep NM 3.37 1.77 309 4.44 LM
21 Netherlands M(A) 4.08 0.88 565 15.66 H
22 Norway NM 32.38 1.00 100 4.36 H
23 Poland M(A) 32.32 14.08 100 38.63 LM24 Portugal M(A) 9.19 2.15 632 9.80 H25 Romania M(A) 23.83 9.33 3110 22.60 LM
26 Russian Fed M(A) 1707.54 130.97 5360 147.70 LM
27 Slovakia M(A) 4.90 1.47 194 5.35 --
28 Slovenia M(A) 2.02 0.23 2 1.92 UM
29 Spain M(A) 50.59 15.23 3527 39.71 H
30 Sweden NM 44.99 2.81 115 8.84 H31 Switzerland M(A) 4.12 0.39 25 7.27 H
32 UK M(A) 24.48 6.09 108 58.42 H
33 Ukraine M(A) 60.37 33.18 2585 51.42 LM
34 Yugoslav Sfr NM 25.58 7.02 -- 22.94 --
35 Yugoslavia NM 10.21 3.70 65 10.35 LM
Note : M(A) = Member, active (8) L = Low income M(IA) = Member, inactive (7)LM = Lower middle income NM = Non-member (19) UM = Upper middle incomeH = High income
Source : FAO Production Year Book 1997, Vol. 51, 1998
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Annex 2/1[Appendix I, Item 4, 5]
ICID PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES/MEMBERS AS ON 1 JULY 2000
CURRENT MEMBERS
1. Australia2. Austria3. Bangladesh4. Brazil5. Bulgaria6. Canada7. Chile8. China9. Chinese Taipei Committee10. Colombia11. Croatia12. Czech Republic13. Cyprus14. Egypt15. Ethiopia16. Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia17. France18. Germany19. Great Britain20. Greece21. Guyana22. Hungary23. India24. Indonesia25. Iran26. Ireland27. Israel28. Italy29. Japan30. Kenya31. Korea, Republic of
32 Lithuania33 Malaysia34. Mexico35. Morocco36. Mozambique37. Myanmar38. Nepal39. Netherlands40. Nigeria41. Pakistan42. Philippines43. Poland44. Portugal45. Romania46. Russia47. Saudi Arabia48. Slovak Republic49. Slovenia50. South Africa51. Spain52. Sri Lanka53. Switzerland54. Syria55. Tajikistan56. Thailand57. Turkey58. Ukrain59. USA60. Uzbekistan61. Vietnam62. Zambia63. Zimbabwe
LIST OF ICID MEMBERS WHO ARE DEEMED TO HAVE WITHDRAWN
Central and Southern Africa
1. Angola2. Madagascar3. Malawi4. Uganda
North-Eastern and Western Africa
5. Algeria6. Ghana7. Ivory Coast8. Sao Tome & Principe9. Senegal10. Sudan11. Tunisia
Western Europe and South America
12. Argentina13. Belgium14. Dominican Republic15. Ecuador16. Honduras17. Panama18. Peru19. Suriname20. Venezuela
North-West Asia
21. Jordan22. Lebanon23. Libya24. Iraq
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NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROACHED FOR MEMBERSHIP OF ICID
Africa
(1) Burkina Faso; (2) Eritrea; (3) Chad; (4) Republic of Mali; (5) Mauritania; (6) Niger; (7) Somalia; (8)Swaziland; and (9) Cameroon.
Americas
(1) Trinidad & Tobago; (2) Bolivia; (3) Costa Rica; (4) El-Salvador; (5) Haiti; (6) Guatemala; (7) Nicaragua; (8)Paraguay; (9) Puerto Rico; and (10) Uruguay.
Asia and Oceania
(1) UAE; (2) Kyrgyzstan; (3) Kuwait; (4) Lebanon; (5) Cambodia; (6) Bhutan; (7) Lao; PDR; (8) Mongolia; (9)New Zealand; and (10) Georgia.
Europe
(1) Denmark; (2) Belarus; (3) Finland; (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina; and (5) Moldova, Republic of.
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Annex 3[Appendix I, Item 17]From WWC’s Document on Water for Food and Rural Development
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
To meet the effective demand for food products in the next century, food production and consequentlywater withdrawals for agricultural uses need to increase substantially. To meet this demand pattern in anefficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable fashion will be a major challenge, especially for manydeveloping countries in the coming decades and may require fundamental changes in the way water isallocated and food is produced. These challenges will be different for each region and will be importantlyinfluenced by their levels of water scarcity and economic development.
The strategies for the different regions should relate to the direction, strength, and relative effects of growingwater insecurity across countries and regions. They should focus on the potential and feasibility of increasingthe productivity of water, introducing (new) water-saving technologies, and generating the necessary levels ofinvestment in infrastructure and management. In addition, reforms in trade and (water) pricing policies can havesubstantial impacts on the future of water security in many regions. Reforms in the institutional and legalenvironment can empower water users to make their own decisions regarding water use, giving them improvedlivelihood prospects, while at the same time providing a structure that reveals the real scarcity value of water.
This chapter focuses on the regional water-food linkages based on the outcome of regional consultations heldduring the first half of 1999. The trend and scenarios outlined reflect the views of the regional representativeswho participated in the consultation meetings.
Middle East and North Africa
The countries of the MENA region are facing significant population growth, from 350 million in 1995 to anestimated 613 million in 2025. Population is concentrated in very small parts of the region that are fertile andwell supplied with water and transportation facilities. Most countries are experiencing a negative or low growth ofthe rural population, with the exception of Syria and Egypt (about 2% growth per year), while in all countries,urban population growth plays an important role. It is expected that by 2025 the urban population will be greaterthan the rural population in all countries of the region.
Most of the MENA countries have an and and/or semi-arid climate and are classified as physically water scarce.There is little scope for further development of water resources and the emphasis must be on improving theproductivity of available water.
The availability of fresh water per capita is steadily decreasing as population grows and water resourcesdevelopment has reached a ceiling in many countries. Fresh water resources vary from a low of 220 M3 percapita in Jordan and 330 M3 per capita in Palestine, to about 2,000 M3 per capita for Turkey and Iran. Countriesfacing immediate water stress Tunisia, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt. The latter two countries, though betterendowed, contain regions of severe shortage. Countries not currently experiencing water stress except in localareas are: Iran, Morocco and Turkey.
There are four major international rivers in the region - The Nile, Euphrates, Tigris and Jordan - on which majorirrigation developments are based, and for which sustainable and equitable development must be achievedthrough international cooperation. Deep Saharan aquifers containing fossil waters are also shared amongdifferent countries: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, and these too require international cooperation, all themore since they are finite resources and their exploitation will be limited.
Irrigation plays an essential role in agricultural production in the region. Irrigated cereal yields reached 5.5 ton/hain Egypt, while non-irrigated cereals elsewhere yielded a low 1.5 ton/ha. Expansion of the irrigated areas ishighly dependent on maintaining existing water resources, developing new resources (including non-conventional water) increasing in use of wastewater, treatment of urban wastewater and generating watersavings in existing processes. This requires investments in modemisation of agricultural production techniques,irrigation systems and reform of water management organisations. However, given the non-sustainability ofsome irrigated systems based on fossil water, an overall long term decline in irrigated area cannot be ruled outand a reorientation of local staple food production is necessary to ensure food security.
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Ensuring food security in the region will depend more and more on imports. The increasing reliance on the worldmarket for food supplies is felt to be a weakness of the region. The dependency on cereal imports was 33% in1995, but it is likely that this dependency may rise to 50% or more by the year 2025. On the other hand, thecurrent situation of producing and exporting cash-crops, while purchasing food supplies at low prices, isconsidered as a good opportunity, at least in the short term. This requires a more international marketorientation of the producers and the supporting agencies that have to be reformed towards a service orientation.This also means that much attention needs to be paid to agricultural service oriented support services thatenable the limitation of the use of agro-chernicals to meet international quality standards that regulate theaccess to export markets.
Southern and Eastern Africa
300 million people live in this region on 4% of the world's arable land. The population of this region is increasingat an average rate of 3%, rural growth rate is slightly lower at 2% and urban at 5%. In Southern Africa, theurbanised population will exceed the rural population after 2015.
In the recent past, in this region only in Botswana, Mauritius and Swaziland have experienced an increase indietary levels. All other countries still have vulnerable and malnourished groups.
Agriculture is relatively more important to the economy of this region than in the rest of the world, but irrigation isless developed than anywhere else. Compounding the effect of erratic rainfall, farming lands are generally verysmall. In more than half the countries, the cultivated area per person economically active in agriculture is lessthan 0.5 ha and only in four countries is it more than 1 ha.
Rainfall is highly unreliable due to its spatial and temporal variability, resulting in regular crop failures. There is majorphysical (land and water) potential for irrigation development. Two-thirds of the countries have developed less than20% of their potential.
In all but four countries in the region, less than 5% of the cultivated area is irrigated (Figure 9). While twocountries have developed more than 85% of its irrigation potential, half the countries in the region has developedless than 10% of their potential. The three countries with the most irrigation potential have each developed lessthan 10% of their potential irrigated area, while Rwanda and Burundi, which have cultivated area of less than0.25 ha per person economically active in agriculture, still have significant potential to develop irrigation.Madagascar and South Africa together have 85% of the developed irrigation in the region.
Food security in the region is to be obtained through an appropriate mix of improved internal production systemsand imports. Improvement of the production systems includes diversification of production and an increase ofproductivity per unit of land and water. This requires major investments in developing water resources, storageand associated community based infrastructure for irrigation and watering points for livestock. Supplementaryirrigation will become increasingly important, even in areas of traditionally higher rainfall, as global climatechange will increase the variability of rainfall even more.
Experience with smallholder irrigation schemes shows a positive effect on rural livelihoods and up to 300%improvement over rainfed production. The success of smallholder irrigation is particularly significant in areaswhere farmers can develop individually, using low cost technology and control or manage their own affairs in theschemes.
Irrigation development has to be underpinned by secure land and water rights and access to credit. Investmentin irrigation is crucially important for this region, yet this region is also the poorest of the world's regions, withthe least financing potential. High priority needs to be given to establishing an enabling environment toencourage investment from the private sector, both directly and through public-private partnerships.
At local levels, the establishment of credit and savings groups has proved important in rehabilitation and irrigationmanagement transfer processes. The industrial base is to be broadened to support agricultural production andprocessing for employment generation and local manufacturing.
The entire region can be classified as economically water scarce with the exception of South Africa, which isphysically water scarce. This region withdraws at present only 4% of its total renewable water resources ascompared to the world average of 8%. Besides the island states, only six other countries in the region dependentexclusively on internally renewable water resources. The East and Southern African region has important shared
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river basins, such as the Zambezi and Limpopo , while it also shares for example the Nile with the NortheastAfrica region.
Optimal use of land and water resources requires coordinated regional and national policies through theestablishment of river basin organisations with capable staff developing and sharing information on land andwater. Concerted capacity building efforts have to be made to make this possible.
West Africa
West Africa's population is expected to grow from 260 million today to approximately 490 million in 2025. Urbanpopulation corresponds to 40% of the total population today. It was only 13% in 1960 and it is expected be 65%in 2025. More than 50% of the West Africa population will be concentrated in a triangle - Abidjan-Abuja-PortHarcourt - and more than 80% in a 500 km wide area along the coast.
The whole region is classified as economically water scarce. The present population of West Africa couldsearecely be supported by domestic production, without the assistance of irrigation which reduces the riskassociated with the extreme rainfall variability in the region. An intermediate level of inputs and integrated pestmanagement would be largely sufficient to support the present population and even twice as much as the 2025expected population, with a very limited additional contribution from irrigation.
Agricultural development will focus on a mix of improved local production and imports based on intra-regionaltrade where countries grow the crops for which they have a comparative advantage, but with limited food importsat a global level. This should be supported by the promotion of consumption of local rather than imported crops.
Rainfed agriculture will remain the primary source of traditional cereals. Self- sufficiency of traditional cereals isthe basis for household food security of the rural population. Rainfed agriculture will increase at roughly the rateof population growth. Irrigation will grow as fast as the urban demand in fruit, vegetables and rice.
To maintain the present proportion of 63% of local rice production versus total demand, would for 2025 require aproduction of some 14 million tons of rice on at least 2,800,000 ha irrigated land. Development will focus on smallschemes particularly in inland valley bottoms. However, these valley bottoms are also of special ecologicalimportance. The estimated vegetable demand of 30 million ton for 2025 would require some 1.5 - 2 miIlion hathough as second crop rice areas can cover part of this.
There are adequate natural resources for sustainable expansion of both rainfed and irrigated agriculture in WestAfrica. This should be done using appropriate and affordable technologies to improve water use efficiency andwater productivity, which are flexible and take into consideration traditional farming practices, values andcapabilities. Flexibility of irrigation scheme design is required to enable farmers to manage their own systems andto allow them to diversify the cropping pattern.
Realising West Africa's irrigation potential will require improved governance and associated institutional reforms,and peace and stability in addition to increased investment in agriculture and associated rural infrastructure. Aspecial priority is capacity building at many levels, including small-scale irrigation associations, consulting firms,NGOS, input and equipment providers, and river basin institutions.
The Americas
The Americas can be subdivided into four very distinct socio-economic, geographic and cultural sub-regions:North America (Canada, USA and Mexico), Central America 46", the Caribbean and South America.
The total population is approximately 826 million. In North America, growth rates are relatively low. Mexico'spopulation is expected to grow 43% and the USA and Canada 25% between 1995 and 2025. In the other parts ofthe Americas growth rates are very high. The present population in Central America is 34 million people and withthe present growth rate of 2.3% will be doubled by 2025. Here, projections indicate that 72% of these people willlive in urban areas. Colombia and Brazil also have very high population growth rates. In South America thepopulation is nearly 344 million of which 80% lives in urban areas! This trend of organization is linked not only tohealth services, employment and education opportunities but also to capital intensive famiing technologies whichimproved production, but brought about a decline in labour demand.
The region contains some of the world largest rivers and the countries sharing these rivers are generally "waterrich". However, there are many areas even within the water-rich countries, which suffer from droughts. In NorthAmerica roughly 12% of all renewable freshwater is used. In South America, on an annual basis only 1% of the
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total volume of water is withdrawn. Throughout North America, groundwater accounts for a significant portion offreshwater withdrawals. Mexico and USA are particularly reliant on groundwater, which accounts respectivelyfor one third and one without of reported freshwater extractions. Agriculture uses 43%, 71% and 64% of thegroundwater abstraction in Canada, USA and Mexico respectively. By 2025 a fundamental shift from 'supply' to'demand' management will be in place. Rather than seeking new freshwater resources to 'tap', the NorthAmerican countries will focus their attention on increasing the efficiency of water distribution and use andreduction of agricultural pollution.
The water situation in the island states of the Caribbean region is becoming more and more critical. Most ofthese countries are experiencing or approaching a situation where estimated water demand exceeds themaximum annual renewal of fresh water resources. Barbados, the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda and parts of theNetherlands Antilles already rely heavily on desalinised water. Safe water in this region is fast becoming one ofthe most important factors threatening socio-economic development and a cause of conflict between competinguses: agriculture, tourism, industry and domestic use. In many of these island states the focus of agriculture isnot only on food but also on industrial (e.g. sugarcane) and export crops. Expansion of the plantations is stillforeseen in some of the countries. However, the insufficient diversification in the economy from agriculture is amajor problem. Wastewater reuse practices for irrigation is successfully practised in Cuba and the NetherlandsAntilles. Its further development would be an important contribution to increased productivity of water in theregion.
Almost all countries in the region suffer from extreme natural events: droughts and floods. Hurricanes arecommon occurrences in the Caribbean and Central America posing enormous challenges in water managementand flood protection. In many parts of the region large sums of money must be spent on civil works to prevent orreduce damage due to floods and inundation.
Agriculture is in Central America the main economic activity and each of the countries project expansion andintensification of the agricultural sector. The regional free trade treaty will expand their markets. Though this isregarded as an improvement this market will still be strongly regulated through regional economic blocks andtreaties.
The level of technological development in Central America is low due to the limited access to technology. This iscaused by the high cost, lack of human resources adequately trained to adapt it, and little capacity to executeresearch.
The total irrigated area of the Americas is approximately 40 million hectares, half of which is in the US. Thepotential for irrigation development is enormous, especially in South America but because of the topography,development costs are very high. Many of the large farms utilise sophisticated irrigation technology, which isbeyond the financial reach of smaller farmers, especially those without land title. Rainfed agriculture is still andprobably will remain predominant in the region. In South America irrigation area is expanding slightly overall justover 2% per year) but with significant difference across countries, ranging from 7.5% per year increase inColombia to 6.2% annual decrease in Bolivia.
Institutional reform has been an important feature in the water sectors of many countries of the region, includingMexico, Argentina, and Chile. Mexico has adopted a strong policy of irrigation management transfer to water userassociations, while Argentina and Chile have implemented water pricing and water markets. Institutional changesin the region will continue to shift towards user-management and water markets, with a greater regulatory role forthe state.
East Asia
The total population of the region is at present more than 1,700 million and is expected to increase by around50% by year 2025. The average population density of the region will rise from 1.3 person/ha to 2.0 persons/ha.By 2025, per capita natural water availability will drop from 10,000 to 6,700 M3/year. In daily per capita values,natural water availability will decrease from 27 to 18 M3 /person /day.
All the countries in the region have a monsoon climate except for West and North-West China. Although, theannually available water resources are considerable, a significantly large proportion of precipitation results inunused runoff during the relatively short wet season. At the same time, per capita water resources are relativelysmall because of the high population density. In 1995, the total amount of water resources used was 4.9 % ofthe total water resource availability. However, the percentage of water-use varies greatly among the differentcountries, from 1% to 30%. More than 70% of water use in the region is devoted to agricultural purpose orirrigation of staple crops, mainly rice. Domestic and municipal water use is in the range of 10-20% of total water
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use, while industrial water use is about 10% or less of total use. Some of the countries of the region are under-going extensive industrialisation, urbanisation and fast economic growth. The burden of feeding the huge urbanpopulation is compounded by the transfer of agricultural land to urban and industrial use. UN forecasts indicatethat the urban population in these countries will increase to about 50% of the total population by 2025.
Land holdings are small with a large proportion of farm families living at or below subsistence level. Landpressure is driving an expansion of agriculture into marginal and ecologically fragile lands including forest areas.
While wet season rainfall is generally adequate for rice cultivation, cropping is often not possible in the dryseason without irrigation. These conditions indicate the need for the region as a whole to increase investment inwater storage to secure dry season supplies and reduce damage due to floods and inundation in the wet seasoncombined with an improved management of supply and demand. Conjunctive use and ground watermanagement are relatively recent measures that have significant growth potential.
South Asia
Present population in South Asia is some 1,220 million people, expected to grow to some 1,780 million by2025. Malnutrition levels in the region are high. Rapid economic growth is required to address the issues ofsecurity of food and livelihood at all levels: household, national and regional; if not, the region will be headingfor a food crisis.
Given the socio-economic conditions - large population and small holder agriculture - the current policyconsensus within the resion is that food security cannot be left to the uncertainties of the global market. In theeven of global food shortages, it might be not possible to obtain the region's vast requirements on the worldmarket at affordable prices. The goal of some countries of the region is therefore to attain food self- sufficiency inproduction of food grains and generate exportable surpluses through optimal utilisation, development, andeffective management of water resources. The planning for self-sufficiency in food includes the optimisation ofagro-ecological variations at the regional level; no country in the region should lose as a result of regionalspecialisation.
Taking the region as a whole, water is the main limitation to increasing food production. Technologicaldevelopments in biotechnology and irrigation water use efficiencies will help to increase the productivity of landand water to a large extent. However, the critical factor would be increasing the utilisable quantity of waterthrough additional storage.
In its scenario the region envisages a basin oriented management including a supra national regional body forcooperation in water resources planning and management based on a regional water policy. At the nationallevel, basin and irrigation management organisations should become multi-disciplinary institutions focussed onintegrated water and land resources management with participation of all stakeholders at all levels from local toregional. Women play a key role in establishing the practices of water utilisation and water institutions would bereformed to allow a democratic structure with accountability and transparency at all levels.
Central Asia
Central Asia largely coincides with the Aral Sea Basin and consists of deserts, mountain ranges, inter-mountainvalleys and dry and semi-dry steppes. The total population of the Aral Sea Basin is about 40 million of whichsome 62% live in rural areas. The annual population growth is declining and at present is about 1.5%.
The main water sources are the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya Rivers with a combined annual runoff ofsome 120 KM3, of which only 10% reaches the Aral Sea. There are various natural and man-made takes in theregion with a total storage of some 100 KM3.
Less than 10% of agriculture is rainfed and this proportion is not expected to increase. Agriculture contributesimportantly to the GNP (50% before 1990). However, the current transition towards a market economy hasresulted in a decline of production as farmers are unable to cover the cost to operate and maintain the irrigationinfrastructure.
In order to raise the standard of living in the region, irrigated agriculture must be revitalised and relatedinstitutions and infrastructure must be optimised. Controlled restructuring of state-farms, the creation of a regionalmarket and a financial and economic support system are needed to break the vicious circle of decliningproduction.
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To effect this, regional co-operation and agreements are required on the agricultural production on the basis ofthe most suitable agro-climatological zones for the major (food and fiber) crops, on trade of agricultural products,and on development of a regional policy for joint management and efficient use of water.
To increase the productivity of water rehabilitation and modemisation of existing irrigation systems and ruralinfrastructure is required. This is to be accompanied by a set of incentives for farmers to make optimum use ofwater and land with due consideration to the environment and a market economy.
Authorities in the region recognise that the most important component for improved water and ecosystemmanagement in the region is qualified staff. Failure to implement sound decisions on water allocations, waterrights and reform of the water sector could contribute to further political conflicts, environmental degradation,poverty and low life expectancies in the region.
Europe
The population growth in Europe is stagnant or shows a slight decrease. Immigration is a main factor for potentialgrowth.
The mainland of Europe is blessed with precipitation throughout the year, although with decreasing quantitiesfrom west to east. However, the far North and the South show a negative water budget (mean precipitation 300mm/year).
Expansive river systems and meadows are prevailing in wide areas of Europe. Large rivers like for example theRh6ne, Rhone, Elb, Danube, Oder, Dnjepr, Dnjestr and Volga, carry water all-year accompanied by subterraneanflows. However, the rivers of the Balkan and Mediterranean countries are flowing through karst areas and fall dryin the summer season so that only limited groundwater and supplements from storage facilities can be utilised.Severe droughts have been observed here since many decades.
Because of its favourable climatic condition, most of the agriculture in Europe is rainfed and highly productive.Supplementary irrigation is regionally important, especially in South, Central and East. Drainage is imperative inmost of the northwestern part of Europe where part of the land is located near or under sea-level. In South,Central and East Europe it is used as a measure to complement to irrigation. In lowlands below sea level,drainage is part of the defence of the land against sea and river floods and storm rainfall.
Where Europe is at present still a net exporter of cereals, in future the level of exports is expected to decrease.The Western European countries are more and more concerned with environmental protection and landscapeimprovement and management putting emphasis on ecological friendly agriculture and reduction of surpluses.This ecological development also means a rehabilitation of the landscape by conversion of or even taking out ofproduction of less productive agricultural areas.
The principles of the water policy in the European Union are embedded in the environment policy, which is basedon pre-cautionary principles and preventive action. Environmental damage should be rectified at the source andpolluters should pay. This new policy postulates an integrated water management approach, which is river basinoriented and considers as legitimate the claims of society and nature. Farmers will become more and moreresponsible for their nutrient balance and are limited in their disposal of agricultural pollutants through nutrientaccounting systems.
High populated and industrialised areas in wide parts of Europe are suffering from groundwater depletion.Groundwater should be maintained in its natural condition. Existing contamination is to be removed or isolated toprevent spreading. A deterioration of groundwater quality is to be avoided.
Flood control is a Europe-wide priority, especially since the alluvial plains and lowlands are intensively occupied.The development of the water environment has the priority to reduce flood peaks and risks. This includes trans-sectoral measures on water retention in the catchment to be achieved through close cooperation betweenregional planning, water management, environment and nature conservation, agriculture and forestry as well asdevelopment of settlements.
In Central and Eastern Europe, the productivity of the agricultural sector has dropped tremendously due to thephysical processes as erosion, water logging and salinisation, but also due to inefficient irrigation and drainageinfrastructure and management systems. Recovery of the food production potential for domestic and exportmarkets in the Russian Federation only, requires rehabilitation and modernisation of over 3 million hectares of
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existing irrigation systems and almost 2 million hectares of drainage infrastructure. This is to be accompanied bya reorientation of the irrigation and drainage agencies towards a service orientation.
Most Central and Eastern European countries are in a transition towards a market economy. They are nowfaced with a decrease in agricultural production due to reduced export possibilities and non-viable farmingsystems. The consequent agricultural sector reform has often resulted in a deterioration of socioeconomicconditions for the rural population, which combined with an economic recession, has contributed to the declineof infrastructure and services. Revitalisation of rural economies has a high priority and this can be established byan integrated land and water management policy in which the creation of off-farm employment will be a priority.
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APPENDIX II[PCSPOA Agenda Item 12]
AGENDA OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THELATIN AMERICAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (LARWG)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
Members: (1) Dr. Ricardo A.L. Brito, Acting Chairman (Brazil); (2) Mr. Jorge Galvez Blanco (Chile); (3)Mr. Fernando Cepeda Sarabia (Colombia); and (4) Mr. Antonio Alvez Soares (Brazil).
Permanent Observers : (i) Vice President Hon. Jose Martin Mendiluce (Spain) ; (ii) Vice President Hon. Luis S.Pereira (Portugal) ; (iii) Vice President Peter Lee (Great Britain) ; (iv) Mr. Julio Prado Perez -alternate JavierLujan Garcia (Spain) ; (v) Mr. Frank Dimick (USA) ; (vi) Dr. Julian Martinez Beltran (FAO) ; (vii) Mr. Laurie C.Tollefson (Canada).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of the First meeting of the Working Group
The Minutes of the first meeting will be confirmed by the Group.
Item 2 : Membership of the Working Group
Dr. Brito, Acting Chairman, vide e-mail of 4th May 2000 has suggested to include the name of Dr. JorgeChambouleyron from Argentina for the membership of the Group. Since Argentinean National Committee(ARCID) is deemed to have withdrawn from the membership of ICID in December 1999, the nomination ofDr. Chambouleyron has to be viewed in light of the by-laws 3.1.5 and 3.1.6.
No other nominations have been received for the membership of the Group.
Item 3 : Election/Nomination of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary
At its first meeting, Dr. Brito (ABID) was nominated as the Acting Chairman and Vice President Peter Lee actedas the Secretary. In order to streamline the Working Group’s activities and also as per by-law 3.3 (d), it isnecessary to designate/elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and a Secretary for the Working Group. TheGroup will nominate/elect a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary.
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Item 4 : Areas of involvement of the Latin American Regional Working Group
At Granada, it was decided that the Group should identify important issues relevant to its mandate, which is asfollows :
Mandate: (1) To assist in the development of broad-based ICID National Committee in each Latin Americancountry, (2) To obtain and disseminate information on irrigation and drainage in Latin America, (3) To organizenational and international discussions on relevant scientific and technical issues, and (4) To provide the catalystfor promoting better contact with the ICID and other relevant international organizations.
Accordingly, following areas of involvement were identified.
4.1 Organisation of a Database on Irrigation and Drainage in the Region
Vice President Peter Lee suggested formulation of a database on irrigation and drainage pertaining to LatinAmerican countries. It was suggested to explore the information from ICID Publications “Irrigation and Drainagein the World – A Global Review”, FAO’s AQUASTAT and other sources.
As far as ICID publication on Global Review is concerned, information pertaining to 22 countries of Latin Americais available. Since this information is about 20 years old, the Central Office has written to all the NationalCommittees of Latin America in February 2000 to provide updated/latest information. The responses are awaited.
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Subsequently in the year 1999, for preparation of Sector Vision document on “Water for Food and RuralDevelopment”, country position papers were invited from all the National Committees. From amongst the LatinAmerican countries, country papers from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana and Mexico werereceived which were included in the publication distributed during 2nd World Water Forum, held at The Hague. ACD ROM is also now being published. The Central Office will prepare a report on status of irrigation and drainagein Latin American countries based on the information from country papers and FAO-AQUASTAT after theirreceipt.
4.2 FAO publication on AQUASTAT of Latin America
The Central Office contacted Dr. Beltran (FAO) on 22 March 2000, regarding the availability of FAO Water Report“Irrigation in Figures (AQUASTAT)”. Dr. Beltran informed the Central Office on 14 April 2000 that the report waslikely to be published in August 2000 and he will distribute copies of the Report to all members of LARWG. TheCentral Office is following up the matter with Dr. Beltran.
4.3 Interim meetings of the LARWG
AT Granada, it was suggested to explore the possibility of holding second/interim meeting of LARWG during‘International Conference on the Challenges Facing Irrigation and Drainage in the New Millenium organised byUSCID, at Fort Collins, Colorado, USA on 20-24 June 2000. Central Office contacted the USCID, who kindlyagreed to offer susidised registration fees for members of the Latin American National Committees. The CentralOffice, in consultation with the Acting Chairman, corresponded in April 2000 with all the members/permanentobservers of the Group inviting them to participate in the conference and holding a meeting at Fort Collins.However, the meeting did not materialise owing to lack of responses due to non-availability of funds forparticipation.
Vice President Peter Lee, in his communication to the Central Office on 12th June 2000, suggested that LARWGcould act as a sponsoror (without financial commitments) to hold side meeting of the Group during some pre-scheduled meetings organized by organizations like World Bank, FAO etc. in the region. The Central Office willcontact the World Bank and the FAO for exploring the possibility of holding such meetings in near future.
4.4 Interactions with other workbodies
During the first meeting, Vice President Peter Lee suggested that an interaction of the Group with WG-DMIS andWG-SOCIO may be of relevance, since these workbodies are concerned with the financial and economicsustainability of irrigation and drainage systems. The Central Office has written to both the Chairmen of WG-DMIS and WG-SOCIO in April 2000, inviting their suggestions for undertaking some joint activities. Responsesare awaited.
4.5 Training of Latin American Professionals by the CENTER, Spain
The Central Office in consultation with Dr. Beltran (FAO) contacted the Spanish National Committee (CEYRD) toexplore the possibility of participating in the international courses on irrigation and drainage organised by theCenter for Irrigation Technology (CENTER), Madrid, by Latin American professionals. The Spanish NationalCommittee arranged to send information about the various activities of the CENTER (Annex 1). The trainingprogrammes are fully sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Food. Members are encouraged toparticipate in the various training programmes offered by the CENTER.
The Group will discuss aforesaid activities and decide further line of action.
Item 5 : Broad-basing of the ICID National Committees in the region
Out of 28 Latin American countries only 5 countries are active members viz. Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Guyana andMexico and 9 other countries are deemed to have withdrawn their membership viz. Argentina, DominicanRepublic, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It is necessary to resume an effectivemembership drive in Latin American countries for reactivation of inactive members and to promote newmembership.
At Granada, the members informed that most of the National Committees of the Latin America are governmentalwith some participation from private sector and academic institutions. Members admitted that the NationalCommittees were not very active and there was a great need to accelerate and strengthen the activities of the
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National Committees by way of broad basing them. Central Office, in the past, had corresponded with all theactive and inactive member countries for broad basing their NCs. However, there were no encouragingresponses. The Central Office, therefore, requested Spanish National Committee to assist in this process throughtheir contacts in the region. The Spanish National Committee (CEYRD) expressed willingness to helpappropriately.
The members will discuss and offer their views on the issue.
Item 6 : Document on Irrigation of Fruit Trees in Latin American Countries
At its first meeting, it was proposed to prepare a document on “Irrigation of fruit trees in Latin American countries”under joint leadership of National Committees of Brazil (ABID) and Chile (CHICID). The document will be usefulas a guideline for all those involved in cultivation of fruit trees in the region. Representatives of Brazilian andChilean National Committees will present a draft outline of the proposed document.
Item 7 : Latin American Regional Working Group (LARWG) Newsletter
At Granada, it was decided to publish a LARWG Newsletter in Spanish. The Newsletter plays an important role infostering activities of the Group and in exchange of views by the members. It was suggested to circulate theNewsletter in electronic/hard copy form amongst Latin American countries. The Central Office is willing to assist,if necessary, in printing and distribution of Newsletter. The contact addresses of the National Committees,members and permanent observers of LARWG are given at Annex 2. Members are requested to provide their e-mail addresses. The Group will decide an action plan for publication of the Newsletter.
Item 8 : Forthcoming events in Latin American region
Following international events will be organised in Latin American region:
1. 4th Pan American Regional Conference and 5th International Symposium on Fertigation will be held atMerida, Yucatan, Mexico in September 2000.
2. The Brazilian Government will host the IV Inter American Dialogue on Water Management, in Foz doIguacu – P.R. of Brazil from 22-26 April 2001. The general theme of the event is to search for solutionsto the problems of management and water supply for various uses, with a special focus on arid andsemi-arid regions, metro-politan regions, transboundary river basins and regions which are vulnerable toclimatic changes. Several other events related to water resources will also be held in parallel sessions.The dialogue is sponsored by the Brazilian Government, through the Secretariat of Water Resources(SRH), of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA).
For more information members may contact on following addresses :
Secretariat of Water Resources (Brazil) Washington D.C. Organization of American StatesE-mail: [email protected] E-mail [email protected]: (61) 317-1300 Phone: (202) 458-3570Fax: (61) 225-4760 Fax: (202) 458-3560
Brazilian Water Resource AssociationE-mail [email protected]: (81) 271-8223Fax: (81) 271-8219
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Item 9 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress, July 2002, Montreal, Canada
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “Food ProductionUnder Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures”. The topics for theCongress events are :
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A. Question 50 Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges asinfluenced by limited water resources and population growth.
Question 51 Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
B. Special Session Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control
C. Symposium Private sector participation in irrigation and drainage
D. Special Event The world vision for water, food and rural development for the year 2025
E. Seminar Lessons from failures in irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems
Members are encouraged to contribute papers to the relevant topics. More details can be seen from the “Call forPapers” available with the Central Office or visit website http://www.icid.org.
Item 10 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Vision document on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President Schultz presented ICID draft strategy for implementation. Thedcoument reviews the global food and water scenario as of now and in the year 2025 and broadly discusses theaction strategy for meeting the challenges.
The document also discusses the regional variations for Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, including theirsub-regions. The concerns, regional as well as sub-regional variations, water-food linkages, priorities,achievements, requirements and broad strategies have been briefly outlined which could provide a starting pointfor further deliberations and studies.
Relevant portion of the Chapter on Regional Variations as contained in the Vision Document pertaining to theAmerican continent can be seen in Annex 3 of PCSPOA Agenda at page A-14.
The Central Office wrote to the Chairman on 10 May 2000 to identify suitable action points within the mandate ofthe LARWG for formulating agenda points for discussion at Cape Town.
The Central Office has proposed following topics as thrust areas for consideration of the Group.
• Experiences and lessons learnt in Large Scale Irrigation Management Transfer with special reference toMexico.
• Experiences and lessons learnt in implementation of water pricing and water market reforms in Argentinaand Chile.
• Capacity building of professionals and field level personnel’s involved in irrigation and drainage.
• Status and scope of adoption of micro irrigation and other sophisticated irrigation technology in LatinAmerica.
• Large-scale cultivation of commercial crops like sugarcane, soyabean, oil palm, fruit trees etc.
• Sustainable use of natural resources for expansion of both irrigation and rainfed agriculture.
• Adoption of modern agricultural production techniques to increase crop yields, especially for small scalefarming.
Item 11 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix II, Item 4.5]
CENTER FOR IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY (CENTER)MADRID, SPAIN
1. Mandate and objectives
The mandate of the Center of Irrigation Technology (CENTER) is - development, application and demonstrationof irrigation technology for its transfer to national and international institutions.
The specific objectives of the CENTER are :
• Permanent exhibition of irrigation equipment and systems installed in irrigated areas of Spain,development of irrigation technology, monitoring of irrigation and drainage systems, transferring ofirrigation and drainage technology, and testing of irrigation and drainage materials and equipments.
In order to achieve above objectives, an Annual Plan is implemented which includes following activities:
(a) Management of the farm, called “El Palomar” where the CENTER is located.(b) Irrigation and drainage technology transfer
2. International study/training programs
The Center organizes two types of study/training programs on regular basis, as follows:
2.1 International Master in Irrigation and Drainage (I&D)
Since 1987, CENTER has been organising a six-months International Masters in I&D for agricultural andcivil engineers from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. The objective of the course is to diffuse theIrrigation Technology developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Food.
2.2 International Course in Irrigation Techniques and Irrigation Systems Management
This two-month course is being held since 1988. Its aim is to develop participant’s ability to adopt bestpractices and techniques leading to efficient managements of irrigated areas. The course is open forLatin American and Spanish engineers.
3. Seminars
CENTER organises three to four days seminars on topics such as “Automatic Control System of CollectiveIrrigation Networks” (“Control Automatizado de Zonas Regables”), “Filtering and Fertirrigation Equipment”(“Equipos de filtrado y fertirriego”) and “Pumping Stations and Dams” (“Estaciones de Bombeo y Balsas deRegulación”).
4. Evaluation of Field Irrigation Systems
The CENTER undertakes evaluation of surface, sprinkler and micro irrigation systems periodically.
5. Other Activities
5.1 Standardization
CENTER actively participates in ISO (International organisation for Standardisation) and its Europeancounterpart CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) working groups. Within the framework of its co-operation with CEN, CENTER acts as Secretariat for the Working Group 5 “Localised Irrigation” and co-ordinatesactivities of the Adhoc group on “Integrated management systems data exchange between management andcontrol systems and field remote terminal units”.
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5.2 IPTRID
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Food wassigned in November 1999 which provides the basis for participation of the CENTER in the IPTRID’s programme.
6. Procedure for application to the CENTER
The candidate should send a letter of request addressed to Subdirector General de Regadíos e InfraestructurasAgrarias along with a CV.
A Technical Committee reviews the applications received and select the candidates. Criteria for selection are –the professional experience and the knowledge about the topic of the course. Special interest expressed eitherby the candidate or the concerned Organisation is also taken into account.
The ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Food support an accommodation and full board at CENTER. The cost oftravel passage is normally not covered. However, candidates can apply for the scholarships from AgenciaEspañola de Cooperation Internacional (AECI) towards living expenses and the cost of travel passage.
Applications should be addressed to :
SUBDIRECCION GENERAL DE REGADIO E INFRAESTRUCTURAS AGRARIAS (for participating intraining courses)Paseo de la Castellana, 11228046 Madrid (SPAIN)
AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL (for financial assistance)Avenida de los Reyes Católicos, 428040 Madrid (SPAIN)
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Annex 2[Appendix II, Item 7]
LIST OF ADDRESSES(Latin American National Committees of ICID)
S.No
Member’s name Country Telephone Fax E-mail
Active countries1. Ing. Fernando Antonio
RodriguezBrazil 55-61-273-2154 55-61-225-4982 [email protected]
2. Mr. Jorge BlancoGalvez
Chile (562) 261-2674 (562) 671-0764 [email protected]
3. Dr. Maria StellaAlbornoz Mirando
Colombia 283-9028/ 283-6927 284-2402 N.A.
4. Mr. Ravi Naraine Guyana 592-2-75527 592-2-73638 [email protected]
5. Sr. Manual ContijochEscontria
Mexico 52-5-2645743/ 52-5-2646308
52-5-2645888 [email protected];[email protected]
Inactive countries1. Ing. Victor Pochat Argentina 54-1-349-7584 54-1-349-7596 [email protected];
2. # Honduras Tlx: 1404 SERENAHO
N.A. N.A.
3. Ing. Carlos A Sousa-Lennox
Panama 2325318 N.A. N.A.
4. Dra. JosefinaTakahashi Sato
Peru (51 1) 224-3298 (51 1) 224-3218 N.A.
5. Mr. Romulo Sucre Venezuela N.A. N.A. N.A.
Members of LARWG1. Dr. Ricardo A.L. Brito
- Chairman (1999)Brazil +55-31-7791044 +55-31-7791088 [email protected]
2. Mr. Jorge GalvezBlanco (1999)
Chile (562) 2612674 (562) 6710764 [email protected]
3. Mr. Fernando CepedaSarabia (1999)
Colombia 2827920-2836927 2837787 [email protected]
4. Mr. Antonio AlvezSoares (1999)
Brazil N.A. 55-31-8992735 [email protected];[email protected]
5. Dr. J. Chambouleyron Argentina +54-61-286993 +54-61-288251 [email protected]
Permanent Observers1. Mr. Laurie C.
TollefsonCanada (306) 867-5404 (306) 867-9656 [email protected]
2. Dr. Jose Mª. MartinMendiluce, VicePresident Hon., ICID
Spain +34-1-5332253/5977590
+34-1-5332253/5978508
3. Dr. L.S. Pereira, VicePresident Hon., ICID
Portugal +351-1-3602080 +351-1-3621575 [email protected]
4. Mr. Peter S. Lee, VicePresident, ICID
GreatBritain
+44-181-7742000 +44-181-6815706 [email protected];[email protected]
5. Mr. Julio Prado Perez/Mr. Javier LujanGarcia
Spain +913357970 913357922 [email protected]
6. Mr. Frank Dimick,Vice President, ICID
USA 916-2081561/ 916-6469985
916-646-9986 [email protected]
7. Mr. Julian MartinezBeltran
FAO (39) 0657052078 (39) 0657056275 [email protected]
N.A. – Not Available # Contact persons name is not available
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APPENDIX III[PCSPOA Agenda Item 11]
AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THEASIAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (ASRWG)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 09:00-12:30 hours
Members : (1) Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Chairman (Malaysia); (2) Ir. Mohd. Azhari Ghazali, Secretary (Malaysia); (3)Mr. Anthony J. Horton (Australia); (4) Mr. Tauhidul Anwar Khan (Bangladesh); (5) Mr. Chen Lei (China); (6)Dr. Diana Y. Ma (Chinese-Taipei); (7) Mr. P.B. Parabrahmam (India); (8) Mr. Rudy Bekti (Indonesia); (9) Dr. KarimShiati (Iran); (10) Dr. Shigetaka Taniyama (Japan); (11) Dr. Suhail M.M. Wahsheh (Jordan); (12) Dr. Cheong,Byeong-Ho (Korea); (13) Mr. Khem Raj Sharma (Nepal); (14) Eng. A.S. Manoharadas (Sri Lanka); (15) Dr. SiripongHungspreug (Thailand); (16) Mr. Bakhodyr M. Yusupov (Uzbekistan), (17) Mr. Waseem Nazir (Pakistan); and (18)Mr. Dao-Trong-Tu (Vietnam).
Permanent Observers : (i) Dr. Tu Phuc Tuong (IRRI); (ii) Dr. Klaus Siegert (FAO); (iii) Mr. Nanda Abeywickrema(IWMI); (iv) Mr. L.K. Smedema (IPTRID); (v) Mr. Geoffrey Spencer (World Bank); (vi) Dr. Theib Oweis (ICARDA);(vii) Dr. David J. Groenfeldt (INPIM); (viii) Mr. Peter P.C. Sun (INPIM) (Alternate Permanent Observer); (ix) Dr. W.F.Vlotman (ILRI).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of 5th meeting of the ARWG
Minutes of the 5th meeting held at Granada already circulated will be confirmed after agreeing to suggestedmodifications, if any.
Item 2 : Membership of the Working Group
The Chinese National Committee has proposed the name of Mr. Liu Zhiguang in place of Mr. Chen Lei.
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings is placed at Annex 1.
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Item 3 : To discuss the future work plan Future work plan adopted at Granada by the ASRWG is given at Annex 2. The progress of the work plan will bereviewed during the meeting.
Item 4 : First Asian Regional Conference and 52nd IEC of ICID in Korea
(a) 52nd IEC Meeting
The 52nd International Executive Council meeting and 1st Asian Regional Conference will be held at Seoul, Koreafrom 16-21 September 2001. Besides the regular meetings, additional events, i.e. International Exhibition onIrrigation and Drainage, Study Tours and one-day technical tour will also be organized. Attractive programme foraccompanying persons will also be scheduled to show the most typical areas of the Korean peninsula. TheKorean delegate will apprise the Group regarding further progress.
(b) 1st Asian Regional Conference
The theme of the Conference is “Agriculture, water and environment” and the sub-themes are : (i) Irrigation anddrainage in rice paddy; (ii) Automation of real time monitoring and control of irrigation systems; (iii) Balanced useof water between irrigation and environmental conservation; and (iv) Improvement of water management in floodprone areas.
The Korean representative will apprise the further progress.
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(c) The Workshop
The Korean National Committee, together with the Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation,Drainage and Flood Control Projects (WG-ENV) and Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG) are organizing aworkshop in Korea in 2001. The title of the workshop is “Agriculture Related Development of Tidal Land andEstuaries, and Environmental Considerations”.
Task Force comprising Mr. Soon, Kuk-Kuwn, Dr. Indreswari Guritno, Dr. Daniel Zimmer and Mr. P.L. Diwan(India) were appointed for organization and publicity at Granada. During February 2000, ChairmanMadramootoo, President Schultz, Dr. Daniel Zimmer and Mme. Indreswari Guritno reviewed the Call for Paperand made some changes.
(d) Publication of ICID Document
At the Working Group meeting held at Granada, KCID had agreed to publish a revised edition of the ICIDdocument related to rice paddy as part of the output of the 1st Asian Regional Conference. The document wouldinclude country papers, previous work done and Korean experiences related to rice paddy. The progress of thedocument will be reported by the Korean representative.
Item 5 : International Workshop on "Sustainable development of water resources and management of irrigation association" in Taiwan
At Granada, it was agreed to postpone the proposed workshop to 2002. The Chinese-Taipei Committeerepresentative will report on the progress in the next meeting.
Item 6 : ASRWG Newsletter The third ASRWG Newsletter was circulated at Granada and it was hoped that member countries will update theSecretariat with their activities. The Working Group will assess further progress and plan the next Newsletter.
Item 7 : ASRWG Homepage At Granada, the Chairman announced the address of ASRWG Home Page which is located athttp://agrolink.moa.my/jps/arwg/Asian.htm. Member countries at Bali were requested to provide their URL numberto the Secretariat to enable link up with ASRWG Home Page. The Working Group Chairman will apprise ASRWGabout the progress.
Item 8 : Mekong Basin
Mekong River Commission is working on three programmes namely (1) Equitable sharing of water where severalapplicable models are being studied; (2) Human resource development – develop training modules suitable for theregion and (3) Public participation. Mekong River Commission was requested to circulate quarterly News to updateICID/ASRWG on its activities.
Item 9 : Eastern Rivers of Indian Peninsula It was proposed to organize an International Seminar on ‘Non-structural approach to flood management” during1999 as a follow up of Dhaka Seminar for which financial support was requested from UATI/Unesco. The aim of theSeminar is to promote regional cooperation and to exchange experiences in the basin countries of Ganga,Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, i.e. India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The Seminar thus aims to cover allmeasures under non-structural approach to flood management in addition to the flood forecasting. Indian NationalCommittee is ready to organize this Seminar pending approval of proposal for financial support from UATI/Unesco,which is under consideration.
Item 10 : Gaps in information and requirements in the field of Drainage in Asia
Presently provision of irrigation systems is inadequate against requirement in several countries in Asia. Gaps ininformation and training requirements to overcome deficiencies need to be identified by each country for initiatingremedial activities. Training course and interesting projects developed by the member countries are available in theASRWG home page. Member countries are requested to update their information.
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Item 11 : Asia Drainage Centre
A meeting was organised to consider the subject during the 8th International Drainage Workshop held during 31stJan to 4th Feb, 2000 at New Delhi (India). The purpose of the meeting was to continue consultations processwith the relevant representatives of the prospective participating countries and international support organisations.There was a reaffirmation of the agreement on the need for an Asia Drainage Programme. The programme will beknown as Drainage Programme for the Humid Tropics in Asia. The meeting recommended that a letter be sent tothe Chairpersons of the ICID National Committees in the prospective participating countries requesting them to elicitthe support of their Governments and promoting the participation of their most appropriate organisations andinstitutions. The meeting also recommended that IPTRID follow up on the above recommendations and initiateactivities leading to setting up a network in consultation with the national committees and the focal points.
Item 12 : Linkages with regional and transnational organizations for cooperation
ASRWG has been keenly encouraging the cooperation of Land and Water Professionals in various countries inAsia to foster cooperative link for mutual benefit from solutions of various technical issues. ASRWG is to developthe cooperation of professionals engaged in water and land management. First of all it is necessary to identifysuch organizations and then to establish linkages with such organizations. Member countries were requested tosubmit to the Secretariat the list of organizations known to them. Working Group will discuss and decide thefuture strategy.
Item 13 : To review the outcome of Regional Workshop to be held in July 2000 in Japan on ‘Sustainabledevelopment in irrigation and drainage in Paddy field’.
The Workshop will be held from 24 – 28 July 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. The theme is ‘Sustainable Development ofIrrigation and Drainage for Rice Paddy Fields in the Monsoon Asian Region’ with topics that include :
♦ The characteristics of rice paddy field irrigation and drainage, their role in food production in variouscountries
♦ Multifunctional effects of rice paddy field irrigation including preservation of the rural environment
♦ Contribution of the public sector, beneficiary farmers and other stakeholders in irrigation and drainagemanagement
♦ Water management in small scale irrigation/drainage projects subject to small farm holdings andurbanization pressures.
♦ Technological innovation
The announcement of the Workshop was distributed at the meeting of the ASRWG at Granada. The preparationsfor the Workshop are in full swing. The Japanese representative will apprise the ASRWG about the outcome of theWorkshop.
Item 14 : Activities of the Group during the Golden Jubilee of ICID
The celebration is planned for one year between Granada IEC and the next IEC Meeting at Cape Town. TheMember countries were requested to submit to the Secretariat the list of activities during the period as programs forthe Golden Jubilee celebration.
China
A Symposium on “Water Saving Irrigation for Paddy Rice” as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations wasorganized by the Chinese National Committee (CNCID) from 11-13 October 1999 at Guilin, China. Since 1990,many new water saving irrigation methods for paddy rice have been tested and practiced in China. The mostwidely accepted being “Controlled irrigation” in Shandon province, “Shallow-exposed rice irrigation” in Zheijiangand Jiangxi province, and “Shallowness, wetness and drying” in Guangxi Autonomous Region. These newpractices not only save substantial amount of irrigation water but also produce high yields.
China has 50.66 Mha of irrigated area. The total rice growing area is over 30.75 Mha covering 29% of total grainarea in the country. The total yield on rice paddy is 185 million tonnes, constituting 42% of the total amount ofoutput in the country. The average yield of paddy rice in irrigated area is 7.3 tonnes/ha and that of rainfed land is3.0 tonnes/ha.
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Full financial support towards air travel, hotel accommodation, meals and technical tour was provided to theparticipants from the developing countries by the Government of Peoples Republic of China. The Symposium wasattended by delegates from developing countries viz. Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka andThailand, one from Japan and one from IWMI, Sri Lanka and other 34 experts/scientists/engineers from P.R. ofChina along with a representative from Central Office.
India
The Indian National Committee on Irrigation & Drainage (INCID) had successfully organised the 8th ICIDInternational Drainage Workshop as a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the ICID. A commemorative ICIDGolden Jubilee Year special cover was released on this occasion. As a part of the release ceremony of the specialcover, some covers were got cancelled through Postal Department using a specially prepared stamp for theoccasion. The cancelled cover has a Philatelic value and is considered as a souvenir.
In addition to the 8th International Drainage workshop, the INCID had also organised an ICID-INCID PODIUM(Policy Dialogue Model) workshop in association with the ICID Central office and IWMI, Sri Lanka during Dec.1999.The workshop was organised as per the decision taken at the 50th IEC meeting. The national committees of India,China, Pakistan, Mexico, Egypt had been invited to send their representatives for the workshop. Therepresentatives of 5 countries and some experts from IWMI, Sri Lanka participated in the workshop. In addition,consultants from World Bank, local Indian experts also participated in the workshop. During the workshop, therepresentatives made presentation of the country papers which was followed by discussions.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 15 : Possibility of developing cooperative arrangements with Regional Association Asia of WMO
A Session of WMO’s Regional Association II (Asia) Working Group on Hydrology was held in Japan from 4-8October 1999. Vice President Hon. Dr. Riota Nakamura represented ICID at the Session. This sessionconsidered the reports of various on-going programmes which include management of international rivers, worldhydrological cycle observing systems, water quality, flood forecasting, hydrological services, hydrologicaloperational multipurpose system and water resources assessment. Dr. Nakamura has pointed out that sixRegional Associations for Africa, Asia, South America, North and Central America, South-West Pacific andEurope function under WMO and there is a good possibility of cooperation between ICID and WMO in the aboveregional activities through the ICID Regional Working Groups. As we have excellent relationship and cooperativearrangements with WMO and are represented in each others activities, the Chairman of the ASRWG wasrequested to explore the possibility of developing cooperative arrangements with the regional associations ofWMO. The Working Group Chairman will apprise further progress in the matter.
Item 16 : Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) : It will be available on CD-ROM during the year.Asian regional countries may like to translate the Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) intotheir local language(s)
The CD-ROM of the Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) is likely to be available by October 2000. Asianregional countries may like to translate the MTD into their local languages. The Working Group may like todeliberate and plan its translation into other Asian languages.
Item 17 : Consideration of Sector Vision Water for Food and Rural Development for Asia and issues forimplementation
The Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum held atThe Hague, in March 2000. President Schultz presented the ICID strategy for its implementation. As a follow up,the Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 a list of topics, having direct relevance to the activities ofvarious workbodies, to the Chairmen to initiate work.
Following topics were suggested for preparation of state-of-the-art documents/database :
1. Information technology in water resources management
2. Asia drainage programme
3. Comprehensive flood management and drainage decongestion
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4. Integration of water resources development and management
5. Increasing productivity of irrigated agriculture
The relevant issues that could be covered by the ASRWG can also be identified from report on regionalconsultations for identifying regional issues of concern presented at the 2nd World Water Forum at The Hauge(See Annex 3 of PCSPOA Agenda, page A-14).
Item 18 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix III, Item 2]
ASIAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
1998 1999Sr.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah,Chairman, Malaysia
1997 • •
2. Ir. Mohd. Azhari Ghazali,Secretary, Malaysia
1997 • •
3. Mr. Anthony J. Horton, Australia 1997 • • 4. Mr. Chen Lei, China 1997 • • 5. Dr. Diana Y. Ma, Chinese Taipei 1997 • • 6. Mr. P.B. Parabrahmam, India 1997 • • 7. Dr. Karim Shiati, Iran 1997 • 8. Dr. Shigetaka Taniyama, Japan 1997 • • 9. Dr. Cheong, Byeong-Ho, Korea 1997 • • 10. Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Nepal 1997 • 11. Eng. A.S. Manoharadas,
Sri Lanka1997
12. Mr. Tauhidul Anwar Khan,Bangladesh
1998
13. Mr. Rudy Bekti, Indonesia 1998 • 14. Dr. Suhail M.M. Wahsheh,
Jordan1998
15. Dr. Siripong Hungspreug,Thailand
1998 •
16. Mr. Bekhodyr M. Yusupov,Uzbekistan
1998
17. Mr. Waseem Nazir, Pakistan 1999 • 18. Mr. Dao-Trong-Tu, Vietnam 1999 •
Permanent Observers1. Dr. Tu Phuc Tuong (IRRI)2. Dr. Klaus Siegert (FAO) • • 3. Mr. Nanda Abeywickrema
(IWMI)•
4. Mr. L.K. Smedema (IPTRID) • • 5. Mr. Geoffrey Spencer
(World Bank)•
6. Dr. Theib Oweis (ICARDA)7. Dr. David J. Groenfeldt (INPIM)8. Mr. Peter P.C. Sun (INPIM)
(Alternate PermanentObserver)
•
9. Dr. W.F. Vlotman (ILRI) •
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Annex 2[Appendix III, Item 3]
ASIAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (ASRWG)FOUR-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Activity 1999 2000 2001 2002Network
Meeting
Newsletter
Membership
Workshop onIrrigationManagement inPaddy Field(Japan)
1st RegionalConference(Korea)
Workshop onSustainableDevelopment ofWater Resourcesand Managementof IrrigationAssociation(Taiwan)
SE Asia DrainageCentre
• Updatehomepage
• Granada,Spain 50th IEC
• To revise workplan
• 3rd Edition
• Membercountries arerequested toencourage thatneighbouringcountries tojoin ICID
• Finalize themeand topics
• Finalize themeand topics
• Proposalaccepted
• Pre-launchOct./Nov.,Malaysia
• Updatehomepage
• Cape Town 51st
IEC• To revise work
plan
• 4th Edition
• Membercountries arerequested toencourage thatneighbouringcountries to joinICID
• Workshop onIrrigationManagement inPaddy Field,Japan, July2000
• Call for Papers
• To discusstheme and
• Updatehomepage
• Korea 52nd IEC• To revise work
plan
• 5th Edition
• Membercountries arerequested toencourage thatneighbouringcountries to joinICID
• 1st RegionalConference,Seoul, Korea
• Finalize themeand topics
• Updatehomepage
• Montreal 53rd
IEC• To revise work
plan
• 6th Edition
• Membercountries arerequested toencourage thatneighbouringcountries to joinICID
• Workshop onSustainableDevelopment ofWaterResources andManagement ofIrrigationAssociation,Taiwan
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APPENDIX IV[PCSPOA Agenda Item 9]
AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THEEUROPEAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (ERWG)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
Members : (1) Dr. W. Dirksen, Chairman (Germany); (2) Dr. Brane Maticic, Vice Chairman (Slovenia); (3) Prof.Dr. I. Ijjas, Secretary (Hungary); (4) Prof. Waldemar Mioduszewski (Poland); (5) Dr. Michele Angelo Cuccaro(Italy); (6) Prof. A. Musy (Switzerland); (7) Mr. Boris Vladimirov Popov (Bulgaria); (8) Mr. Yevgeny P. Goussenkov(Russia); (9) Prof. Ion Nicolaesco (Romania); (10) Prof. Robert Brouwer (Netherlands); (11) Dr. H. Tardieu(France); (12) Mr. P.E.P. da Cunha Serra (Portugal); (13) Mr. Nicos Tsiourtis (Cyprus); (14) Mr. AleksandarRadevski (Macedonia); (15) Dr. Svatopluk Matula (Czech Republic); (16) Dr. Stefan Rehak (Slovak Republic);(17) Dr. Antanas Maziliauskas (Lithuania); (18) Mr. Peter Borros (UK); (19) Dipl.Ing. Frederick M. Cate (Austria);(20) Dr. Ricardo Segura (Spain); (21) Mr. Peter Kovalenko (Ukrain); (22) Secretary General, ICID.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the fifth meeting of Working Group
The minutes of the fifth meeting of ERWG held at Granada will be confirmed.
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
No new nominations have so far been received for the membership of ERWG.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Linkages with regional and transnational organizations for cooperation
One of the objects of ERWG is to develop cooperation of professionals and organizations engaged in water andland management. In this direction, ERWG has been successfully fostering new collaborations betweenorganizations of European countries.
Dr. Riota Nakamura attended the Session meeting of WMO’s Regional Association II (Asia) Working Group onHydrology held in Japan from 4-8 October 1999. Dr. Nakamura felt that there is a great possibility of regionalcooperation of ICID with WMO since the WMO’s activities are spread over 6 Regional Associations including theEurope. These correspond well with ICID’s Regional Working Groups. ERWG may consider areas ofcollaboration with WMO’s regional outfit.
Item 4 : Feedback on River Basin Management Projects supported by ERWG
Some of the joint research projects on river basin management such as – EUROWATER-CEC Project, Polish-Czech-German Joint Projection on `Rehabilitation of Flood Meadows’, Lithuanian-German Joint Research onRiver Plain Management etc., supported by ERWG have been continuing in the past years. The members willdiscuss progress on such programmes and will be informed of new ventures.
Item 5 : European Work Team on Drought (ERWTD)
The current activities of the Work Team have been reported by Chairman, Prof. L. Vermes. (Annex 1).
Item 6 : European Work Team on Floods
The report of Economic Commission for Europe meeting held on 7/8 October 1999 in Berlin will be presented.The Work Team on Floods will discuss the detailed programme chalked out at its interim meeting held inBudapest. Any further developments on report on Floods will be presented by the Chairman Dr. Rother.
Item 7 : Conferences supported by ERWG
Some of the recent activities include the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Environment – Water organized byEWRA-ERWG-TECHWARE held from 1-3 June in Budapest. The 2nd World Water Forum and MinisterialConference on held from 17-22 March 2000 at The Hague; and International Conference on Aquatic Landscapes
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and 9th Magdeburg Seminar on Rivers’ Protection-River Basin Management held from 23-27 October 2000 atMagdeburg.
ERWG’s role in these conferences and in the forthcoming ICID and other international events will be discussed.
Item 8 : ERWG Public Relations
The Public Relations activities of ERWG will be reported.
Item 9 : Activities of Young Professionals Forums in Europe
New Young Professionals Fora, if any, established in other European countries will be noted.
Presently, following National Committees of Europe have Young Professionals Forums :
(a) Bulgaria(b) Cyprus(c) Czech Republic(d) France(e) Spain(f) UK
Item 10 : IPTRID Networks in Europe
Reports of the existing IPTRID network in Europe will be presented by the concerned representatives of thecountries. Establishment of new networks will be reported. A good appraisal of various activities of ERWGNetworks is available in the ERWG Newsletters published by German Association for Water Resources (ERWG).
Item 11 : ICID Membership of Central and Eastern European Countries
The Central Office has renewed its contact with Belarus, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Finlandand Georgia regarding their membership of ICID. The Chairman of ERWG has kept in touch with these countriesand has supported their membership.
A cooperation with professionals in Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark is established in the ERWGWater Network. With the assistance of ERWG, contacts with Finland have been made and the country hassubmitted application for ICID membership.
Item 12 : Report on special activities of the Working Group during Golden Jubilee Year
As a contribution of ERWG to the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ICID, the ERWG-EWRA-TECHWAREConference was held in June 2000 in Budapest.
The conclusions and recommendations of the Conference will be presented at the meeting.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 13 : Work items on Regional variations emerging from WWC’s document on Vision of Water forFood and Rural Development submitted at The Hague
WWC’s Vision Document also includes Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development for variousregions, including Europe (Annex 3 of PCSPOA Agenda, page A-14). The strategy for action for implementationof various issues has also been outlined in the ICID document. ERWG will consider relevant issues fromdocuments for implementation. The European regional proceeding at The Hague is kept at Annex 2/1 to 2/3 forconsideration and decision about activity plan.
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C. ACTIVITY PLAN
Item 14 : Activity plan for the Group
In the light of various achievements made so far, ERWG will suitably modify its work plan approved at its previousmeeting (Annex 4) for the coming three years.
Item 15 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix IV, Item 5]
Reporton the activities of the
European Regional Work Team on Drought (ERWTD)as the task force of the European Regional Working Group (ERWG) of ICIDfor the 6th Meeting of ERWG held in Cape Town, South Africa, 22 October 2000
Translation of the ICID Guide on Drought Mitigation Strategy
The Hungarian translation of the ICID Guide on How to Work out a Drought Mitigation Strategy has beencompleted and published with the permission of the DVWK, the editor of the original guidelines. The Hungarianpublication was prepared for the celebration of the 50th jubilee of ICID and the 40th anniversary of the HungarianNational Committee of ICID. The Guide compiled and issued by the European Regional Work Team on Drought(ERWTD) achieved great success in the Granada Meeting of ICID last year, and after the translation into Russianlanguage, the Hungarian translation is the third language version of this important guideline, which helps droughtmanagement experts to develop and maintain an effective national drought mitigation strategy.
Distribution and representation of the ICID Guide
Chairman of the ERWTD was able to take part in the 10th World Water Congress held in Melbourne, Australia,12-17 March 2000, where a special session has been devoted to drought problems, in the frame of which aposter and oral presentation was given on the content, structure and importance of the Guide. Similarly in theEWRA-ERWG-EUWATERMAN Conference in Budapest, Hungary, 1-3 June 2000, the Guide was reviewed indetails as well. In both occasions great interest was paid by the participants to the Guide.
Drought Mitigation Workshop
The Central and Eastern European Workshop on Drought Mitigation took place in Budapest-Felsõgöd, Hungary,12-15 April 2000, organized by the relevant Hungarian Ministries and other national and international bodies,including ICID European Regional Work Team on Drought (ERWTD). The main aim of the Workshop was toprovide a forum for discussion of various aspects of drought monitoring, strategies, impacts assessment andmitigation with special regard to the CEE region. Expert from all European countries have been invited to presentcountry reports on the status of national drought mitigation strategies in their country, or individual technicalpapers and porters on impact of drought on the different areas of the economy. The ICID Guide played animportant role also in this Workshop.
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Workshop
Participants of the Workshop from 8 countries discussed the seven country reports and the 21 scientific andtechnical papers and 12 posters presented during the sessions. Special interest was paid to the presentations ofthe American experts, who gave a broad picture on drought mitigation means and methods used already in theUS practice, the use of which can be followed also in Europe. After fruitful and detailed discussions theparticipants of the Workshop concluded that the present meeting was successful and time to time similarmeetings should be organized for promoting the better progress in drought mitigation in the European countries.It could be seen with pleasure that some introductory steps already have made in several countries for theestablishment of the national drought mitigation strategies, but further and more intensive efforts are necessaryfor reaching a better stage. Therefore the following recommendations have been accepted.
1. Participants of the Workshop - after discussing the papers and propositions presented - agreed in that aneffective drought mitigation should be based on a comprehensive view of drought, because drought is notsimply a deficiency of precipitation, but a more complex phenomenon which influences the whole society.
2. Recognizing the significant economic, social and environmental impacts of drought in the CEE countries, aswell as in other drought-prone European regions, the participants of the Workshop recommend that eachcountry develop national strategies and national action programmes to mitigate drought, and establishinternational cooperation for solving related common problems as follows:
2.1 Encourage and help non-member countries to join the United Nations Convention to CombatDesertification, recognize the important role of UNCCD in combating desertification and landdegradation, and support each other in drought mitigation.
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2.2 Establish a common methodology for drought preparedness and mitigation programs and policiesincluding forecasting, early warning system, risk assessment, characterization of drought severitythrough common indicators and maps, etc., using the SPI index for international comparison. Anyother indexes are appropriate at national level. To facilitate the establishment of this commonmethodology, the Workshop participants recommend the creation of a regional network ofscientists, policy makers, and other experts.
2.3 Request authorities, scientific institutions and people organizations involved in combating landdegradation to link their activities with efforts aimed to monitor and mitigate drought effects in orderto promote sustainable development and nature conservation in drought-prone regions.
3. Taking into account the importance of US practice and experience in drought mitigation and planning, theWorkshop participants recommend the continued involvement of the US National Drought Mitigation Centerin future European cooperation/collaboration, and the participation of US experts in the proposed regionaldrought mitigation projects.
4. Drought mitigation experts and institutions from any other countries are invited to participate.
5. Italy, on behalf of the Northern Mediterranean Annex of UNCCD, expressed the intention to fostercollaboration between the Mediterranean and CEE regions. Participants of the Workshop accept thisproposal and express their gratitude for that, and welcome coming opportunities for collaboration under theprovision of Annex 5 to the UNCCD.
6. The participants of the Workshop ask the Hungarian authorities responsible for drought management tocreate an international interim task force with the participation of the representatives of countries concerned,and coordinate the next steps to realize the above mentioned proposals, and to find out and identify relevantinternational bodies for the necessary participation and financial support.
This document, accepted by the participants, and the subsequent more detailed proposals will be sent to theprincipal national authorities of the CEE countries independently of the fact that they are members or non-members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Further activities
During the next period the Work Team would like to help actively first of all the European countries interested towork out and implement their own national drought mitigation strategy, and to establish their national droughtcommittee on the basis of the ICID Guide. Further activities of the ERWTD will be focused on the development ofspecial action plans on drought mitigation in which detailed and locally tailored tasks should be summarized foran effective drought mitigation in the countries involved.
26 June 2000, Budapest, Hungary
Prof. Dr. Laszlo VermesChairman of the ERWTD
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Annex 2/1(Appendix IV, Item 13)
2nd World Water ForumFrom Vision to Action
Session Name: Rhine BasinNumber of participants: am: 150 participants
pm: 50 participantsSession Date: 17 March 2000
Rapporteur’s Name: Hans Drost/ Cathelijne van HaselenSession Time: 11.00 – 15.30
Presentation During the morning programme a live performed documentary on the Rhine Basin was presented,which was focussed on lessons learned.
This information as well as visions for the future are available in the booklet “Visions for the Rhine” which isavailable at the Netherlands’ state government stand (Nr SH51) during the forum. After the Forum it may beobtained from RIZA, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, the Netherlands.
Discussion
Discussion took place in the afternoon programme, which was designed for interaction and took place in 4different groups.
Land use planning: river beds and river basinsChairwoman: Marita CalsExpert: Kees de Vries, Klaus Markgraf-MauéSession rapporteur: Hans Drost
Discussion departed from the following statement
“For sustainable river basin management, land use planning is required that gives priority to ecologicalfunctioning.”
In general participants disagreed: land use planning must be based on other aspects as well, such aseconomical, social aspects and flood protection. But ecologically oriented cost-benefit analyses should be made,taking into account long term effects in the environment. Cost-benefit analyses for a period of 50 - 100 years willmismatch with short-term policy making. Management costs should explicitly be taken under consideration. Thegenerally troublesome quantification of the costs and benefits of nature hinder such analysis. The same appliesto the cost-effectiveness of actions. Then again, only few really care about ecological functioning. Severalparticipants stated that a clear political statement on the importance of water in spatial planning or land useplanning is not present in the Vision. As a modification to the discussion statement “building with water”,“ecological functioning” is suggested in stead.
Finally, a newspaper headline was proposed to phrase the type of action that should be taken to get from thisdiscussion’s group vision to action. The slogan (in Dutch) “Terug naar de terp” was introduced which means asmuch as “Let’s return to building on artificial hills” (to cope with floods and other high water level problems). Thisimplies that we should retreat from the rivers’ flood plains to some extent.
Flood managementChairman: Eric MarteijnExpert: Gerard DoornbosSession rapporteur: Cathelijne van HaselenDiscussion departed from the following statement:
“In the long run, dikes and other retaining walls should no longer be the dominant safety measures againstflooding. Instead, flood management needs to be - as far as possible - of a non-structural nature in order to allowmaximum benefits from the natural river flood plains.” First of all, it was remarked that the statement is writtenfrom a Dutch point of view. The participants had to “un-Dutch”. After all, dikes are a typical Dutch solution to floodproblems. As an alternative, conservation of water in the catchment upstream should be promoted. Furthermore,a distinction should be made between socio-economic and technical solutions, such as dikes. Both stakeholdersas well as politicians should be more aware of boundary conditions that follow from the characteristics from the
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water system and ecosystem. Several participants indicate that climate change is considered to be aphenomenon which is “created” in western minds only.
It was concluded that we should not return to building on artificial hills to cope with floods but should start buildingdikes around cities in stead of dikes around rivers.
Co-operation in a river basinChairman: Karl HofiusExpert: Adriaan Jacobovits de SzegedRapporteur: Marius Meulenberg
Discussion departed from the following statement:
“Transboundary rivers can only be understood and managed successfully by working together on aninternational, interregional, intersectoral and whole basin related basis. For the elaboration and execution ofdecisions a powerful River Authority is essential - to which institution participating countries transfer executingpower. For different purposes specific River Commissions might be set up: Water Quality, Water Quantity,Navigation etc.“ Transboundary rivers can be a powerful engine of growth for sustainable development in allriparian states. This does require co-operation across frontiers and across sectors on a whole basin level.
It was agreed upon that for the elaboration of discussion in integrated action programmes, and for control on theirimplementation, a co-ordinating international River Authority for the whole river basin is essential. Furthermore,for different purposes no specific river commissions should be founded. Water quality, water quantity andnavigation should be dealt with in one commission.
Finally it was concluded, again, that everybody is living downstream.
Water quality improvementChairman: Jan LeentvaarExpert: Walter JülichRapporteur: Rob Uijterlinde
Discussion departed from the following statement:
“In a river system, pollution can have local and widespread, long-term impacts. River Basin Management impliesless participation of industries and drinking water companies.
Water quality is part of integrated River Basin Management. Cost recovery implies contribution of upstreamcountries towards downstream problems.” Attention for the interaction between the river system itself and thecoastal sea is expressed by the statement: “In a river system pollution can have local but also wide spread long-term effects in both the river itself as well as in the coastal area”. Furthermore, the discussion group points at therisk of a growing gap between the river basin management unit on one hand and the general public andstakeholders on the other hand.
The group states: “Although river basin management needs central co-ordination, public participation is favouredby a decentralised approach, based on regional units.” River basin management implies joint responsibility for ajoint water system. In international basins, this responsibility can be reflected in cost sharing. The discussiongroup states, referring to the principle of cost recovery as indicated in the European Union Framework Directiveon Water: “Cost recovery -as stated in the Framework Water Directive- implies contributions of upstreamcountries towards downstream problems for which the upstream countries have a responsibility”.
Conclusion
Main conclusion of the morning part of the Rhine Basin Session is that many lessons from the past still remain tobe learned, not in the last place for the Rhine Basin countries them-selves.
After all, phrasing lessons to be spread around in goodlooking booklets is one thing, but actually applying theselessons in present and future management is quite another thing. Main conclusion of the afternoon -discussionand interaction- part of the Rhine Basin Session is that we should not have the perception that we can exportparticular approaches to solving specific river problems. But we can share our experiences. To do so, the request
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was made, both in the morning as well as in the afternoon programme, for the concept of twinning of river basinorganisations such as the 50 year old International Commission on the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR).
Generally it may be concluded that there are both physical as well as social aspects to every problem. As aconsequence mere technical solutions often turn out to be a mistake. Furthermore the future use of rivers andwater in general should be tailored to fit within the system, whether it is a river, a wetland or an ecosystem. Forsustainable river basin management, land use planning is required which does take water systems into account:“Let’s return to building on artificial hills”. Still, conclusions are diverse: in another group it was concluded that weshould not do that, but should start building dikes around cities, instead of building dikes around rivers.
Furthermore, solidarity may be found in sharing knowledge, costs and benefits. It was concluded that costrecovery -as stated in the EU Framework Water Directive- implies contributions of upstream countries towardsdownstream problems for which the upstream countries have a responsibility. Which may turn out beneficial toall, since everybody is living downstream.
Sharing knowledge and a joint perception of physical reality may turn out to be the most difficult challenge:several participants indicated that climate change is considered to be a phenomenon which is a creation of andexisting in western minds only.
Actions
1. Action for all involved in planning for the future: learn from the past.2. Action for all involved in land-use planning: take into account both the opportunities and the limitations,
which follow, from natural water systems.3. Action for the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine: share your knowledge, whether
being twinned or not.
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2nd World Water ForumFrom Vision to Action
Session Name: Central/ Eastern EuropeNumber of participants: From 160 to 170
Session Date: 17 March 2000Rapporteur’s Name: Mr. Bernardas Paukstys
Session Time: 11.30 – 17.10
Presentation
The Morning Session
The morning session was opened by Mr. Jozsef Gayer, the Chairman of the Interim Central&Eastern EuropeanTechnical Advisory Committee (CEETAC). Mr. J. Gayer thanked all CEETAC members from 10 Europeancountries for their contribution to the Vision report. Professors Janusz Kindler (Poland), Laszlo Somlyody(Hungary) and Marek Nawalany were acknowledged particularly. After a few welcoming words of the chairman ofthe CEE sesion Mr. Ivan Cheret and the chairman of the morning session Mr. Andras Szollosi-Nagy the floor wasgiven to the speakers.
First presentation was made by Mr. Pekka Haavisto Chairman, Joint UNEP/UNCHS Balkans Task Force: Water,natural environment and politics (The Kosovo Conflict - consequences for the environment)
Over the summer and autumn of 1999 technical assessment missions were carried out in Kosovo by the BalkansTask Force. The findings of the report “The Kosovo Conflict - Consequences for the Environment and HumanSettlements” were that the Kosovo conflict did not cause an environmental catastrophe affecting the Balkansregion as a whole, but that there is, however, serious local pollution caused by the conflict.
The report highlighted four environmental ‘hot spots’, all in Serbia, where an immediate clean up and furthermonitoring are necessary. These four sites pose a serious threat to human health. Immediate clean-up action asa part of humanitarian assistance to the region, is therefore urgently required.
Right now work is being undertaken to have a feasibility study ready by April 2000, and then start the phase ofclean-up as soon as possible. (HRH Prince of Orange visited the CEE session during the presentation).
The second presentation was made by Milena Zupancic, Slovenian national UNICEF Ambassador in co-operation with youth: Water and Education.
Milena Zupancic presented the educational project for children in primary schools ¨Drop of Water¨, whichSlovenian Committee for UNICEF adopted from Swedish Committee for UNICEF. The aim of the project is:
• To focus children on the value of drinking water, it’s reasonable use, where there is enough water andit’s shortage in the undeveloped countries,
• To motivate and encourage children for global solidarity through active involvement in fundraising forbuilding wells in Namibia. Slovenian UNICEF Committee joint the project ¨Drop of Water¨ in 1997 andschools accepted it very well, a large number of primary schools got involved in the project. About15.000 children from schools all over the country raised 10.000 USD which was enough to build fourwells in Namibia, in the region of Caprivi.
The presentation was continued by the mentor Katja Bizjak and three children from Slovenia. The audience wasinvited to take part in a game which is used to raise awareness of children in water issues. The participants wereasked to imagine travelling through the desert in Africa trying to find water. The well they eventually find ispolluted.
At the end of the presentation the session participants together with the children have been inviting rain forNamibia. This unusual presentation was well accepted. The third presentation was made by Mrs. MihaelaPopovici (Romania): The role of NGO’s and CBO’s in the framework of water supply and sanitation.
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Citizen participation is crucial in programs for management of natural resources including water. Through verticalparticipation and integration in a specific sector of the society, CBO’s and NGO’s can enable necessary actionsand act as a voice to bridge the gap between civil society and the administration. At the same time they canimprove and sometimes enable governments’ work and performance on the ground.
The horizontal participation stands for improving the work of CBO’s and NGO’s, by increasing the support ofresidents to get together, strengthen the groups by establishing networks. Horizontal integration is another stepto use the existing social capital enabled and compiled by CBO’s and NGO’s for the welfare of the society.
Community water management schemes have proved to be an effective and sustainable option as long asenabling conditions are implemented. But the effective citizen participation does not emerge by itself.Prerequisites are enlightened government intervention building up an institutional environment in which socialand human capital is fostered.
Discussion
Questions asked by the audience: do Romanian laws allow participation of civil society in water managementprocess; does the report of the Balkan Task Force on Kosovo influence changes in the existing environmentalsituation; what is the water quality of rivers flowing from Kosovo to Macedonia, where can the results of waterquality be found.
The responces were that the civil society in Romania takes part in debates and discussion before the laws areaccepted. In some polluted places in Kosovo (Novy Sad) pollutants were removed, financing is being searched toclean up sites mostly polluted. Macedonian rivers are not impacted by the Kosovo conflict. Macedonia wasmainly influenced by the refugees and the impact to the environment should be assessed in future.
Conclusion
The chairman of the session concluded that the gloomy presentation on Kosovo war was replaced by an amusinggame of the children – the future water managers, while Michaela Popovici finished the morning’s session with ahopeful presentation of the increasing role of civil society in water management.
The Afternoon Session
The afternoon session started at 2 p.m.Water Resources Management In The CEE Region and the EU Integration by Janusz Kindler (Poland)and László Somlyódy (Hungary)
Presentation
Pros and contras of joining EU were discussed by the panelists in a fascinating way of “arguing and fighting”.
Problems of the region were named; the need to integrate into WRM; physical aspects; water uses upstream anddownstream; integration of WRM into national policies and economy, integration of water and society have beendiscussed. The question whether all CEE countries (previously part of the Soviet block) wish to be EU memberswas asked; attention has been drawn to the affordability of CEE countries integrating into the EU; institutions andcapacity building were named the “number one” issue. The final conclusion was made by both the panelists thatjoining EU is “a must” for the CEE countries.
The presentation was well accepted by the audience.
The second part of the afternoon session was devoted to the topic Borders and Bridges. Mr. Koos Wieriks,secretary-general, International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine presented the River RhineExperience.
The river Rhine is one of Europe's most well known and important rivers. Therefore, international co-operation isthe first prerequisite for effective river management. To this aim the Rhine bordering states Switzerland, France,Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands decided as early as 1950 to co-operate in a new international forum:the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR). Political attention was raised, finallyemerging in the Rhine Action Programme (RAP) of 1987. This Rhine Action Programme tackled the water qualityproblems with the help of an integrated approach. Precaution and prevention became the basic principles and for
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the first time actual emission reductions were realised. With the introduction of ecological goals for the river theRhine Action Programme extended the scope of river management from just “water quality management” tobroader “water management”. River management is not only the government’s responsibility, but also that ofevery citizen, farmer, community or industry in the Rhine catchment area. Openness, public participation andclose co-operation with all actors involved are the logical and indispensable means to support theabovementioned integrated approach. The new Rhine Convention provides the ICPR with the infrastructure fordiscussions, agreement and implementation of future Rhine policies.
Danube River Basin lessons learned were presented by Mr. Joachim Bendow, Executive Secretary of theICPDR.
Out of 13 countries in the Danube River Basin, eleven states and the European Commission have signed, andmost of them have ratified the Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC) which came into force in October1998.
The analysis of economic disparities shows a clear trend of a west – east decline of the GDP from the upstreamcountries like Germany and Austria, with about 25,000 US$ per capita and year (in 1997 US$), to thedownstream countries of which the Ukraine accounts for 500 $ per capita and year.
The total investment required to respond to priority needs of the basin is estimated to be about 5.66 billion US$.For the downstream countries in transition, the investment needs - in relation to the per capita income - representan enormous burden.
Perspectives for international co-operation and financial support for program implementation: The World Banktogether with the GEF is presently preparing a ‘Partnership Program’ to provide loans. The EBRD is developingan investment program including 50 projects covering Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria andRomania to be submitted to the GEF for financial support. Further, the Project Preparation Committee (PPC), inco-operation with the EBRD has already organized a regional PPC meeting for Romania and Bulgaria inNovember 1999 in Bucharest.
The European Union, which provides the most important direct assistance to accession countries as CzechRepublic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, has put in place the following financingmechanisms: EU Stability Pact, ISPA Funds, SAPARD Funds, PHARE Fund.
The total commitment from the European Union for environmental measures, in particular for water managementand waste water treatment for accession countries in the Danube River Basin can be estimated to reach at least12,5 billions - for a period of 7 years. Galina Kapanen, the Centre for Transboundary Cooperation (Estonia)presented the Lake Peipsi Basin experiences and lessons learned.
Lake Peipsi, the fourth largest lake in Europe is shared by three states - Latvia, Estonia and Russia. Estonia andRussia signed the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area in 1974 and1992, respectively. In accordance with the Convention, Estonia and Russia signed their intergovernmentalagreement on management of transboundary waters, 1997. The Estonian-Russian Joint Transboundary WaterCommission was founded in 1998 and today it is the only instrument for management of water resources in theborder region.
There are multiple problems in implementing joint environmental protection in the Lake Peipsi Basin. However,there are reasons to be confident about the success of co-operation as the Estonian and Russian governmentshave made their political commitment to continue this co-operation and to work out a general Plan for Lake andRiver Basin Management following the guidelines outlined in the proposed EU Water Framework Directive.NGO’s are actively involved in transboundary water management in Lake Peipsi Basin. The Centre forTransboundary Co-operation – CTC (formerly NGO Lake Peipsi Project) has worked since the beginning of the1990s with the local authorities and stakeholder groups in the Lake Peipsi Basin. Another important prerequisitefor the sustainable development of the Lake Peipsi Region is developing environmental co-operation betweenEstonian and Russian universities and schools that should result in a higher public awareness aboutenvironmental problems and effective local actions to protect the environment in the Lake Peipsi Basin. Lessonslearned in Odra river basin were presented by the Polish, German and Czech representatives (Hardtmut Muller,Ryszard Malarski and Pavel Puncochar).
The Odra and its tributaries catchment cover an area of 118000 km², of which 89 % is situated in Poland, 6 % inGermany and 5 % in Czech. After almost ten years of efforts, in April 1999 the agreement on the foundation of
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the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder was ratified. In 1996, after the ratification of theaccording Governmental Treaty, the commission started to work, however, Up to now a programme of immediatemeasures for the protection of the Oder from pollution; a joint strategy and principles for the Flood ProtectionAction Programme for the Oder and its tributaries and an International Oder Warning and Alarm Plan have beendrawn out. The program of immediate measures for protection of the Oder from pollution (amounting to aninvestment volume of 1000 million Euro) will implement an improving water quality over a distance of almost 500km of the stream by an average of one grade.
Discussion
The discussion started on similarities and differencies between the Rhine and Danube commissions 2nd WorldWater Forum.
Conclusions
Mr Ivan Cheret, the chair of Central/Eastern European day congratulated the convenor of the session, Prof.Marek Nawalany for the excellent organization of the session. Creation of public opinion and establishment ofpolitical will in the CEE countries are important factors of integrated water resources management andimplementation of water Vision in the region.
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2nd World Water ForumFrom Vision to Action
Session Name: MEDITERRANEAN DAYNumber of participants: 60 to 160, Session Date: 17 march 2000
Rapporteur’s Name: M. Soulie, D. Vallee Session Time: 11.00 until 18.00
Presentation
The Mediterranean Day was organised as follows :
• a session focused on the presentation on the Mediterranean vision and the Framework foraction,
• a session focused on related issues (historical and cultural review)
• a session presenting examples of regional actions (information exchange, and database), national visionand actions, and recommendations for further development in several areas (drought management,tourism/water, islands issues, wastewater reuse). The Mediterranean day was opened by the Chairmanof the Mediterranean Water Institute, and introduced by “Médicins sans Frontieres” on the key actions tosolve water crisis and Blue Plan on the specifics of the Mediterranean area.
The detailed presentations of the Mediterranean vision and framework of action are available as printed material(contact: MEDTAC secretariat) and can be sent by email as requested on [email protected]. All the othercommunications will be available at the same address also. All the documents will be put on the WEB site assoon as possible.
Session 1: From Vision to Action
The Mediterranean vision analysed the situation of 25 neighbouring countries and territories sharing a commonsea and climate. The key features of the Mediterranean region, the ongoing trends and 3 scenarios of possiblewater futures were highlighted. The vision concluded on the necessity for more co-operation between south andnorth in order to face the growing costs of future water management and a transformation of the institutional andwater use systems. It insisted that future water policy should put environmental and economic concern on a samelevel.
According to this analysis, the Mediterranean Framework of Action (FFA) proposed main action lines and insistedon the necessary framework for success: peace and political stability, especially when looking at co-managementof shared resources. It stressed upon the change required in the political framework of water management andthe development of a new philosophy of governance in the region. In addition, it shows that without informationexchange and proper participation of all types of stakeholders (users, institutions, private sectors, donors, ...), nosustainable water management is possible in the region.
Session 2: examples of actions at regional level
The presentations concerned ongoing regional tools of information management and improvement. The First oneproposed a methodology for a better assessment of impacts of irrigation use. The second illustrated the ongoingEuro Mediterranean co-operation process, with a practical tool for exchange and dissemination of know how onwater (EMWIS), and an online data acquisition and exchange on hydro-meteorological data (MEDHYCOS).
Session 3: specific Mediterranean problems
Water economy in the Mediterranean has two specific problems: high irrigation demand and increasing tourismdemand in summer period. The stakes of water and sectorial use were illustrated through three examples: theMediterranean urban tourist settlements, the Greek islands, past and present irrigation in Mediterranean area.
Session 4: moving towards sustainability
In order to move towards sustainability, it is important to review some key water related Mediterranean features:culture, scarcity, and adaptability.
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The Mediterranean has a long history of water culture. A review of imaginary and imagery on water in the regionenables to show the wide range of cultural impacts of water: in the monotheists religions, in the paintings throughtime, in the social and institutional organisation.
Drought is a natural feature of the region, but becomes more difficult to face with growing water dependency. TheCyprus’ experience makes it possible to provide guidelines for the development of drought management plans.
The necessity to use and reuse every drop of water is clear in the Mediterranean region for sustainable watermanagement. The wastewater reuse is an old practice but its development at a large scale requires a regulatoryframework that is lacking today. Guidelines for Mediterranean water reuse standards were identified.
Finally, a Moroccan example enables to review all the issues addressed during the Mediterranean day fromvision to action and policy reform.
Discussion
The key issues of the discussion were :
• The necessity to deepen the economic aspects of the future water policy and management: what will bethe costs of the sustainable path? And with which means? (forinstance a Mediterranean water fund, atax on economical activity such as tourism…).
• The importance of the political and social context and the necessary stability to go further on thecooperation lines, especially for sharing water catchment between countries, or inside countries.
• The difficult challenge of revising water use systems especially in the agricultural sector.
• The necessary integration of all stakeholders to ensure sustainability of water management.
• The lack of regulatory instruments and the necessary work in this field to provide lawyers with aframework.
Conclusion
The analysis and recommendations presented during the water day provides directions and priority for actions.
These are now to be taken into the political agenda at the international, national and local level to move from the“business as usual scenario” to the sustainable one. Both environmental and social security are key challenges tobe faced in the region.
The political willingness will not be sufficient and should be backed by financial means thatshould come fromdevelopment countries (for example, the MEDA programme).
Actions
The audience accepted the directions of Mediterranean Framework for Action that could now be further detailedon a case by case basis at the national level.
Economic evaluation of future actions should be done at the regional, national and local level.
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Annex 4(Appendix IV, Item 14)
EUROPEAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (ERWG)THREE-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Activity 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002Contact with otherEuropean Organizations
European Projects
Drought ManagementStudies
ERWG Letter, PublicRelations, INTERNET-ERWG
Young IrrigationProfessionals Forum inEurope
IPTRID Networking inEurope
European Dimensions ofWater Management
Strengthening NationalCommittees in Central andEastern Europe
European Floods
Common activitiesReporting of the activites
ERWA-ERWG-TECHWAREConference
Guideline for DroughtManagement
ERWG LetterERWG on the WEB
Forum for Ph.D. students onthe WEB Hydro-ecologicalmeasurements course
Operating the IPTRIDworkshop Network
ERWA-ERWG-TECHWAREConference
Local meetings
European Floods TaskForce
Plans for common activitiesReporting of the plansReporting of the potentialcooperations
Reporting EUROWATERCentral and Eastern Europe,Workshop River Basinprojects
Workshop on Drought inEurope
ERWG LetterERWG home pagemanagement
Forum for Ph.D. studentsHydro-ecologicalmeasurements course
Eastablishing New CountryNetworks
Workshop on Europeandimensions of WaterManagement, Discussions onWater Framework Directive
Local meetings
European floods, Workshop,Interim WG meeting in Berlin
Common activitiesReporting of the activities
EUROWATER – CECProject River basinProject
Reporting conclusions,recommendations
ERWG LetterERWG home pagemanagement
Forum for Ph.D. studentson the WEHHydro-ecologicalmeasurements course
Establishing New CountryNetworks
Report on theimplementation of the EUWater FrameworkDirective
Local meetings
European Floods TaskForce
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APPENDIX V[PCSPOA Agenda Item 10]
AGENDA FOR THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THEAFRICAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (AFRWG)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
Members: (1) Engr. I.K. Musa, Chairman (Nigeria); (2) Mr. David S. van der Merwe, Vice Chairman (SouthAfrica); (3) Dr. H. Fahmy, Secretary (Egypt); (4) Mr. A.A. Ali (Kenya); (5) Dr. Bouhamidi Mustapha (Morocco); (6)Mr. A. Nigussie (Ethiopia); (7) Dr. M. Ait Kadi (Morocco); (8) Mr. W.P. Field (UK); (9) Ms. Raphaele Ducrot(France); and (10) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) FAO Representative; (ii) World Bank Representative; (iii) IPTRID Representative; (iv)Mr. Jean Syrogianis Camara (Italy); (v) Mr. A. de Vito (Italy); (vi) Mr. Deric. S. Mono (Zambia).
Item 1 : Confirmation of the Minutes of 10th meeting at Granada, Spain
The minutes of the 10th meeting will be confirmed by the Group.
As per the decision of the Group, recommendation of PCSPOA and acceptance by IEC at Granada, the AfricaFocus Group (AFG) is renamed as African Regional Working Group (AFRWG).
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
No new nomination for the membership was received.
An attendance sheet of members and permanent observers for the last two meetings is enclosed as Annex 1.
Lack of funds to support is considered to be the main hurdle in expansion of membership. At Granada, the Groupsuggested following to increase membership.
(1) ICID as an organization should involve in fund raising. (2) Follow up of the strategy recommended atBali meeting. (3) Again suggest formation of Associate Membership class of ICID, which could besupported by FAO through AQUASTAT grant. (4) Develop linkage between ICID and Regional Associationon Irrigation and Drainage for Western Africa (RAID).
The Group will discuss the proposals and decide recommendations.
On the occasion of the International Seminar on “Performance of Large and Small Scale Irrigation Schemes inAfrica” held at Abuja, Nigeria in November 1999. President Prof. Bart Schultz and Dr. C.D. Thatte, SecretaryGeneral held meetings with delegates from several African countries and ECOWAS Secretariat. They discusswith the delegates about significance and benefits to their respective countries in joining ICID family. As a followup, the Chairman, Engr. Musa sent a letter to the Executive Secretary, Economic Community of West AfricanStates (ECOWAS), inviting ECOWAS member nations to join the ICID. The Executive Secretary ECOWAS,agreed to pursue the matter with the West African countries. The Central Office followed up by sending areminder to the ECOWAS Secretariat on 13 April 2000, requesting to extend financial support to activate ICIDmembership and to encourage new membership.
Engr. Musa along with other office bearers of the NINCID met Nigeria’s Minister for Cooperation and Integrationin Africa on 30 May 2000 to discuss possible areas of cooperation between the Ministry and the AFRWG,especially to promote ICID membership in Africa, possibly through the Organization of African Unity (OAU) andthe African Development Bank (AFDB). The Minister urged the NINCID/AFRWG to come out with appropriateproposals and areas where the Ministry could cooperate.
Engr. Musa, Chairman will provide further feedback regarding membership drive from these and other sources.
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A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Progress on the Implementation of the Action Program for Africa
At its meeting held at Granada, the Group commented over the Action Program and suggested that – (1) theprogramme should reflect action with tangible output rather than general statements, and (2) the themes of theactivities or actions in the programme should be well articulated to get the donors attention. Issues such assustainability, gender, poverty alleviation and equity should be considered in formulation of the programme. TheChairman, jointly with the Vice Chairman was to prepare and circulate a revised action programme amongstmembers for comments and finalisation at Cape Town. The matter will be decided by the AFRWG.
Item 4 : Progress on formation of Sub-regional Irrigation and Drainage Association
An International Workshop on “The role of women in poverty alleviation through sustainable irrigation” will be heldon 24 October 2000 at Cape Town. The workshop will be hosted by SANCID and AFRWG. Following theworkshop, setting up of a network of irrigation farmers, practitioners and professionals in the Southern AfricanDevelopment Community (SADC), to be called the South African Regional Irrigation Association (SARIA)involving countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, SouthAfrica and Zimbabwe will be considered.
The PCSPOA had recommended formation of such sub-regional groups to report through the AFRWG to theCouncil.
Item 5 : AFRWG’s initiative for resources generation for implementation of the Action Program forAfrica
The Chairman AFRWG and the Central Office had tried during the year to generate financial support forimplementing Action Program as well as to reactivate some National Committees. The Group may revive andrevise proposals for financial support from potential donors. The issue may seek guidance of PCSPOA wherenecessary.
Item 6 : Outcome of African Water Resources Management Forum – initiative of Global WaterPartnership
The African Water Resources Management Forum (AWRF) had organized the African Water Resources PolicyConferences at Nairobi, Kenya in May 1999, within the framework of Global Water Partnership. The Conferencewas participated by senior water resources officials and specialists from 24 African countries, and was hosted bythe Government of Kenya. The participating countries comprised, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Canada,Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, France, Finland, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho,Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania,Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The major objectives of the conference were - to provide a forum for senior policy and decision makers fromAfrican countries to share – and draw lessons from - their experiences in water resources management policyand institutional reforms, to promote development of a community of African Water Resources professionals, andto define a programme of short-term actions for the management and exchange of water resources knowledge.
The Conference was sponsored by the World Bank, UNEP, UNDP, and Governments of Kenya, Germany,Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and USA. An overriding conclusion of the Conference was the need tointensify the communication process. As a starting point, the establishment of an African Water Resources Forum(AWRF) for exchange of knowledge among African Water Resources Management (AWRM) professionals andpractitioners was proposed and endorsed. The Forum is to be linked to national and regional professionalassociations, and evolve other mechanisms, like those set up by the Global Water Partnership (GWP).
The Conference constituted a 15 member Interim Task Force (ITF) from a list of 53 volunteers. The objectives ofthe ITF are to develop a mechanism for sustaining dialogue and exchange of experience through the proposedAWRF and to facilitate and guide the work and functions of AWRF till the next conference.
As some of the objectives of the AWRF and AFRWG are common, a linkage could be developed. The CentralOffice requested the Chairman in April 2000 to get in touch with the Forum, especially with Engr. M. Bukar,
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Chairman of the Interim Task Force, located at Abuja, Nigeria. The Central Office has also written to Mr. DavidGrey, World Bank, indicating ICID’s willingness to collaborate in the relevant activities of AWRF through AFRWG.Response is awaited.
The Group may decide further line of action.
Item 7 : Follow up of the International Seminar on “Large and Small Irrigation Schemes in Africa”held at Abuja, Nigeria
The international seminar on “Performance of Large and Small Scale Irrigation Schemes in Africa” wassuccessfully held at Abuja, Nigeria from 15-19 November 1999. The seminar was organized by the NigerianNational Committee (NINCID) in cooperation with the ECOWAS Secretariat. Engr. Musa, the Chairman and histeam made great efforts to make the event successful.
Nine African countries viz. Burkina Faso, Djamena T chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan andTanzania and four international organizations viz. FAO, World Bank, African Development Bank (ADB) and IWMIwere represented.
A total of 230 delegates, including the President and the Secretary General ICID, participated in the seminar. Inall 46 papers, covering sub-themes – Engineering and Technology issues (12); Agronomic and Environmentalissue (12); Financial and Management issues (10); Country papers (9); and Institutional Issues (3), werepresented. The NINCID has planned to publish the proceedings.
Participants reviewed the food security situation in Africa in relation to the rising demand for food as a result ofrapid urbanization and high rate of population growth. Seminar discussed the performance of both large andsmall scale irrigation scheme in Africa. It was regretted that 21% of the 53 million hectares of potential irrigableland was under irrigation. The delegates also took serious note of inability in Africa to fully harness potential ofrainfed farming. As an outcome of the seminar a statement called the Abuja Declaration was prepared (Annex2).
The President and the Secretary General, ICID held meetings with the participants to understand the constraintsabout their effective participation in matters. Many participants indicated their enthusiasm to join/participate inICID activities. A special meeting was held with the Executive Secretary, ECOWAS, with encouraging outcome.The AFRWG has to follow up these multiple efforts.
The Chairman will apprise the Group about post seminar developments.
Item 8 : Suggestions from AFRWG on Field Checking of Small Irrigation Checklist
FAO was to produce a CD-ROM of the Checklist inclusive of FAO Publications that are referred in the Checklistand guidelines for eight small irrigation schemes.
The present status will be presented by FAO representative.
At Granada, it was reported that the Check list was being applied in two irrigation schemes in Nigeria. Engr.Musa may like to provide further feedback on the application. Members of the Group and participants at themeeting are invited to report on distribution, take-up and use of the Checklist in their respective countries.
Item 9 : Proposed involvement of ICID National Committee in Africa, in Special Programme for FoodSecurity (SPFS)
The FAO is implementing its Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) in 43 countries of the Africancontinent. Fourteen member countries of ICID are included in the SPFS. It was decided to get involved in theprogramme by way of more participation. The Chairman had contacted Mr. Sonou, in the FAO’s regional office inAccra, who had agreed to pursue the matter with FAO Head Quarters.
The Chairman will inform the Group about further progress.
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Item 10 : Establishment of Africa Drainage Center
Dr. Amer, the Chairman, Egyptian National Committee (ENCID) has informed the Central Office in March 2000that the African Drainage Center will be located in Cairo and will be attached to the main Drainage TrainingCenter of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. ENCID is also trying to raise funds from local andinternational sources. The ENCID has proposed to arrange a Workshop on ‘Identification of drainage needs inAfrica’, in one of the African countries with IPTRID support.
The ENCID representative and/or IPTRID representative will apprise the Group about the latest developmentsand the proposed activities of the Center.
Item 11 : Cooperation with other Working Groups and International Organizations
A workshop to focus on WatSave activities in Africa is scheduled at Cape Town, succeeding the meeting ofWATSAVE Work Team on 24 October 2000. All the National Committees of Africa have been requested tonominate suitable young professionals, preferably women, engaged in water saving related activities, to presentcountry papers. So far only three countries viz. Egypt, South Africa and Sudan have responded.
Dr. Alain Vidal (IPTRID) will present IPTRID WatSave activities in West African countries.
The Chairman will present the linkages with relevant workbodies and organizations in the revised ActionProgram.
Item 12 : Activities of the Group during the Golden Jubilee Year of the ICID
The four-year rolling plan of the proposed activities of the Group is shown as Annex 3. The Chairman will briefthe Group about publishing of the activities of the Group in GRID magazine, published by IPTRID, during theGolden Jubilee Year of the ICID.
The Chairman will brief the Group about publishing of the activities of the Group in GRID magazine published byIPTRID, during the Golden Jubilee Year of the ICID.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 13 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress, July 2002, Montreal, Canada
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “Food ProductionUnder Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures”. The topics for theCongress events are :
A. Question 50 Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges asinfluenced by limited water resources and population growth.
Question 51 Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
B. Special Session Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control
C. Symposium Private sector participation in irrigation and drainage
D. Special Event The world vision for water, food and rural development for the year 2025
E. Seminar Lessons from failures in irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems
Members are encouraged to contribute papers to the relevant topics. More details can be seen from the “Call forPapers” available with the Central Office or visit website http://www.icid.org.
Item 14 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Vision document on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented by ICID at the 2nd World WaterForum, held at The Hague in March 2000. President Schultz presented ICID draft strategy for implementation.The dcoument reviews the global food and water scenario as of now and in the year 2025 and broadly discussesthe action strategy for meeting the challenges.
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The document also discusses the regional variations for Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, including theirsub-regions. The concerns, regional as well as sub-regional variations, water-food linkages, priorities,achievements, requirements and broad strategies have been briefly outlined which could provide a starting pointfor further deliberations and studies.
Relevant portion from the Chapter on Regional Variations as contained in the Vision Document pertaining to theAfrican continent can be seen in Annex 3 of PCSPOA Agenda, page A-14.
The Central Office wrote to the Chairman on 10 May 2000 to identify suitable action points within the mandate ofthe AFRWG for formulating agenda points for discussion at Cape Town.
The Central Office has meanwhile proposed following topics for consideration and appropriate action by theGroup.
• Institutional and legal environment reforms to empower water users to make their own decisions regardingwater use.
• Introducing low cost/appropriate water saving irrigation technology for improving productivity of water.
• Diversification of cropping pattern to boost local staple food production to ensure food security.
• Adoption of modern agricultural production techniques to increase crop yields, especially for small holderagriculture.
• Use of treated urban wastewater for irrigation.
• Investments in exploiting water resources and creation of storages.
• Promote rehabilitation and irrigation management transfer processes.
• Developing regional and national policies through establishment of river basin organisations for optimal useof land and water resources.
• Sustainable use of natural resources for expansion of both rainfed and irrigated agriculture in West Africa.
• Capacity building of professionals involved in water sector.
Item 15 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix V, Item 2]
AFRICAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (AFRWG)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom Self Represented Self Represented
1. Engr. I.K. Musa, Chairman(Nigeria)
1996 • •
2. Mr. David S. van der Merwe,Vice Chairman (South Africa)
1996 • •
3. Dr. H. Fahmy, Secretary(Egypt)
1996 • •
4. Mr. A.A. Ali (Kenya)
5. Dr. Bouhamidi Mustapha(Morocco)
6. Mr. A. Nigussie (Ethiopia)
7. Dr. M. Ait Kadi (Morocco)
8. Mr. W.P. Field (UK) 1996 • •
9. Ms. Raphaele Ducrot (France) 1999
10. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observers
1. FAO representative •
2. World Bank representative • •
3. IPTRID representative •
4. Mr. Jean Syrogianis Camara(Italy)
5. Mr. A. de Vito (Italy) 1996
6. Mr. Deric S. Mono (Zambia) 1996
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Annex 2[Appendix V, Item 7]
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON “PERFORMANCE OFLARGE AND SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN AFRICA”
(November 1999)
ABUJA DECLARATION
The International Seminar on the Performance of Large and Small Scale Irrigation Schemes in Africa, organisedby the Nigerian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (NINCID) was held at the ECOWAS Secretariat,Abuja, Nigeria from November 15 to 19, 1999. Nine African countries and three International Organisations wererepresented. A total of 230 stakeholders participated including the President and Secretary General ofInternational Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID).
The seminar discussed the performance of both large and small scale schemes in Africa where only twenty-onepercent of the 53 million hectares of potential irrigable land is under irrigation. Participants took serious note ofthe inability of Africa to rely on rainfed agriculture to feed its people. Participants therefore resolved and made thefollowing declarations, hereinunder called the Abuja Declaration:
• The conceptualisation, planning, design, execution and management of all irrigation projects, small or largeshould involve the active participation of all stakeholders.
• It is recommended that irrigation agencies should evolve an effective management information system fordata base development as well as information sharing and utilization by all stakeholders for a sustainedproject monitoring, evaluation and management.
• Irrigation agencies in Africa should be supported to evolve an institutional framework that will sustainirrigation research and extension to improve the productivity of farmers, empower farmers groups so as toenhance project performance and management.
• Governments in Africa should prevail on financial institutions within their countries to assist irrigation farmerswith agricultural credit facilities to enhance food production and alleviate poverty.
• African countries should engage in a conscious rural infrastructural development so as to reduce the cost ofirrigation facility development.
• Governments in Africa are invited to note that improved management of irrigation schemes can best beattained if well qualified professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of running irrigation projects.
• African countries are urged to engage only competent consultants and contractors in the planning, designand construction of irrigation projects.
• There is need for proper monitoring, evaluation and maintenance of irrigation structures.
• Sound forestry land and water laws should be formulated and enforced to conserve basic natural resourcesand preserve biodiveristy.
• African countries should address institutional, cultural, social and environmental issues as they affectirrigation performance to achieve effective management.
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Annex 3[Appendix V, Item 12]
AFRICAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (AFRWG)FOUR YEAR WORKING PLAN
Activities 2000 2001 2002 2003
Networking Get the homepageready with possibleassistance of IPTRID
Update homepage Update homepage Update homepage
Meeting Cape Town, SouthAfrica 22-27 October200051st IEC
To revise workplan
Seoul, South Korea52th IEC & 1st AsianRegionalConference
To revise workplan
Montreal, Canada,53rd IEC and 18th
Congress
To revise workplan
Montpellier,France54th IEC & 20th
EuropeanRegionalConference
To revise workplan
Newsletter To produce a MaidenEdition
2nd Edition 3rd Edition 4th Edition
Membership Identify and organisesub-regional initiativein Eastern andSouthern Africa likeARID
Member Countriesto continue toencourageneighbouringcountries to joinICID
Member Countriesto continue toencourageneighbouringcountries to joinICID
Member Countriesto continue toencourageneighbouringcountries to joinICID
StrengtheningNationalCommittees
Assist withEstablishing CountryNetworks/Secretariat
Establishing moreNew CountryNetworks andSecretariat
Establishing moreNew CountryNetworks andsecretariat
Establishing NewCountry Networks
Series of Sub-Regional StudiesandWorkshops/Seminars on AppropriateTechnology andDrainageManagement
Discussion onproposed themes,topics and locations inthe Region: ieDatabaseManagement andStandardisation;Evaporation Control;Weed Control;Brackish Water etc
1. Identifycollaborativeinstitutions2. Call for Papers3. Hold oneRegional Workshopon DrainageManagement
1. Convene twoSub-RegionalWorkshops onDrainage2. Workshop toReview and ReformWater ResourcesPolicy
1st AfricanRegionalConference(Egypt)
Discussion onproposed themes,topics and confirmvenue
Finalize theme andtopics
Call for papers 1st AfricanRegionalConference
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APPENDIX VI[PCSPOA Agenda Item 14(A)]
AGENDA FOR THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THESPECIAL WORK TEAM ON ARAL SEA BASIN (ST-ARAL)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
Members : (1) Mr. Peter S. Lee, Chairman (UK); (2) Mr. Geoff Pearce, Secretary (UK); (3) World BankRepresentative; (4) Dr. H. Tsuitsui (Japan); (5) Prof. V. Dukhovny (ICWC); (6) H.E. A.V. Kolganov (Russia); (7)Mr. L.K. Smedema (IPTRID); (8) Mr. John Osterberg (USA); (9) Mr. M. Mesny (France); (10) Ing. A. de Vito (Italy);(11) Mr. M.G. Bos (Netherlands); (12) Kazakhstan Representative; (13) Tajikistan Representative; (14)Turkmenistan Representative; (15) Kyrghistan Representative; (16) Dr. S. Nairizi (Iran); (17) Secretary General,ICID.
Permanent Observer : (i) Mr. Shahrizaila bin Abdullah (Malaysia); (ii) Mr. John Hennessy (UK); (iii) Prof. Daene C.McKinney (IWRA).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the ST-ARAL
Minutes of the 6th meeting held at Granada will be confirmed. No modifications are suggested so far.
Item 2 : To review the membership of the Work Team
(a) Work Team Membership
Attendance of members at 1998 and, 1999 meetings is placed at Annex 1.
(b) Country Membership
At the 48th IEC meeting held at Oxford, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan became members of the ICID and at 49th Bali IECmeeting Turkmenistan was accepted as a member of ICID while Kyrgyzstan became member at 50th IEC meeting ofICID at Granada.
The ICID member countries of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan are requested to make early payment ofsubscriptions.
Prof. Dukhovny will apprise further progress regarding the membership of these countries.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Further progress regarding Aral Sea Basin
3.1 Technical visit to Spain
At Granada, Prof. Dukhovny informed that a video presentation in Russian is made on technical visit to irrigation-related institutions in Spain for wide dissemination. He will apprise the activities generated on account of suchpresentations.
3.2 Development of the IPTRID Network in the Region
At Granada, it was reported that IPTRID’s networking initiative was implemented and there is a need for informationnetworking at high level, farm level and intermediate infrastructure level. The need to involve Central Asia WaterSpecialists in international activities was also emphasised. Draft three year ‘rolling plan’ presented by the Chairmanat Granada was reviewed by the ICWC in October 1999 and the following decisions were taken by ICWC :
(i) Develop use of the IPTRID regional network centre in the SIC-ICWC.(ii) Organise Central Asia Water Specialists training under ICID and IPTRID programme.
Work Team is requested to discuss above decisions and recommend the strategy for implementation.
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3.3 INTAS Programme
At Granada, it was reported that one possible programme that might provide suitable support would be "SpecificProgramme for Environment Research in the Aral Sea Basin (Central Asia)" which the International Associationfor the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union(INTAS) in Brussels was developing. This was a potentially large programme that would aim at supporting multi-disciplinary and innovative research with a strong emphasis on networking. It was agreed in the meeting that thefurther development of the proposal should be supported in view of the wide range of expertise represented inST-ARAL and Mr. Pearce would communicate the support to INTAS together with relevant documents that mighthelp in the development of the programme.
Mr. Pearce will apprise the Work Team the progress made so far in the matter.
3.4 Regional vision on water
At Granada, Dr. Bos presented a report prepared at the Workshop “From Vision to Action” giving the consensusvision on the future development of water and rural livelihoods in Central Asia. A consultation had been carried out asa part of ICID’s region by region formulation of a World Vision on Water and Food Production for 21st Centuryinvolving assessments of food production and environment from each of the republics together with a number ofregional perspectives. This was a comprehensive exercise involving a wide range of specialists and decision makers.
The regional vision comprised a long-term goal of improved living standards in the region based on more efficient useof national resources for food production. Medium term objectives (5-10 years) required to achieve the goal had beenidentified, along with a series of intermediate actions to achieve the objectives and it was recommended that this besent to INTAS. In this connection, Dr. Bos was requested to provide with a copy of the report for onward transmissionto INTAS. Dr. Bos will apprise the Work Team in this regard.
Item 4 : Development of ICID National Committees in the region with regard to their composition,function and programme of activities, both nationally and internationally
The Uzbekistan has already established an ICID National Committee and is actively organizing its activities and isplaying a significant role in tackling the Aral Sea Problems.
At Granada, Mr. Sarsenbekov explained that the priority areas are:- (1) Better use of reclaimed land; (2) Integrateduse of land and water; (3) Expansion of the activities of the ICID Committee so that they can gain from internationalexpertise; (4) Introduction of programmes on water use and development; and (5) Introduction of programmes onrational water use. The representative of the Kazakhstan will apprise the ST-ARAL about the further progressregarding the expansion and establishment of the National Committee.
His Excellency Altyev reported at Granada that Turkmenistan would organise its National Committee as soon aspossible and would deal with payment of its annual subscription. The representative from Turkmenistan may apprisethe ST-ARAL about the further progress regarding the establishment of ICID National Committee in Turkmenistan.
The representatives of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are requested to apprise the further progress regarding theestablishment of the National Committees in their respective countries.
Item 5 : Aral Sea Workshops in Australia
At Granada, it was reported that the proposed international workshop in Australia is awaiting suitable financialsupport. The Central Office has written to Mr. John Mapson, Secretary, ANCID to apprise the Central Office aboutthe latest progress in the matter. Mr. Mapson will apprise the ST-ARAL regarding the further progress.
Item 6 : To review the finalised work plan at ICWC Meeting in October 1999
A copy of the ICWC decision (Annex 2) adopted at the ICWC meeting held in October 1999 in Kzylorda,Kazakhstan along with a copy of the amended ST-ARAL work plan and proposal was circulated to members ofthe ST-ARAL. The meeting may discuss and finalize the implementation strategy.
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Item 7 : Activities of the Work Team
At Granada, ST-ARAL briefly reviewed the status of various project proposals in the Aral Sea area :
1. The ICID Unit of the CAS IPTRID Network Centre is proceeding.
2. The CAS IPTRID Network Centre at SIC-ICWC is to be developed by submitting a suitable proposal forfunding (perhaps relevant to INTAS).
3. A joint pilot project on water-saving and advanced irrigation technology is to be developed with Spain andIsrael.
4. A joint programme is being organised with IWMI-Pakistan on On-farm water management which hopefullywill have Swiss funding. ILRI offered to provide further support to this initiative.
5. A joint programme is also being developed on drainage issues, in conjunction with the Indian NationalCommittee (INCID).
6. A new simplified system will be introduced in conjunction with FAO, based on CROPWAT.
7. The bibliographic database of 1000 publications relating to Aral Sea problems developed in conjunction withILRI is being extended using UNESCO funding, to 2000.
The Chairman, ST-ARAL/Prof. Dukhovny will apprise the status of the above projects in the meeting.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 8 : The following three subjects headings had emerged from the discussions at Granada forWork Team’s approval
ST-ARAL may discuss the proposed subject-headings and consider action plan.
(i) On-farm water management(ii) Capacity building and training(iii) System issues (specifically drainage)
Item 9 : Consideration of Vision to Action Report from 2nd World Water Forum, March 2000, TheHague
A copy of the report is kept at Annex 3. The ST-ARAL will consider it and include a plan of action in the Work Plan.
Item 10 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix VI, Item 2]
SPECIAL WORK TEAM ON ARAL SEA BASIN
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Mr. Peter S. Lee, Chairman 1998 • • 2. Mr. Geoff Pearce, Secretary 1997 • • 3. World Bank Representative 19944. V.A. Dukhovny 1994 • • 5. A.V. Kolganov 1995 • 6. L.K. Smedema 1995 • • 7. John Osterberg 1996 • 8. A. de Vito 1996 • 9. Kazakhstan Representative 1997 • 10. Tajikistan Representative 1997 • 11. Mr. M.G. Bos 1998 • • 12. Mr. M. Mesny 1998 • • 13. Turkmenistan Representative 1998 • 14. Kyrgyzstan Representative 1999 • 15. Dr. Tsuitsui 1999 • 16. Dr. S. Nairizi 1999 • 17. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observer
1. Shahrizaila bin Abdullah(Malaysia)
•
2. John Hennessy (UK) • 3. Daene C. McKinney (IWRA)
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Annex 2[Appendix VI, Item 6]
ICWC DecisionAbout ICWC delegation participation in ICID 17th Congress:
(Kzylorda, October 1999)
1. To approve SIC ICWC information about ICWC delegation participation in the 50th meeting ofInternational Executive Committee and 17th ICID Congress (Granada, Spain, September 1999).
2. To approve ICID Working Group (ST-ARAL) plan of activity related to the Aral Sea Basin developed bythe Working Group with amendments of SIC ICWC.
3. To charge SIC ICWC to develop close collaboration and information exchange with countries - ICIDmembers on the problems of the Aral Sea Basin.
4. To make more active the work of the National Committees of the Aral Sea Basin States throughinclusion of the region’s specialists in the ICID Working Bodies.
5. ICWC members to facilitate timely membership fees payment by the National Committees.
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Annex 2 (Contd.)
SPECIAL WORK TEAM ON ARAL SEA BASIN (ST-ARAL)
Mandate : To assist broad based ICID National Committees in each Aral Basin country; to obtain and disseminateinformation on problems of Aral basin to other ICID countries with similar problems; to organize national andinternational discussions on related scientific and technical issues in the basin; and to co-operate with otherinternational organizations in related activities.
Activity 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-20021. to organize broad basedICID National Committees ineach Aral Basin country
i) To use theguidelines for the formation ofbroad based NationalCommittee to review theConstitutions of the NationalCommittees for Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan,Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan.To consider possiblity of theseorganizations transformation tovoluntary member professionalbodies with own budget.ii) To stir up NationalCommittees by involvingregional specialists into ICIDwork bodies.
i) To organizeprovisional and basin ICIDbranches with specialistsbroad involvement.
ii) To organize a program oftechnical meetings and visitsat national level.
I) To encourageparticipation by all thoseactive in irrigation andwater management in therelevant local provincialbranches.
ii) To organize theprogram of local technicalmeetings and visits atprovincial level.
2. To exchange informationon problems relevant to theAral Basin
i) To continue with theprogram of technical visits andmeetings to/from countrieswith similar problems, inparticular, Australia.According to coordinatedprogram to organizecommonwealth with IndiaMWR with respect to similarconditions.
ii) To translate anddisseminate through ICID,Publications on the Aral Basinproblems and their alleviation.
iii) Develop the use ofthe IPTRID regional networkcenter in the SIC-ICWC.
iv) To organize CARspecialists training under ICIDand IPTRID program.
i) To continue withthe dissemination ofpublications and otherinformation on the Aral Basinproblems.
ii) To organizecollection and exchange ofinformation in CAR countrieson question which requirespecial attention.
i) To continue with thedissemination ofpublications and otherinformation on the AralBasin problems.
3. To take action on “Visionin XXI Century” development
Promote greater productiveefficiency of water use in theAral Basin.
i) To considerpossibilities of on-farm waterand land use system efficiency
Improvements, in connectionwith the ICID working groupsactivity program:C-CROP (Working Group onAgricultural CropsRequirement for Water), WT-WATSAV (on Water Saving),WG-PERF (on-farm irrigation),and WG-ON-FARM
i) To continue activeparticipation in the relevantICID work bodies.
i) Continue activeparticipation in therelevant ICID workbodies.
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Activity 1999-2000
ii) To consider trainingstrategies for managers andfarmers and participate in WG-CBTE.
iii) To consider financialsustainability issues andparticipate in WG-DMIS.
2000-2001 2001-2002
4. To take action on the ICID“Vision in XXI Century” toimprove the allocativeefficiency of water use in theAral Basin.
To develop and submitprogram on collector-drainagewater reuse according toenvironmental purposes todonors and participate in ICIDwork bodies activity: WG-DRG(“Drainage” work body) andWG-ENV (“Environment” workbody).
i) Continue activeparticipation in the relevantICID work bodies.
i) Continue activeparticipation in therelevant ICID workbodies.
5. To organize trainingcenter.
To consider possibility ofCanada and the Netherlandsparticipation as well as use ofFAO proposal with regard forSIC ICWC training centerformation and personalpreparation system in CARcountries
Development of this activitiy
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Annex 2 (Contd.)
Proposals on the certain questions distribution amongthe Aral Sea Basin Working Group (ST-ARAL) members
P.S. Lee (Great Britain),Chairman
Assistance to the region’s countries in donors and equipment provision,common guidance by group work.
J. Pearce (Great Britain),Secretary
IPTRID network development in CAR, donors attraction forstrengthening of the program for international and national informationexchange.
Dr. Tsutsui (Japan) - attraction of Japanese Development Fund for ICWC support inits program, namely in water resources management and theAral coastal zone saving.
- assistance in Japanese technology of rice sowing transfer andimplementation.
- organization of the specialists exchange without hard currencyutilization.
V. Dukhovny (ICWC) - organization of information program development, programspreparation and grounding;
- organization of international exchange, planning of scientificand design activity.
A. Kolganov (Russian Federation) - support of the Aral Sea program by Russian FederationK. Smedema (IPTRID) - assistance in financial means attraction for pilot projects and
joint research in drainage with India and PakistanM. Bos (The Netherlands) - attraction of Dutch fund finance;
- facilitating research in irrigation, irrigation technique;- training center support jointly with CIDA.
T. Sursembekov (Kazakhstan) - NCID activity supervision, its representatives participation inICID working groups;
- NCID financing and ICID membership fee payment;- scientific activity development in water-related irrigation and
drainage, Aral sea problem;- organization of national information exchange;- organization of national training system;
T. Altiyev (Turkmenistan) - NCID activity supervision, its representatives participation inICID working groups;
- NCID financing and ICID membership fee payment;- Scientific activity development in water-related sector,
irrigation and drainage, Aral sea problem;- organization of national information exchange;- training system organization
A. Jalalov (Uzbekistan) - NCID activity supervision, its representatives participation inICID working groups;
- NCID financing and ICID membership fee payment;- scientific activity development in water-related sector, irrigation
and drainage, Aral sea problem;- organization of national training system;
R. Abasov (Kyrgyzstan) - NCID activity supervision, its representatives participation inICID working groups;
- NCID financing and ICID membership fee payment;- scientific activity development in water-related sector, irrigation
and drainage, Aral sea problem;- organization of national information exchange;- organization of national training system;
Dr. Nairizi (Iran) - combat with desertification;- saline water use.
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Annex 3[Appendix VI, Item 9]
2ND WORLD WATER FORUMFROM VISION TO ACTION
Session Name : lAral Sea Basin
Number of Participants : Over 100 Session Date : 19 March 2000Rapporteur’s Name : Frits Verhoog Session Time : 14.00 – 18.30
Presentation
The presented Water Related Vision for the Aral Sea Basin is based on interdisciplinary consultations within theframework of the UNESCO Advisory Board for the Aral Sea Basin. It was initiated by working groups of scientistsin the five Central Asian Republics keeping regional objectives and co-operation in the focus of considerations.
Irrespective of the prevailing image and economic difficulties at present the regional vision shows that the waterresources of the basin are sufficient to provide adequate nutrition for a population twice the size of the presentone, that water supply and sanitation can be improved to reduce child mortality by at least two third of the presentlevel, to provide industry with the necessary water and to produce cash crops to sustain a diversified economicgrowth and still save enough water for a healthy and stimulating environment. The condition sine qua non is thatagricultural productivity per cubic meter of water is to increase considerably.
The International Fund for the Aral Sea Basin and its International Center for Water Coordination presented thestrategic planning activities in the region. The presentation highlighted the necessity to improve watermanagement in the region. Another presentation gave emphasis to the Global Environment Fund experience withthe implementation of the Aral Sea Basin Programme, which gives emphasis to capacity building and publicinformation.
NGO’s perform essential tasks in the disaster areas near the Aral Sea assisting the population with health relatedactivities including water supply and sanitation. Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) is one of thebest known, but the work of other NGO’s was also presented, such as the Swedish Committee for the UnitedNations Development Fund for Women.
The ministers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in thesession and presented their country views on the desirable developments in the Aral Sea Basin referring also tothe Vision.
Discussions
The Panel on the Vision was the occasion to discuss the contents of the vision. The comments on the vision werein general positive. The questions referred mainly to the realism of the vision, the disappearance of the Sea andthe present health situation of the population in the area adjacent to the Sea.
Conclusions
♦ the Aral Sea basin has everything necessary for a bright future, including sufficient water. Water is veryimportant in the Aral Sea basin, but water availability in the basin on the whole is not a limiting factor forreaching the socio-economic development objectives. Water management has the purpose to foster thesocio-economic objectives health, nutrition, security, environment, shelter and wealth of the individuals in theregion. This is best done in the frame of regional co-operation.
♦ a higher productivity of agriculture measured in product per m3 of water is essential to avoid water shortage.
♦ the largest environmental problem in the basin is soil salinity.
♦ non-agricultural activities using water, such as industry and tourism, are potential water saving activities asthey allow food imports.
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♦ the present knowledge and information on water and land and related socio-economic factors is notsufficient, not reliable, not consistent and availability not sufficiently well organised for planning and decision-making.
♦ the restoration of the Aral Sea to its before 1960 state is not a suitable objective anymore.
♦ water saving measures are economically in the long term but initially cost money. The financing problemexists, but could be solved.
Action
♦ Knowledge (individual and institutional), unbiased and freely available information, and education to increaseknowledge and know-how, but also as a mentality forming and reasoning training are essential for reachingthe targets mentioned in the vision.
♦ Organise a broad discussion on water and land related information and develop an information strategy.
♦ Execute the necessary basic strategy studies as background for water and land science policy.
♦ Review and develop a new strategy for the education of civil and agricultural scientists, engineers andtechnicians.
♦ Willingness by society as a whole to do the necessary work and to accept the financial and eventual socialcosts is essential for reaching the objectives of the vision.
♦ Execute public information campaigns related to the importance of water and the need to financeimprovements.
♦ Establishments of science and technology museums with emphasis on land and water.
♦ Involve scientific and non-scientific ngo’s in the above activities.
♦ An active policy promoting and entertaining regional co-operation is essential to make it possible that thecountries reach the targets mentioned in the vision.
♦ Establish regional professional societies and finance them.
♦ UN system to foster and initially finance regional activities, not only to exchange know-ledge, but also tocreate and maintain common ethics and ideas on what is equitable in the field of water.
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APPENDIX VII[PCSPOA Agenda Item 13]
AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON YOUNG IRRIGATION PROFESSIONALS FORUM (WG-YPF)
Cape Town, South Africa 22 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
Members : (1) Dr. R.H. Susanto, Chairman (Indonesia); (2) Dr. A. Vidal, Vice Chairman (France); (3) Dr. JasnaSostaric, Secretary (Croatia); (4) Dr. Hesham Kandil (Egypt); (5) Dr. B. Boteva Mileva (Bulgaria); (6) Mr. MegatJohari Megat Mohd. Zoor (Malaysia); (7) Mr. Jong Min Part (Korea); (8) Mr. S.A. Assadollahi (Iran); (9) Mr. GaoZhanyi (China); (10) Mr. Rene van de Looij (Netherlands); (11) Dr. Antonin Tuma (Czech Republic); (12) Mr. O.Katsucoshi (Japan).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of the 5th Meeting of the WG
Draft minutes of the 5th meeting held at Granada already circulated will be confirmed after agreeing to necessarymodifications.
Item 2 : Review of membership of the Working Group
The working group will elect a new Chairperson and Secretary.
Membership of the WG will be reviewed according to proposals from National Committees and age of presentmembers.
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings is placed at Annex 1.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Review of the progress made by the National Committees in establishing YoungProfessional Forum (YPF)
So far, National Committees of Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Korea, Pakistan, India,Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganada, UK and Zambia have formally established the YoungProfessionals Forum.
A request has been made to all other National Committees to initiate steps in this direction at the earliest andapprise the Central Office of the action taken.
Strategy for increasing the pace of establishment of YPF was laid down at Bali. Accordingly the NationalCommittees were requested to distribute the information about ICID-YPF to the Universities and to have a localadvisor for the ICID YPF activities.
The IRNCID YPF has started its activities with full enthusiasm. It has about 600 members throughout the countryand has established 6 branches in different provinces. A report of the Iran YPF has been circulated.
Item 4 : Review of the progress of preparation of a directory of young professionals
A new directory is planned to be published in the year 2000. The National Committees were requested to sendthe updated list of members by April 2000. So far, the following National Committees of India, Iran and Pakistanhave supplied the updated list of members.
Other countries have been requested to supply their updated list by E-mail.
Item 5 : Establishment of a network of young professionals
The Chairman of WG-YPF is receiving regular mail from South Africa, Iran, UK, Czech Republic, Croatia andKorea as a response to YPF activities. The Working Group Chairman will apprise further progress.
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Item 6 : Dissemination of ICID publications to various National and International institutes
At Granada, the Working Group decided that YPF from every National Committee would make a list of all relatedand interested institutions, organizations, universities, research centres and submit their names and addresses tothe Central Office for sending the free publications to their addresses.
So far, the Korean National Committee has submitted the list. The response from other YPF centres is awaited.
The Working Group will consider the matter and make the recommendations.
Item 7 : Review of the decisions taken at Oxford, UK meeting regarding the progress of the followingitems :
(i) It was proposed that each National Committee should have at least one young professionalin their Executive Board.
(ii) Reasons for modest contribution of young professionals in the ICID meetings.
(iii) Group recommended that the delegates of each country attending ICID meetings orCongress should have 20 per cent of their members as young professionals.
(iv) It was also recommended to include one representative of YPF in each Working Group ofICID.
Members will report on feedback received by them on the above four items and plan future course of action.
Item 8 : Review of the aims, objectives and structure of the Forum
The Working Group may discuss the mandate and prepare a time schedule of achieving the same.
Item 9 : Time targeted plan of the Group’s activities
The Group may like to formulate a time-targetted plan for the next year with the help of YPF Bulletin Board. Thefora can help identification of the generic issues in a country or region and tentative solutions to address the issues.
Item 10 : Translation of outcome of various current activities of ICID such as Regional Conferences,Congresses, Workshops, Seminars, Special Sessions etc. into local languages for widerpublicity of irrigation and drainage related issues and to reach the irrigation and drainagecommunity at large
The National Committees of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Malaysia, Spain,Sudan, Slovak Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia were requested to translate the outcome of variouscurrent activities of ICID such as Regional Conferences, Congresses, Workshops, Seminars, GranadaDeclaration etc. through the young professionals into their local languages for wider dissemination.
So far, the Central Office has not received any progress on this item from the YPF of the above NationalCommittees.
Item 11 : Activities of the Group during the Golden Jubilee of ICID
At Granada, it was decided that the members of the YPF will use the YPF Bulletin Board to discuss the activitiesthat will be taken up during the Golden Jubilee Year. The Chairman will apprise the results of these activities tothe Group.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 12 : Input of YPF for Sector Vision Water for Food and Rural Development and issues forimplementation
With the water on earth becoming scarcer, the Young Professionals can shoulder responsibility to find ways andmeans to subscribe to “Vision : Water for Food and Rural Development”, assess country-wise water resources and
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plan to put them to the best possible use. They also could analyze the existing scenario in the country, identifyproblems that impede the development and productivity and plan methods that can be applied in effectiveimplementation of the objectives.
Item 13 : Greater efforts by YPF members to evolve a permanent mechanism in their countries forencouraging the potential authors to prepare and submit papers for ICID Journal
From 2000 onwards, the ICID Journal has been converted into a quarterly Journal and is being printed inFebruary, May, August and November. To encourage the YPF members, it is suggested that a permanentmechanism may be evolved by the YPF in their countries for encouraging the potential authors to prepare andsubmit papers for ICID Journal. It is a very exciting challenge for ICID for making the quarterly Journal asuccessful publication.
Item 14 : YPF’s strategy of more contributions in the 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, Canada
The WG will consider the possible YPF’s strategy for more contributions for the 18th Congress to be held inMontreal in 2002, on the following topics and sub-topics :
CONGRESS THEME : Food Production under Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population andEnvironmental Pressures
A. Question 50 : Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influencedby limited water resources and population growth
50.1 Projections and trends in water availability for agriculture up to the year 202050.2 Economic policy and legal instruments for managing scarce water resources50.3 Technologies for improved irrigation efficiencies and conservation50.4 Participatory management in irrigation and drainage environment50.5 Augmenting irrigation water supplies with lower quality water
Question 51 : Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
51.1 Elements of national and regional policies51.2 Integrated land and water resources development and management51.3 Implementing irrigation, drainage and flood control strategies within the water sector51.4 Ensuring stakeholder participation in decision making51.5 Demographics for water resources development.
B. Special Session : Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control
C. Symposium : Privatization of irrigation and drainage schemes
D. Special Event : The world vision for water, food and rural development in the year 2025
E. Seminar : Lessons from failures in irrigation, drainage and flood control systems
Item 15 : How to activate YPF
The members of YPF are requested to discuss this issue intensely so that the YPF may be activated in differentcountries.
Item 16 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix VII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. R.H. Susanto, Chairman 1996 • 2. A. Vidal, Vice Chairman 1996 • 3. Jasna Sostaric, Secretary 19974. B. Boteva Mileva 1995 • 5. S.A. Assadollahi 1995 • • 6. Hesham Kandil 1998 • 7. Johari Megat Mohd. Zoor 1998 • 8. Jong Min Park 1998 • • 9. Gao Zhanyi 1998 • • 10. Rene van de Looij 1998 • 11. Antonin Tuma 1998 • 12. O. Katsucoshi 1998 •
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APPENDIX VIII[PCSPOA Agenda Item 14(b)]
AGENDA FOR THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THECOMMITTEE ON CONGRESSES/CONFERENCES (C-CONGR)
Cape Town, South Africa23 October 2000 : 14.30 – 17.30 hours
Members : (1) Dr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia, Convenor (Spain); (2) Prof. Bart Schultz (Netherlands); (3) Dr. SafwatAbdel-Dayem (Egypt); (4) Mr. H. Tardieu, Chairman, ICID Work Team on Objectives and Strategies (France); (5)Dr. Janusz R. Rydzewski (Great Britain); (6) Indonesian Representative; (7) Mr. C. Lovegrove (Canada); (8) KoreanRepresentative; (9) South African Representative; (10) Secretary General, ICID.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of 10th meeting of the Committee
Draft minutes of 10th meeting held at Granada already circulated will be confirmed after deciding necessarymodifications.
Item 2 : To nominate the Convenor from Canada
The following mode of selection of membership was decided at Bali.
The Committee will basically be composed of a Convenor, who will be a member of the Organizing Committee ofthe next Congress and 6 other members, to be appointed as follows: One member of each of the OrganizingCommittees of the previous and next to immediate next Congresses, two members of the two previous OrganizingCommittees and two future IEC meetings; This basic composition might be completed by addition of one member ofthe Organizing Committee of each of the Regional Conferences held in the duration between the past and the futureCongresses unless it coincides with an IEC Meeting.
In the light of the above decision, the new Convenor will be from the Canadian National Committee.Mr. C. Lovegrove representing Canadian National Committee may be accordingly nominated for the position ofConvenor of the Committee.
Item 3 : To review mandate and membership of the Committee
3.1 Mandate
Following mandate was finalised at Bali. The Committee may review it.
(a) To recommend general improvement in conduct of Congresses/Conferences sessions.
(b) To recommend tasks and duties for General Reporters and Panel Experts for CongressQuestions and Special Session.
(c) To study and establish, if needed, the basic guidelines for recommending the tasks andresponsibilities of National Organizing Committees.
(d) To establish appropriate procedures for selection of Congress Questions, Special Sessions andSymposia.
(e) To establish procedures for scheduling of most appropriate workshops, seminars, etc. to be heldat the time of Congress.
(f) To make recommendations on the number and type of simultaneous meetings atCongresses/Conferences in order to improve effectiveness and attendance.
(g) To study and accord advice to the National Committees, for methods to be adopted in each casefor an effective follow-up of the Conclusions and Recommendations of Congresses/Conferences.
(h) To make recommendations on printing the proceedings for distribution of abstracts in advance.
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3.2 Membership
The Committee will review its membership in the light of the mode of selection of membership as was decided atBali and given in Item 2 above and make appropriate recommendations.
Item 4 : To discuss and finalise the guidelines regarding the task/publications to be handled by theOrganizing Committees of Congresses/Conferences/Workshops/Special Sessions, etc. andthe responsibility of the Central Office
At Granada, a detailed analysis of the Guidelines was made. As a result most of the tasks to be handled by theOrganizing Committee were accepted, some of them with little changes to avoid repetitions. New revised Guidelineswere finalized and printed in the Granada minutes as Annex (Pages A-41 – A-43). This is for information.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 5 : To discuss and finalize the rules and procedures regarding the conduct of TechnicalSessions of Congress, Symposia, Special Session and Seminars which are not included inthe new By-laws
Guidelines for the Conduct of Congress Sessions are not included in the new By-laws which came into effect from1996. The revised Guidelines for the Conduct of Congress Sessions containing (A) Duties and Responsibilities ofSession Officers and (B) Conduct of Technical Sessions have been revised in the Central Office are placed atAnnex 1 for Committee’s finalization.
Item 6 : Review of procedures for presentation of papers in Congress Session in light ofobservations from authors after 17th Congress
Vide his e-mail dated 24 February 2000, Mr. Martin Burton (UK), author of the paper titled “Diagnostic analysisfor improved irrigation performance (R1.05)” under Question 48, Subtopic 1 of the Granada Congress, raisedimportant issues on the basis of difficulties experienced by him during the presentation of his paper in theQuestion 48.1 Session conducted on Friday, 17 September 1999. They are given at Annex 2 with observationsfrom Central Office, for consideration of C-CONGR as recommended by Management Board in 26th meeting heldat The Hague.
The Committee will consider amongst others these suggestions and recommend decisions under intimation toCANCID.
Item 7 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix VIII, Item 5]
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF CONGRESS TECHNICAL SESSIONS
A. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SESSION OFFICERS
1. Chairman
The Chairman shall be responsible for the control of the technical sessions of the Congress Question (or the SpecialSession or Symposium) to which he is appointed and for the control of the proceedings. He will introduce the subject,organize and control the discussions in accordance with the time allotted to different aspects at the preparatorymeeting of the Session Officers. He will ensure the presence of other Session Officers as well as the availability ofthe aids and equipment required. To enrich the discussions, he may exhort experts with special qualifications toattend the technical session and give their views on any aspect of the Congress Question (or the Special Session orSymposium).
2. Vice-Chairman
The Vice-Chairman assists the Chairman in the discharge of his duties. He shall be prepared to assume the fullduties of the Chairman in the event the latter is unable to be present. He will ensure that all authors present at thesession, whose papers are being discussed, are properly introduced and identified with their paper(s). He will alsoliaise with those who have made request for an intervention.
3. Session Secretary
The Session Secretary shall be responsible for the physical arrangements in the session hall, for collecting andplacing the written interventions (as provided by the speakers) in the hands of the Chairman, maintaining a properrecord of all interventions, noting down highlights of discussions, and for simultaneous interpretation and recording ofthe proceedings. At the close of the last technical session, he shall hand over to the Deputy Secretary of theCommission a list indicating the names of the speakers in the order they spoke, and all written interventions togetherwith figures/slides, if any.
4. General Reporter (and Panel Experts)
The General Reporters and the Panel Experts are important individuals during the preparation and the conduct of theCongress, as the papers contributed are sometimes not presented by the authors.
During the preparation of the Congress, the Panel Experts screen the papers for quality and consistency with theQuestion, or the Special Session and provide their evaluation to the General Reporters. Final selection of the papersis done by the General Reporter after considering the evaluation of the Panel Experts. The General Reporterprepares a general report containing general comments on the papers and further information to provide the state-of-the-art on the theme of the Question, or the Special Session.
The Central Office sends to the General Reporter and the Panel Experts a copy of that volume of the CongressTransactions which contains the papers pertaining to their technical sessions. Each Panel Expert will prepare, forconsideration at the technical session, a short write-up on the sub-topic allotted to him/her. In the write-up, the PanelExpert would go beyond the contributions in the papers, contribute his comments on the subject matter and at the endidentify issues for debate. The General Report including such issues is distributed to the delegates in advance withthe registration kit.
The General Reporter/Panel of Experts will state the issues identified by them in the session and invite discussions.
The authors of the papers will concentrate on the identified issues during their allotted time. The Experts will be invitedby the Chairman to sum up the discussions on identified issues of the sub-topic along with new issues that will bebrought up before he concludes the session.
The General Reporter and the Panel Experts should exchange the texts of their oral presentations in advance of theCongress.
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At the technical sessions the Panel Experts will present the sub-topics, while the subject as a whole shall be dealtwith by the General Reporter. The authors of the papers will only be permitted to present any relevant aspectof their paper which in their opinion is not sufficiently covered by the Panel Experts, or the General Reporter.
The extent to which the technical sessions fulfill the purpose for which they are intended is therefore largelydependent on the General Reporter and the Panel Experts and the manner in which they perform their assignedtasks.
5. Session Assistants
The Session Assistant shall have the responsibility for the audio and visual equipment for each session. He shall aidin ensuring that all physical requirements, such as dais arrangement, proper room/hall markings, lights, projectionscreens, etc., are in order. He shall see that slides to be used by speakers are delivered to the projection place/room,and after use are returned to the speaker. He shall aid the Session Secretary in assembling material for the record ofthe session, and shall be available for duties as may be directed by the Chairman.
6. Review Committee (Congress Questions, Special Session)
The Review Committee, comprising the Chairman, the General Reporter, Panel Experts, the Chairman of thePermanent Committee for Technical Activities, and the Secretary-General will make a critical evaluation of thediscussions and draw up conclusions and recommendations immediately after the technical sessions are over forpresentation at the concluding session of the Congress. This report will be provisional. The final report will bepresented within two (2) months of the close of the Congress by the General Reporter in consultation (bycorrespondence) with the other members of the Review Committee.
The report should inter-alia highlight the following main points :
(i) An assessment, based on the session deliberations and the consensus arrived at, of the definiteadvances made on the aspects of the basic Question (or the Special Session);
(ii) An assessment of the divergent views expressed over points of disagreement, when differingarguments are put forward making it impossible to objectively conclude in favour of one or theother;
(iii) Lacunae in knowledge, data or research that the discussion could not overcome;
(iv) Concrete conclusions and recommendations regarding the best techniques as well as the methodsto be developed, and the need for new or complementary studies as also research programs;
(v) Proposals for ICID technical Committees/Working Groups with a view to guide the Commission'sactivities with regard to the lacunae or needs identified, through its publications, or during its futureCongresses or Special Sessions.
7. Drafting Committee (Symposium)
The Drafting Committee (comprising the Session Chairman, Chairman of the Technical Activities Committee, theSecretary-General and two experts nominated by President, ICID) will prepare a report which should be a goodsummary of all the important points that came up for discussion and the views expressed on them, and shouldcontain new information and data provided during discussions along with the conclusions and recommendations ofthe Symposium.
B. CONDUCT OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Congress Questions and Special Session
1. The Session Officers and the Panel Experts shall hold a preparatory meeting. The aim of this meeting is toidentify the important aspects/problems on which the discussions may be conducted, as also to suitablyschedule and allocate the time available for discussions in such a way as to ensure that all importantaspects/problems are duly examined during discussion.
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2. After Chairman's introduction of the subject of the Question (or of the Special Session), the GeneralReporter will present a summary of his General Report focusing on key issues.
3. Following the presentations by the General Reporter, parallel sessions of the subtopics singly or jointly willbe held in different rooms on specified day and will be chaired by concerned member of the Panel ofExperts who will introduce the subtopic and will announce the names of the authors and papers to bediscussed at the Session.
4. Following the announcement of the authors present at the Session, the Chairman will call upon, one by one,those authors and nominated speakers (authorized by the authors who are unable to be present) one byone who have handed over the 'Discussion Form' to speak. Remarks of each author or nominated speakershould be limited. The authors should not be allowed to 'present' their papers except to correctmisinterpretations, if any, of their papers in the General Report, or to reply to criticism of their paper by theGeneral Reporter, or to focus the attention of the house to certain new and special features of their papersnot adequately highlighted in the General Report or to convey additional data and information which maybecome available since their papers were submitted.
5. After the presentation by authors, general discussions will follow. The discussers who wish to makeinterventions will be called upon from the list prepared from the Discussion Forms. The presentation of eachdiscusser should be limited.
6. After the general discussions, the Chairman may call upon, one by one, such of the authors on whosepapers there have been comments during the general discussion to reply to criticism and to correctmisinterpretations which become evident during the discussion.
7. Following the replies by authors, the Chairman may initiate an open discussion if he finds that time is stillavailable even after all requests for interventions have been met. This open discussion should be subtopic-wise and/or on the basic Question itself. The aim should be to encourage discussions so as to arrive atconclusions and recommendations.
8. After the parallel sessions are over, all the delegates and Panel Experts will assemble for a concludingsession in which discussions will take place.
After opening remarks by the Chairman, Panel Experts will present the outcome of parallel groupdiscussions, which will be followed by the discussions on the proposals.
9. Upon the conclusion of the open discussion, the General Reporter and the Panel Experts will reply to thepoints directed to them during the discussions.
10. The Chairman will then conclude the discussion by summing up the main points of deliberations highlightingthe important conclusions that can be derived from the discussions.
11. All the speakers, including the authors, who are allowed to participate in the discussions, must submit the fulltext of their remarks alongwith the 'Discussion Form'. In case they deviate from the supplied copy of theremarks, they should hand over to the Session Secretary (or the Deputy Secretary, ICID) the revised text oftheir remarks within 24 hours of the session at which they spoke.
Likewise, the speakers taking part in the open discussions and the General Reporter and the Panel Expertsshould also supply a copy of the text of their remarks to the Session Secretary.
12. The conclusions and recommendations of the session will be drafted immediately after the session by theReview Committee.
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C. Symposium
1. The Session Officers and the members of the Drafting Committee shall hold a preparatory meeting beforethe start of the Symposium, according to the scheduled Congress program. As in the case of the CongressQuestions and the Special Session, the aim of this meeting is to identify the important aspects of theSymposium theme on which the discussion should be particularly conducted, as also to suitably scheduleand allocate the time available in such a way as to ensure that all important aspects are duly examinedduring discussion.
2. After calling the session to order, the Chairman shall make a brief presentation about the importance of thesubject and the aspects that are to be discussed.
3. Following the above, the Chairman will invite the experts (contributing papers to the Symposium) to discussamong themselves the papers submitted as well as the pertinent aspects not covered in the papers butfalling within the scope of the subject of the Symposium and to try to evolve clear conclusions andrecommendations towards the end of the discussions. The Chairman will conduct these discussions, as faras possible, in the manner decided at the preparatory meeting, and respecting the time allotted to eachsubtopic.
4. After discussion by the experts, depending on the time available, the Chairman will invite the audience to putquestions to the experts for their replies.
5. All the speakers at the Symposium should supply the text of their intervention to the Session Secretary (orthe Deputy Secretary, ICID).
6. Soon after the Symposium is over, the Drafting Committee will meet and prepare a report for presentation atthe Concluding Session of the Congress as well as for publication.
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Annex 2[Appendix VIII, Item 6]
Subject : Consideration of observations by Mr. Martin Burton on Conduct of CongressSessions
1. Comment by Mr. Burton : At the ICID Congress the intention should be to discuss the papers rather thanpresented.
His recommendation is that as a rule 10 minutes time should be allocated for presentation of the paperand 10 minutes time for discussion
Present Practice : The authors are not allowed to present their papers except to correctmisinterpretations, if any, on their papers in the General Report, or to reply to criticism of their paper by theGeneral Reporter, or to focus attention on the use of certain new and special features of their papers notadequately highlighted in the General Report or to convey additional data and information which havebecome available since their papers were completed.
Comments by the Central Office : Practically it is difficult to provide 20 minutes time for presentation anddiscussion for a paper unless number of papers for discussion are further restricted. The author has toreply to comments and provide additional information on the subject referred to by the General Reporterand the Panel of Experts on the matters which are subjects of discussion. The real value of TechnicalSession is that the delegates in relatively specialized fields are brought together to discuss and what wasgoing on in all parts of the world. The suggestion is worth consideration.
2. Comment by Mr. Burton : No information was sent to the authors prior to the Congress on the format forpresentation of the papers and in case of new delegates to the ICID Congresses, they have no priorknowledge of the working of the ICID.
He recommends that authors should be informed of procedures for presentation of paper and theinformation should be sent directly, to the lead author, not to the National Committees. Procedures shouldbe written and guidelines should be provided on presentation technique, time available etc. Clear warningsshould be given about presentation duration, and cut-off of over long presentation.
Comments by the Central Office : We agree.
3. Comment by Mr. Burton : No information was given to authors about meeting up with the SessionChairman prior to the presentation session. In other Conferences, it is a common practice to meet with theChairman 30 minutes before hand (a) to see how many authors are present and wish to present theirpapers, (b) to discuss the presentation requirements, time, role of Chairman, consequences ofoverrunning, etc.
He recommends that the authors should be sent instructions prior to the Congress on presentationprocedures, meeting with the Session Chairmen, etc. These instructions should also be inserted in theauthors’ registration documents. The authors must meet with Session Chairmen before. If they do not,their paper should be dropped from presentation.
Present Practice : The present practice is that the authors meet with the Chairmen, only at the time of theSession. A lot of time is wasted in sorting out presence of authors and allocation of time for presentation.
Comments by the Central Office : We agree.
4. Comment by Mr. Burton : The Congress organizers were having no idea about how many authors wouldbe attending the Congress. In other conferences, it is a pre-requisite for acceptance of the paper that theauthor or their delegates will be present at the Congress. If the authors are not able to be present, thentheir papers should be dropped.
He recommends that the authors should submit a signed declaration that they would be attending theCongress. The National Committees should ensure that the authors attend the Congress. The authorsshould confirm their participation one month prior to the Congress so that the Congress Organizing
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Committee can prepare the list of authors who would be attending the Congress and this list should behanded over to the Session Chairmen for planning the timings.
Comments by the Central Office : Such document need not be signed by author. But the authors maybe requested to attend the Congress as far as possible. In case, if it is not possible for the author toattend the Congress then he can reply to the points raised by the General Reporter and Panel of Expertsby correspondence and provide additional information referred to by the General Reporter and Panel ofExperts. The authors may be requested to confirm their attendance well in advance in writing to theOrganizing Committee and then the Organizing Committee can prepare a list of authors who are attendingthe Congress for submission to the Session Chairman.
5. Comment by Mr. Burton : The Session Chairman gave a summary presentation of each paper for whicheven the authors were not present. This was (a) extremely tedious, and of little interest to the audience (b)it detracted time from those authors who had taken the time and trouble to attend and to present theirpapers.
He recommends that the procedure of summarizing papers of absentee authors should be stopped.
Comments by the Central Office : Only 5-10 quality papers are finally selected per subtopic of the twobasic Questions. It is useful to summarize the new and special features of the papers to provide additionaldata or information which have become available since the papers were accepted.
6. Comment by Mr. Burton : The Chairman did not stipulate the time available clearly and did not cut offspeakers who went on speaking significantly beyond their allotted time.
He recommends that care should be taken while selecting the Session Chairman who should be given abriefing session at the start of the Congress.
Present Practice : A discussion session is organized prior to the start of the Congress Sessions, in whichGuidelines for Conduct of Congress Sessions are discussed and explained to all the Session Officers. Acopy of the Guidelines is also mailed to all Session Officers while informing their selection for the positionof Session Officers.
Comments by the Central Office : A joint meeting of Session Officers, Panel of Experts and OrganizingCommittee is organized to discuss in detail how to conduct the Congress Session. Recommendation fortaking care while selecting the Chairman is important and should be considered seriously for futureCongresses.
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APPENDIX IX[IEC Agenda Item 7]
AGENDA FOR THE 20TH MEETING OF THEPERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES (PCTA)
Cape Town, South AfricaFirst Session : 26 October 2000 : 09.00-13.00 hours
Second Session : 26 October 2000 : 14.30-17.00 hours
Members : (1) Prof. Costantino Fasso, Chairman (Italy, 1999); (2) Dr. Alain Vidal, Vice Chairman (France, 1999);(3) Mr. Tom Franks, Secretary (UK, 1998); (4) Dr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia (Spain, 1994); (5) Mr. A.V. Kolganov(Russia, 1995); (6) Dr. R. Nakamura (Japan, 1996); (7) Dr. E. Lubbe (Germany, 1996); (8) Mr. J. RonaldJohnston (USA, 1997); (9) Mr. Z. Hasan (India, 1998); (10) Dr. Antonas Maziliauskas (Lithuania, 1998); (11)Mr. Felix B. Reinders (South Africa, 1999); (12) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (i) World Bank, (ii) FAO; (iii) IWMI; (iv) ISO.
Ex-Officio Members : All Strategy Theme Leaders and Chairpersons of Technical Working Groups/WorkTeams.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the 19th Committee meeting held at Granada, 1999
The Committee will confirm the minutes of its 19th meeting at Cape Town.
Item 2 : Membership of the Committee
2.1 Members retiring in 2000
Dr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia (Spain) will be retiring on completion of his six-year tenure as member.
Attendance sheet of the members for the last two years is enclosed as Annex 1.
2.2 New membership proposals
The Central Office has not received so far any nomination from National Committees.
The nominations of Dr. Shevah (Israel) and Dr. Romic (Croatia) could not be accepted at the Granada meeting ofPCTA, since the nominees were not present. These nominations may be considered again.
Continuing Items
Item 3 : Follow-up of action points arising out of previous recommendations
3.1 Presentation on ICID Strategy Theme of Policy
Vice President Hon. Henri Tardieu, Strategy Theme Leader of Policy will make a presentation at the IEC on theStrategy Theme.
Item 4 : Consideration of reports presented by Chairmen of Work Bodies
4.1 Recommendations of Work Bodies for the positions of Chairmen/Vice Chairmen/Secretaries
Proposals, if any, made by Work Bodies will be considered and decided for recommendations.
4.2 New membership proposals of Working Groups
The following nominations for the membership of various Work Bodies have been received. Recommendations ofWork Bodies will be considered and decided for recommendations.
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Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education (WG-CBTE)
1. Prof. Evardo Chartuni Montovani (Brazil)2. Mr. Soekrasno (Indonesia)
Working Group on Research and Development (WG-R&D)
1. Mr. Bo Gao (China)2. Prof. Liu, Chen-Wuing (Chinese Taipei Committee)3. Dr. Abbas Qhaheri (Iran)
ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
1. Mr. Christopher Perry (UK)
Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
1. Mr. Naser Shayan (Iran)
Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control Projects (WG-ENV)
1. Mr. R. Jayaseelan in place of Mr. I.D. Garg (India)2. Mr. M.K. Siahi (Iran)
Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management (WG-CAFM)
1. Mr. Li Kungang (China)2. Dr. Kamran Emami (Iran)
Working Group on Irrigated Agriculture under Drought and Water Scarcity (WG-IADWS)
1. Prof. Ricardo Paulo Serralheiro (Portugal)2. Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran) to replace of Prof. J. Farhoudi3. Mrs. Mu Jianxin to replace Mr. Zhou Weiping (China)
Working Group on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management (WG-ILWRM)
1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil Joachim Quast (Germany)2. Dr. Karim Shiati (Iran)
Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
1. Dr. Mohammad Baybordi (Iran)
Working Group on Development and Management of Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS)
1. Dr. Hubertus Schneider (Germany) nominated in place of Mr. Arthur Vallentin2. Mr. J.L. Gambhir (India) in place of Mr. G.G. Subramanian3. Mr. D. Paneerselvam (India)4. Mr. M.K. Siahi (Iran)
Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)
1. Mr. F.A. Koegelenberg (South Africa)2. Dr. Abbas Ghaheri (Iran)3. Prof. A.R. Suryawanshi (India)
Working Group on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Crop Production (WG-CROP)
1. Dr. A.A. Farshi (Iran)
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Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation (WT-PQW)
1. Dr.(Mrs.) Samia El-Guindy (Egypt)2. Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran)
Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)
1. Dr. H.N. Varma (India)2. Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran)
Working Group on Socio-Economic Impacts and Policy Issues (WG-SOCIO)
1. Mr. S.A. Assadollahi (Iran)
Committee on Public Relations and Publications (C-PR&P)
1. Dr. Hassan Rahimi (Iran)
Working Group on Coordination of Dictionaries (WG-CD)
1. Mr. Cai Lingen (China)2. Mrs. Eva Ilavska (Slovak Republic)
4.3 Presentation by Work Bodies under the Strategy Theme – Research and TechnologyDissemination (ST. RTD)
4.3.1 Advisory Committee on IPTRID (AC-IPTRID)
The Chairman will present AC report.
Highlight : At Granada it was decided to create a Task Force (TF) to review the work of IPTRID in the light ofICID Vision Document on IPTRID (1995). It was set up and the assigned task is completed. Report of AdvisoryCommittee covering the TF report will be presented, considered and appropriate recommendations made.
4.3.2 Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education (WG-CBTE)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
4.3.3 Working Group on Research and development (WG-R&D)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlight : A Special Session on R&D in Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control is proposed to be held at the timeof 18th ICID Congress in Montreal, Canada, July 2002.
4.3.4 ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
The Chairman will present EB report.
Highlight : An agreement between ICID and M/s John Wiley & Sons has been signed for publishing andmarketing the ICID Journal.
4.3.5 Working Group on Coordination of Dictionaries (WG-CD)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlights : It was decided earlier to bring out the CD-ROM version of the MTD.
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4.3.6 Synthesis Dissemination and recommendations by the Theme Leader on Research and Technology
Dr. C. Madramootoo as the new Leader for Strategy Theme of Research and Technology Dissemination willpresent his report.
4.4. Work Bodies under the Strategy Theme – Policy (ST. P)
4.4.1 Working Group on Socio-economic Impacts and Policy Issues (WG-SOCIO)
The Chairman will present the report.
4.4.2 WatSave Work Team (WT-WATS)
The Chairman will present the WT report.
Highlights : The WatSave Awards for the year 2000 have been sponsored by the Indian National Committee onIrrigation and Drainage (INCID). The Korean National Committee (KCID) has expressed interest in sponsoringthe awards for the year 2001. The CIDA sponsored Workshop is being organized at Cape Town.
4.4.3 Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlights : Publication on Historical Dams is ready for release. The Working Group has proposed a Seminar onHistory of Irrigation at the 18th Congress, Montreal, 2002 to discuss case studies concerning management oftraditional and/or historical facilities and/or projects on irrigation, drainage and flood control. A Session on “Waterand History” was organized on 19 March 2000 at the time of 2nd World Water Forum at The Hague by Prof. Dr. H.Fahlbusch, Chairman of the Working Group.
4.4.4 Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control projects (WG-ENV)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlights : The Working Group, in cooperation with Korean National Committee (KCID) and WG-DRG, will beorganizing a Workshop on “Agriculture related development of tidal land and estuaries and environmentalconditions” in Korea in 2001. Mr. Alain Perrier made a presentation at Granada on effects of climate change onsea water levels and other related aspects. A document on this subject will be discussed at Cape Town. Earlier, itwas reported at Bali that Dr. Shaden Abdal Gawad (Egypt) had completed a bibliography on impacts of climatechange on irrigation and drainage projects. This was to be passed on to Dr. Vlotman (The Netherlands) forpublication on the ICID Webpage.
4.4.5 Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management (WG-CAFM)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlight : At the 2nd World Water Forum, a Session on “Water in Rivers” related to the work area of the WG wasorganized on 20 March 2000.
4.4.6 Working Group on Irrigated Agriculture under Drought and Water Scarcity (WG-IADWS)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlights : As decided at Granada, the Guidelines on “How to Work Out a Drought Mitigation Strategy”prepared by Dr. L. Vermes, Chairman, European Work Team on Drought under ERWG was distributed inGranada at Group meeting amongst members for their observations and also later sent by Central Office toNational Committees. The 18th Congress theme “Food Production under Conditions of Water Scarcity, IncreasingPopulation and Environmental Pressures” to be held in Montreal in 2002 is of direct relevance to Group’sactivities.
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4.4.7 Committee on Public Relations and Publications (C-PR&P)
The Chairman will present the Committee report.
Highlights : A small Task Force comprising Chairman of C-PR&P, Chairman, PCTA, Chairman, EB-JOUR andSecretary General was constituted on 14 June 2000 by Central Office to explore how the quality and sales ofICID publications could be improved. This Task Force report will be presented and discussed. Recommendationswill be made for consideration in IEC.
A Position Paper on the Value of Irrigation and Pro-active role of National Committees in the service of mankindis being developed.
Efforts for making the ICID webpage self-sustaining are underway. These include raising advertisements frommanufacturers of irrigation equipments, consultancy organizations, professionals and institutions. Committee willappeal to all in IEC to sponsor advertisements to make the webpage self-sustaining.
Publications on CD-ROM are cost effective as compared to hard copy versions. The Committee will makesuitable recommendations for future.
4.4.8 Synthesis and recommendations by the Theme Leader on Policy
The Theme Leader on “Policy” will present his report.
4.5 Work Bodies under the Strategy Theme – Systems (ST.S)
4.5.1 Working Group on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management (WG-ILWRM)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlight : It is planned to bring out the English version of the Guide on Remote Sensing and GIS applied toIrrigation and Drainage, at Cape Town.
4.5.2 Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlights : The 8th International Drainage Workshop was hosted by INCID at New Delhi, India from 31 Januaryto 4 February 2000 under the theme “Role of Drainage and Challenges in 21st Century”. At the end “DelhiDeclaration” was issued. The 9th International Drainage Workshop is proposed to be held in The Netherlands in2003. An International Workshop on “Agriculture Based Development in Tidal Swamps and Estuaries andEnvironmental Considerations” is proposed to be held in Korea in September 2001 alongwith 52nd IEC meeting.A one-day Symposium on “Private Sector Participation in Irrigation and Drainage” is planned alongwith 18th ICIDCongress in Montreal in 2002.
4.5.3 Working Group on Development and Management of Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlights : A draft publication on “Funding of operation, maintenance and management of irrigation, drainageand flood control works” is nearing completion. The publication on “Guidelines on Rehabilitation andModernization of Irrigation Projects” (September 1999) is receiving a good response. The Chinese NationalCommittee (CNCID) has indicated interest in translating the `Guidelines’. The first draft of the publication “Use ofComputers in Designing” was distributed amongst members in March 2000. Effort is being made to finalize it forprinting before the Cape Town meeting. A Symposium on “Privatization of Irrigation and Drainage Systems” isplanned alongwith 18th ICID Congress in Canada in 2002. The Australian National Committee (ANCID) hasprepared a 1998/99 Australian Water Provider Benchmarking Report which addresses a broad range of issuesand enables individual businesses to evaluate their performance. Presentation on the report will be made atCape Town.
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4.5.4 Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlights : A Workshop on “Irrigation and Drainage Performance” was held at Granada, Spain last year. Onthe basis of useful presentations at the Workshop, the Guidelines on Performance Assessment are improved.The first draft of the “Handbook of Measures to Evaluate and Improve Irrigation and Drainage Performance”authored by Dr. Bos, Dr. Burton and Dr. Molden was discussed at Granada. The Handbook has been printed.
4.5.5 Synthesis and recommendations by the Theme Leader on “Systems”
Dr. Hector Malano, the new Leader for Theme “Systems” will present the synthesis of WGs recommendationsand make his own recommendations.
Highlights : Vice President Hon. David S. van der Merwe made a presentation on the Strategy Theme “Systems”at Granada, giving an overview and evaluation of performance of Working Groups under this Strategy Theme.He recommended that topics like water table management, controlled drainage, flood mitigation, reuse ofirrigation waste water need to be studied further.
4.6 Workbodies under the Strategy Theme – On-Farm (ST.OF)
4.6.1 Working Group on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Crop Production (WG-CROP)
The Chairman will present WG report.
Highlights : It was decided to produce a revised version of the FAO Paper No. 56 “Crop Evapotranspiration :Guidelines for Computing Crop Water Requirements” depending upon feedback of the users. It was also decidedthat a webpage to support an “International Registry of Evaporation Measuring Sites” will be made operationalfrom the year 2000.
Further work on use of saline and brackish water for irrigation was recommended in Granada. Preparation of astate-of-art report on Irrigation Scheduling in cooperation with FAO was decided. A Workshop on “Control ofAdverse Impacts of Fertilizers and Agrochemicals” is proposed to be held in Cape Town on 25-26 October 2000,while an International Workshop on “Sustainable Management of Irrigated Crops” will be held at Seoul, Koreaalongwith the 52nd IEC in September 2001.
4.6.2 Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation (WG-PQW)
The Chairman will present WT report.
Highlights : A Special Session was held on “Sustainable use of poor quality water” at Granada. A Session on“Water Use Management” was held at the 2nd World Water Forum in March 2000 at The Hague. Databases onWater Salinity related to Agriculture are available on the websites of IPTRID Networks in FAO, Rome; HRWallingford, UK; CEMAGREF in France; ILRI in Netherlands, ICID Central Office, India, and USBR, USA.Members were encouraged to add more information to the database.
It was decided at Granada to collect information from three identified institutions engaged in research anddevelopment in the use of sea water/highly saline water for irrigating halophytes/fodder and other crops. Dr.Saeed Nairizi (Iran) offered to provide a model for recycling of saline drainage water for exhibition at Cape Townmeeting. Further steps will be decided.
4.6.3 Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)
The Chairman will present the WG report.
Highlights : The PCTA had suggested at Granada that the initial work of good practices and codes of practicescould be developed by a Task Force of WG to be used later to prepare Standards.
A Sub-Committee comprising Prof. M. Falciai (Italy), Dr. Sourell (Germany) and Dr. K. Wood (Australia) wasformed at Granada to prepare a “Manual for Performance Evaluation of Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation Systems in
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Different Agro-climatic Regions of the World”. Another Manual on “Optimization of the Layout of Drip IrrigationSystems for different Row Crops and Orchards” was also under preparation.
Papers on “New Irrigation Technologies” are to be prepared by Dr. El-Quosy, Dr. Sourell, Mr. Ruelle and Dr. K.Wood. A Symposium on the theme `Private Sector Participation in Irrigation an Drainage’ is planned during the18th Congress in Montreal in 2002. A draft document on “Application of fertilizers and other agro-chemicalsthrough micro and sprinkler irrigation systems” was under drafting.
4.6.4 Synthesis and recommendations by the Theme Leader on On-Farm
The Theme Leader will present a synthesis of WG Reports and recommendations based on their activities.
Item 5 : New Work Bodies
Presently there are no proposals. Proposals, emanating from Vision outputs recommended by Work Bodies willbe considered and recommended.
Item 6 : ICID’s Role in World Water Organizations
6.1 World Water Council (WWC)
ICID, a constituent member, is represented on the Board of Governors of WWC by the Secretary General.President Hon. Aly Shady continued as Vice President of WWC. Both made useful contributions to variousactivities of WWC, the principal amongst which was preparation of World Water Vision. The Secretary Generalchairs the Committee for Regional Centres (CRC) of WWC. The WWC publishes the `Water Policy’, a sixmonthly periodical.
The WWC held the 2nd WWF at the Hague in which the Vision on Water was presented. More than 6000delegates around the world attended and participated in more than 80 sessions held over 5 days. The importantlessons are covered in the Section on Vision.
ICID, together with other institutions (IWMI, IFPRI, ICARDA, IPTRID and ILRI) led the preparation of WWC’sSector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development after several Regional Consultations. ICID was directlyresponsible for organizing the East Asia Regional Consultations held at Kuala Lumpur in May 1999. ICID alsohelped in promoting and publicizing the PODIUM Model developed by IWMI/IFPRI and facilitated two importantworkshops held in New Delhi in December 1999 and the other at HR Wallingford on 3-4 February 2000. It may bementioned that PODIUM is a water policy model which simulates impact of alternative scenarios and long termnational food supply, demand and trends in different countries which will serve to help in decision making ingenerating different scenarios. With inputs from ICID members, parameters like potential for rainfed and irrigatedagriculture, water storage, and planning and managing for change in water for food and rural development havebeen further refined. A revised version of PODIUM has been reported upon in the ICID Strategy draft forconsideration at Cape Town.
The Central Office has compiled some 40 country papers in a publication which was distributed at the 2nd WWFin The Hague. This publication provides individual country’s visions on water for food and rural development andcompares the present scenarios with the futuristic.
ICID has drafted a Strategy for Implementation of the Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development(Annex 2). This document proposes the strategy for implementing/realizing the vision on Water for Food andRural Development and steps ICID should take in this direction.
This revised draft is based on the responses from National Committees, Task Force Members and discussionsheld at the Hague.
6.2 Global Water Partnership (GWP)
The Chairman PCTA will report on the meeting of GWP Consultative Group held in Stockholm on 17-18 August2000.
As reported last year, ICID had submitted a proposal to GWP for support under its Window on “Water for FoodProduction”. This proposal relates to organizing needs to promote WatSave, creating annuity fund to support
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WatSave Awards, Capacity Building of Women Farmers and Setting up an International Information Centre. Theproposal is yet to be considered by TAC of GWP which is presently actively involved in revising its Framework forAction to follow up the Vision.
The meeting will be apprised of further developments, if any.
6.3 2nd World Water Forum (WWF)
The 2nd World Water Forum and Ministerial Conference was successfully held at The Hague, The Netherlandsfrom 17-22 March 2000. The Theme of the World Water Forum was “From Vision to Action” The most significanthighlight of the Forum was the presentation of the Vision on `Water’ by the World Water Vision Unit. In addition tothis Unit, about 40 other groups also presented their reports. The Vision Reports were the culmination of an 18-month participatory exercise that produced sector visions for water and sanitation, for food and agriculture, andfor water and nature. A variety of data, models and forecasts were integrated to discuss various scenarios. Over15,000 women and men from around the world contributed to the Vision exercise through more than 100meetings and consultations.
The World Water Council (WWC) has been instrumental in the formulation of global Long-term Vision for Water,Life and Environment in the 21st Century. A leading role was assigned to ICID alongwith other partner institutionsto develop the Sector Vision for Water for Food and Rural Development. Several members of ICID including thepast and present office bearers have actively participated in the Vision exercise as well as the events at TheHague. H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, Vice President Hon. and President of WWC initiated and sponsored theWorld Water Vision exercises. President Hon. Aly M. Shady, Vice President of WWC acting as the Chairman ofthe overall Management Committee steered the mandate of the Committee successfully. President Hon.Shahrizaila bin Abdullah and Vice President Hon. Ait Kadi were the members of the 21-member WorldCommission for Water.
Prof. dr. Bart Schultz, President, ICID presented the Sector Vision for Food and Rural Development at the Forumon behalf of ICID. A publication containing Draft ICID Strategy for Action on Water for Food and RuralDevelopment and 40 country position papers was prepared for the Forum for distribution to Governors of WWC,Steering Committee Members of GWP, members of World Commission on Water, representatives of NationalCommittees and other interested professionals. The ICID Position Paper on Dams was also presented byPresident Schultz at a Session on Dams organized by ICID, ICOLD and IHA during the Forum.
ICID was the convenor of the Session on ‘Water and History’ which was coordinated by Prof. H. Fahlbusch andheld on 19 March 2000. Prof. C.A. Fasso was one of the invited speakers at the Session on ‘Interbasin WaterTransfer’ convened by UNESCO on 17 March 2000.
6.4 ICID’s Strategy for Implementation of Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”(WFFRD)
The draft strategy approved by the Task Force was printed alongwith the 41 Country Vision Papers andpresented by President Schultz at the 2nd World Water Forum. The strategy document has been revisedaccounting for discussions and recommendations as relevant to ICID from the events of 2nd WWF. It is circulatedto National Committees and Task Force members. A copy of the revised draft document is placed at Annex 2 forvetting by PCTA/PCSPOA at Cape Town. Chairman, PCTA will present it at the IEC for approval on 27 October2000.
6.5 International Water-related Associations’ Liaison Committee (IWALC)
IWALC was set up in 1994 to keep track of all important water related activities and coordinate them whereverpossible. Amongst the members of IWALC are IAH, ICID, IAHR, IAHS, IAWQ, ICOLD, IHA, IWRA, IWSA,PIANC, SIL AND IGU, in addition to three observers, namely, UNESCO, SCOWAR AND WMO. Some of theIWALC members including ICID, were involved in preparation of World Water Vision and in other activities ofWWC. Some of the members of IWALC, viz., ICID, ICOLD and IHA also adopted a coordinated approach forsubmission of Position Papers to WCD. IWALC has now a new Chairman, Mr. Chris George of IAHR with effectfrom the year 2000.
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6.6 International Hydrological Program (IHP)
At Granada, a presentation was made by Prof. dr. L.S. Pereira (Portugal) on the work relating to UNESCO IHP-VProject 5.4 on “Coping with Water Scarcity”.
Dr. A. Shiati (Iran) who is the coordinator for IHP-ICID cooperation, will present a brief report on IHP activitiesand contribution of ICID experts working on five IHP Working Groups.
Item 7 : Work with other International Organizations
7.1 World Commission on Dams (WCD)
At Granada, the ICID Position Paper on Dams was approved for submission to the World Commission on Dams(WCD). It elaborates on the necessity of dams in future for irrigated agriculture and for overall socio-economicdevelopment, especially of developing countries. The position paper was printed in English and French withsupporting pictures for distribution during presentation by President Schultz in the Session coordinated byICOLD, ICID and IHA at the 2nd WWF held at The Hague in March 2000. The paper was widely appreciated.Another Session on `Water and Large Dams Policy’ was organized by WCD in which President Hon. JohnHennessy participated as a panelist in his personal capacity. Later, in the 2nd meeting of the Consultative Forumconvened by WCD on 7-8 April 2000 in Cape Town , South Africa, President Bart Schultz participated andpresented ICID’s views. The WCD has preferred not to respond so far on ICID Position.
The WCD is likely to finalise its report before Cape Town meeting. If available earlier, ICID’s draft response couldbe prepared and discussed.
7.2 International Standards Organization (ISO)
At Granada, PCTA had suggested that the Working Group on On-Farm (WG-ON-FORM), through a small TaskForce, could develop initial work relating to good practices and codes of practices. This could later lead topreparation of Standards.
The WG Chairman would cover the steps taken in his report.
7.3 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
A presentation was made at Granada by Prof.(Mrs.) M.E.V. Scarascia (Italy) on Need for a new approach totraining programmes for women, the poor and the young involved in agriculture.
An International Training Workshop “Participatory Training Methodologies for Empowerment of Rural Women inthe Mediterranean Areas for Sustainable Irrigated Crop Production” was held from 19-24 June 2000 in Bari, Italy.Prof. M.E.V. Scarascia (Italy) took keen interest and provided assistance in organizing the workshop jointlyorganized by the Bari Institute, FAO and ICID. She also participated in the 31st Session of the EuropeanCommission on Agriculture held in Rome from 12-14 October 1999 as a representative of ICID. The reports werepresented at this Session on three main activities relating to Women and the Family in Rural Development,European Systems of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture, and Conservation and SustainableUtilisation of Agricultural Genetic Resources.
7.4 Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC established jointly by WMO and UNEP sent its Working Group’s Third Assessment Report in (TAR) toICID in May 2000. It provides latest available factual information on the sciences, impacts and economics ofclimate change and on adaptation/mitigation options to address climate change. The report has assessed theclimate change and responses to it in the context of development, sustainability and equity.
For smoothly evolving climatic scenarios, recent literature tends to project that middle to high latitudes mayexperience increases in productivity for moderate global warming (up to 10C increase), depending on crop type,growing season, changes in temperature regimes, and the seasonality of precipitation. In the tropics andsubtropics – where some crops are already near their maximum temperature tolerance and where dry land, non-irrigated agriculture predominates – the literature suggests that yields will tend to decrease (IPCC, 1998).Moreover, the adaptive capacity of less developed countries in the tropics is limited by financial and technological
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constraints not equally applicable to more temperate, developed countries. This would increase the dispartiy infood production between developed and developing countries. For global warming larger than 20C, much of theliterature suggests the productivity increases in middle to high latitudes will diminish, and the yield decreases inthe tropics and sub-tropics are expected to be more severe.
The report has recommended attention to options such as poverty alleviation and capacity building in foodproduction, and water resources management, amongst other things.
Chapter 4 of the Report which is relevant to ICID, deals with Effect of Climate Change on Hydrology and WaterResources, which includes effect on water withdrawals, impacts on water resources and hazards, adaptationoptions and management implications, and science and information needs. According to the Report, flood riskappears to increase in most areas under most scenarios, and drought risk is also expected to increase in mostcatchments. The irrigation demands are sensitive to climate change (although their extent is not known). Climatechange is likely to exacerbate water resource stresses in some regions, particularly semi-arid countries. Climatechange challenges the procedures used in most countries to assess and manage water resources and makedecisions.
The increasing concern for sustainable water management will affect the impact of climate change, some ofwhich will, in fact, reduce the impact. The report is available in PDF format athttp://www.usgcrp.gov/ipcc/government_review (user name : tar_grev; Password : wg2adapt).
The WG-ENV is presently studying the effects of climate change on sea water levels, etc. The reports of IPCCwere also proposed to be reviewed by this WG, however, no recommendation on this has been finalised yet.
The IPCC assessment contained in its Third Assessment Report (2000) deserves study and appropriate actionby ICID.
The report is covered in two volumes and 19 chapters. The assessment of the impact of climate change has alsobeen provided region-wise. It is an important and exhaustive study and needs to be given due cognizance invarious studies taken up by the ICID Work Bodies.
7.5 UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Desertification is the impoverishment of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid ecosystems by the combined impact ofman’s activities and climatic variations (drought). It is the process of change in these ecosystems that ismanifested in reduced productivity of desirable plants, alterations in biomass and diversity of micro and macrofauna and flora, accelerated soil deterioration and increased hazards for human occupancy. The Aridity Index(1.3 for the world, below 1.5 for humid region and higher than 1.5 for arid region) is closely related with droughtprobability. The causes of desertification are natural and anthropogenic. The thrusts for the year 2025 are tominimise anthropological causes without affecting flood production, drinking water and energy needs; aim atintegrated, sustainable development and management of water resources to have equity, efficiency andeconomy; and to allow eco-systems to adapt naturally to climate change. The suggested actions are to assessimpacts, adaptability and vulnerability scientifically and not emotionally and to account for uncertainties, risks andaim at targetted levels of confidence in action plans.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to be held in Bonn, Germany from 11-22December 2000 will provide platform to 2000 delegates and officials from more than 170 countries to promoteefforts to combat land degradation worldwide. More information on this is available at http://www.unccd.de
The Convention is of interest to ICID. Members are encouraged to attend the convention where possible andfollow up its recommendations for the relevant workbody activities.
Item 8 : Asia Drainage Program
During the 8th International Drainage Workshop in New Delhi, India from 31 January to 4 February 2000, apreparatory meeting on the Asia Drainage Programme was held on 1 February 2000 to continue the consultationprocess that was initiated in Kualalumpur in December 1999. The meeting reaffirmed its agreement on the needfor an Asia Drainage Programme and a phased implementation of the Prgramme, which will be known as“Drainage Programme for the Humid Tropics in Asia”.
Further progress in the matter will be reported.
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New Items
Item 9 : New items of work identified from ICID’s Strategy for Action on Water for Food and RuralDevelopment and WWC’s Vision Document
World Water Council’s document on Vision on Water submitted at the 2nd WWF are available on the website :www.watervision.org. The ICID Strategy for Implementation and the individual country position papers (Visions)are posted on the ICID’s Webpage at : www.icid.org.
The relevant issues covered in the Vision Documents from which it will be possible for the ICID Work Bodies toidentify some important relevant topics for study are given in Annex 3.
Some of the topics for preparation of state-of-art papers/study identified by Central Office from the Visiondocuments are given in Annex 4. They will be considered by Work Bodies and covered in their individualreports.
Item 10 : Recommendations of 8th International Drainage Workshop, New Delhi, 31 January –4 February 2000
The 8th International Drainage Workshop was held in New Delhi, India from 31 January to 4 February 2000. Atthe end of the Workshop a “New Delhi Declaration” was issued. This is given in Annex 3 of the Agenda ofWG-DRG (page A-261). The conclusions and recommendations emerging from various technical sessions aregiven in Annex 4 of the above agenda (page A-262) and included in Agenda of concerned Work Bodies.
They shall take into account the recommendations made and cover them in their reports.
Item 11 : Follow-up of Bali and Granada Declaration
Action taken on the Bali Declaration were reported by Secretary General at the 50th IEC meeting held on16 September 1999 in Granada.
Copies of the Granada Declaration were sent to the ICID National Committees exhorting them to translate it intheir local languages and publicize widely in their countries. The ICID Work Bodies will, through theirdeliberations, pick up relevant items of work for their mandates and cover them in their reports.
Item 12 : Detailed scope of topics and sub-topics for the 20th European Regional Conference,Montpellier, France, 2003
The detailed scope of topics and sub-topics for the 20th European Regional Conference to be held in Montpellier,France in 2003 will be discussed and approved at the meeting. The French National Committee (AFEID) hasbeen requested to provide the draft scope of the topics and sub-topics for discussion at the PCTA meeting inCape Town.
Activity Plan
Item 13 : Revision of PCTA activities plan
The PCTA will review its work plan in accordance with the programs of all Work Bodies.
Item 14 : Any other business
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Annex 1[PCTA Agenda Item 2.1]
PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
S.No. Members Memberfrom
1998Self Represented
1999Self Represented
1. Prof. Costantino Fasso
Chairman (Italy)
1999
*
2. Dr. Alain Vidal
Vice Chairman (France)
1999
*
3. Mr. Tom Franks, Secretary
(UK)
1998 * *
4. Dr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia
(Spain)
1994 * *
5. Mr. A.V. Kolganov (Russia) 1995 *
6. Dr. R. Nakamura (Japan) 1996 * *
7. Dr. E. Lubbe (Germany) 1996 *
8. Mr. R. Ronald Johnston (USA) 1997 * *
9. Mr. Z. Hasan (India) 1998 * *
10. Dr. Antonas Maziliauskas
(Lithuania)
1998 *
11. Mr. Felix B. Reinders (South
Africa)
1999 *
Permanent Observers
1. The World Bank *
2. FAO
3. IWMI
4. ISO *
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Annex 2[PCTA Agenda Item 6.4]
DRAFTICID STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTING SECTOR VISION
‘WATER FOR FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT”
CONTENTS
PAGESPreamble
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I. INTRODUCTION A-95
II. SUMMARY OF WORLD WATER VISION, SECTOR VISION WFFRD ANDDELIBERATIONS IN WORLD WATER FORUM (WWF) AT THE HAGUEIN MARCH 2000
II.1 Vision components and the WWF A-97II.2 Findings of Sector Vision for ICID A-97II.3 Anomalies between WFFRD Report & WCW and Staff Reports A-98II.4 Findings of interest from WWF deliberations A-98
III. ICID’s CONCERNS
III.1 Water availability A-99III.2 Need for increasing withdrawals to bridge mismatch between demand and supply A-101III.3 Food security, rural development and livelihood Through irrigation, drainage
and flood management A-102III.4 Strategies for improving water productivity In irrigation A-103III.5 Basin planning for integrated development and Management of water
resources (IWRDM) A-104III.6 Governance and legal and institutional issues A-106III.7 Stakeholder involvement, youth and women’s Participation A-107III.8 Financing integrated water resources development And management,
modernisation, rehabilitation And replacement A-107III.9 Equity, efficiency and economy A-108
IV. ICID’s STRATEGY FOR ACTION
IV.1 ICID’s goals and objectives A-108IV.2 Dissemination of Vision papers in each country A-109IV.3 Consideration of sector vision and framework For action in workbodies of ICID A-109IV.4 Wide dissemination of work already done by ICID A-110IV.5 Proposals to mobilise funding A-110IV.6 Monitoring, reporting and review of progress on Proposed actions A-110IV.7 Increase in Watsave activities and the WatSave Awards A-110IV.8 Identification of topics for future conferences A-111IV.9 Co-sponsoring of activities for implementation A-111IV.10 According recognition to the good work done by The National Committees A-111IV.11 Mechanism to Monitor and evaluate implementation Of the strategy A-111IV.12 Towards the Third World Water Forum, 2003, Japan A-111
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STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ISSUES OF ICID’S CONCERN EMANATINGFROM THE SECTOR VISION FOR ‘WATER FOR FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT’
(Draft, October 2000)
PREAMBLE
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is a constituent member of the World WaterCouncil (WWC). The WWC presented a global "Long Term Vision for Water, Life and Environment in the 21st
century" to the world community at the Second World Water Forum held at The Hague, The Netherlands from 17to 22 March, 2000. In the framework of the vision preparation process, three major sector visions weredeveloped: Water for People, Water and Nature and Water for Food and Rural Development. ICID has made asignificant contribution to the Sector Vision on Water for Food and Rural Development.
A proposal to prepare an ICID "Strategy for Implementation of Sector Vision", based on the discussion in theTask Force set up for the purpose, was vetted in the Permanent Committee for Strategy Planning andOrganisational Affairs (PCSPOA) and the Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA), among othersthrough the preparation of 41 country position papers and the hosting of regional meetings in the Americas,Europe, South Asia and South-East Asia. It was further considered and adopted by the International ExecutiveCouncil of ICID at Granada. The draft strategy to reflect ICID’s specific ideas, positions and plans as a keyassociation of professionals in the Sector was prepared in the Central Office, was vetted by the Task Force andthen circulated to ICID’s National Committees for concurrence. Suggestions received were incorporated and thedraft "Strategy Paper" was finalised for presentation at the Second World Water Forum. It consisted of thefollowing:
§ steps to disseminate the country position papers widely within each country;§ actions to fill up the gaps in the position papers;§ identification of what ICID would undertake on its own and what would be done in co-operation with other
institutions or organisations;§ allocation of various actions to different Work Bodies within ICID;§ selection of topics from identified actions for future workshops, conferences and congresses of ICID;§ help in mobilisation of funding for implementing actions;§ establishment of mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress on implementation of actions;§ establishment of awards/prizes to recognise National Committees making significant progress on
implementation under this Strategy;§ promotion of ICID’s WatSave Awards and wide dissemination of the information contributed.
The draft strategy was presented by the President ICID during the subject session at The Hague. A 500 pageICID publication comprising the "Draft Strategy" and the Country Position Papers was released at that time, whenvery useful discussions took place during the session. The Central Office of ICID, many of the ICID office bearersand representatives of National Committees and experts made significant contributions to the whole process offormulation of the Vision during the earlier 6 months. During the 2nd World Water Forum (WWF), discussionsrelevant to ICID concerns were held in several other sessions as well. After the WWF, the Central Office of ICIDaccessed/procured several proceedings of these sessions and culled out issues for consideration of ICID workbodies at Cape Town in consultation with their Chairs. Some of the critical issues have been included in therevised "Strategy". As a result of deliberations in the Work Bodies at Cape Town, the draft strategy will beimproved and presented to IEC for adoption.
In parallel with preparation of the revised Strategy for Implementing Sector Vision, the Country Position Paperswere edited. Vice President Hon Tom Anstey readily and enthusiastically helped Central Office with meticulousediting several of the Country Papers. The National Committees also responded to the request call and sent therevised versions of their papers wherever necessary. The revised Country Papers are now being publishedseparately on a CD-ROM. Remaining copies of the printed draft publication released at The Hague have beenmade available to those interested, by the Central Office.
During the process of development of the Country Position Papers, the Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM)developed by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka was presented. It wasdeployed by a few National Committees. Discussions held earlier about PODIUM in Granada led to theorganisation of a special workshop at New Delhi, India by ICID in collaboration with the Indian NationalCommittee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) during December 1999 to verify the country data, the basin wideirrigation efficiency and the problems experienced while using the PODIUM.
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For this purpose, representatives of five National Committees accounting together about 60% of the world’sirrigated area, viz. China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Pakistan were invited. A group of PODIUM experts fromIWMI interacted with the representatives of the National Committees as well as a few independent experts in thefield of hydrology, ground water, irrigation and agriculture from India. Mr. Fernando Gonzalez from the WorldBank participated and guided the proceedings. As a result of this workshop, the IWMI took up for modification ofthe PODIUM so as to enable its use by the large countries like China and India. Both these countries plan to usethe revised version and sharpen their focus on the Sector Vision. The contributions made by INCID for fine-tuningof PODIUM in association with IWMI experts are indeed noteworthy.
A follow up to New Delhi workshop was held at HR Wallingford UK on 3-4 February 2000 where presentationsabout PODIUM were made by Dr. David Seckler and Dr. Upali Amarsinghe of IWMI for the designated experts ofICID viz. Mr. Bob Rangeley, Dr. M.G. Bos and Mr. Frederiksen.
The Strategy for implementation depicts what, ICID considers of importance, for the implementation of the visionby all the actors in the sector. ICID’s input in this integrated process is formulated in line with this background. Itis clear that huge efforts are required especially in the developing countries to:
• feed the still growing population;• improve the standard of living in the rural area;• develop and manage land and water in a sustainable way during the coming decades.
In respect to this process, the ICID recognises basically three climatic zones, viz. temperate humid, arid/semi-aridand humid tropics. In addition, in principle, four cultivation practices are distinguished, viz. rainfed area with orwithout drainage, and irrigated area with or without drainage. Dependent on local conditions, different types ofwater management with different levels of service will be appropriate.
ICID has participated in the whole vision process with keenness and realises its responsible position as aninternational apex body in the sector that is responsible for about 70% of the water use in the world. ICIDtherefore appreciates the necessity to support full but justified water use in the sector. As enunciated in theGRANADA statement, ‘ICID encourages facilitation through development of Water Resources for all stakeholders to irrigate and drain arable lands to their optimum efficiency, maximise food production and ensure thatwater not used is recycled to the extent that is reasonably possible. Use of water will be optimised basin by basin.Where applicable it will be shared amongst States and regions and pollution affecting water quality for use inirrigation, will be controlled to an acceptable level’.
The document lays down a Strategy for Implementation of ICID's findings from the Sector Vision. As a keyinternational NGO in the sector the "Strategy" basically charts out its own Agenda for the future . The compilationof Country Position Papers as brought out separately, on a CD-ROM, will help a reader to get a good overview ofthe developments and positions in irrigation and drainage at country level amongst ICID membership. TheStrategy includes in brief ICID's concerns on various issues that have become more apparent due to the visionprocess. It does not necessarily agree with the findings of the 'Vision" which are summarised and someomissions of ICID concerns described. In fact the document clearly spells out what ICID believes as necessaryand important for the future water management to support the required increase in food production, in light ofsustainable rural development.
Aly M. Shady C.D. Thatte Bart SchultzChairman, Task Force Secretary General, ICID President, ICID
CAPE TOWN, OCTOBER 2000.
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STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ISSUES OF ICID’SCONCERN EMANATING FROM THE SECTOR VISION FOR
‘WATER FOR FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT’
(DRAFT, OCTOBER, 2000)
I. INTRODUCTION
Human habitats spread out on the earth’s surface initially wherever food could be gathered and later where itcould be produced. Survival and growth of mankind in the face of adverse environment was due to man’singenuity in meeting with the food requirements. Forests were cut, lands were protected and reclaimed, andcultivation was started. Early civilizations grew along major rivers of the world, with agriculture as the focal pointaround which, the nomadic mankind gravitated. But towns, cities, metros and mega-cities grew out of needs ofpeople for more organised life through co-ordination, defence, governance, and later with the industrialrevolution. The original small habitats remained ‘rural’. Rural populations remained agriculture-centric thoughbenefitting from the industrial revolution. The urban ones got differentiated according to the needs ofcentralisation. The rural areas continued to grow food and feed the urbanites. Collection, process, storage to takecare of lean seasons, transport, distribution, trade, market etc. for food gradually got centralised andconcentrated in urban areas. But the process triggered infrastructure development in rural areas. Such activitieswith spread at both locales, together constitute rural development and well being.
Up to the 19th century, the rural folks remained employed on agriculture related activities, the urbanites gettingemployed more and more in manufacturing and services sectors catering to production of consumer goods ofhigher value. Agriculture production remained farm and family oriented in many countries, under-organised, lowlyvalued, contributing a lower proportion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation, as compared to asmaller population remaining engaged in other sectors producing a larger share of GDP. The rural populationslargely and relatively remained relatively poorer as compared to the urban people. Due to increasing pressure onland, land-less people grew in numbers. Due to lack of jobs and deficit in availability of water and food for thegrowing populations, migration towards urban habitats grew, providing labour force but also causing growth ofimpoverished pockets in urban areas. Poverty, hunger, malnutrition and unemployment both in rural and urbanareas got intricately associated. A poor person often remained unemployed, hungry, undernourished andunhappy, even when at times adequate food was available globally, simply for want of buying capacity andaccessibility to food. But due to extreme variability in availability of water, people continued to suffer hunger andat times starvation due to famines. This picture changed significantly during the 20th century due to rapid spreadof irrigation, drainage of water logged farmlands and improved flood management in cropped areas. The ill-effects of landlessness, unemployment, malnutrition and poverty were reversed. They, however continue to stalkmany societies even at the beginning of the 21st century, where irrigation and drainage are neither developed normanaged adequately.
Food consumed by mankind comes from agricultural crops, or from birds, fish and animals - meat and milk whichconstitute livestock products. Crops are used for providing cattle feed mostly by way of using grains in case ofdeveloped countries and/or mainly crop residue itself in case of developing countries. Cropped foods arerelatively economical and are mostly poor peoples’ foods. Meat and dairy foods are secondary, derived fromproducts of crop foods; they consume more water and are on the whole more expensive. Proportion ofconsumption of meat and milk, normally grows with economic well being i.e. affordability. But growth of bothtypes of food requires proper water management, especially during the critical growth period of crops, by eitherwater application in the right dose and at the right time through irrigation where necessary, or by removal ofexcess water by drainage.
Irrigation increases productivity and value of land, which brings prosperity, which in turn facilitates installation ofinfrastructure. But conversely, good infrastructure helps improve the land productivity. Not long ago, the firstGreen Revolution increased the global food production dramatically. Water availability being variable in spaceand time; the rural well-being is intimately dependent on its supply, use, disposal and reuse. Like any socio-economic activity utilising finite natural resources, growth and sustained yield from agriculture per unit of waterand land, calls for adequate financial and human investments. At the same time, a farmer is encouraged to investin farming if he is assured of irrigation to overcome vagaries of natural availability of water. Survival,development, growth of rural economy and well being thus become synonymous with water, food and agriculture.Besides planning another green revolution or an evergreen revolution to increase land productivity and impartsustainability, a blue revolution tied up with maximising crop production while minimising water consumption is
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now advocated. Irrigation and drainage coupled with flood management indeed can promote sustainable ruraldevelopment. A balance however is to be found between the requirements of the society, and acceptable sideeffects while aiming at sustainable development.
Water in the form of rain and snow is made available by nature in the yearly hydrological cycle. An appreciablepart of it gets lodged in snow-caps and natural lakes and is utilisable subsequently in case of the former, throughsnowmelt reaching a river system. A sizeable part is retained in surface soils and used up throughevapotranspiration for biomass generation. Another part seeps into the ground feeding natural aquifers. A majorpart appears in the river system downstream and is drained through streams and rivers into seas, unlesscaptured in man-made storages or artificially diverted from natural streams. Water is recycled continuouslythrough transpiration through biomass and evaporation from land, river systems and oceans, besidesprecipitation through condensation as rain and snow. A river basin is a natural entity for planning beneficial usesof available waters from precipitation, which are highly variable in space and time. Where available precipitationis excessive, land is drained to get beneficial uses out of it.
Often, some parts of a basin are surplus in availability, while some others face deficit. Intra and inter-basintransfer of water to remedy such imbalances, has been practiced by mankind for a long time. But it involvesconstruction of storages for impounding runoff of flood-waters generated over a few storms sometimes spanninga few days in a year, but enabling its use round the year. Diversion structures involving little or no storage, areconstructed for withdrawals through canals and by pumping, where the river flow quantum is adequate. Storageswherever constructed always absorb and reduce flood peaks downstream, enabling better flood management.
Presently, irrigation covers more than 250 million hectares (M ha) i.e. about 17% of world’s arable land, but isresponsible for around 40% of crop output and employs about nearly 30% of population spread over rural areas.It uses about 70% of waters withdrawn from global river systems, 60% of which gets used consumptively, the restpredominantly returning to the river systems enabling its reuse downstream. Thus 30% of water withdrawn is putto other uses like drinking, municipal, industrial, hydropower generation, and recreation. Only a small part of thisquantity is used up consumptively, while a large unconsumed part either treated or untreated is returned to theriver systems and reused. Drainage systems cover about 150 M ha i.e. about 10% of world’s arable land, ofwhich 100 M ha is rainfed and the rest irrigated. As river basin boundaries normally don’t match with national orState administrative boundaries, basin wide development may be affected by conflicts and competing demandsfor sharing of available waters between regions or peoples for various beneficial uses. Plans would thereforeinvariably have to aim at integration of uses, demands, supplies, size of structures required, other availableresources and institutional arrangements.
The world population is likely to grow for another 50 - 60 years and will then probably stabilise. So will the fooddemands. The mix of foods consumed - cereals, pulses, oils, fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat, dairy products, fish -and the level of calorie intake with a balanced nutritional diet, is expected to undergo change with increase in thestandard of living. Food needs will exceed projections which are in proportion of growth in population alone.Demands for water for growing more food will increase causing shortages in regions, which are hithertocomfortable with availability. The growth in shortage could be avoided only by developing the unharnessedpotential or by decreasing the withdrawals and simultaneously increasing water use efficiency. Large populouscountries would continue to strive for maintaining self-sufficiency in food production, because their shortfalls incase of droughts, will be too large to be covered by world trade which remains at around 10% of total productionand which shows signs of reduction. Nevertheless every country would attempt to increase productivity ofcropped lands with water that could be made available by improving water use efficiency and by bringingadditional lands under irrigation through increased withdrawals where potential is yet available.
Such effort should lead to maintaining or achieving food security. The concept of security encompasses not onlyfood production, but relates to its storage, preservation, supply at reasonable and affordable prices, andadequate size of buffer stocks to take care of natural disasters. The aim of food security for Governments meansco-ordination of effort of several Ministries/Departments, which include: water resources, irrigation, public works,agriculture, rural development, environment, health, commerce and trade, industry, chemicals and fertilisers.Realisation of targeting of food security round the world would call for commitment of stakeholders and politicalwill of the country’s leadership.
It is expected that more people either landless or otherwise, would move away from the agriculture sector to themanufacturing and services sector to escape unemployment and poverty in rural areas. This shift could triggerconsolidation of land holdings, and improved productivity from the land-mass which in turn could cause fastereconomic growth. Increased productivity could mean growing required cereal food from lesser area, releasesome of the area for higher value crops thus ensuring poverty alleviation for poor and marginal farmers. Making
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water available to achieve food sufficiency and security will also lead to rural well being through better livelihood,health, employment, stabilisation of rural populations, education, transportation, communications and humanproductivity. It will help insure societies against natural disasters and provide a more sustainable livelihood.Irrigation, drainage and flood management will no longer remain options but will fulfill the core needs of society aswell as ensuring protection of environment. As everybody lives downstream of somebody, the national planningshall, nevertheless, have to ensure availability of requisite quantities of water with right quality, down the streamsin a river basin.
II SUMMARY OF WORLD WATER VISION, SECTOR VISION WFFRD AND DELIBERATIONS IN WORLDWATER FORUM (WWF) AT THE HAGUE IN MARCH 2000
II.1 Vision Components and the WWF
The World Water Council (WWC) had appointed the World Commission on Water (WCW) to advise the VisionManagement Unit (VMU) of the WWC about formulation of the vision through mobilisation of global effort. TheVMU prepared a Staff Report comprising background information and analysis of the three main sector reports,viz. Water for Food and Rural Development, Water for People, and Water and Nature. ICID was deeply involvedwith the first sector vision, which looked into food needs and production through irrigated and rainfed areasleading to sustainable rural development (WFFRD). The second sector related to water for drinking, domesticand industrial needs besides that for sanitation. The third sector was related to water for ecological purposesincluding flora, fauna, forests, biodiversity, wetlands, etc. The WCW considered the Staff Report and made aVision Report. All these reports record the views of the authors, which are not necessarily leading from one to theother, nor shared by all the participants in the effort. What is reported, for example, in WFFRD is not necessarilythe position of each of the participating organisations say like ICID. Also WFFRD conclusion is not necessarilyaccepted in the Staff Report and in turn what is said in the Staff Report is not completely recorded andsummarised in the WCW report. To some extent therefore, a reader of one report gets only a partial glimpse ofthe vision. The Central Office is taking up with the WWC, such important deviations of concern to ICID. They arereflected in the succeeding paragraphs.
All these reports were presented and discussed in mainly four groups of sessions in the 2nd WWF held at TheHague from 17 to 21 March, 2000 viz. Water Use Presentations, Regional Presentations, Special Subjects andMajor Groups. In each of these groups, there were 11, 22, 29 and 22 sessions on wide ranging issues. Thepresentations and discussions at these sessions covered ground much beyond what is reported in the sectorvision reports. Some conclusions were attempted in the sessions, but they were not necessarily discussed andagreed to by the participants. The following paragraphs attempt to draw and present from the Vision Reports andfrom the 2nd WWF deliberations, what is useful for the ICID. Essentially the 2nd WWF provided a platform for allthe stakeholders to air their views, to meet with, listen to, convince them or get convinced from people withdifferent shades of opinion.
II.2 Findings of Sector Visions for ICID
The sector vision WFFRD comprises: a world of healthy people with adequate nutrition and secure livelihoodsthrough agriculture in irrigated, rainfed and drained areas operating on a sustainable basis with an equitableaccess to resources in a fair price environment, using water efficiently; vibrant rural communities living in secureenvironment for education, social services, employment, access to food, transportation and communication,market and economy. The formulation of the vision took into account the driving forces of growing population,shift in composition of cropped and livestock based foods, urbanisation and industrialisation, falling energy costs,advancements due to biotechnology, genetically modified foods, remote sensing, information technology, marketbased economies, world trade, ecosystem approach, and impacts of likely climate change.
The sector vision for 2025 envisages decline in rate of increase of cereal yield by 1%, increase in cereal areaannually by 0.25%, additional water supply for agriculture by 15 to 20% from investments on new large and smallbesides ground water storages, special strategy for rainfed areas. It also envisages improved water managementpractices, improved water and power pricing, utilisation of return flows, increase in water productivity, bettermanagement of shared river basins, setting up of basin organisations, agro-processing industry in high yieldagricultural areas; R&D support for use of poor quality waters - productivity - improved crops to resist drought,salinity, impacts of agricultural chemicals, etc.
The sector vision for people dwells upon harnessing peoples' energy and creativity, advocates holistic approach,environmental sustainability, governance and leadership. The sector vision for nature dwells upon economicsecurity through environmental and social security; highlights ensuring survival and continuance of intrinsic
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values of eco-systems, by way of providing goods and functions which are difficult to replace, envisages reversalof degradation indicated by desertification, drying of rivers, falling ground waters, loss of wetlands andbiodiversity. It also advocates eco-system based approach, empowerment of people, raising of awareness andgood governance.
Findings such as these, from the sector visions have been included in the Agenda for meetings of Work-Bodiesof ICID at Cape Town.
II.3 Anomalies between WFFRD Report & WCW and Staff Reports
The WFFRD and WCW reports recognise at philosophical level, freshwater as a scarce commodity, a basicneed with access to the poor; advocate holistic, systemic, integrated approach for Water Resources Management(WRM) while accounting for eco-systems integrity; emphasise need for participatory, innovative institutionalmechanisms involving youth and women; full cost pricing, new subsidy programs and bridge financing; suggestrole for Governments as facilitators or enablers; and need for strong and quality databases.
On detail however, the WCW report inexplicably reverses WFFRD findings and envisages: -limit on expansion ofirrigated agriculture, -full cost pricing, -scales down need for - additional withdrawals from sector vision figuresfrom 15-20 to 6-9%, storages from 13 to nil % and additional irrigated area from 31 and 17.5 to nil %, -pegsannual funding requirement for agriculture at the level of US$ 30 billion at both 2000 and 2025 while sector visionWFFRD would need much higher level of funding.
The scale of investment on water for agriculture is brought down in the WCW report from present 45 to 18% onlyin 2025 without explaining the logic. The reasons for the reversal of findings of sector WFFRD are not mentioned.ICID has been a party to the WFFRD process and largely supports its findings but does not understand andhence can't support the watering down of those findings by the WCW.
II.4 Findings of Interest from WWF Deliberations
The more than 80 sessions held in WWF covered vast ground related to all facets of water. Although ICID is notdirectly dealing with some of these subjects, following issues of consensus which emerged are of importance toICID for future charting of the course of actions and hence are recapitulated:
§ assessment, monitoring and preparations for facing likely impacts of climate change on water availability- increase in floods and droughts - sea level rise - melting of snow and glaciers - desertification; waterscarcity indicators as improved by IWMI;
§ need for integration of water resources development and management; need for both supply anddemand management according to level of development - growing needs due to economic developmentand population growth of countries; need for all sizes of dams in a basin and in case of very large riverbasins - a sub-basin approach; scheme efficiency vis-à-vis basin efficiency and its optimisation;
§ basinwide eco-system approach; ensuring sustainability of human systems with eco-systems;sustainability is equivalent to durability and or resilience in face of natural vagaries and disasters;reclamation of waste lands; increasing water and land productivity by structural and non-structuralmeasures;
§ the crucial role played by large dams; critical role of dams in generation of hydro power and floodcontrol; besides regeneration of ecosystems in hostile environs; need for inter-basin transfer of waters;need for resolution of problems related to water sharing within countries and between countries sharingrivers, interdependence of surface and ground waters and need to harness them optimally andconjunctively; artificial recharge of ground water where cost-effective;
§ need to improve both surface and ground water quality from both point and non-point sources ofpollution; adoption of 'user pays', 'polluter cleans or pays' and 'equitable cost allocations' principlesaccording to level of economic development and poverty level;
§ level of cost recovery, balancing of prices of food- subsidies- water pricing keeping in view need tosupport poor and marginal farmers; IWRDM and linkage with poverty alleviation; need for social audit;
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§ disallowing diversion of water from food crops to high value crops at the cost of food self sufficiency;limits of world trade in food; stakeholder participation, involvement of youth and women, lesser role forGovernments as providers.
III. ICID'S CONCERNS
ICID's mission comprises 'Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture' and ICID is dedicated to enhancing theworldwide supply of food and fibre for all people and productivity of irrigated and drained lands, by improvingwater and land management besides management and control of flood affected lands. The WFFRD and theentire vision process went far beyond ICID's field of work and hence everything that has been summarised inSection II does not necessarily fall in the ambit of ICID's concerns. For instance 'Rural Development'encompasses a very large scope, of which 'Water for Agriculture' is no doubt a core concern. Similarly 'PovertyAlleviation of Rural People' is a vast subject but everybody agrees that the contribution of sustainable agriculturethrough irrigation and drainage to poverty reduction is substantial. The Section III therefore attempts to focusattention through following sub-sections on ICID's concerns as distinct from Vision outputs and provides a brieflist of issues at the end of each sub-section.
III.1 Water Availability
Fresh-water is a finite, naturally renewable resource received by way of precipitation, but is significantly unevenlydistributed in time and space. Hydro-climatological conditions of a region therefore set the limits for its availability.Countries or regions are broadly considered water stressed when the annual per capita availability is between1000 - 2000 m3. With availability below 1000 m3, a country is deemed ‘water scarce’. In 1990, eighteen countriesin the world were ‘water scarce’, a number that could swell to 30 by the year 2025. Most of these are located inAsia and Africa, and are already facing food shortage. Further, there are 12 countries with availability less than500 m3. This number too is likely to increase to 19 by 2025. More than 1 billion people including one third of thepopulation of China and India live in arid regions facing water scarcity. Similarly, 350 million people mostly inSub-Saharan Africa face severe scarcity, and can't do without embarking upon massive water developmentprojects to meet with their water needs.
These criteria of classification are however based on water quantity flowing down in rivers. Such bases indicatethe potential availability. But they don’t consider how much proportion of the potential is useable, developed andhow much is put to beneficial use, especially due to inability of some countries to impound it. If such quantum isconsidered and developed, the present assessment would change significantly.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) had for the first time in 1998, studied water requirementsand withdrawals anticipated in 2025, against the availability status, for a sample of 116 countries. Assumingsignificant increase in water use efficiency in irrigation, the study computed the need for facilities enablingadditional withdrawal of water resources for these countries, which were clubbed into five groups. The studyindicated significant need for additional withdrawal of water in country groups 1 to 4, while indicating a need forattending to water management for all the groups. China and India, together accounting for the world’s 40% ofpopulation were not included in this grouping. They being very large and having highly variable water availabilityin time and space, were planned to be studied by IWMI in greater detail.
In a subsequent study, IWMI considered 45 selected countries and grouped them into 3 basic categories ofprojected water scarcity.
Group I : Consists of countries that face physical water scarcity, i.e. these countries do not havesufficient water resources to meet their agricultural, domestic, industrial & environmental needsin 2025, even if highest feasible efficiency and productivity of water use is ensured. Indeed,many of these countries can not even meet their present needs. This category includescountries in Middle East, South Africa, and drier regions of western & southern India, and northChina, covering 33% of total population. The only option available for these countries is toinvest in expensive desalinisation plants/or reduce the amount of water used in agriculturetransfer to other sectors and import more food.
Group II : Represents countries that do have sufficient water resources to meet 2025 needs, but whichwill have to increase water supplies through additional storage, conveyance and regulationsystems, by 25% or more over their 1995 levels to meet their 2025 needs. 45% of the totalpopulation live(s) in these countries.
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The countries of Groups I&II cover 78% of the population in 2025.
Group III : Consists of countries that need to develop less than 25% more water supplies to meet their2025 needs, which will not be a problem as most of these countries are developed countriesand cover 22% of the population.
Asia has a large variability in water availability due to the monsoon climate, which creates significant seasonaland spatial variations. Mongolia, Northern China, and Northwest and South India are some of the most watershort regions of the world. Though some countries like Laos, Myanmar are water rich, on ‘per capita’ basis, manyregions of Asia are already experiencing water stress. Central Asia is already using 85%. South Asia 48%,Northern China and Mongolia 25% of available water resources. Groundwater is also being used at placesexcessively both for drinking water and irrigation. Dependence on ground water supplies has reached about 35%in Bangladesh, 32% in India, 30% in Pakistan, and 11% in China.
In case of East and South Africa, the region’s withdrawal is only 4% of its total renewable water resources. Therainfall is highly unreliable due to its spatial and temporal variability resulting in frequent crop failure. The entireregion can be classified as economically water scarce with the exception of South Africa which is physically waterscarce. The region has number of important shared rivers which would require massive investment fordevelopment with international cooperation. The West African region also be classified as economically waterscarce, suffering from extreme variability of availability which is getting reduced on per capita basis, due to risingpopulation.
Most of the middle East and North African countries have an arid or semi arid climate. Availability of fresh waterper capita is decreasing as population grows and water resource development has reached a ceiling in manycountries. Fresh water resources vary from a low of 220 m³ per capita in Jordan and 330 m³ per capita inPalestine to 2000 m³ for Turkey and Iran. The last two countries, however, contain regions with severe shortage.The region has four major international rivers – The Nile, Euphrates, Tigris and Jordan, on which major irrigationdevelopment is based. International cooperation shall be required for equitable development and sustainablemanagement.
Europe has, in general, sufficient water resources to satisfy the needs of different users. The major part of theEuropean continent is situated in the temperate humid zone. The mainland of Europe is blessed withprecipitation throughout the year, although with decreasing quantities from west to east. However, far North andSouth do show a negative water balance. Irrigation management in South, Central and East Europe holds adominant role within the group of water users.
The Americas contain some of the world’s largest rivers and the countries sharing these rivers are generally“Water rich”. Canada, USA, and a few other countries of the Americas as per IWMI, belong to the group, whereavailable water resources are adequate. However, regional and temporal variations make even parts of thesecountries suffer from droughts, while on an annual basis, only 1% of the total volume of water is withdrawn inSouth America.
United States has some of the highly productive rainfed lands in East and Mid West. Irrigation is extensively
practiced in the three regions – California, the Pacific North West and the Great Plains. While the 1st two regionsdepend upon surface water withdrawals from rivers, the Great plains are underlain with vast reserves ofgroundwater, which have been extensively exploited for extending irrigation. Throughout North America, groundwater accounts for a significant portion of freshwater withdrawals. Mexico and USA are particularly reliant onground water, which accounts respectively for one third and one fifth of freshwater abstractions. However, overexploitation of ground water in United States, is now giving rise to some concern as well.
The increase in population and continuous change in water use patterns causes increase in demand for water,resulting in decreased per capita annual water availability. While per capita availability indicates a country’spotential, the state of its utilisation indicates the level of development achieved and efficacy in its use. Evenwhere water is available, the level of withdrawal depends upon the technological capability, the state of economyand the level of investment in the water sector. Most countries with limited availability, suffer from serioushandicaps of economic development in general and food production in particular, making them dependent onimport of food to feed the often large and rapidly growing population. Demands by rapidly growing industry andurban sectors, on the other hand, are causing reduction in availability for agriculture. This is particularly true forcountries of East and South Asia where urban population is likely to increase by 50% by 2025. These countrieshave a climate dictated by monsoons, where significantly high and intense precipitation during limited rainy days
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in a year, results into heavy runoff, which can’t be used. The global climate change is being studied by theIntergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). The UN agencies are also keeping track of desertificationprocesses and ways to combat them. The likely increase in variability in precipitation will cause increased needfor storages - large and small. Also the possible increased snow melt and sea level rise will need closemonitoring and call for simultaneous advance plans for mitigation.
SUMMARY for Section III.1
Regionwise estimate of water availability is to be fine-tuned in light of the latest work by IWMI through PODIUM.Ideally basin approach would be desirable. Inter-basin transfer will ease regional shortages in several cases.Surface and ground waters are inter-dependent and constitute total water availability. They have to be assessedand planned for conjunctive use. Artificial recharge of depleting ground water storage is required where surfaceavailability exists and where it is cost-effective. Likely changes in global climate could affect availability indifferent regions. Also they could affect variability in availability and incidence of floods and droughts.Preparations to meet with such eventualities are necessary.
III.2 Need for Increasing Withdrawals to Bridge Mismatch Between Demand and Supply
The present global water use for agriculture is about 70% of the total. As demands rise in all the sectors, theproportion would change. The potential water resource available in various regions and countries to meet therequirement of 2025 is extremely varied. Many people argue for transfer of irrigation water to other sectors byimproving water use efficiency. They also claim that demand management instead of supply management willsolve the problems. These claims have been proven wrong during the vision study for WFFRD. What hasbecome apparent is that supply and demand management has to go hand in hand for removing the mismatch.
According to IWMI, as compared to 1995, 31% more gross irrigated area has to be brought under cerealcultivation The IWMI study quantifies as indicated in the previous section perhaps for the first time, the need forincreasing withdrawals ranging from 20% to 25% for most of the countries of the developing world. Globally,water supplies used in agricultural shall have to be augmented by an additional 15 to 20% over the next 25 years,even under favourable assumptions regarding improvements in irrigation efficiency and agronomic potential tomeet food requirements. Such withdrawals with the help of reservoirs, basin by basin, could help remove themismatch between variable in-stream availability and demand besides meeting soil moisture crop requirement forcrops round the year. Links can be provided between reservoirs to transfer water to cater to needs of deficitareas within a basin or across the basin boundaries.
Though considerable scope for exploitation of ground water still exists especially in surplus surface water areas,it would need substantial investments on energy. A large component of ground-water is derived from surfacewater and hence both need to be considered conjunctively as renewable resource for optimising availability anduse. Where surplus surface water which can't be stored runs off to seas, catching it and using it for artificialrecharge of ground waters can be adopted in cases where such a storage is required. But it is expensive.Watershed development is a relatively economic option. There are however severe limitations on quantities thatcan be recharged.
A discrete mix of mega to micro-scale surface water storages in addition to insitu conservation measures arecalled for to augment availability in a cost effective manner. The in-stream availability and need for storagesvaries for countries within a climatic zone viz. arid/semi-arid, temperate humid and humid tropical. In each ofthese zones the strategy has to be different for rainfed and irrigated areas.
Besides developing storages, augmentation of availability has to be achieved by improving efficiency ofapplication in irrigated agriculture. Availability can also be augmented by recycling the used and waste watersafter due treatment.
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There is an expected need for global increase of withdrawal of 15-20% of waters from surface and ground forproviding irrigation to larger areas during the next 25 years. Assessments for regions and basins, based on waterbalance approach are required. Availability is to be augmented by new storages by increasing water useefficiency, by recycling otherwise wasted waters and by deploying poor quality waters. For rainfed areas, betterwatershed management will marginally assist augmentation.
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III.3 Food Security, Rural Development and Livelihood through Irrigation, Drainage and FloodManagement
The rise in world population in developing countries is much more rapid as compared to the developed world. Forinstance in 1960, out of the world’s 3 billion population, 67% was concentrated in the developing world. The risingtrend has been maintained as more than 80% are expected to live in developing world in 2025. The majority ofthese people will live in flood prone area. This has critical implications for food requirements, labour supply, andper capita land availability besides fresh water availability. With nearly the same water and land resources base,we shall have to grow enough food to additionally feed 2 billion people. In addition, it calls for flood control, floodprotection and drainage measures to a significant extent.
Bulk of population of developing world lives in rural areas. The proportion is reducing gradually. Also, theproportion of population employed on agriculture will gradually reduce due to its shift to the manufacturing andservices sector. This also would cause greying of people engaged on Agriculture. Still, the thrust of these sectorswill continue to be towards agriculture. A small minority of the rural people in the developing world owns largefarms. Majority has small land holdings. Others are landless and work as labourers in farm related activities. Butthe rural population is predominantly poor, unlike in the developed world, where the rural areas have developedfast by adoption of advanced technology in agriculture early on due to industrial revolution and provision ofirrigation and/or drainage facilities wherever needed and possible. Many countries equate poverty only withcalorie intake through food for adequate nutrition. Rural development and a secured livelihood for ruralpopulations of today, therefore, are synonymous with eradication of poverty through employment generated fromagriculture and related activities. Extension and modernisation with replacement of ageing systems to maintainsustainability of irrigation, drainage and flood protection alongwith other concomitant inputs are essential for thispurpose.
Agriculture needs water, which is provided by rainfall fully at some places or in excess in some lands. In thesecases, drainage of land is required to enable agriculture. In the latter cases where needs are partially met with byrainfall, supplemental irrigation is provided through wells, canals, ponds, and tanks either by gravity flow or bypumping. Moisture in the soil profile being essential for crop production, its availability has to be maintained at adesired level by replenishment either through local conservation measures or by irrigation, otherwise moisturestress leads to not only reduction in yield but sometime even to complete loss. For rainfed agriculture, wherefailure of rainfall or long gaps between consecutive spells of rain ruin a crop, measures to increase moistureretention capability like tillage, mulching, etc. are often deployed. Supplemental irrigation however becomesnecessary for survival of crops even in humid tropics in winter and summer if rains fail. For the arid and semi aridareas, irrigation is an essential input for farming, even during the rainy season. The provision of irrigationfacilities which can make all the difference to a good harvest and watershed development of rainfed areas,together make the agriculture in a river basin sustainable and productive.
Irrigated agriculture provides 40% of world’s food production from 17% of cultivated land. In regions of watershortage, yield of irrigated land often is more than 2 to 3 times that of rainfed agriculture. The critical role ofirrigation for food security in arid and semi arid areas is evident from the fact that almost one third of the globearea is accounted by arid and semi arid areas and yet the world has been able to largely feed its billions. Even intemperate and humid zones, although crops can be grown, timely irrigation during critical periods of growth, whenplant is most sensitive to soil moisture deficit, yield of crops may double or even treble. In case of rainfed croppedareas, if assured or even supplemental irrigation is provided, it can make significant contribution to foodproduction. The World Food Summit in 1996, estimated that 60% of extra food required to sustain the world infuture must come from irrigated agriculture, which needs more investments and sustained efforts at expansionand improvements. The vision WFFRD also has similarly estimated increase in irrigated area even afterassuming significant increase in water use efficiency. The challenge of improving the lot of poor rural population,hinges on the success of these efforts. Rainfed areas with favourable soil moisture regime are already producinggood yield of food crops. There is therefore a severe limitation on possibility of addition to global food productionfrom rainfed areas. Nevertheless, efforts are called for watershed development and rain water harvesting even inwater deficit areas.
While water is an essential input for agriculture, it also needs other inputs like fertilisers, pesticides, seeds, cold-storage, animal power, animal husbandry services, market, transportation, electric power, credit, agriculturalimplements and services for maintenance. Even when productivity is enhanced by different inputs such asmechanization, fertilizers and pest control, the potential benefits can not be attained under excess moisture orsalt concentration in the root-zone. Thus investment in drainage not only has its direct impact of increasing cropyield but also maximizes the benefits from other inputs. The irrigation and drainage schemes therefore not onlyplay a critical role in increasing crop yield and improving rural household income, but also help in accelerating the
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pace of development of rural infrastructure through improved communications and road systems, betterhealthcare, education facilities for rural communities. Irrigation canals often serve as the only source of potabledrinking water for the rural areas of the developing world. Properly functioning drainage channels improvesanitation and disposal of waste water in rural areas.
The planning for achieving the objective of food security in several countries must also focus on rural povertyalleviation, and generation of employment opportunities. Both have contributed to economic growth of suchsocieties. Irrigation has played a major role in poverty alleviation and protection of rural people from naturaldisasters like droughts and famines. The poor landless segments have better employment opportunities inconstruction and maintenance works of irrigation schemes. The increased agricultural production mostly fromirrigated areas and overall infrastructural improvements act as powerful magnets to attract investments in ruralagro-based industries. The rural development has become synonymous with agricultural development. The closelinkage becomes apparent every time drought strikes an agriculturally predominant area or a State, when thewhole rural economy comes to a grinding halt due to set back in agricultural production. It has also beenexperienced that the lack of assured irrigation leading to unsatisfactory returns from agriculture, coupled withother handicaps, has caused growing tendency for switch over to non-agricultural occupations and migration fromthe rural to urban areas in search of better employment. The multiplier effect of irrigation arrests this tendencyand helps improve even the urban environment because of reduction in pressure there on the already dwindlingwater supply and other infrastructural facilities and helps maintain the ecological balance. In some water scarceareas unfortunately, the available potential of water resources has not still been tapped. Such delays caused byseveral reasons including financial weaknesses have to be obviated. The absence of appropriate measuresmakes them further vulnerable to scarcity and growing demands due to population growth.
Among the world’s poor, more than 800 million people do not have adequate access to enough food. Thisnumber would increase as the world population is set to reach 8 billions by 2025. With most of the increaseoccurring in developing countries, food needs in these countries would result in great pressure on the agriculturalsector to increase overall production and yield. Though advances in bio-technology and genetic engineering mayhelp to increase food production from available land and water resources, the irrigation and drainage expansionand modernisation shall have to play the pivotal role in increasing the food productivity per unit of land and water,as in past especially in the latter half of the 20th century. It is however necessary to ensure that irrigatedagriculture remains a sustainable endeavour by addressing the problems of salinity, water-logging, institutionaldeficiencies in ensuring equitable distribution of available water amongst all users and environmentalsustainability. Such strategy would ensure that the production in food grains is not outpaced by the populationgrowth. To maintain food security, sustainability or durability or resilience, has to be ensured. One can look atsustainability: of infrastructure created; of resource base of land soil and water; of institutions created; of eco-systems and most importantly of people and their capacity to carry poverty or poverty alleviation.
SUMMARY for Section III.3
Ensuring global food security calls for priority for increased production at already cultivated land and to asignificant extent for increase in withdrawals besides increase in water use efficiency, improved irrigationmanagement, etc. Objective of 'Food self-sufficiency' is dominating planning and will continue to dominate it inthe developing world for rural development. Ensuring sustainability of resources, facilities created, product ofIWRDM, is central to the food security and in turn to poverty alleviation and protection from famines, etc.Adequate operation and maintenance, modernisation and where required replacement of old schemes and mostimportantly addition of infrastructure constitutes the core programme for the future.
III.4 Strategies for Improving Water Productivity in Irrigation
In the developing countries, while significant efforts are directed towards facilitating expansion of irrigated areathrough additional withdrawals by building storages and or diversion structures where practicable and throughoptimised harnessing of ground water, attention is to be paid for improving the on-farm water managementbetween desired water use efficiency and the one actually realised. Strategies have to be developed not only forensuring maximum productivity per unit of water and unit of land but also to reduce the substantial gap betweenirrigation potential so far developed and utilised.
Some claim that water scarce countries should aim at only high value crops for export while importing low valuefood crops, thus meaning import of virtual water. On the face of it, the concept sounds good but it has to beconsidered in depth in context of poverty incidence in such countries.
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Whereas increasing water productivity calls for considerable changes in crop varieties, adequate steps arenecessary to transfer the already developed and tested irrigation and drainage technologies from the developedworld to the developing countries. An IWMI study of 50 irrigation systems round the world shows a wide variancein productivity. Considerable improvement in productivity is possible in some large systems with well-designedinputs. For example, in India an average increase of yield from 2 to 4 ton/ha is achievable. It could make vastdifference to the status of food sufficiency.
Some of the available options for improving the productivity of irrigated lands are listed below :
§ Establishing water users organisations for better involvement of farmers in management and collection offees, reducing irrigation subsidies and/or introducing conservation oriented pricing, strengthening the trainingand extension services for dissemination of efficient technologies; in short deployment of technologiesinvolving discrete combination of structural and non structural measures is essential;
§ Improved operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. Using controlled ground watertable management to conserve water and improve the quality of drainage effluent;
§ Employing better techniques of water application like furrow irrigation instead of traditional flooding. Furrowdiking techniques help promote soil infiltration and reduce runoff. Employing surge irrigation techniques evenin furrows gives better results;
§ Adopting water conservation methods like tillage, to reduce evaporation from land or changing the plantingdates to match with periods of low evaporation rates and improving drainage by surface or sub surfacemethods and recycling of drainage and tail water;
§ Increasing use of pressurised irrigation, sprinkler and micro irrigation systems, instead of open gravity flow toapply water more uniformly, taking advantage of already developed low energy - precision application –systems to cut evaporation and wind-drift losses. Adopting better irrigation scheduling and improved canaloperation to ensure supply, when it is most crucial to crop’s yield;
§ Involving private sector companies in developing cost effective technologies and their promotion particularlyin developing countries;
§ Promoting and adopting results of agronomic researches like:
§ selecting crop varieties with high yield per unit of water;§ switching from crops consuming more water to those consuming less i.e. better matching crops to
climate conditions and to quantity of water available;§ sequencing crops to maximise output under conditions of soil and water salinity;§ introducing water efficient crop varieties.
SUMMARY for Section III.4
More crop per drop and per unit of land has to be the joint strategy. The gap between potential created and thatutilised is to be narrowed down urgently through structural and non-structural measures. Shift from food crops tohigh value crops depends upon self-sufficiency needs of a country. It will be gradual with increase in productivityin cereal production. World trade in food is barely 10 % of the total production and is showing signs of reduction.Achieving domestic higher productivity by shifting agricultural labour force to other sectors, by modernisation ofagriculture and by land reforms is necessary. Establishment of Water Users' Associations and transfer of theoperation and maintenance of distribution systems to them is necessary on a large scale.
III.5 Basin Planning for Integrated Development and Management of Water Resources (IWRDM)
Water flows through river systems across political boundaries. There are several countries relying on flowsarriving from upstream countries. For example Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, The Netherlands, Syria, Turkmenistan,and Uzbekistan depend on upstream countries for two thirds or more for their surface waters. Conflict oftenarises if water sharing between upstream and downstream user countries is not agreed to jointly and if excessivewithdrawals are effected. In a growing number of shared basins, enough water to meet demands from basincountries is not available. In such situations, the option for them is to aim at integrated development on techno-economic and social considerations through dialogue both at Governmental and non-Government level. Similarsituations do occur even in shared basins within countries. River basin conflicts in such cases can be tackled by
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the IWRDM approach through river basin authorities charged with adequate powers to adjudicate and implementdecisions. For large basins, the approach can be even applied for sub-basins as has been shown successfully incountries like India and China. For the integrated development of water resources, a perspective plan for diverseuses of water at the river basin as well as sub-basin levels, needs to be prepared. The plan would have toindicate availability of water on a short term, medium and long term basis, and the allocations for various uses asper inter-sectoral priority within a political region.
The question of low water use efficiency (WUE) for individual schemes arises. The IWMI study has recentlyshown that maximisation of basin level WUE is more important, because it varies scheme to scheme due tovarious reasons and as long as the excess water is reused in the basin, the objective is achieved. In a watershort basin, a joint strategy has to be agreed upon for using water more efficiently, increasing its productivity, foradding high value crops to the crop pattern, and providing additional water for other non-consumptive sectors.Many in-basin or inter-country discussions on sharing of water have caused delays in development of waterresources. There are several developments round the world in recent times, such as in the Danube, Indus, Nile,Mekong, Rhine and Ganges-Brahmaputra- and Meghana basins which are encouraging. A recent UN conventionon international water-courses, which is enshrined in the principles of equity, is under ratification.
While allocating requisite quantities of water, the basin authorities have to ensure that the quality is also ofdesired level. Where degraded, it is to be made good through identification and treatment of flows emanatingfrom point and non-point pollution sources. Where practicable, beneficiation of low quality waters by means offresh waters would have to be implemented. Most of the non-consumptive uses are amenable to treatment,recycling and reuse. The twin principles viz. 'polluter cleans or pays' and 'user pays in one form or the other' ifadopted, often pay rich dividends. Most of the pollutants eventually travel into the estuarine regions and oftenresult into the demand for freshwater releases to flush them and take care of local eco-systems. Such releasesoften prove more expensive than treatment of pollutants at source. Also if done by depriving established utilities,social tensions develop. The pollutants sometimes degrade the ground water. These issues are best tackledthrough judicious basin plans. Along with IWRDM an eco-system based basin approach often helps.
Surface and ground water basin boundaries in plains do not usually match. The ground water resources havemultiple tapping points, require pumping, are not transported over long distances like the former and hence arelocally used. They however are interdependent and ought to be planned for use conjunctively in a surface basin.Over withdrawals of ground waters exceeding the natural recharge is unsustainable and may cause salinityingress in coastal areas. In ultimate sense, ground water is expensive, as it requires energy inputs for pumpingfor supply at demand locations. Basin wide planning alone helps in judicious use of both these water resources.
Cultivated lands and standing crops in several countries round the world suffer damages because of floodsarriving from upstream river basin areas, largely due to absence of adequate regulation facilities, by way ofstorages, lack or failure of flood embankments etc. Deltas and coastal lowlands of many countries face flooding,inundation and or congestion at outfalls into the sea. Some countries also face the fury of cyclones in the coastalareas. They should be protected where feasible and politically and environmentally acceptable. In manycountries, reclamatin of such low lands has become necessary in view of shortage of arable lands. The schemesfor construction of structural measures like dikes and drainage works, their modernisation, raising andstrengthening where required should be implemented as an integral part of a comprehensive master plan whichshould also provide for non-structural measures wherever feasible to reduce damage potential. Theimplementation of such plans would ensure integration of basin-wide flood control and drainage to protect thedelta zones and coastal area from inundation and congestion of drains.
IWRDM like any other socio-economic activity has positive impacts and may have adverse impacts on the eco-systems. Basin plans have to ensure that the positive impacts are maximised and negative ones minimised andhave to strive for a proper balance between human and environmental/ecological needs. Such balance ensuressustainability of the IWRDM. Environmental issues related with ‘water for food’ are of recent origin. Adverseimpacts on environment were there all through. But until recent past, the impacts were not projected. Theconcerns are many, for which a whole range of acts, laws, guidelines and policies have been or are beingformulated and put in practice. They are still evolving and will evolve further during the next 25 years, as theimpacts become more critical in some regions.
Lastly, where a mismatch between demand and supply can not be removed by basin approach, interbasintransfers have to be adopted. There were many such efforts made in the past and many more will be in pipeline,as within basin development reaches an optimum. In fact at several places, inter-basin transfers of water havebeen made for a long time, within sovereign countries and sometimes with co-operation between two countries.Such co-operative efforts will all the more be necessary in future.
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SUMMARY of Section III.5
IWRDM within a basin in consultation with and with participation of stakeholders ensures speedy realisation ofobjectives of adequacy of water supplies in requisite quantity and quality. Conflicts on sharing of waters, costsand benefits of facilities also reduce. Maximisation of basin level water use efficiency is important. Integration ofmega to micro level facilities, surface and ground waters, of consumptive and non-consumptive uses, ofdemands and supply is required at basin level and where necessary across basin boundaries. Basin authoritieswould have to be set up to deal with total IWRDM.
III.6 Governance, Legal and Institutional Issues
Traditionally, the planning, development, withdrawal, use and disposal of waters has mostly rested withGovernments of the individual countries particularly in developing world. Irrigation of farms by means of waterdrawn through dams, canals and wells or drainage of waterlogged lands grew with active involvement ofinstitutions and legal procedures set up on drainage by the Governments. Functionaries of Governments orinstitutions charged fees for the water supply and recovered them by way of land revenue or in kind, by way oflevy in form of farm produce. Water disputes were heard by Government or institution functionaries and resolvedas per law of the land.
Irrigation, drainage and flood control of agricultural lands, which are all intricately related with ‘water for food’ arelikely to be continued to be governed by Governments in the countries of the developing world. Legal positionsalso might not undergo much change, excepting that the concepts of water rights will be debated along-with otherrights on natural resources. But the main likely change will relate to basic human rights like right to food, water,employment and livelihood. All required changes in the institutions will flow from these changes. An overallchange in complexion of the sector will occur as all shades of rural development activities are woven around‘water’. While centralisation at apex level because of the scale and range of activities involved will continue, therewill be much more decentralisation lower down to facilitate the final use of water for rural development. Even incase of environmental concerns, a holistic view will be possible, if centralisation at national level exists. But it willneed complete decentralisation, as one goes to local ground level. On the whole, a much more participatoryprocess involving stakeholders will evolve, for not only the decision making, but also for implementation,operation and maintenance.
‘Water for food’ is a socio-economic proposition after its technological complexities are unravelled andaccommodated in the vision. But in many cases, the complexities have hindered economical and efficient use ofwater. Therefore, institutional reform has become a central issue in the water sector in most of the countries.Following institutional and legal aspects are under debate:
§ Absence of a comprehensive water policy covering all types of consumptive and non-consumptive usesand institutional arrangement for implementation. A number of countries has accumulated a body oflegislations, either in the form of comprehensive water codes or sector by sector legislations likeirrigation acts, drainage acts, etc. There is urgent need to enact a comprehensive water related landlegislation, clarifying surface, and groundwater rights of land cultivators, establishing an appropriateadministrative machinery for implementation, etc. This type of legislation is necessary for providing aframework for sound decision making.
§ The need for the irrigation sector to not only overcome and face sectoral competition for water, but alsoto address social and environmental issues. For this purpose, it has to devise a viable policy, adoptappropriate technology packages and project management system and carry out institutional changesand reforms.
§ Putting in place an appropriate mechanism for conflict resolution both for intra basin and inter basinwater sharing and transfers. Tackling equity issues providing for consideration of environmental impacts.
SUMMARY of Section III.6
Reduction of Governmental role in IWRDM from being a provider to be a facilitator, from planning to O&M,changing complexion of 'Water' as a social good gradually to an economic good. Water rights of people for bothsurface and ground water harnessing; private or public good. Setting up of viable basin authorities, water users'associations, conflict resolution mechanisms, evolution of guidelines for equitable allocations - sharing of
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resources - costs and benefits of IWRDM. Water quality preservation acts, laws and guidelines covering policieslike 'polluters clean or else pay for polluting waters', 'users in one form or the other’, 'recycling and reuse'.
III.7 Stakeholder Involvement, Youth and Women’s Participation
Irrigation, drainage and flood management works, were undertaken in many developing countries by theGovernments of the nations as public welfare activities. In many instances, they were started as famine anddrought proofing protective measures and were considered as most important duties of the State. Due to thisbackground and due to the complex nature of the issues involved, most of the water development projects inthese countries have a ‘top-down’ planning process at present. In recent past, however, efforts have been madeto introduce water management with involvement of the stakeholders in decision making. It is recognised that itwill be necessary to strive for creating an environment, where the users are ‘empowered’ in management ofwater for the right level of productivity, through the most desired mix of crops, for the well-being of the society.Stakeholders basically will be increasingly involved in decision-making processes, so that they also feel and canbe responsible for the operation and maintenance of a system.
As in other socio-economic sectors, women generally are not participating in the management of irrigationschemes, while they are equally dependent on irrigation water for their farms, where they put in lot of labour.They manage the domestic requirement of water including that for vegetable gardens as well as tending oflivestock. They have to be provided a big say in water management through water users' associations along-withother stakeholders.
User participation should be a central principle. Water users including women need to be involved inidentification, planning, implementation, operation and maintenance, as well as monitoring and evaluation. Userparticipation would need activating existing and setting up of necessary community based institutions. NGO’sand women groups can be instrumental in organising water users in the process and ensure that they all sharecosts and benefits. User organisations, when formed, have to be strengthened by legal backing of‘Establishment’ to permit transfer of functions as well as assets, and defined water rights.
SUMMARY of Section III.7
Evolution of guidelines for stakeholder involvement from basin down to a village level. Mobilisation of youthorganisations from data gathering to acting as watch-dogs or from acting as bare-foot engineers to creators ofpublic awareness. Proportionate reservation for women at all levels of administration, policy formulation andfinancial management.
III.8 Financing Integrated Water Resources Development and Management, Modernisation,Rehabilitation and Replacement
Basin wide IWRDM calls for correct assessment of both surface and ground water resources at basin and sub-basin level, in terms of quantity as well as quality, their sharing, development, conservation, abstraction, recyclingand reuse, in context of equity for users. The IWRDM thus encompasses formulation of a financing policy, fromdevelopment of ‘water master plans’ to ensure optimum utilisation and implementation, to pricing, cost recovery,and ensuring adequate finances for operation and maintenance, safety, modernisation, and replacement.Financing is required at all stages of IWRDM. It covers institutional building, capacity building, decision supportsystems, information technology, automation, research and development, economic analysis, risk analysis andother aspects.
All these issues call for provision of adequate resources in the overall planning and be considered as aninvestment in future prosperity for which besides the national Governments, public participation and well-designed privatisation will help. Multilateral and bilateral funding although it concerns less than 10% of totalinvestment, may acts as catalytic agent for resource mobilisation. While it is desirable that the whole irrigationand drainage sector be run as far as reasonably possible on economic lines, by way of generating revenue fromthe services provided to sustain the services and future development needs, this is not easily possible indeveloping countries due to prevailing socio-economic conditions. The predominance of small land holders and alarge force of unemployed landless makes the problems more difficult to handle. There is a widespread fear thattreating water as an economic good in these countries can result in cash-rich industrial sector purchasing asmuch water as possible regardless of the price of water, reducing its availability for agriculture and thusendangering food security. The issue of cost recovery or pricing is linked to the economic status of a country,though partial or preferably full recovery of the operational and maintenance component will have to be theobjective. The concept of full cost pricing or recovery is to be seen also from the point of view of subsidised
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global food prices, their impact on poor and marginal farmers of developing countries and food sufficiency -security concerns of large countries. The approach will have to be extremely cautious.
Large scale funding is required to provide for projected additional withdrawals of water as well as for therequirements regarding drainage and flood protection. But on the water management side, again lot remains tobe done. Lack of regular annual maintenance results in a system falling into disrepair, increasing thereby thelikelihood of breaches, and silting of distribution channels and congestion of drains. There is urgent need formodernisation of several large irrigation schemes in Asia besides replacement of old schemes, which will not onlyimprove efficiency of performance, but also result in water savings which can be used for bringing more areasunder irrigation which were uncommanded earlier. Financing of such schemes has a great potential to increaseagricultural production. Sometimes, relatively small outlays on modernisation for instance on head-works, anddistribution structures and drainage outlets, can help raise production substantially even in small irrigationschemes. Participatory approach whereby farmers get motivated to offer their services in kind, if not in cash,helps greatly in modernisation efforts and have to be attempted in a big way in future.
The vision WFFRD envisages need for a higher level of funding for the irrigation, drainage and flood protectionsector in the next 25 years. One estimate calls for enhancement of present level of funding for irrigation by atleast 20% more, not only for new infrastructure but also for replacement, modernisation of ageing systems andimparting sustainability to them.
SUMMARY of Section III.8
The water for food sector needs to enlarge withdrawals within next 25 years by 15-20%. This calls for massiveincrease in investments from Government and non-Govt sectors. Where high value crops are possible, privateinvestment also will be viable. Basinwise assessment of funds required needs to be made, especially for O&M,safety and sustaining serviceability of infrastructure. Especially in developing technologies, transition may beexpected from Government funding to stakeholder funding for operation and maintenance. However, formodernisation, replacements and new construction, the funding will have to come primarily from Governments.Donor funding would have to be directed towards the support of these processes and developments.
III.9 Equity, Efficiency and Economy
For IWRDM to become sustainable, it ought to have three important components, viz. equity, efficiency andeconomy in services provided. The three are interdependent. They bring in optimisation in use of naturalresources, increase productivity per unit of land and per unit of water. They ensure that the fruits of IWRDMreach all stakeholders in an equitable manner when needed through supply of water when, where and in rightquantity.
Low water use efficiency can be attributed to low level of on-farm irrigation technology, land management as wellas deficiency of operation and management. Lining of canals and distribution system or use of low pressurepipes for distribution wherever feasible as well as introduction of efficient on-farm facilities and practices can helpachieve better efficiency. Adequate and efficient drainage is necessary to sustain high crop productivity andconserve land resources. It is also necessary to set up a system of real time monitoring of flows and waterdemand. Adoption of water saving sprinkler and drip irrigation systems helps achieve not only better utilisation ofscarce water resources, but also achieve better output of crops due to application of the correct quantum of waterat the critical stages of growth. Flow of investments in the water sector is reducing, proving detrimental to thesocieties. Utmost economy in deployment of financial resources will therefore be a key word in the future. Itwould mean need for enhancement of productivity, water use efficiency, reversal of degradation of land andwater resources already deployed. It also would mean enhancement of standards for new areas of irrigation anddrainage and sustainable development of the rural area, for which financial resources ought to be earmarked.
IV ICID’s STRATEGY FOR ACTION
Summaries provided at the end of each sub-section under Section III, have brought out issues which are close toICID's concerns. The following paragraphs lay down what has to be the strategy of ICID for enabling action onthe issues identified.
IV.1 ICID’s Goals and Objectives
ICID was established in 1950 as a scientific, technical, voluntary, non-profit, non-Governmental, internationalprofessional organisation, dedicated to enhancing world-wide supply of food and fibre for all people by improving
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water and land management. It encompasses assessment and deployment of appropriate techniques forirrigation, drainage and flood control/management for increasing productivity through natural resources, whiletaking care of environmental concerns. The activities are pursued in accordance with the ICID constitution andbye-laws last revised in 1996. The ICID mission comprises stimulating and developing application of arts,sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecological and social sciences includingresearch and development alongside capacity building for achieving sustainable irrigated agriculture.
ICID operates through over 86 strong membership of National Committees, each having its own independentautonomous set-up. They make up the International Executive Council (IEC) which elects one President and nineVice Presidents as honorary office bearers, besides the Secretary General who is a full time office bearer of theICID. The business of the ICID is conducted by the Central Office located in New Delhi, India under thesupervision, direction and control of the Secretary General. ICID’s work is carried out through PermanentCommittees, Committees, Working Groups, Task Forces etc. as authorised by the IEC. The Central Officefacilitates work of the Work Bodies and National Committees, in organising international meetings - conferences -congresses, seminars etc., and brings out various relevant publications.
IV.2 Dissemination of Country Position Papers in each Country
Preparation of a global vision for water in the sector ‘WFFRD’ was entrusted to a group of institutions viz. ICID,IWMI, IFPRI, IPTRID, ICARDA, FAO and others. ICID with its global network of National Committees undertookto build the global vision based on building blocks of country position papers, which were synthesised in eightregional visions. A Task Force led by Mr. Aly Shady, evolved guidelines to be used by National Committees forframing the country position papers. About 41 countries accounting for about 75% of cropped area of the world,produced such documents on the basis of a consultation process evolved by the Task Force.
As most of the position papers were the best drafts that could be made in limited time frame that was available,further elaboration and local consultations would be required to bring the papers at such a level that they couldbe used as a basis for policy making. They will also need to be updated from time to time taking intoconsideration the changing local scenarios in IWRDM.
IV.3 Consideration of Sector Vision and Framework for Action in Work-Bodies of ICID
Some of the ICID work bodies are working on these aspects. They will be regionally holding consultations, basedon the feedback received from country position papers and arrive at appropriate strategy for dissemination ofexperiences and information.
Based on the prepared visions, the Framework for Action and discussions held during the 2nd WWF, the followingfacts/principles emerge which have relevance for further policy development and implementation during the next25 years:
§ Guiding principles for the irrigation, drainage and flood control sector emerging out of the vision exercise
§ To cater to the projected rise in the worlds population from 6 to 8 billion, which will mostly be in thedeveloping countries, food production shall have to be doubled in the next 25 years. As brought out inSection III, bulk of this increase will come from expansion and intensification of irrigated agriculture,which calls for sustained efforts.
§ Development and management of irrigation and drainage systems as well as flood managementstrategy must form an integral component of the rural development strategy within the parameters of theconcept of IWRDM. This will not only result in a viable rural development model, but also will helpachieve poverty reduction in the rural areas.
§ Institutional reforms aimed at stakeholder controlled operation and maintenance is necessary not only toachieve the required increase in food production but also to enable the habitants of rural areas to havean humanly acceptable standard of living to prevent deprivation due to poverty and involuntary migrationto urban areas or switch over to non farming vocations.
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A number of action points have emerged from the 2nd WWF meetings which have been included in the agenda ofICID Workbodies. On each of the action points, annotations have been prepared by the Central Office inconsultation with the Chairperson of the concerned workbody. Suggestions for actions for inclusion in the three-year rolling plan have identified organisations and institutions for collaboration. These action points have beengrouped into ‘technical activities’ and ‘strategic activities and organisational affairs’ as applicable to be taken up inthe PCTA or PCSPOA for further consideration and recommendation to IEC.
IV.4 Wide Dissemination of Work Already Done by ICID
The ICID, through its sustained efforts during the last 50 years, has brought out several publications, which docover many of the issue highlighted/identified through the vision process. These publications can serve asvaluable source of background material, on different aspects, some of which might even have been missedduring the hectic vision process. These reports will enable stakeholders in the National Committees tounderstand the importance and scope of work done. ICID’s own webpage has been operationalised during thisyear for dissemination of all such useful information. A Text Delivery Service (TDS) has also been transferred tothe Central Office by IPTRID. It is being strengthened presently. ICID has also planned to promote theinformation network for its National Committees, along with installation of complementary TDS facilities. It ishoped that the information and communication technology advances that would be available during the comingyears, will greatly enhance the availability of relevant information for the stakeholders in the ICID associates.
IV.5 Proposals to Mobilise Funding
It is planned to approach the multilateral and bilateral funding agencies around the globe for promoting activitiesthrough the National Committees, the Work Bodies and the Central Office. It is proposed to build strong linkageswith the UN sister organisations, CGIAR Institutions and water and agriculture related Governmental institutions,especially in the developing world. There are several regional outfits/groupings of countries for addressing socio-economic issues of different continents, which also will be able to support activities to be taken up by ICID.Several proactive steps are being initiated for technology information transfer, capacity building and informationdissemination.
IV.6 Monitoring, Reporting and Review of Progress on Proposed Actions
After conclusion of the 2nd WWF, the Central Office is trying to facilitate organisation of several activities with thehelp of Work Bodies and the National Committees. It is proposed to set up appropriate committees withrepresentation from the participating institutions and organisations for monitoring, reviewing and guidance of thevarious “Initiatives”. Reports will be made to the Work Bodies through the annual meetings. Efforts are in hand toarrange for the organisation of one international workshop and three regional workshops in different continents tochalk out detailed strategy for action in the immediate future. The ICID is represented on the WWC Board ofGovernors by the Secretary General. President Hon. Aly Shady is serving as Vice President of the WWC. Theoutcome of the ICID activities would also be reported to the WWC, who is going to monitor activities through theirProgram Committee.
IV.7 Increase in Watsave Activities and the Watsave Awards
With the highlighting of scarcity of water in many countries during the vision exercise, it is expected that theWatSave activities will get tremendous boost from the multilateral as well as bilateral funding agencies. It is seenduring the last 3 years that countries and National Committees have been volunteering and willing to support theICID WatSave awards. It is expected that not only the amount of award money will be enhanced, but also thecoverage of watsave programme promoting new water efficient technologies and management approaches willbe expanded. ICID plans to publicise around the world, in a big way, the work of individuals which has meritedawards through various fora including ICID’s own publications and through ICID’s website, which is presentlyconsiderably strengthened.
The publication ‘WatSave Scenario’ brought out during 1998 has generated considerable interest in the globalcommunity. The second part covering activities of remaining countries is proposed to be brought out during thenear future. The Workshop on WatSave liberally funded by CIDA and being held at Cape Town with the 51st IEC,hopefully will set the tone for promotion of these activities.
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IV.8 Identification of Topics for Future Conferences
The 2nd WWF has provided indicators of the concerns of the world community about regions and countries whichare likely to be water stressed because of decreasing per capita availability of water, or which are likely to get intoa crisis situation during the coming 25 years. It has now become necessary to shift the thrust of ICID fromexchange of information and technology to a more proactive and advocacy mode during the next few years.
A very good start has been made during the last two years, about preparation of position papers by ICID’sNational Committees. The subject of ‘dams’ and ‘water for food’ sector vision are two instances in thisconnection. It is expected that the ICID will be organising conferences, symposia, seminars dealing with moreactions on such issues in the areas of irrigation, drainage and flood management. This action-oriented approachwill also require more participatory consultations and roundtable conferences, with other allied sectors whoparticipated in the vision process.
IV.9 Co-Sponsoring of Activities for Implementation
ICID has always actively collaborated with other water related international organisation and is providingsecretarial services for the International Water-related Associations Liaison Committee (IWALC), which is nowheaded by Dr Chris George of IAHR. As a result of the 2nd WWF, the IWALC is expected to provide a newdirection to the Associations. ICID is presently effectively participating in the WWC and GWP, and most of thewater related UN organisations. These linkages are expected to be strengthened during the coming years. Thereis tremendous scope for joining hands with all these organisations and co-sponsoring various activities includingthose, which focus more on collection of the experiences of various stakeholders and build such databasethrough our NCs, for identifying further line of actions.
IV.10 According Recognition to the Good Work Done by the National Committees
Several National Committees (NCs) of ICID especially in developing countries are strongly supported by theirGovernments. The Governments themselves are in the process of reduction of their own role and promotingpublic participation in irrigation sector. It is expected that these Governments dealing with the WWFRD sector willplay a crucial role with the support of NGO’s like ICID through their National Committees. ICID has set up a TaskForce to examine how the broad-basing of the National Committees could be achieved. Recommendations ofthe Committee will be adopted by the IEC after modifications. It is expected, that the broad-basing alreadyinitiated by several National Committees will form the basis for the recommendations of the TF and hence thenew policy will generate active interest in ICID activities by all the National Committees. The broad basedNational Committees will be motivated to critically examine all the issues brought out in this document andprovide inputs to IEC for mid-course corrections in the Strategy. A series of workshops will be planned throughthe regional working groups of ICID for brainstorming to include all stakeholders, particularly the irrigation waterusers' and drainage organisations on these issues. The National Committees who provide a lead in this directionwill be identified for recognising their role and encouraging such activities amongst other National Committees.
IV.11 Mechanism to Monitor and Evaluate Implementation of the Strategy
The permanent committees namely, the PCTA and PCSPOA will be providing the thrust for actions as identifiedin this document. They will be setting up a monitoring and evaluating mechanism for implementation of thestrategy. The Central Office will provide a much strengthened support role for the ‘Strategy for Implementing
Sector Vision for Food and Rural Development’ for which a mechanism will be proposed for adoption in the 51st
IEC at Cape Town, South Africa in October 2000.
IV.12 Towards the Third World Water Forum, 2003 Japan
It has been agreed that the 3rd World Water Forum will be held in 2003 in Japan. Issues that most probably willplay a prominent role during this Forum are:
§ how to achieve the required enhancement/duplication in food production in light of sustainable ruraldevelopment;
§ to identify reasonable levels and mechanisms for cost recovery in irrigation, drainage and floodprotection.
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ICID has already planned three activities that have a direct relation to these issues. It regards:
§ the 1st Asian Regional Conference on Agriculture, Water and Environment and related workshop to beheld in Seoul, South Korea, 16-21 September 2001
§ two events during the 18th ICID Congress in Montreal, Canada, 21-28 July 2002 being special eventsregarding the progress that has been made by ICID after the 2nd World Water Forum. The Symposiumon Private sector participation in irrigation and drainage.
In light of this, it is proposed to modify the existing Task Force that was established to prepare ICID’s input in thevision process into a Task Force that will guide ICID’s preparations for the 3rd World Water Forum. The TaskForce will operate in close consultation with the Japanese National Committee.
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Annex 3[Appendix IX, Item 9]
RELEVANT ISSUES FROM VISION DOCUMENT
1. Meeting the Demand for Food
• More Crop per Drop• Appropriate Use of Irrigation and Drainage Technology• Increase Crop Yields• Improve Productivity of Rainfed Agriculture• Expanding Cropped Areas• Food Security and Trade
2. Water , Rural Livelihoods, and Rural Development
• Water Management, Rural Development and Rural Poverty alleviation• More Local Value per Drop : Production, Livelihoods, and Water Use• Water Management and Poverty Reduction• Water Rights, Human Rights, and Future Uncertainties• Complex Emergencies in Water Management
3. Institutional Dimensions of the Water for Food and Rural Development
• Institutions, Technologies, and Policies• Relevant Agencies and Organizations• Reform of Irrigation and Drainage agencies• Roles of the Private Sector in Managing Water• Regional Collaboration• Regulatory Responsibilities
4. Strategy to realise the Vision
• Capacity Building• Private Sector Involvement• Investments in Infrastructure and Investments Policies• International Water Management• Trade• Research
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Annex 4[Appendix IX, Item 9]
TOPICS FOR STATE-OF-ART PAPERS/STUDY
STRATEGY THEME – RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION (ST. RTD)
1. Advisory Committee on IPTRID (AC-IPTRID)
• Improving water productivity in irrigated and rainfed areas.
• Propagation of latest techniques of operation and management of irrigation systems and preparation ofmanuals for use by professionals.
• To hold regional and country level workshops to facilitate transfer of technology already developed foruse in developing countries
2. Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education (WG-CBTE)
• Development of local capacity building of professionals in water-related fields
• Institutional arrangements for optimal use of resources and technologies
• Irrigation extension in various countries – achievements and lessons learnt.
• Evaluating impact of in-service training to irrigation engineers/agricultural experts.
• Role of training institutions in irrigation water management.
• Curriculum development in water resources/drainage engineering for graduate/post graduate studies.
• Popularize the different methods of efficient field water application by preparing audio visualdemonstration kits to be used by National Committees for training.
• Facilitate exchange of experience to develop a participatory multi-stakeholder mechanism for integratedmanagement of both surface and ground water.
• Initiate a program to sensitize policy makers in developing countries to initiate institutional reforms toachieve following objectives :
• Strengthening the training and extension services for dissemination of efficient technologies.
• Institutions, Technologies, and Policies; Relevant Agencies and Organisations; Reform of Irrigationand Drainage agencies; Roles of the Private Sector in Managing Water; Regional Collaboration;Regulatory Responsibilities.
• Capacity Building; Private Sector Involvement; Investments in Infrastructure and InvestmentsPolicies; International Water Management; Trade; Research
• Private sector involvement in irrigation and drainage.
3. Working Group on Research and development (WG-R&D)
• Initiate a program for countering mis-information on the so-called negative impacts on irrigation byhighlighting positive impacts viz. Improved rural, infrastructure and rapid economic development,particularly development of agro-based industries.
• Initiate a program to sensitize policy makers in developing countries to initiate institutional reforms toachieve strengthening of training and extension services for dissemination of efficient technologies
• improvement of water productivity in irrigated and rainfed areas including water harvesting, groundwater recharge systems and supplemental irrigation;
• system designs and production systems that maximise both water productivity and poverty alleviationimpacts of irrigation and other water control development;
• Water quality of agricultural return flows and its improvement; and
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• Institutional arrangements to enable optimal use of resources, technology to improve food security,water productivity and livelihoods.
• Operationalise catchment and river basin management.
• Increase research on ecosystem functions and real economic values.
WORK BODIES UNDER THE STRATEGY THEME – POLICY (ST. P)
4. Working Group on Socio-economic Impacts and Policy Issues (WG-SOCIO)
• Base conservation on a full evaluation of ecosystem services and functions and find ways to pay forthem.
• Do not just control pollution, but make polluters pay or clean and set standards and regulations to guidebetter management, including the removal of perverse incentives that encourage wasteful use ofresources and pesticides in agriculture for example.
• Develop ways to compensate the upstream stakeholders who conserve ecosystems for the benefit ofdownstream users.
• Developing comprehensive water policies covering all types of consumptive and non-consumptive usesand institutional arrangement for implementation.
• Guidelines on charging and collecting systems for irrigation water for social equity.
• Guidelines for establishing and empowering multi-stakeholder river basin management organizations.
• Revitalizing rural economy and poverty alleviation by irrigated agriculture.
• Crop insurance strategies for drought-prone areas.
• Organizing brainstorming sessions/dialogue in developing countries to initiate institutional reforms for –Participatory irrigation management, Irrigation Management Transfer; Reducing irrigation relatedsubsidies; Involvement of private sector companies in irrigation management; Promoting improved O&Mpractices; and Water pricing.
• Integration of institutions for optimum utilization of irrigation water and raising crop productivity.
• Irrigation Extension Services in various countries – achievements and lessons learnt.
• Institutional and legal issues in ground water utilization.
• Developing comprehensive water codes or sector by sector legislation like irrigation acts, drainage acts,etc.
• Developing appropriate conflict-resolution mechanisms for in basin and inter basin water sharing,transfer, equity issues and internalizing of environmental issues.
• Need for countering misinformation on the so-called negative impacts of irrigation by highlightingpositive impacts viz. Improved rural infrastructure and rapid economic development.
5. WatSave Work Team (WT-WATS)
• Promoting water conservation methods to reduce evaporation.
• The promotion of Water Conservation.
6. Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control projects(WG-ENV)
• Environmental costs and benefits of irrigation scheme involving large dams and solutions for mitigatingnegative impacts.
• Improvement of agricultural return flow quality.
• Protect water sources (e.g. upland watersheds, springs, aquifers).
• Recognize the interaction between freshwater ecosystems and the coastal and marine environment.
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7. Working Group on Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management (WG-CAFM)
• Understand rivers and respect river environment, promote more efficient management by adopting basinwise integrated approach.
• As disasters were due to combination of intensive rainfall and a cyclone, need to improve data collectionand transmission, building of strong hydrometric stations and improved flood warning systems to allow abetter response to future floods.
8. Working group on Irrigated Agriculture under Drought and Water Scarcity (WG-IADWS)
• Traditional and modern practices of rain water harvesting in irrigated drought prone areas world wide.• Trade regimes for water scarce regions and import of virtual water.• Database of global drought affected areas.• Directory of institutions dealing with drought mitigation studies world wide.
WORK BODIES UNDER THE STRATEGY THEME – SYSTEMS (ST.S)
9. Working Group on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management (WG-ILWRM)
• GW modelling for assessing waterlogging conditions in surface irrigation projects.
• Prudent decision making process and issues in irrigation schemes involving large dams.
• System designs and production system for maximising water productivity and poverty alleviation impactof I & D.
• Facilitate exchange of experience to develop a participatory multi-stakeholder mechanism for integratedmanagement of both surface and ground waters.
• Mathematical modelling to simulate hydrologic cycle of river basin area.
• Use of Information System and Decision Support System in Water Resources Management.
10. Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
• Report on socio-economic evaluation of large scale mechanized installation of subsurface drainagesystems in developing countries.
• State-of-the-art document on on-farm surface drainage design practices in member countries
11. Working Group on Development and Management of Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS)
• Private sector involvement in irrigation and drainage.
• Institutional arrangements used throughout the world to manage irrigation and drainage.
• Research on Integrated Management of Canal Systems for Irrigation and Aquaculture.
• State-of-art on Use of Information System and Decision Support System in Water ResourcesManagement.
• State-of-art on Irrigation Main System Management by modern techniques.
12. Working Group on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)
• Project vs Basin irrigation efficiency.
• Enhancing water use efficiency in developing countries.
• Increasing productivity of irrigated and rainfed agriculture.
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WORKBODIES UNDER THE STRATEGY THEME – ON-FARM (ST.OF)
13. Working Group on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Crop Production (WG-CROP)
• Study to identify factors influencing regional variation in crop productivity (for important crops e.g. Rice,Wheat, Corn, Potato, Sugarcane etc.)
• Water saving practices in Rice Paddy Cultivation.
• Biotechnology to develop drought resistant varieties.
• Research on impact of development and use of genetically modified crops/crop products.
• Integrated crop pest management by biological control.
• Organic farming.
• Compilation of statistical data on area irrigated under major crops in member countries
14. Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation (WG-PQW)
• Ground water pollution due to application of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.
15. Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)
• Improvement on-farm surface irrigation systems, use of simple water control, measurement andapplication devices.
• Precision land levelling by using LASER Levelling equipments for small holder irrigated farms.
• Improved bullock/animal drawn implements for irrigated agriculture in developing countries.
• Study for adopting surge irrigation/cabeligation for small holder irrigated farms.
• Developing simple on-farm irrigation scheduling techniques to be used by farmers in developingcountries.
• Promoting small-scale micro-irrigation technologies (eg. Bucket kit) for small holder agriculture.
• Institutional support for adopting micro and sprinkler irrigation technology both in developed anddeveloping countries.
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APPENDIX X[PCTA Agenda Item 4.3.4]
AGENDA FOR THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THEICID JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD (EB-JOUR)
Cape Town, South Africa22 October 2000 : 09:00 – 11:30 hours
Members : (1) Mr. John Hennessy, Chairman (UK); (2) Dr. Janusz R. Rydzewski, Editor-in-Chief (EIC), (UK); (3) Dr.L.S. Pereira (Portugal); (4) Mr. C.L. Abernethy (Sri Lanka); (5) Prof. E.U. Nwa (Nigeria); (6) Prof. Xu Zhifang (China);(7) Dr. F. Ligetvari (Hungary); (8) Mr. Keizrul bin Abdullah (Malaysia); (9) Dr. R. Nakamura (Japan); (10) Mr. L.D.Stephens (USA); (11) Dr. M.H. Amer (Egypt); (12) Mr. Michel Mesny (France); (13) Prof. Daniele de Wrachien(Italy); (14) Mr. Demetrios Christofidis (Brazil); (15) Prof. Soedodo Hardjoamidjojo (Indonesia); (16) Dr. Gerhard R.Backeberg (South Africa); (17) Dr. S. Nairizi (Iran); (18) Mr. Melvyn G. Kay (UK); (19) Mr. Jean-Marcel Laferrière(Canada); (20) Dr. Daniele Zimmer (France); (21) Mr. Paul J.M. van Hofwegen (Netherlands); (22) Prof. J. MohanReddy (USA); (23) S.P. Goyal, Deputy Secretary, ICID.
Item 1 : Apologies for absence
Item 2 : To review membership of the Board
The Brazilian National Committee and the Malaysian National Committee have been informed about theacceptance of nominations of Mr. Demetrios Christofidis and Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah. Mr. C.L. Abernethy and allAssociate Editors of ICID Journal have been informed about their membership in the ICID Journal Editorial Board.
The following new nomination has been received for the Board’s membership:
Great Britain : Mr. Christopher John Perry
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 meetings is kept at Annex 1.
Item 3 : Editor’s Report (to cover upto and including Vol. 49/3)
Editor will table his report in the meeting.
Item 4 : Chairman’s report of events leading to establishment of the five-year contract withinternational publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Chairman will table his report in the meeting.
Item 5 : Reports by Chairman and Editor of meetings with Wiley since June 2000
Chairman will table the reports on following aspects in the meeting
5.1 Promotion and Publicity
5.2 Websites
5.3 Publishing schedule for 2001 and transitional Central Office/Editor/Wiley operationalpublication schedule for the interim period.
5.4 ISI Coverage under Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Through the good offices of President Hon. Jensen, the ICID Journal has been selected for coverage in CurrentContents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences (CC/AB&ES) and Science Citation Index Expanded(SCIE). Coverage will begin with Vol. 49(1) 2000.
5.5 Copyright transfer agreement
Item 6 : ICID/Wiley complimentary distribution of the Journal
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Item 7 : Nomination of Deputy Editor and of Associate Editors
The Editorial Board may re-designate Editor-in-Chief as Editor and nominate Deputy Editor and AssociateEditors. On the basis of report under items 3 and 4, further decisions will be taken by the Editorial Board.
Item 8 : New title for the Journal
At Granada, it was agreed that, in the event of Commercialisation of the Journal, the Publisher’s views on thisshould be taken into account. Chairman, Editorial Board will apprise about this aspect.
Item 9 : Role of the members of the Editorial Board
Role of members of the Editorial Board was approved (Annex 2) at the Editorial Board’s meeting held at Cairo in1996. Editorial Board may review the same draft.
Item 10 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix X, Item 2]
ICID JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members
Self Represented Self Represented
1. John Hennessy, Chairman • • 2. Janusz R. Rydzewski • • 3. L.S. Pereira • 4. Xu Zhifang • 5. F. Ligetvari • • 6. Keizrul bin Abdullah7. R. Nakamura • • 8. L.D. Stephens • • 9. M.H. Amer • • 10. M. Mesny • • 11. Daniele De Wrachien • 12. Demetrios Christofidis13. Soedodo Hardjoamidjojo14. Gerhard R. Backeberg • 15. C.L. Abernethy • 16. E.U. Nwa • 17. Dr. S. Nairizi18. Mr. Melvyn G. Kay19. Jean-Marcel Laferriere20. Daniel Zimmer21. P.J.M. van Hofwegen22. J. Mohan Reddy23. S.P. Goyal, Deputy Secretary, ICID • •
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Annex 2[Appendix X, Item 9]
ROLE OF ICID EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
The objects of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is to stimulate and promote thedevelopment and application of arts, sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecologyand social science in managing water and land resources for irrigation, drainage, flood control and river trainingand/or research in a more comprehensive manner adopting to date techniques. The ICID editorial board isresponsible for setting the policy for the ICID Journal which strives to publish scientific (research) and application(professional practice) papers that are clear, concise, uniform in style and readily understandable by aninternational audience. The board operates independently of any Working Group or Permanent Committee inorder to preserve the quality and integrity of the ICID Journal.
The role of the Board is to:
1. selects and recommends to the ICID Executive Council approval, through the Permanent Committee forTechnical Activities, the appointment of an Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors;
2. annually review the report of the Editor-in-Chief and advise the editor and associate editors on resolvingthe issues as they arise;
3. as required, review and update the ICID Journal Editorial Policy (see attached);
4. as required, review and update guidelines for authors and reviewers of manuscripts and books;
5. recommend items for the approval of ICID Council through the Permanent Committee for TechnicalActivities;
6. address and resolve other issues as they arise that pertain to the ICID Journal; and
7. liaise and coordinates with other Working Groups and Committees of ICID.
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APPENDIX XI[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.6]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE UNDER DROUGHT
AND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)Cape Town, South Africa
22 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
Members: (1) Prof. J. Farhoudi, Chairman (Iran); (2) Dr. Gerhard R. Backeberg, Vice Chairman (South Africa);(3) Mr. Frank Dimick, Secretary (USA); (4) Mr. Frank Jan van Schagem (Australia); (5) Dr. C. Madramootoo(Canada); (6) Dr. R. Ragab (UK); (7) Dr. J.M. Rodriguez-Chaparro (Spain); (8) Dr. A.F.M. Saleh (Bangladesh);(9) Mr. S. Szalai (Hungary); (10) Mr. A. Villocel (France); (11) Mr. Alfredo Zeloka Valdez (Mexico) ; (12) Dr. B.R.Sharma (India) ; (13) Dr. Giulio Leone (Italy) ; (14) Dr. Eng. Barakat Al. Dagher (Syria) ; (15) Dr. MuhammedAbdullah (Pakistan) ; (16) Mr. Masakuni Kawamata (Japan) ; (17) Eng. Salih Hamad Hamid (Sudan) ; (18) Prof.Ricardo Paulo Serralheiro (Portugal); and (19) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) Prof. J.M. de Jager (Executive Team on Irrigation under Limited Water Availability);(ii) Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah (Asian Regional Working Group); (iii) Dr. M.V.K. Sivakumar (WMO); (iv) Prof. L.Vermes (European Regional Working Group); and (v) Representative of World Bank.
Condolences
The Chinese National Committee has informed about the sad demise of Mr. Zhou Weiping, Member of theGroup, in January 2000. The Working Group expresses profound grief over passing away of Mr. Weiping andgratefully remembers his contribution to and association with the Group.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group
The minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group held at Granada will be confirmed by the members.
Item 2 : Review of the membership of the Working Group and election of the new Chairman
Prof. J. Farhoudi has stepped down from the Chairmanship of the Working Group from 1 April 2000 as he hasgone to Australia on a scientific mission for coming two years. Prof. Farhoudi has nominated Dr. S. Nairizi (Iran)to handle the work plan.
The Portuguese National Committee (PNCID) had nominated Prof. Ricardo Paulo Serralheiro for the membershipof the WG-IADWS. The Central Office had included his nomination in the supplementary notes along with the CV,however it was pointed out in the IEC that his name was not included in the new membership. The IECrecommended to add Prof. Ricardo’s name in the membership list.
In absence of the Chairman, Dr. Gerhard Backeberg, Vice Chairman of the Working Group was requested by theCentral Office, to take over the responsibility of the co-ordination of the Working Group’s activities till the CapeTown meeting in association with Dr. Nairizi.
Working Group will nominate/elect new Chairman/Vice Chairman/Secretary to the WG.
New nominations/replacements :
1. IRNCID has nominated Dr. S. Nairizi to replace Prof. J. Farhoudi.2. Mrs. Mu Jianxin to replace Mr. Zhou Weiping from CNCID.
The Working Group will consider and approve the nominations as replacements.
Attendance sheet of the members for the last two meetings is shown at Annex 1.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shall
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be replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership numbers will be reviewed in the meeting.
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Item 3 : Membership from Algeria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
As desired by the Working Group at its 2nd meeting held at Granada, the Central office wrote to the NationalCommittees of Algeria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in April 2000, inviting nomination for the Groups’ membership.However no response has so far been received from any of the National Committees. Algeria is deemed to havewithdrawn from membership.
Item 4 : Appointment of the Leaders for the Sub-Theme activities of the Working Group
The Group identified and approved 12 sub themes as main activities at its first meeting held at Bali in July 1998.For each sub-theme, a co-ordinating and member country was identified, as shown in Annex 2. The CentralOffice wrote in April 2000 to Syrian National Committee to act as Co-ordinator of the sub-theme 8 and SaudiArabia to act as member, as per the decision taken in the second meeting. No response is received from SyrianNational Committee so far.
As per the minutes of the second meeting, South Africa was to choose those countries as member for activityno.10, which might assist in completion of the task. Response is awaited from South African National Committee(SANCID).
Item 5 : Six-Year Rolling Plan – Review of the progress by the Coordinating countries
Prof. J. Farhoudi had prepared a detailed five-year action plan for sub-themes No.2 to 10 (Please see Annex 3).The five year action plan was communicated to the Co-ordinators of the respective Sub-themes, who hadvolunteered the task, requesting their comments/suggestions and prepare a report of the activities undertaken forpresentation at Cape Town meeting. The six-year rolling plan of the Group is presented in Annex 4. The CentralOffice has communicated it to respective Sub-theme Co-ordinators in April 2000. However, there were nocomments/report from any of the theme Co-ordinator, excepting No.9.
The comments given by Dr. Ragab Ragab, Co-ordinator of sub-theme no.9 are as follows :
1. Action plan is over ambitious especially when it comes to matters related to joint projects withoutguaranteed financial support.
2. Producing of Guidelines is not a simple task. It needs time and financial support as well. Given that ICIDmembers are voluntarily contributing in their free time, it is very hard to produce such Guidelines within ashort period.
3. Regarding a report on “non-conventional water resources”, the material from the proceedings of the Baliseminar on “Use of Saline/Brackish Water for Irrigation” will be useful. Another workshop is planned on“Wastewater Reuse Management” in South Korea in 2001. Proceedings of the workshop will also beuseful for the sub-theme no.9.
4. The Central Office should get in touch with various organizations such as FAO, World Bank to obtainfinancial support.
Dr. Backeberg, Vice Chairman and/or Dr. Nairizi will report on the comments received from other Co-ordinatorsand respond to Dr. Ragab’s comments.
Item 6 : Compilation of the “General Questionnaire on the Water Status of ICID member countries”
The final version of the Questionnaire on “Irrigated Agriculture under Drought and Water Scarcity” was preparedand sent by the Chairman to the Central Office for its distribution among member countries. The Central Officephotocopied the Questionnaire and sent to all the National Committees in April 2000.
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So far, National Committees of the Republic of Lithuania (LTCID) and Poland (PNCID) have sent the filled upQuestionnaire to the Central Office. The deadline for submission was end of June 2000.
Dr. Nairizi will report on the status.
Item 7 : Coordination with other Working Groups
Prof. Farhoudi had prepared a statement showing areas of potential overlap with other Working Groups, whereco-ordination was needed (Please see Annex 5). The sub-theme leaders will identify the areas of mutual interestand develop strategy of co-ordination with relevant workbodies.
Item 8 : Involvement of Young Professionals
It was considered desirable to encourage involvement of more young professionals in the Working Groupactivities. However there is no significant response so far. Group members may offer their suggestions for thepurpose. A dialogue with the YPF representative may prove useful.
Item 9 : Follow up of the Guidelines on “How to work out a Drought Mitigation Strategy”
As per the decision at Granada, the Central Office distributed the Guidelines on “How to work out a DroughtMitigation Strategy” to all the National Committees in January 2000, with a request to communicate theircomments. The Guidelines were prepared by Dr. L. Vermes of ERWG and presented during the Granadameeting.
Members will offer their observations and decide further line of action.
Item 10 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress – Montreal, 2002
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “Food ProductionUnder Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures” and is relevant to theGroup’s mandate. Members are encouraged to contribute papers, especially to Question 50 “Food production,poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced by limited water resources and populationgrowth”. More details can be seen from the “Call for Papers” available on website http://www.icid.org.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 11 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development” (WFFRD)
The Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President Schultz presented ICID strategy for its implementation. As a followup, the Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 a list of topics, having direct relevance to the activitiesof various workbodies, to the Chairmen to initiate work.
Following topics are suggested by the Central Office for preparation of state-of-the-art documents/database orthrust areas for future work.
1. Traditional and modern practices of rain water harvesting in irrigated drought prone areas world wide.2. Trade regimes for water scarce regions and import of virtual water.3. Database of global drought affected areas.4. Directory of institutions dealing with drought mitigation studies world wide.
Members may like to decide.
Item 12 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XI, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTUREUNDER DROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Prof. J. Farhoudi, Chairman (Iran) 1998 • •
2. Dr. Gerhard R. Backeberg, ViceChairman (South Africa)
1999 •
3. Mr. Frank Dimick, Secretary (USA) 1998 • •
4. Mr. Frank Jan van Schagem(Australia)
1999 •
5. Dr. C. Madramootoo (Canada) 1998 •
6. Dr. R. Ragab (UK) 1998
7. Dr. J.M. Rodriguez-Chaparro(Spain)
1998 • •
8. Dr. A.F.M. Saleh (Bangladesh) 1998
9. Mr. S. Szalai (Hungary) 1998 • •
10. Mr. A. Villocel (France) 1998 • •
11. Mr. Alfredo Zeloka Valdez(Mexico)
1999
12. Dr. B.R. Sharma (India) 1999
13. Prof. Ricardo Serralheiro(Portugal)
1999 •
14. Dr. Giulio Leone (Italy) 1999 •
15. Dr. Eng. Barakat Al.Dagher (Syria) 1999 •
16. Dr. Muhammed Abdullah(Pakistan)
1999
17. Mr. Masakuni Kawamata (Japan) 1999
18. Eng. Salih Hamad Hamid (Sudan) 1999
19. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observers
1. Prof. J.M. de Jager (ExecutiveTeam on Irrigation under LimitedWater Availability)
2. Ir. Keizrul bin Abdullah (AsianRegional Working Group)
3. Dr. M.V.K. Sivakumar (WMO)
4. Prof. L. Vermes (EuropeanRegional Working Group)
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5. Representative of World Bank
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Annex 2[Appendix XI, Item 4]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE UNDER DROUGHTAND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)
ALLOTMENT OF SUB-THEMES
Sl.No.
Work Team-Proposed Activity Coordinatingcountry
Membercountry
IRNCID Coordinator
1. Survey of recent publications on irrigation underconditions of drought and aridity
Canada Mr. Aref Rezvani
2. Develop appropriate indices to describe andquantify the implications of drought and aridity inrelation to agricultural ecological, social, economicand political issues
India Bangladesh Mr. A. Assodallahi
3. Develop guidelines for –
• The assessment of the impacts of the droughton irrigated agriculture
• Development of policies and managementstrategies for various drought and waterscarcity situations
Australia - Mr. Enayat Sabeti
4. Evaluate the means currently available to predictthe influence of climate change on the occurrenceand severity of drought
5. Investigate the application of long term weatherforecasting and economic viability of drought earlywarning systems
France Spain Dr. M. Baybordi
6. Evaluate, refine and apply models for:
• Quantification of drought risk in irrigatedagriculture
• Management of droughts in real time• Quantification of the impacts of drought on –
agricultural practices• Quantification of the impacts of drought on
crop yield
Pakistan - Dr. Hamid Siadat
7. The Impact of Drought and Aridity on Food Scarcitywith special reference to Irrigation Agriculture
China - Dr. Karim Shiati
8. Investigate and report on suitable technologies forthe utilization of non-conventional water resourcesunder conditions of drought and water scarcity
Saudi Arabia UzbekistanAMTCIDSyriaTURNCID
Dr. Saeed Nairizi
9. Investigate and report on agro-irrigation practicesutilising an conventional water resources anddeficit irrigation
UK Hungary Dr. Saeed Nairizi
10. Development of Guidelines for the evaluation ofsocial, economic and political impacts of drought,aridity and linkages at local regional, national andinternational level
South Africa Jordan,Algeria,Sudan
Mr. A. Assadollahi
11. Dissemination of products of the Working Group Iran - Prof. Javad Farhoudi
12. Promotion of international cooperation(networking), and establish an internationalnetwork along the lines of e.g. those operatingunder the GCTE (Global Change in TerrestrialEcosystem)
USA - Mr. Aref Rezvani
Annex 3[Appendix XI, Item 5]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE UNDER DROUGHTAND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)
FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR SUB-THEMES 2 TO 10
Theme No.Co-ordinatingcountry/TaskCoordinator
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004
2. Develop appropriateindices to describe andquantify the implicationsof drought and aridity inrelation to agriculturalecological, social,economic and politicalissues
India/ Dr. B.R.Sharma
Contact member countries and ask to prepare acountry report on the following subjects.
1. Local indices for drought2. Frequency and severity of drought
occurrence in each country3. An estimate of drought damages in following
sectors.- Agriculture- Ecology- Urban and rural communities- Souci-political issues- Review of the contributions received from
different member countries- Prepare a draft report on the subject for
presentation to the WG-IADWS
- Send thedraft to themembercountries forcomments orupdating
- Revise thedraftaccording tothecommentsreceived.
Organize a panel of expertsto develop universal indicesto describe and quantify theimplications of drought andwater scarcity I relation toagricultural ecological andsocio-political issues. Theseexperts shall includerenowned experts on thesubject.
Publish the finalreport anddisseminate thepublication.
3. Develop guidelines for –
• The assessment of theimpacts of the droughton irrigated agriculture
• Development of policiesand managementstrategies for variousdrought and waterscarcity situations
Australia/ Mr.Frank Jan vanSchagem
Appoint activity leaderand beginning objectivesand frame works of adecision support system.
- Continueactivities andmaking clearresearchneeds.
- Continuing andcollaboratingthe researchprojects with allsuitableagencies.
Conclusion ofresearch anddrafting guidelines
Sending the draft to membercountries for possiblecomments.
Publicationstrategies fordrought and waterscarcity situation.
4. Evaluate the meanscurrently available topredict the influence ofclimate change on theoccurrence and severityof drought, and
5. Investigate theapplication of long termweather forecasting andeconomic viability ofdrought early warningsystems
France/ Mr. A.Villocel
Make and inventory ofcurrent methods availableto predict the influence ofclimate change on theoccurrence and severityof drought.
- Initiate contactwith FAO,IWMI, WMO 7InternationalPanel onClimate Change(IPCC), andaugment theavailable findingof the past halfcentury.
- Prepare theoutlines of adraft publicationby the workinggroup.
Organize aworkshop on thisactivity in 2002ICID meeting andfinalize the outlineof the publication.
Prepare an publish draftdocument on the predictionof the influence of climatevariability and change onthe occurrence of severity ofdrought. Distribute it amongthe interested parties andsolicit their views andsuggestions.
Publish the finaldocument andpresent the finalfinding in 2003ICID meeting.
6. Evaluate, refine andapply models for:
• Quantification of droughtrisk in irrigatedagriculture
• Management of droughtsin real time
• Quantification of theimpacts of drought on –agricultural practices
• Quantification of theimpacts of drought oncrop yield
Pakistan/ Mr.Riaz AhmadKhan
Contact FAO and representatives of differentmember countries of the WG-IADWS for theircontribution to report on the following subjects:
1. Methods and models used for quantificationof drought risk and impacts on crop yield.
2. Proper management practices to combatdrought in real time, at project level and farmlevel.
- Prepare a draft report.
- Continue thesame activity
- Organize aworkshop forthe MontrealCongress
- Present thereport at theworkshop.
Prepare the final report Publish the report
7. The Impact of Droughtand Aridity on FoodScarcity with specialreference to IrrigationAgriculture
China/ Mrs.Mu Jianxin
- Contribution of themember countries tothe subject.
- Coordinate with theworld water vision –water for food.Review thesynthesis of theregional reports andthe final world waterforum (March-2000)
- Prepare thebackgrounddocument report onthe Impact ofDrought and Aridityon food security.
- Comments ofthe membercountries onthe draft report.
- Submit akeynote paperin a workshopfor MontrealCongress.
- Launchcollaborationwith suitableagencies.
Prepare the draftreport on theimpact of droughtand aridity onfood security.
- Commenting ofmember countries onthe draft report.
- Prepare the final reporton the impact ofdrought and aridity onfood security.
- Present thereport to the55th IECmeeting.
- Publishpublications.
8. Investigate and report onsuitable technologies forthe utilization of non-conventional waterresources underconditions of droughtand water scarcity
Saudi Arabia/Dr. AteiyiahSalem Al-Rowaithy
Appoint a work team andprovide a questionnaire tocollect the results ofexperience, of countrieswhich have used fog,dew, cloud seeding,polymers in soil and othertechnologies for theutilization ofunconventional waterresources and reductionof water losses, underconditions of drought andwater scarcity. Theappointed work team andthe questionnaire wouldbe approved by WG-IADWS in 2000 IECmeeting.
The questionnairewill be distributedamong concernedcountries, and theywill be requested toidentify their specificresearch needs. Thequestionnaire will becompiled by thework team andresults will bepresented in 2001IEC meeting. Thesuitable internationaland nationalagencies will be alsonominated forconducting theselected researchtopics in thismeeting.
The collaborationof nominatedagencies tolaunch researchprojects will beachieved throughcorrespondingand directnegotiation byWG-IADWSchairs the resultsof this yearactivitiesconductedresearches will bepresented in 2002IEC meeting.
The research activities willbe continued in this year,and their results will bepresented in2003 IECmeeting. A panel of expertshould be organized in thismeeting to conclude andprovide a state-of-the-art ofappropriate technologies forutilization of unconventionalwater resources underconditions of drought andwater scarcity.
The outcomes ofthis sub-themework team will bepublished anddesalinated withinconcernedcountries.
9. Investigate and report onagro-irrigation practicesutilising an conventionalwater resources anddeficit irrigation
UK/ Dr.Ragab Ragab
Topics for literaturereview and research.- Salt tolerant crops.- Soil leaching
practice.- Soil salinity related
to the irrigation withsaline water.
- Actualevapotranspirationrelative to potentialevapotranspiration.
- Evapotranspirationrelative to croppedarea.
- Yield responses totiming andmagnitude of waterdeficit.
- Bio-technology andcrop salt tolerance.
- Bio-technology andcrop resistance towater stress.
- Dissemination of theresearch topics.
- Launchingresearchprojectsthroughsuitableagencies
- Conducting aworkshop onwastewaterreuse.
- Conclusionofresearchesorganizedandsupported byWG-IADWS
- First draft ofupdatedguideline forthe “Use ofBrackish andSaline Waterfor Irrigation”
- First draft of “Socio-Economic Guidelinesfor wastewater Reuse”
- First draft of “IrrigationWater Deficit underdifferent AgroEconomicEnvironment”
Publication of thefinal guidelineson:- Use of
Brackish andSaline Waterfor Irrigation.
- Socio-economicguidelines forwastewaterreuse.
- IrrigationWater DeficitunderDifferentAgro-EconomicEnvironment
10. Development ofGuidelines for theevaluation of social,economic and politicalimpacts of drought,aridity and linkages atlocal regional, nationaland international level
South Africa/Dr. GerhardR. Backeberg
Continue activity andidentify specific researchneeds.
Continue activity andlaunch researchprojects incollaboration withsuitable agencies.
Conclusion ofresearch anddrafting ofguidelinesregarding theutilization of thetechnologies.
Consideration of guidelinesat the workshop coincidingwith IEC meeting.
Publishguidelines.
Annex 4[Appendix XI, Item 5]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE UNDER DROUGHTAND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)
SIX-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Proposed Activity 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-20041. Survey of all recent
publications onirrigation underconditions ofdrought and waterscarcity
Appoint a taskcoordinator and startsurvey
Continue Update andinclude in ICIDBibliography .
Continue update andinclude in ICIDBibliography.Publish dedicatedpublications
Continue update andinclude in ICIDBibliography
Continue update andinclude in ICIDBibliography .
Publishdedicatedpublications
2. Developappropriate indicesto describe andquantify theimplications ofdrought and waterscarcity in relationto agricultural,ecological, social,economic, andpolitical issues
Appoint a taskcoordinator to form amulti-disciplinary taskgroup, initiate activity
Report the WorkingGroup and invitecomments on draftindicators.
Consider feedbackon the acceptabilityof indicators andfinalize.
Symposium on finalizedindicators. Publishproceedings (see activity2001-2002).
3. Develop guidelinesfor:
§ The assess-ment ofthe impacts ofdrought onirrigated agriculture
§ Development ofpolicies and mana-gement strategiesfor various droughtand water scarcitysituations
Initiate survey of currentmonitoring strategies
Appoint activity leaderand commence formu-lation of the objectivesand framework of adecision support systemin this regard.
Complete survey andreport to WorkingGroup, develop newconcepts andincorporate
Continue activity andidentify specificresearch needs
Consideration ofdraft guidelines byWorking Group
Continue activity andlaunch researchprojects incollaboration withsuitable agencies.
Evaluation of draftguidelines for itsapplication in a numberof representativesituations
Conclusion of researchand drafting ofguidelines .
Finalize guidelinesworkshop on itsapplication at 2003IEC meeting
Consideration andfinalization ofguidelines followingsubmission toWorking Group.
Publishguidelines,therebyconcluding thisactivity
Publishguidelines
4. Evaluate the meanscurrently availableto predict theinfluence of climatechange on theoccurrence andseverity of drought.
Initiate a survey of theimpact of predicatedclimate changes on theoccurrence of drought.Initiate liaison with theWMO and theInternational Panel onClimate Change (IPCC).
Continue survey andprepare draftpublication incollaboration with theWMO and the IPCC
Workshop on thisactivity in the 2001IEC meeting andconsideration ofdraft publication byWorking Group.
Publish document on theprediction of theinfluence of climatevariability and changeon the occurrence andseverity of drought.
5. Investigate theapplication of long-term weatherforecasting andeconomic viability ofdrought earlywarning systems.
Survey of predicationagencies andapproaches followed.
Continue survey andprepare for workshop.
Workshop (tocoincide with the2001 IEC meeting)in collaboration withNOAA on how touse models.
Publish proceedings.
6. Evaluate, refine andapply models for:
§ Quantification ofdrought risk inirrigated agriculture.
§ Management ofdrought in real time.
§ Quantification ofimpacts of droughton agriculturalpractices.
§ Quantification ofimpacts of droughton crop yield.
Initiate activity byappointing a task,coordinator, andestablish liaison withthe FAO
Continue activities Prepare forworkshop tocoincide with theMontreal Congress.
Workshop in Montrealand finalize publication.
Publish publication.
7. Investigate theimpact of droughtand water scarcityon food securitywith specialreference to irrigatedagriculture.
Appoint activity leaderand initiate activity.
Continue activityresearch needs.
Continue activity andlaunch researchprojects incollaboration withsuitable agencies.
Conclusion of researchand draft of publication.
Submit draftpublication to workinggroup.
Publishpublication.
8. Investigate andreport on suitabletechnologies for theutilization of non-conventional waterresources underconditions ofdrought and waterscarcity.
Appoint a work team toinvestigatetechnologiesconcerning utilization offog and dew cloudseeding, use ofpolymers in soils andreduction of waterlosses.
Continue activity andidentify specificresearch needs.
Continue activity andlaunch researchprojects incollaboration withsuitable agencies.
Conclusion of researchand drafting ofguidelines regarding theutilization of thetechnologies.
Consideration ofguidelines atWorkshop coincidingwith IEC meeting.
Publishguidelines.
9. Investigate andreport on agro-irrigation practicesutilizing non-conventional waterresources anddeficit irrigation.
Appoint a work team toinvestigateappropriates cropvarieties. Bio-technological methodsfor yield increase,classi-ficationstandards for Saline &brackish water &utilization of seawater.
Continue activity andidentify specificresearch needs.
Continue activity andlaunch researchprojects incollaboration withsuitable agencies.
Conclusion of researchand drafting ofguidelines regarding theutilization of thetechnologies.
Consideration ofguidelines atWorkshop coincidingwith IEC meeting.
Publishguidelines.
10. Development ofguidelines for theevaluation of socialeconomic andpolitical impacts ofdrought and waterscarcity andlinkages at localregional, nationaland internationallevel.
Appoint a taskcoordinator to establisha multi-disciplinary taskgroup (including thesocial sciences) toattend a literaturesurvey on:§ Water as an
economiccommodity Waterrationing
§ Trainingrequirements
§ Prevention ofpollution
§ Waterconservation
§ Hygienicenvironmental,cultural andethical beliefsregarding non-conventionalwater resources.
Continue activity andidentify specificresearch needs.
Develop draftguidelines submit toWorking Group forconsideration.
Finalize guidelines andpublish.
11. Dissemination ofproducts of thisWorking Group
Appoint task leader toinvestigate anddevelop suitablestrategies.
Continue developmentof strategies.
Finalize strategies. Workshop in specificagro-climatic regions.
Continue activity of2001-2002.
Final series ofworkshop on theresult ofactivities of 4, 9,10, 11 and 12.
12. Promotion ofinternationalcooperation(networking) andestablish aninternationalnetwork along thelines of e.g. thoseoperation under theGCTE (GlobalChange in TerrestrialEcosystem).
Appoint task leader todevelop the necessarynetwork.
Initiate cooperation. Continue activity. Continue activity. Continue activity. Evaluate andimprovenetworking (ifnecessary).
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WORKING GROUP ON IRIGATED AGRICULTURE UNDER DROUGHTAND WATER SCARCITY (WG-IADWS)
CO-ORDINATION/SIMILAR ACTIVITIES OF WG-IADWSWITH OTHER WORK BODIES OF ICID
Work Bodies of ICID
European Regional Working Group (ERWG)
African Regional Working Group (AFRWG)
Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG)
Working Group on Young Irrigation Professional Forum(WG-YPF)
Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin (ST-ARAL)
Committee on Public Relation and Publications (C-PR&P)
IPTRID Advisory Committee (AC-IPTRID)
WG on Capacity Building, Training and Education (WG-CBTE)
WG on Research and Development (WG-R&D)
WatSave Work Team (WT-WATSAVE)
Committee on History of Irrigation, Drainage and FloodControl (C-HIST)
WG on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation, Drainageand Flood Control (WG-ENV)
WG on Non-Structural Aspects of Flood Management(WG-NAFM)
WG on Integrated Land and Water ResourcesManagement (WG-ILWRM)
Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
WG on Development and Management of IrrigationSystems (WG-DMIS)
WG on Irrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF)
WG on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)
Working Group on Sustainable Use of NaturalResources for Crop Production (WG-CROP)
Work Team on Use of Poor Quality Waters for Irrigation(WT-PQW)
Remarks
European Regional Work Team on Drought (ERWTD) hadprepared a guideline on Drought prevention by Dr. Vermes(Hungary) in the year 1999.
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Guideline on Use of Saline and Brackish Water, Guideline onWaste Water.
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APPENDIX XII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.3.3]
AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (WG-R&D)
Cape Town, South Africa23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
Members : (1) Prof. Yoshihiko Ogino, Chairman (Japan); (2) Prof. L. Vincent, Vice Chairman (Netherlands); (3)Prof. L. Ubertini, Secretary (Italy); (4) Mr. B.N. Navalawala (India); (5) Dr. J.M.M. Mendiluce (Spain); (6) Mr.A.A.J. Mendes (Portugal); (7) Dr. M.N. Jaafar (Malaysia); (8) Dr. Hussam Fahmy (Egypt); (9) Mr. Alain Delacourt(France); (10) Prof. Ru-Yih Wang (Chinese Taipei); (11) Dr. Mohamed Nawaz Bhutta (Pakistan); (12) Mr. F.Lacroix (France); (13) Dr. Sigitas Sileika (Lithuania); (14) Prof. Dusan Huska (Slovak Republic); (15) Dr. Nam-HoLee (Korea); (16) Dr. John G. Annandale (South Africa) (17) Dr. Gerhard R. Backerberg (South Africa); (18) Prof.Suphat Vongvisessomjai (Thailand); (19) Dr. M. Burton (Great Britain); (20) Prof. Jose Luis Teixeira (Portugal);(21) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (i) World Bank representative; (ii) IPTRID representative; (iii) FAO representative; and(iv) IWMI representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the draft minutes of 5th Working Group, held at Granada, 1999–The minutes of the 5th meeting of the Working Group will be confirmed.
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
(a) The nominations from the following National Committees were deferred for consideration by WG at itsGranada meeting due to late receipt:
§ Mr. Bo Gao (China)§ Prof. Liu, Chen-Wuing (Chinese Taipei Committee)
The Iranian National Committee of ICID has sent the nomination of Dr. Abbas Qhaheri for the membership of theGroup for consideration.
These will be considered at the meeting.
Response from INPIM regarding its membership is awaited.
(b) As per the Central Office record, the following members could not participate in the previous two consecutivemeetings of the Work Body nor contribute by correspondence:
§ Dr. M.N. Jaafar (Malaysia)
Attendance sheet of the members for the last two years is enclosed as Annex 1.
(c) The 50th meeting of IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look intothe issue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that theChairpersons of Work Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members notcontributing to the activities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for twoconsecutive years shall be replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previouslyadvised that the strength of a Working Group should be up to 15 members only. This was brought to thenotice of the Chairpersons time and again. Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not morethan one nominee from a National Committee in a Working Group.
In the light of above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past, themembership number will be adjusted in the meeting.
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PUBLICATIONS/ACTIVITIES PLANNING
Item 3 : Special activities for the ‘Golden Jubilee Year’
(i) Progress on Impact Evaluation of past Research in Irrigation and Drainage
This item has been continuing for some time now. Prof. L. Vincent, via her e-mail dated 22 June 2000 circulateda draft paper on “Research and Development in Irrigation: An Overview of Areas of Success”. This draft was firstdiscussed in the previous meeting of the Working Group held in Granada. The members have been requested tosend their comments to Prof. Vincent.
The observations of the members will be considered for incorporation into the draft paper. Procedures forfinalization of the document taking into account the experiences of member countries, such as Egypt andPakistan will be discussed. The paper can be considered for publication as a Golden Jubilee Year contribution.
(ii) Report on special activities of the Working Group during the Golden Jubilee Year (GJY)
The WG will consider whether other activities or reviews should be arranged for the GJY. For example, whether adocument may emanate from the World Water Vision review (see item 10)
Item 4 : Progress on status paper on present knowledge and needs related to management transfer
Dr. Peter Rogers and Dr. M. Burton summarized at the Granada meeting of the Working Group, the activities ofIWMI on the present knowledge and needs related to management transfer. It was assured that they willsynthesize ten case studies into a book form and will share the same with the Working Group, when completed.
Dr. Douglas Merrey, IWMI representative will report on the progress of work of synthesizing case studies.Possible contribution from INPIM will also be discussed and mechanism to disseminate above information toother ICID members will be decided.
Item 5 : R&D website of the Working Group
At its Granada meeting in 1999, the WG-R&D decided to develop a website that would be linked to IPTRID’s,Central Office’s and other websites of ICID Working Groups.
Progress on this will be reviewed.
Item 6 : Special activities for the 18th ICID Congress
(i) Special Session on Research and Development in Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, 18th ICIDCongress in Montreal, Canada, July 2002
Dr. Madramootoo has provided information about the specific topics contemplated for the Special Session to beheld at the time of 18th Congress in Montreal in 2002. He requested the members to give their input and advisehim on organization of the Session as well as on finances.
The members will discuss input to be provided for the Special Session.
(ii) Special Paper for 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, 2002
At its previous meeting in Granada the Working Group proposed to develop a special paper for the 18th ICIDCongress to be held in Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Chairman proposed to contact and consult the WorkBody members. It was also decided that an editing team will be formed at the meeting of WG in Cape Town.
Item 7 : Taskwise updating of activity plan
Based on the achievements so far, the Working Group will modify its activity plan for the period 2000-2003 withspecific reference to :
1. Final report on Impact Evaluation of past Research in Irrigation and Drainage2. Other activities for GJY
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3. Status paper on Present Knowledge and Needs related to Management Transfer4. Developing WG-R&D Website5. A Special Paper for the 18th ICID Congress in Montreal.
ICID/IPTRID Collaboration
Item 8 : Reports from National Committees for recommendation to IPTRID
The ICID National Committees were approached to send their proposals for research and development needs tothe Working Group with objectives and expected outputs. Accordingly, the proposals of Slovak NationalCommittee were discussed at the previous meeting of the Working Group. The discussions revealed theweakness with respect to finance and organizing research in a number of countries.
The German National Committee (Dr. Heinz Sourell, Federal Research Center of Agriculture) had also sent a listof research topics in the area of irrigation as follows :
(i) Advancement of solutions for improvement of irrigation management and water distribution. This is notonly for the optimisation aspects of water supply of cultivated plants, but also for the purpose of aneconomically and ecologically justifiable use of water requirement.
(ii) Elimination or reduction of emissions and immission of substances is to be considered.
(iii) Evaluation of fundamental suitability and allocation of available irrigation procedures at the givenlocation according to technical methods (technical, work time and monetary evaluation).
(iv) Advancement of an eco-friendly water and energy-saving irrigation techniques.
(v) Re-use of water from purification plants to the irrigation of agricultural cultures (cycle economy).
(vi) Application, advancement and evaluation of photovoltaic pumping systems for irrigation.
The Australian National Committee also informed that they had sent the research needs of Australia to theChairman of the Working Group on 9 March 1999.
The research needs and priorities sent by National Committees of developing countries need to be considered bythe Working Group for appropriately recommending to IPTRID.
A proposal on the same shall be prepared.
Item 9 : Mechanism for providing ICID inputs to IPTRID
This proposal could not be discussed at the previous meeting of the WG in Granada due to lack of time. It wasfelt that the proposed mechanism assumed a certain structure of Committees and Sub-Committees which hadnot been developed yet, and the WG agreed on further discussions with IPTRID.
Several countries have created research Sub-Committees within their National Committees. Guidelines need tobe developed as to how these sub committees should be involved with the IPTRID work in their countries whenIPTRID projects are on-going. Also guidelines are needed for their association at the outset in new projects to bedeveloped under the umbrella of IPTRID.
The WG will outline the mechanism for providing ICID’s input to IPTRID.
COLLABORATION IN ICID AND WORKING GROUPS
Item 10 : Issues arising from the Second World Water Forum
(i) ICID’s Strategy for Action on Water for Food and Rural Development
A copy of the draft of ICID’s Strategy for Action on Water for Food and Rural Development is given in Annex 2 ofPCTA Agenda. The topics proposed for consideration for study/state-of-art reports by the various WorkingGroups are also given. Two of such items emerging from the Vision Document are as follows :
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§ Initiate a program for countering mis-information on the so-called negative impacts on irrigation byhighlighting positive impacts viz. Improved rural, infrastructure and rapid economic development,particularly development of agro-based industries.
§ Initiate a program to sensitize policy makers in developing countries to initiate instituitional reforms toachieve strengthening of training and extension services for disseminaton of efficient technologies
(ii) WWC’s Vision Document on Water for Food and Rural Development
WWC’s Vision Document on Water for Food and Rural Develoment is available on the internet atwww.watervision.org.
Some of the other R&D issues that emerged from Vision the document include :
§ improvement of water productivity in irrigated and rainfed areas including water harvesting, groundwater recharge systems and supplemental irrigation;
§ system designs and production systems that maximise both water productivity and poverty alleviationimpacts of irrigation and other water control development;
§ Water quality of agricultural return flows and its improvement; and§ Institutional arrangements to enable optimal use of resources, technology to improve food security,
water productivity and livelihoods.
Some regional issues related to R&D can also be picked up from the document for study.
The WG will take a review of the Vision Document and identify topics to be taken up under Group’s activities.
(iii ) Water related initiatives of other organizations
Research and Development is one of the areas of activities of practically all water-related organizations. The WGwill discuss the initiatives of other organizations and the possible mechanisms of cooperation of ICID with them.
The Vice Chairperson will discuss with the WG how a review of R&D topics could be undertaken from thesedifferent documents.
Item 11 : Role of the Working Group in area of Capacity Building
The Chairpersons of the WG on R&D and WG–CBTE agreed on exchanging representation between the twoGroups. At the Granada meeting it was mentioned that the members will be notified about the result of themeeting between the two Chairpersons, through e-mail or fax.
The members will be apprised of the contents of the meeting.
INFORMATION ON NEW NETWORKS/REGIONAL COOPERATION
Item 12 : Information on networks/ new cooperation
(i) Status of ICID Research Network of Institutions
As recommended by the Working Group at its Bali meeting, the ICID National Committees were again requestedby Central Office to nominate individuals to facilitate information transfer in the field of irrigation and drainagetechnology to interested social science institutions in their countries. A list of social science institutions in variouscountries with the names of nominated nodal officers received up to the time of the Granada meeting inSeptember 1999 was enclosed in the printed agenda.
The following National Committees have further proposed the names of nodal officers for exchange of R&Dinformation related to I&D to social science institutions :
1. Prof. F.A. Adeniji (Nigeria)Dept. of Agricultural EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of MaiduguriMaiduguri, Borno State
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2. Dr. K.G. Tyagi (India)DirectorIndian Council of Social Science ResearchNational Social Science Documentation Centre35 Ferozshah RoadNew Delhi 110 001
The Indian National Committee (INCID) has also sent a comprehensive list of social science institutes in Indiatogether with their contact addresses for the network.
The Korean National Committee has also sent a list of institutions, organizations, universities and researchcenters.
An updated list of social science institutions in various countries, as available with the Central Office and receivedfrom the National Committees is given in Annex 2.
Deadline for completing the list and further decision on operationalising the research network of institutions willbe taken at the meeting.
(ii) Creation of Research Sub-Committees (RSCs), Country Networks, and Country web-sites within ICIDNational Committees
The Bulgarian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (BNCID), via its letter dated 11 April 2000, hassupported the idea of establishment of R&D Sub-Committee to promote R&D activities in Bulgaria, and tocontribute to the ICID Working Group on R&D as well as to the initiatives by IPTRID.
The Working Group shall formulate guidelines to effectively use the research Sub-Committees/country networksand country web-sites within the National Committees so far established. Linkages of these web-sites with theICID Website maintained by Central Office will be reported.
(iii) Regional Cooperation with WMO
A Session of the WMO’s Regional Association II (Asia) was attended by Dr. Riota Nakamura, in Japan from 4-8October 1999, on behalf of ICID. Participants from 17 countries, amongst others, participated in the Session. Dr.Nakamura has pointed out that six Regional Associations for Africa, Asia, South America, North and CentralAmerica, South-West Pacific, and Europe function under WMO and there is a good possibility of cooperation ofICID and WMO in the above regional activities through the ICID Regional Working Groups.
The meeting may consider R&D issues which could be initiated for study in cooperation with WMO, which mayalso be of interest to ICID’s Regional Working Groups.
PAPERS RECEIVED
Item 13 : Papers received and issues arising from Dr. C. Madramootoo’s keynote address on`Improving Research and Training in the Water Sector’
The Chairman has received a copy of this key note address on “Improving Research and Training in the WaterSector”, given at the 8th International drainage Workshop held in New Delhi, India from 31 January to 4 February2000. He will summarise the contents of keynote paper and suggest items for WG.
Item 14 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
S.No. Members Memberfrom
1998Self Represented
1999Self Represented
1. Prof. Yoshihiko Ogino, Chairman
(Japan)
1997 * *
2. Prof. L. Vincent, Vice Chairman
(Netherlands)
1995 *
3. Prof. L. Ubertini, Secretary (Italy) 1989 * *
4. Mr. B.N. Navalawala (India) 1992 * *
5. Dr. J.M.M. Mendiluce (Spain) 1992 *
6. Mr. A.A.J. Mendes (Portugal) 1993 *
7. Dr. M.N. Jaafar (Malaysia) 1997 * *
8. Dr. Hussam Fahmy (Egypt) 1995 * *
9. Mr. Alain Delacourt (France) 1995 *
10. Prof. Ru-Yih Wang (Chinese Taipei) 1995 * *
11. Dr. Mohamed Nawaz Bhutta
(Pakistan)
1995 * *
12. Mr. F. Lacroix (France) 1996 *
13. Dr. Sigitas Sileika (Lithuania) 1997 *
14. Prof. Dusan Huska (Slovak
Republic)
1998 *
15. Dr. John G. Annandale (South
Africa)
1998 *
16. Dr. Gerhard R. Backeberg South
Africa)
1999
17. Dr. Nam-Ho Lee (Korea) 1999
18. Prof. Suphat Vongvisessomjai
(Thailand)
1999
19. Mr. M. Burton (Great Britain) 1999
20. Prof. Jose Luis Teixeira (Portugal); 1999
Permanent Observers
1. World Bank representative
2. IPTRID representative
3. FAO representative
4. IWMI representative
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Annex 2[Appendix XII, Item 12]
SOCIAL SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS
S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
1. Germany No Social Science Institutions
2. Philippines Engr. Orlando C. Hondrade, National Irrigation Administration (NIA), NationalGovernment Center, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, Tel: (632) 9265836,Fax: (632) 9284393
3. Cyprus Mrs. Ioanna Nicolaou, Engineer, C/o Water Development Department, 1413 Nicosia,Cyprus, Tel: 30 3303, Fax: (357) 02 445019
4. Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Bhutta, Director General, IWASRI, 13 West Wood ColonyThokar Niaz Beg, Lahore, Pakistan
5. Mexico Antrop. Jorge Martinez Ruiz, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia, Del Agua-IMTA, PaseoCuauhnáhuac No.8532, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, MexicoTel: (52 73) 194000/194111, E-mail: [email protected]
6. Australia Mr. Peter Alexander, 17 Sunnyside Avenue, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia 3124
7. Iran Mr. Hoseini, Deputy on Infra-Structure Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Tel: 009821650211/659273, Fax: 009821 650188
Mr. Abbas -keshavarz, Deputy on Research, Training and Extension, Ministry ofAgriculture, Tel: 009821 2400857, Fax: 009821 2400083
Mr. Malakooti, Soil and Water Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Tel: 0098218724989, Fax: 009821 634006
Mr. Poorzand, Operational Office on Dams and Networks Ministry of Energy,Tel: 009821 8806777, Fax: 00821 8801661
Mr. Assadollahi, Development Office on Irrigation and Drainage Networks, Ministry ofEnergy, Tel: 009821 8906269, Fax: 009821 8811645
Mr. Assadollahi, Iranian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry ofEnergy, Tel: 009821 8906269, Fax: 009821 8811645
Mr. Shafei far, Water Standard Office, Ministry of Energy, Tel: 009821 8900837,Fax: 009821 8906649
Mr. Maknoon, Water and Agriculture Commission, High Council of Research,Tel: 009821 6460868/6460145, Fax: 009821 6460868
Mr. Maknoon, Iranian National Committee on Hydrology - related to UNESCO,Tel: 009821 6460868/6460145, Fax: 009821 6460868
Mr. Qhafari Shirvan, Water Resources Management Office, Planning and BudgetOrganization, Tel: 009821 3115702, Fax: 009821 3274551
Tehran University Agriculture Faculty, Tel: 0098261 224022/224023/224024,Fax: 009821 224511
Isfahan University Agriculture Faculty, Tel: 009831 8912282, Fax: 009831 8912254
Ahvaz University Agriculture Faculty, Tel: 009861 447721/360016, Fax: 009861330079
Uromieh University Agriculture Faculty, Tel: 0098441 779552/779553, Fax: 0098441779930
Tabriz University Agriculture Faculty, Tel: 009841 341316, Fax: 009841 345332
8. Thailand Mr. Mondhian Kangsasitiam, Director of Office of Research and Development, RoyalIrrigation Department, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand, Tel: (662) 5838448,Fax: (662) 5835011, E-mail: [email protected]
9. The Netherlands Drs. A. Schrevel, ILRI, P.O. Box 45, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands,Tel: +317 490144, Fax: +317 417187
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
10. Canada Mr. Laurie C. Tollefson, Secretary-Treasurer, CANCID, Manager, SaskatchewanIrrigation Development Centre (SIDC), 901 Mckenzie Street South, P.O.Box 700,Outlook, Saskatchewan SOL 2NO, Canada, Tel: (306) 8675404, Fax: (306) 8679656,E-mail: [email protected]
11. Egypt Dr. Shaden Abdel-Gawad, Director of Drainage Research Institutes, National WaterResearch Center, Kanater 13621, Cairo, Egypt, Tel: (202) 2184757/2182070, Fax:(202) 2182070, E-mail: [email protected]
12. South Africa Dr. Gerhard R. Backeberg, P.O. Box 824, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, Tel: (27 12)3300340, Fax: (27 12) 3312565, E-mail: [email protected]
The President, Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, PRETORIA,0001, South Africa
The Head, Post Graduate School for Agricultural and Rural Development, University ofPretoria, PRETORIA, 0002, South Africa
The Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Orange Free State,P.O. Box 339, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9300, South Africa
The Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the North, Private BagX1106, SOVENGA, 0727, South Africa
The Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Natal, Private BagX01, SCOTTSVILLE, 3209, South Africa
The President, Agricultural Economics Society of South Africa, C/o Department ofAgricultural Economics, University of the Orange Free State, P.O. Box 339BLOEMFONTEIN, 9300, South Africa
13. Chile Mr. Jorge Galvez, Secretary, Chilean National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage,Direccion de Obras Hidraulicas, Morande 59, Piso 5, Santiago, CHILE, Tel: (562)6966449, Fax: (562) 6710764
COMISION NACIONAL DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE (CONAMA), Head: DirectorEjecutivo, Email: [email protected]
FUNDACION PARA LA INNOVACION AGRICOLA, Head : Director EjecutivoEmail: [email protected]
INSTITUTO DE DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO (INDAP), Head: Director Nacional,Email: [email protected]
COMISION NACIONAL DE RIEGO (CNR), Head: Secretario Ejecutivo, Email:[email protected]
CORPORACION NACIONAL DE DEOARROLLO INDICENA (CONADI), Head:Director Nacional, Dirección: Manuel Montt 1070, Temuco, Chile, Phone: 56-45-324111, Fax: 56-45-324114, Email: drctr@conadi
CONFEDERACION DE CANALISTAS DE CHILE, Head: Presidente, Address:Badajoz 24, Santiago, Chile, Phone: 56-2-3421641, Fax : 56-2-2025132, Email:[email protected]
COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS AGRONOMOS , Head: Presidente, Email:[email protected]
COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE, Head: Presidente, Email:[email protected]
GRUPO DE ESTUDIOS AGRORRE-GIONALES (GEA), Head: Coordinator Nacional,Address: Concha y Toro 13, Santiago (Centro), Chile, Phone: 56-2-6994393, Fax : 56-2-6972073, Email: [email protected]
GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS (GIA), Head: Presidente, Email:[email protected]
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE , FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS,ECONÓMICAS Y ADMINISTRATIVAS, Head: Decano (Dean), Address: VicunaMackenna No 4860, Santiago, Chile, Phone: 56-2-6864300, Fax : 56-2-5521310
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE , FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS,SOCIALES, Head: Decano, Address: Vicuna Mackenna No 4860, Santiago, Chile,Phone: 56-2-6864652, Fax : 56-2-5525700
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE HISTORIA,GEOGRAFIA Y CIENCIAS POLITICAS, Head: Decano, Addres: Jaine GuzmánErrazuriz No.3300, Santiago, Chile, Phone: 56-2-6865001, Fax: 56-2-2746138
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO, FACULTAD DE CIENCIASECONOMICAS Y ADMINISTRATIVAS, Head: Decano, Email: [email protected]
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO, INSTITUTO DE GEOGRAFIA Head:Director, Email: [email protected]
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMOESCUELA DE GEOGRAFIA, Head: Director, Address: Marcoleta 250, Santiago, Chile,Phone: 56-2-6783080, Fax : 56-2-2228262
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONOMICAS YADMINISTRATIVAS, Head: Director, Address: Diagonal Paraguay No 257, Santiago,Chile, Phone: 56-2-6783485, Fax : 56-2-6783513
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES, Head: Director,Address: Capitán Ignacio Carrera Pinto No. 1045, Santiago, Chile, Phone: 56-2-6787706, Fax : 56-2-6787706
FUNDACION OCAC - OFICINA COORDINADORA DE ASISTENCIA CAMPES NA,Head: Presidente, Email: [email protected]
CORPORACION DE INVESTIGACIONES EN AGRICULTURA ALTERNATIVA, HeadCargo: Presidente, Email: [email protected]
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONOMICAS YADMINISTRATIVAS, Head: Decano, Address: Casilla 20-C, Concepción, Chile,Phone: 56-41-234985, Fax : 56-41-222712
14. Indonesia Mr. Soekrasno, Ir, Dipl.HE, Chief, Sub. Directorate of Irrigation, Dit. EngineeringGuidance, DGWRD, Jl. Pattimura 20/7, Kebayoran baru, Jakarta-Selatan-Indonesia,Tel: 7396616 ext.610, Fax: 7203961
15. Nigeria Prof. F.A. Adeniji, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Universityof Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
16. India Dr. K.G. Tyagi, Director, Indian Council of Social Science Research, NationalSocial Science Documentation Centre, 35 Ferozshah Road, New Delhi110001.
Administrative Staff College of India, Belta Vista, Hyderabad 500049.
A.N. Sinha, Institute of Social Studies, Patna 800 001. Tel : 226226; Fax : 226226.
Action Research Institute for Development Studies, F-98 Shrikrishnapuri, Patna 800001.
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, 110 Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta 700073.
Asian Institute for Rural Development, 7/A Ratnavilasa Road, Basavanagudi,Bangalore 560 004. Tel : 080-6604091/6671662.
BAIF Development Research Foundation, Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, NationalHighway No. 4, Warje, Pune 411 029. Tel : 365494/369955; Fax : 366788; E-mail :[email protected]. Website : http://www.baif.com
Centre for Area Development and Action Research Studies, A-46 Vasant Marg,Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110 057.
Centre for Development Studies, Prasanthnagar Road, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram695 011 (Kerala).
Centre for Development Studies and Activities, P.B. No. 843, Deccan Gymkhana,Poona 411 004. Tel : 020-5530252; Fax : 5539880; E-mail :[email protected]./[email protected]
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet,Hyderabad 500 016. Tel : 040-3312789.3326780; Fax : 3326808; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected]
Centre for Policy Research, Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021. Tel: 91-11-6115273-76; Fax : 6872746; E-mail : [email protected]
Centre for Research, Planning and Action, 16 Dakshineshwar, 10 Hailey Road, NewDelhi 110 001. Tel : 3326955/3555170; Fax : 3329216; E-mail :[email protected].
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, 2-A Madhya Marg, Sector19, Chandigarh 160 019. Tel : 775136/549450; Fax : 775215; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected].
Centre for Research in Social Sciences, Technology and Culture, 6/48, AvanashiRoad, Pappanaickempalayam, Coimbatore 641037. Tel : 0422-214011/215454-55;Fax : 210187.
Centre for Social Studies, South Gujarat University Campus, Surat 395007. Tel : 0261-227173-74; Fax : 223851; E-mail : [email protected]
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 Lake Terrace, Calcutta-29. Tel : 4666472;Fax : 4666958; E-mail : [email protected].
Vaikunthbhai Mehta Research Centre for Decentralised Industries, Plot No. 107,Sector 15, P.O. Konkan Bhavan, C.B.D. Belapur, New Mumbai 400614.
Christian Medical College, Vellore 632002. Tel : 0416-262603/262903; Fax :262788/262268; E-mail : [email protected]
Christan Medical College and ospital, Ruhsa Campus, P.O. 632209 North Arcot Dist.
Council for Social Development, 53 Maxmueller Marg, New Delhi 110 03.
Deendayal Research Institute, 7-3, Swami Ramtirath Nagar, New Delhi 110055.
Population Foundation of India, Tara Crescent B-28, Qutab Institutional Area, NewDelhi 110 016. Tel : 6856805; Fax : 6852766; E-mail : [email protected]
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Federation House, TansenMarg, New Delhi 110001.
Gandhian Institute of Studies, Rajghat, P.B. No. 1116, Varanasi 221001. Tel : 0542-330125; Fax : 330871.
Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector`O’, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow226020. Tel : 0522-373640; Fax : 373640; E-mail : [email protected].
G.B. Pant Social Science Istitute, 3, Yamuna Enclave, Sangam Nagar, Jhusi,Allahabad 221506.
Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Near Gote Char Raste, Gota, P.O. HighCourt 380060, Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Tel : 7454192/7454193; Fax : 7454191; E-mail :[email protected]
Haryana Institute of Public Admn., HIPA Complex 76, Sector 18, Gurgaon 122001(Haryana).
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, New Delhi 110 012.Tel : 5741479; Fax : 5741479; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected]
Indian Association for Research and Action on Social Justice, 124 Nandanvan Colony,Aurangabad 431002 (Maharashtra). Tel : 0240-322565.
Indian Adult Education Association, 17-B, I.P. Estate, safiq Memorial, New Delhi 110002. Tel : 3319282/3721336; Fax : 3355306; E-mail : [email protected]
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, East Court, 4th Floor,India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. Tel : 4627447/4698862; Fax :4620180; E-mail : director@icrier,res.in; http://www.icrier.res.in
Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla 171005. Tel : 0177-2230006/231389; Fax : 230006; E-mail : [email protected].
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
Indian Institute of Education, 128/2, Kothrud, Karve Road, Pune 411029. Tel : 212-333336/234580; Fax : 335239; E-mail : [email protected]
Indian Indistute of Business Management, Buddha Marg, Patna 8000001.
Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380056. Tel : 6407241; Fax :6568345.
Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076. Tel :6633901/6632450; Fax : 6644050; E-mail : [email protected]
Indian Institute of Management, Joka, D.H. Road, P.B. No. 16757, P.O. Alipore,Calcutta 700027. Tel : 033-4678310/4678300-04; Fax : 4678307; E-mail :[email protected].
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Shaheed Jit Singh Marg, Sector XIII, JNUNew Campus, New Delhi 110 067.
Indian Institute of Public Administration, I.P. Estate, New Delhi 110002.
Indian Law Institute, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi.
Indian School of Political Economy, `Arthaboth’, 968/21-22, Senapati Bapat Road,Pune 411 016. Tel : 020-5657132/5657210; E-mail : [email protected].
Indian Social Institute, 10 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003. Tel :4611745/4622379; Fax : 4690660; E-mail : [email protected]
Institute of Applied Manpower Research, I.P. Estate, New Delhi 110 002.
Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, Delhi 110007. Tel :7257260/7257288; E-mail : [email protected].
Institute of Development Studies, 8-B, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jaipur 302004. Tel :141-515726/517457; Fax : 515348; E-mail : [email protected]
Institute for Financial Management and Research, 30 Kothari Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai 600034.
Institute of Development Planning Studies, Muvvalavanipalem, Visakhapatnam530017. Tel : 0891-552282; Fax : 538797.
Institute of Management in Government, Vikas Bhavan P.O. , Thiruvananthapuram695033 (Kerala).
Institute of Objective Studies, P.B. No. 9725, 162 Joga Bai Extn., Jamia Nagar, NewDelhi 110025. Tel : 6821087/6849254; Fax : 6841104; E-mail :[email protected].
Institute of Policy Studies, 43/338M-5 Scheme, Shastrinagar, Ahmedabad 380013(Gujarat). Tel : 7438557/7473041; Fax : 7473041; E-mail : [email protected]
Instittue of Public Enterprises, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad 500007. Tel :040-7018060/7018145; Fax : 7018938; E-mail : [email protected]
Institute of Rural Management, P.B. No. 60, Anand 388001 (Gujarat). Tel : 02692-40391/53602; Fax : 40188; E-mail : [email protected]
Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi P.O., Bangalore 560 072. Tel :3217010/3215468/3215519; Fax : 3217008; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]
Instittue for Social Sciences Research”Greenwood” Jabberpet, Vellore 632006. Tel :0416-242985/243808.
Institute of Social Sciences, 8 Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi 110070. Tel :6121902/6895370; Fax : 6137027; E-mail : [email protected]
Instittue for Techno Economic Studies, 76 Harrington Road, Chennai 600031. Tel :8266010.
Institute for Resource Management and Economic Development, 2-B InstitutionalArea, Karkardooma, Delhi 110 092.
Jan Tinbergen Institute of Development Planning, P.B. No. 91, Rohtak 124001.
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
Jigyansu Tribal Research Centre, JE-17A, Gupta Colony, Khirki Extension, MalviyaNagar, New Delhi 110017. Tel : 6212495; Fax : 6212495.
Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, Kasturbagram, Indore 452020. Tel : 0731-366193; Fax : 366193.
Kasturba Health Society, Sevagram 442102 (Wardha). Tel : 07152-84341 to 84355;Fax : 84333.
Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castesand Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS), Kozhikode-17 (Kerala).
Kerala Statistical Institute, Valtaveettil, T.C. 3/2725, Near Pattem Junction, Pattom-Kuravankonam Road, thiruvananthapuram 695004 (Kerala).
L.M. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, 1 Bailey Road,Patna 800001.
Management Development Institute, P.B. No. 60, Mehrauli Road, Gurgaon 122001.Tel : 0124-340165/340153; 340166; Fax : 340147/341189; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected].
Madras Institute of Development Studies, 79 Second Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar,Madras 600020. Tel : 044-4412589/4412589; Fax : 4910872; E-mail :[email protected]
Madurai Institute of Social Sciences, Alagarkoil Road, Madurai 625002. Tel : 537977;Fax : 537429; E-mail : [email protected]
National Council of applied Economic Research, Parisila Bhavan, 11 I.P. Estate, NewDelhi 110002. Tel : 3721338/3317860-68; Fax : 3327164; E-mail :[email protected].
National Institute of Bank Management, Kondhwe Khurd, NIBM Office, Pune 411048.Tel : 020-6831581/6833080-7; Fax : 6831447/6834478; E-mail :[email protected]
National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, 17-B, Sri AurobindoMarg, New Delhi 110016. Tel : 6515472/6863562; Fax : 6853041; E-mail :[email protected]
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, 18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, SpecialInstitutional Area, New Delhi 110067. Tel : 6857274/6569303; Fax : 6852548; E-mail :[email protected]
National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030. Tel :040-4015277/4015001-4, Fax : 4015277; E-mail : [email protected]
National Institute of Small Industries Extn. & Training, Yusufguda, Hyderabad 500045.Tel : 040-3608577/3608544-46; Fax : 3608547; E-mail : [email protected]
National Institute for Research on Unorganised Sector, A/14, NOBA Nagar Phase-I,Near Khoja Emali, Phulwarisharif, Patna 801505. Tel : 253770.
National Institute of Social Work and Social Sciences, 3, Chandrasekharpur,Bhubaneswar 751016. Tel : 0674-443831/440052/440135; Fax : 440963; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected]
National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, P.O. NITIE,Mumbai 87. Tel : 022-8571518/8573371/8571518; Fax : 8573251.
National Institute of Urban Affairs, I&II Floor, Core-4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road,New Delhi 110003. Tel : 4643576/4643284/4617517; Fax : 4617513; E-mail :[email protected]
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, P.B. No 68, Sector 24, Noida 201301. Tel :4532969/4532970; Fax : 4532974; E-mail :[email protected]/[email protected]
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi 110011.
North Eastern Institute of Bank Management, Jawahar Nagar, Surujpur, Khanapara,Guwahati 781022.
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change & Development, K.K. Bhatta Road,Chenkunthi, Guwahati 781003. Tel : 0361-547493/524903/630589; Fax : 630589; E-mail : [email protected]
Operations Research Group, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg, Baroda 390007.
People’s Institute for Development and Training, C1/1414 Vasant Kunj, New Delhi110070. Tel : 6895091/6863408/6895091; Fax : 6894407; E-mail :[email protected]
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery, Rajagiri P.O., Kerala 686104. Tel :0484-541727/555564; Fax : 532862; E-mail : [email protected]
Cooperative Development Foundation, P.B. No. 1465, Hyderabad 500059. Tel : 040-4533815/4534491; Fax : 4531901.
Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad380054. Tel : 6569598/6441428; Fax : 6561714.
Seva Bharati, Kapgari 721505, Dist. Midanapur (W.B.). Tel : 03222-77028/55250; Fax: 77890.
Society for Development Studies, Slum Wing Multi-Purpose Community Complex(Opp. Pilanji Village), Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi 110023. Tel : 4105633/4699369; Fax :6875862; E-mail : [email protected]
St. Joseph’s College/Autonomous, Thiruchirapalli 620002 (Tamil Nadu).
St. Xavier’s College, Social Science Centre, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 400001. Tel :022-2691248; Fax : 2652361; E-mail : [email protected]
State Bank of India, Economic Research Department, Central Office, P.B. No. 12,Mumbai 400021.
Sulabh International Institute of Social Work, RZ-83, Mahavir Enclave, Dabri PalamRoad, New Delhi 110045.
Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes, Jawaharnagar N.H. 37,Guwahati 781022 (Assam). Tel : 302122.
M.L.V. Tribal Research and Training Institute, Tribal Area, Development Department,Udaipur 313001.
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Purulia Road, P.B. No. 7, Ranchi 834001. Tel :200873; Fax : 315381; E-mail : [email protected]
Xavier Labour Research Institute, P.B. No. 222. Jamshedpur 831001.
Dr. P.V. Shenoy, Director, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Ngarbhavi P.O.Bangalore 5600072. Tel : 080-3215468/3215592/3215519; E-mail : [email protected]
Dr. Chandan Mukherjee, Director, Centre for Development Studies, PrasanthnagarRoad, Ulloor, Trivandrum 695011. Tel : 0471-448881-4, Fax : 0471-447137; E-mail :[email protected].
Prof. Partha Chaterjee, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 LakeTerrace, Calcutta 700029. Tel : 033-4666472/4665477; Fax : 4666958; E-mail :[email protected].
Dr. S.K. Jha, Director, Gandhian Institute of Studies, Post Box No. 1116, Rajghat,Varanasi 221001. Tel : 0542-331182/330125/330871; Fax : 0542-330871; E-mail :[email protected]
Dr. Yuvaraj Deva Prasad, Director, A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna800001. Tel : 0612-221395/224506/226226; Fax : 0612-226226.
Prof. M. Gopalakrishna, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania UniversityCampus, Hyderabad 500007. Tel : 040-7018145-7918938; Fax : 040-7018938; E-mail: [email protected].
Prof. pravin Visaria, Director, Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, Delhi10007. Tel : 011-7256288/7257101/7256365; Fax : 011-7257410; E-mail :[email protected]
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S.No. Name of the National Contact person (Nodal Officer) and Names of InstitutesCommittee (s)
Dr. V.B. Singh, Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, 29 RajpurRoad, Delhi 110054. Tel : 011-3951190/2942199/3971151; Fax : 011-2943450; E-mail: [email protected].
Dr. Lancy Lobo, Director, Centre for Social Studies, South Gujarat University Campus,Udhna-Magdalla Road, Surat 395007. Tel : 026-227173/227174/226391; Fax : 0261-223851; E-mail : [email protected]
Prof. Paul P. Appasamy, Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies, 79Second Main Road (P.O. Box 948), Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai 600020. Tel : 044-412589;412202; Fax : 044-4910872; E-mail : [email protected]
Dr. S.K. Gandhi, Hon. Director General, Indian Institute of Education, 128/2, J.P. NaikRoad, Kothrud, Pune 411029. Tel : 0212-336980/335239/331617; Fax : 0212-335239;E-mail : [email protected].
Dr. G.P. Mishra, Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector `O’, AliganjHousing Scheme, Lucknow 226020. Tel : 0522-73640/71449/371449/373640; Fax :0522-373640; E-mail : [email protected].
Dr. V.A. Pai Panandiker, Director, Centre for Policy Research, Dharma Marg,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021. Tel : 011-6115273; Fax : 6872746; E-mail :[email protected].
Prof. Subhash Kashyap, Director, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and SocialResearch Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad 380054. Tel : 079-6569598/6561714/441428/402963; Fax : 6561714; E-mail : [email protected].
Prof. Janak Pandey, Director, G.B. Pant Social Science Institute, 3 Yamuna Enclave,Jhusi, Sangam Nagar, Allahabad 221506. Tel : 0532-667206/667214/603915; Fax :644930/667207; E-mail : [email protected]
Prof. A.K. Singh, Chairman and Director, Council for Social Development, 53 LodiEstate, New Delhi 110003. Tel : 011-4615383/4616061/4611700/4693065; fax : 011-4616061; E-mail : [email protected]
Prof. S.S. Acharya, Director, Institute of Development Studies, 8-B JhalanaInstitutional Area, Jaipur 302004. Tel : 0141
Mr. Rashpal Malhotra, Director, Centre for Research in Rural and IndustrialDevelopment, 2-A, Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh 160019. Tel : 0172-549450/775406/775136/547348/546022/775660; Fax : 775215; E-mail :[email protected]
Dr. Kumud Sharma, Director, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, 25 Bhai VirSingh Marg, Near Gole Market, New Delhi. Tel : 011-3345530; 3365541; Fax : 011-3346044.
Prof. P. Venkataramaiah, Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, NizamiaObservatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016. Tel : 040-3312789/3326780;Fax : 040-3326808; E-mail : [email protected].
Prof. G.C. Kar, Director, NKC Centre for Development Studies, Plot No. A.Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751013. Tel : 0674-481471; Fax : 0674-481617; E-mail : [email protected]
Prof. Sudarshan Iyenger, Director, Gujarat Institute of Development Research,Sarkhej, Gandhinagar Highway, Gota Char Rasta, Gota 382481, Ahmedabad. Tel :02717-64366/64367; Fax : 02717-64365; E-mail : sagidreren.nic.in
Prof. S.K. Goyal, Director, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, P.O. Box7151, Narendra Niketan, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi 110002. Tel : 011-3318073/3711191/3316514/3739675; Fax : 3711192; E-mail : [email protected]; E-mail : [email protected]
Dr. Atul Goswami, Director, O.K.D. Institute of Social Change and Development, K.K.Bhatta Road, Chenikhuti, Guwahati 781003. Tel : 0361-547493/524903; Fax : 0361-547393; E-mail : [email protected]
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Prof. P.R. Panchmukhi, Director, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research,D.B. rodda Road, Jubilee Circle, Dharwad 580001, Karnataka. Tel : 0836-347639/347627; Fax : 0836-347627; E-mail : [email protected]
Mr. I.S. Rao, Director, Dr. Baba Sahib Ambedkar National Institute of Social Science,Dongargaon, A.B. Road, Mhow Cantonment, Mhow 453441, Madhya Pradesh. Tel :07324-73186/72830/72534; Fax : 07324-73645.
Dr. R.S. Gautam, Director, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research, 19-20 Mahashweta Nagar, Ujjain 456010. Tel : 0734-510366;510978; Fax : 0734-512450;E-mail : [email protected]
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APPENDIX XIII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.1]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND
POLICY ISSUES (WG-SOCIO)Cape Town, South Africa
23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
Members : (1) Dr. T. Rieu, Chairman (France) ; (2) Mr. Jean Pierre Nicol (France) ; (3) Mr. A.F. Mauderli(Switzerland) ; (4) Mr. M.F. Viljoen (South Africa) ; (5) Mr. C. Leendertse (Netherlands) ; (6) Ms. IndreswariGuritno (Indonesia) ; (7) Mr. Lofti Nasr (Egypt) ; (8) Mr. Mohd. Azhari (Malaysia) ; (9) Mr. Mohd. Ali (Indonesia);(10) Mr. Colin Lovegrove (Canada) ; (11) Dr. D. Brown (UK) ; (12) Ing. Josef Miskovsky (Czech Rep.) ; (13)Mr. M.J. Bryant (Australia) ; (14) Mr. A.D. Mohile (India) ; and (15) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (i) IFPRI Representative ; (ii) IWMI Representative ; (iii) World Bank Representative ;(iv) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the draft minutes of the 2nd meeting at Granada, Spain
The Group will confirm minutes of the second meeting.
Item 2 : Review the membership of the WG
2.1 The Chinese National Committee (CNCID) has nominated Mr. Gao Bo and Pakistan National Committee(PANCID) has nominated Mr. Anwarul Haq, for the membership.
There are two members each from the National Committees of France and Indonesia.
Iranian National Committee (IRNCID) had proposed nomination of Mr. S.A. Assadollahi at Granada meeting.However, since Mr. Assadollahi did not attend the meeting, his acceptance was postponed till Cape Townmeeting.
An attendance sheet of members for last two meetings is shown in Annex 1.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership numbers will be reviewed in the meeting.
Group to consider above nominations and decide on membership issues.
2.2 As per by-law 3.3 (d) the Working Group will have a Vice Chairman and a Secretary. The Group willnominate a Vice Chairman and a Secretary.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Guidelines on cost-benefit analysis of irrigation and drainage projects
A framework for developing Guidelines on ‘Cost-benefit Analysis’ was decided during the 1st meeting of theGroup. Mr. J.P. Nicol (France) presented the case study from France and Dr. Rieu, Chairman presented amethodology to assess the full cost of irrigation projects, at the 2nd meeting held at Granada. It was then decidedto focus on socio-economic aspects rather than the pure economic evaluation.
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The Chairman was to circulate a paper to all members for discussion at Cape Town. Mr. Nicol was to elaboratehis study. Both, Dr. Rieu and Mr. Nicol will present & initiate discussion for WG to prepare an appropriate basisfor Guidelines.
Item 4 : Economic evaluation of the environmental impacts of irrigation and drainage projects
One of the important components of the mandate of the Working Group is to establish evaluation parameters forjudging economic changes brought about by irrigation development and develop appropriate criteria for theirquantification.
A presentation by Dr. Henri Tardieu (France) on “Water Value in Irrigated Agriculture: Economic InformationNecessary to Control the Water Management and the Food Production in an open Market” will be made. Othermembers may also volunteer to contribute.
Item 5 : Finalization of the questionnaire on water valuation in agriculture
As a part of its terms of reference, it was decided to prepare a Questionnaire to collect necessary informationfrom all the National Committees. At its second meeting, it was agreed to design and implement theQuestionnaire after presentation by Dr. Tardieu (as per item 4).
Views expressed by Dr. Nakamura (JNCID) and President Prof. Bart Schultz on “Full cost recovery and pricing ofwater” are presented as Annex 2, which may be useful for the Group in preparation of the Questionnaire. A copyof the proceedings of 2nd WWF Session “Water & Economics” is also kept at Annex 3 for consideration as it isextremely relevant.
Item 6 : Finalization of the questionnaire on analysis of the role of women in irrigation
The Working Group at its first meeting had decided that the gender issues will form an important constituent ofthe Groups’ activities. At the second meeting Ms. Indreswari (Indonesia) and Ms. Barbara van Koppen(Netherlands) prepared a first draft Questionnaire. It will be circulated amongst members for comments in earlySeptember 2000.
Ms. Indreswari and/or Ms. Von Koppen will report about further developments.
Item 7 : Financial, economic and social costs and benefits of irrigation schemes involving largedams
A Task Force was constituted at Bali to deliberate on issue of financial, economic and social costs and benefits ofirrigation schemes involving large dams.
As a result of long discussion held at Granada, the Group recommended that the cost-benefit analysis alone isnot sufficient to evaluate the opportunity cost of the project and that social side and participation of thestakeholders is of high importance in the decision process.
Mr. A.D. Mohile (India) in his communication to the Chairman and the Central Office had presented an overviewof the Indian practices and their proposed version of evaluating benefit-cost of irrigation and hydro powerprojects, since 1950 onwards. Mr. Mohile provided an illustrative example of benefit cost analysis of an irrigationproject using conventional approach. Representative from INCID will explain the case study. Annex 4(i) and (ii)gives the extracts of comments on “Economic Analysis of Water Projects” in India.
Item 8 : Preparation of the time targeted plan for Group’s activities
At Granada, it was proposed that the purpose of agenda of the Working Group should be only to identify issuesand priorities and discussions on topics need to be done outside from the agenda and within a seminar or aworkshop. It was proposed to prepare and present a time targeted plan of Group’s activities at Cape Town,keeping aforesaid objective in mind.
The Chairman will present the rolling plan of Group’s activities.
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Item 9 : Political economy of reforms in Pakistan Irrigation Sector
The Group members were to provide comments on the paper presented by Mr. Rinaudo at Granada.
The Chairman will present a synthesis paper on ‘political economy in irrigation and drainage’ as decided atGranada for discussion & follow up.
Item 10 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress – Montreal, 2002
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “Food ProductionUnder Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures”. The topics for theCongress events are :
A. Question 50 Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced bylimited water resources and population growth.
Question 51 Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
B. Special Session Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control
C. Symposium Private sector participation in irrigation and drainage
D. Special Event The world vision for water, food and rural development for the year 2025
E. Seminar Lessons from failures in irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems
Members are encouraged to contribute papers to the relevant topics. More details can be seen from the “Call forPapers” available with the Central Office or visit website http://www.icid.org.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 11 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development” (WFFRD)
The Vision document on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented by ICID at the 2nd World WaterForum, held at The Hague in March 2000. The Central Office has prepared and circulated a list of topics, havingdirect relevance to the activities of various workbodies, to the Chairmen of all ICID workbodies in May 2000including following topics for the WG.
§ Developing comprehensive water policies covering all types of consumptive and non-consumptive usesand institutional arrangement for implementation.
§ Guidelines on charging and collecting systems for irrigation water for social equity.§ Guidelines for establishing and empowering multi-stakeholder river basin management organisations.§ Revitalising rural economy and poverty alleviation by irrigated agriculture.§ Crop insurance strategies for drought-prone areas.§ Organizing brainstorming sessions/dialogue in developing countries to initiate institutional reforms for –
Participatory irrigation management, Irrigation Management Transfer; Reducing irrigation relatedsubsidies; Involvement of private sector companies in irrigation management; Promoting improved O&Mpractices; and Water pricing.
§ Integration of institutions for optimum utilization of irrigation water and raising crop productivity.§ Irrigation Extension Services in various countries – achievements and lessons learnt.§ Institutional and legal issues in ground water utilization.§ Developing comprehensive water codes or sector by sector legislation like irrigation acts, drainage acts,
etc.§ Developing appropriate conflict-resolution mechanisms for in basin and inter basin water sharing,
transfer, equity issues and internalising of environmental issues.
Item 12 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XIII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTSAND POLICY ISSUES (WG-SOCIO)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. T. Rieu, Chairman (France) 1998 • •
2. Mr. Jean Pierre Nicol (France) 1998 • •
3. Mr. A.F. Mauderli (Switzerland) 1998 •
4. Mr. M.F. Viljoen (South Africa) 1998 •
5. Mr. C. Leendertse (Netherlands) 1998 •
6. Ms. Indreswari Guritno (Indonesia) 1998 •
7. Mr. Lofti Nasr (Egypt) 19988. Mr. Mohd. Azhari (Malaysia) 1998 •
9. Mr. Mohd. Ali (Indonesia) 1998 • •
10. Mr. Colin Lovegrove (Canada) 1998 •
11. Dr. D. Brown (UK) 1999 •
12. Ing. Josef Miskovsky (Czech Rep.) 1999 •
13. Mr. M.J. Bryant (Australia) 1999
14. Mr. A.D. Mohile (India) 1999 •
15. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observers
1. IFPRI representative
2. IWMI representative •
3. World Bank representative
4. Asian Development Bank (ADB)representative
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Annex 2[Appendix XIII, Item 5]
NOTE ON“FULL-COST RECOVERY AND PRICING OF WATER”
Dr. Riota Nakamura of Japanese National Committee (JNCID) has communicated his views on “full-cost recoveryand pricing of water” to the President Prof. dr. Bart Schultz and the Central Office in the light of discussions at 2nd
World Water Forum, held in April 2000. According to Dr. Nakamura,
§ The drastic shift of considering water from public good to an economic good, will lead to diversion of muchless amount of water to agricultural sector than it would require.
§ There is thinking among some people that the increased water prices facilitates re-allocation of waterbetween sectors, from irrigation to domestic and the industrial. This pricing theory is not favourable for manyICID member countries.
§ In many countries, both developing and developed, water fees are collected from farmers benefited fromirrigation projects, enforced in accordance with rules and regulations of the countries concerned. Thus thefinance sector should be aware of the practices.
Dr. Nakamura has suggested to hold discussions facilitating ICID member countries to exchange their views andopinions on the issue of “full-cost recovery and pricing of water” leading to prepare eventually, a ICID’s positionpaper on this issue.
In response to the above, President Prof. dr. Bart Schultz expressed following :
§ Considering wide range of practices of irrigation and/or drainage, developing and developed countries, agro-climatological zones, political conditions and so on, there is no one recipe to the water pricing issue. Eachcountry or region will have to find out the best solution in its own perspective.
§ Irrigation sector is encountered with several negative issues, the two predominant being - Lack of adequateoperation and maintenance and insufficient stakeholder’s participation, and Wastage of water due toinappropriate practices.
In the coming 25 years, it is required to double the present level of food production, for which significantexpansion and improvements in irrigation and drainage will be required. Although, the Sector Vision on Water forFood and Rural Development gave more stress on increase in food production from irrigated areas, the overallvision focus on increase in rainfed production. Full cost recovery will not be realistic and it is not applied even indeveloped countries. However, the farmers have to be fully changed for the operation and maintenance costs incombination with subsidies for modernization, or new constructions. Although the system of charges andsubsidies can show wide differences, the principle remains the same. Quoting his presentation at the WorldBank, Prof. Schultz stated that –
1. For each system, it is clearly known that what operation and maintenance are required for its properfunctioning. When the stakeholders are not able, or willing to take care for this, construction, modernizationor rehabilitation should not be implemented.
2. Institutional reforms and privatization are generally required and supported. However, the new structureshave to be developed gradually in close interaction between decision makers, agencies and stakeholders toenable them to reach agreement and to adapt to their new roles and responsibilities.
The issues, which are of major importance in the contribution of irrigation sector to achieve required increase infood production and support sustainable rural development in coming 25 years are :
• Development and management of irrigation and drainage systems will have to be considered in theframework of a rural development policy;
• Promote institutional reforms in the direction of stakeholder controlled management of irrigation and drainagesystems and government support for modernization, rehabilitation and reclamation;
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• Promote effective operation and maintenance of existing systems, combined with adaptation of suchsystems to a sustainable level of service;
• Promote principles of Integrated Water Management in the development and management of watermanagement systems for rural areas; and
• In order to promote more efficient planning, design, construction and management, research and capacitybuilding would have to be closely linked to such activities.
It would thus be necessary to find our own ways and means to improve the performance of irrigation sector. ICIDoffers the splendid forum to present, discuss, and elaborate such approaches.
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Annex 3[Appendix XIII, Item 5]
2nd WORLD WATER FORUMFROM VISION TO ACTION
Session Name : Water & Economics
Number of participants : 100-120 Date: 18 March 2000
Rapporteur’s Name : Dr. Ramesh Bhatia Time: 9.00 – 12.30
Presentation
There were two sessions on the Special Subject 7: Water & Economics. In the first session on Water as a Socialand Economic Good, Peter Rogers, Paul Herrington and M.V. Rao, Minister of Irrigation made threepresentations from Andhra Pradesh (India). In the second session ‘Balancing Between Water for Livelihoods andWater for Ecosystems’, presentations were made by Fernando Gonzalez, Lucy Emerton, Geofrey Howard andAlex Dourojeanni. These two sessions were chaired by Judith Rees and Wilfried Thalwitz, respectively. RameshBhatia acted as GWP Co-Convenor of the Sessions.
During presentations, it was pointed out that increased water prices reduce demand, increase supply, facilitatere-allocation between sectors, reduce costs of supply for the poor people, improve managerial efficiency and leadto sustainability. It is important to estimate value of water and full costs of supply (including economic andenvironmental externalities). However, these should form the basis of pricing decisions and setting of pricesshould reflect social concerns and sustainability issues.
Examples from a number of countries showed how equity considerations were incorporated into waterconservation tariffs by block tariffs where basic needs were met at very low prices. For direct abstractions, pricingbelow cost gives wrong signals to users and value of foregone benefits can be high.
An example from Andhra Pradesh (India) showed that irrigation charges were raised by 300 percent in ademocratic set-up and the government got re-elected. The success of the experience was attributed to creationof water user associations, consultations with farmers, transparency in decision-making, involvement of officialsand demonstration of actual improvements in service.
It was important to integrate ecological values to integrated water management because ecosystems providesignificant socio-economic benefits and improve supply and quality of water. Four examples from Eastern andSouthern Africa illustrated the far-reaching social and economic implications of failing to integrate ecologicalfactors into water planning and pricing. It was shown that wetland ecosystems are both economic users andeconomic suppliers of water.
It was pointed out that real conflicts in water allocation among competing uses were emerging in many riverbasins and mechanisms other than government allocation (e.g. markets) had to be evaluated. Althoughenvironmental considerations were important, the needs of people for basic needs and food security could not beignored. It was suggested that institutional reforms were absolutely essential before any reforms in tariffs andwater allocation could be undertaken.
There was urgent need to allocate funds for research and management of water resources at the river basinlevel. Decisions on water allocation among competing uses- for food security and ecosystems- require betterinformation and analysis of value of water in alternative uses.
Discussion
A number of points emerged during discussions :
§ application of economic principles in water has to be considered in terms of subsidies/ imperfections in othermarkets (e.g. government fixing output prices);
§ low international prices of food grains (resulting from subsidies on food production in industrialised countries)reduce the profitability of growing food grains in developing countries;
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§ as a result of low food grain prices (due to international subsidies and internal governments' urban bias) it ishard to pursue a policy of full-cost recovery. At present recovery of O&M and only a part of the capitalcharges is all that can reasonably be attained in many countries without adverse income impacts on smalland marginal farmers;
§ the recommendations of the world water commission apply to all countries not just the developing countries.For example, in the area of full-cost pricing for irrigation in the oecd countries only one recovers capitalcosts, with many recovering only 70-90 % of O&M costs. This makes it imperative that the developingcountries act on the recommend-ations of the commission as models for the rest of the world.
§ water tariffs for poverty alleviation require differentiation between consumer/user groups since free water orsubsidised water may not be available to all consumers. However, water for basic needs for health, hygieneand livelihood should be available at low cost. Needs for males and females should also be identified.
§ subsidies need to be as transparent as possible. In many places the poorest people have no cash incomeand mechanisms to enable payment need to be incorporated (e.g. increasing block tariffs can include a zero-price small first step).
§ low water tariffs (through targeted subsidies) apply not only to domestic users, but also for basic foodproduction (subsistence farming) and household industries.
§ appropriate tariff collection systems should be developed which take into account income flows of the users(e.g. involving NGO’s who can collect fees on a weekly or monthly basis).
§ it was agreed in principle that water markets help allocation of scarce water; however, the question remainedas to how markets could fulfil this important function if full-cost pricing is not achieved.
§ it was pointed out that rationalisation of water fees could sometimes (not always) act as perverse incentive inenvironmental terms. However, it was pointed out that there is little danger of excessive infrastructureinvestments since most of the price-increases will result in just recovering the costs of provisioning.
§ several examples were given where proposals for water infrastructure were modified, or even thrown out, asa result of information on the economic costs of environmental degradation. (e.g. tan dam, Bangladeshirrigation scheme).
§ it was pointed out that, as many water decisions are ultimately political, information on environmentalvaluation could provide a valuable tool for convincing politicians and decision-makers.
§ the need for considering environmental aspects in the context of natural resource accounting was alsoemphasised by some participants.
Conclusion
As a result of low food grain prices (due to international subsidies and internal governments’ urban bias) it is hardto pursue a policy of full-cost recovery in irrigation. At present recovery of O&M and only a part of the capitalcharges is all that can reasonably be attained in many countries without adverse income impacts on small andmarginal farmers.
Water tariffs for poverty alleviation require differentiation between consumer groups and subsidies need to be astransparent as possible to meet water for basic needs for health, hygiene and livelihood. Low water tariffs(through targeted subsidies) apply not only to domestic users, but also for basic food production (subsistencefarming) and household industries.
Actions
§ Although full-cost recovery should be achieved as far as possible, transparent and targeted subsidies shouldbe available for basic needs of households, subsistence farmers and household industries.
§ In all water resource development projects, explicit considerations should be given to the valuation ofecological benefits and costs (along with with other benefits and costs).
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Annex 4(i)[Appendix XIII, Item 7]
29 March, 2000
Mr. T. RieuChairman, Working Group onSocio-Economic Impacts and Policy IssuesAssociation Francaise Pour I-Etude des,Irrigation et du drainage (AFEID)Parc de Tourvoie92169 AntonyFrance
Sub : Review of Cost-benefit analysis practices of irrigation projects as followed in India
Dear Mr. Rieu,
Before Independence (1947) no cost-benefit analysis was done for water projects in India. Only the analysis ofthe costs to Government and the revenues which Government would obtain after completion of the project wasdone. On this basis, the projects were classified as “Productive” or Unproductive”. Unproductive projects werealso taken up particularly as famine relief works. After 1950, at the initiative of the Indian Planning Commission,a simple cost benefits analysis of irrigation projects which considered the farm budget and computed thedifference between the net production costs before (without) irrigation, as also the net production costs (with)irrigation. The difference between these two was considered as the annual net benefit due to irrigation. This wascompared with the annual costs of the project, consisting of interest on capital, depreciation and administrativeexpenses. Based on these annual benefits and costs, the benefit cost ratio was worked out and the economicviability of the project was decided as per this benefit cost analysis. An illustrative example as prepared whileintroducing this method will be circulated at Cape Town.
This somewhat over-simplified method completely changed the concept of project viability from 1950 onwards.This method inspite of all its over-simplification, with minor modifications, is being used until now. The main short-coming, of course, is that it depends on a pseudo-static analysis and does not consider the streams of costs andbenefits and their discounting to a common year by considering the net present value. Also, it doe not considerthe shadow pricing or the real economic costs and benefits. It also does not consider the social costs andbenefits involved.
In view of this position, a Committee (Nitin Desai Committee) was set up by the Indian Planning Commission.This Committee gave a comprehensive report. Inter alia, they recommended the need for considering technicallyalternative plans, a comparison of “with” and “without” situations, consideration of all benefits and costs accruingto the project area as well as in the surrounding area, valuing of goods and services in terms of real costs orvalues in alternate uses and the use of the discounting cash flow method. However, for various reasons theserecommendations have not been incorporated in the prescribed methodology of benefit-cost analysis.
The present practice in India requires benefit-cost analysis of flood control projects also, but it seems to use the“before” and “after” approach, instead of the “with” and without” approach. In regard to the Hydro Power projects,the benefits are computed in terms of the revenues from hydro power supplied and not in terms of the capital costof the alternative having the same attributes as the project under consideration.
During 1995, the Government of India set up a high level National Commission for Integrated Water ResourcesDevelopment. This Commission, with which I had the fortune to be associated, considered various aspects ofwater resources development and management in India, including the economic analysis of the projects. TheCommission has submitted its report and this report is under the consideration of the Government. Again I havethe fortune to be associated form the Government side in its consideration. I am enclosing the relevant extractsfrom the Commission’s recommendations in regard to economic analysis of water projects. On the basis of theserecommendations, the Commission has suggested that the Planning Commission may lay down improvedprocedure of benefit-cost analysis.
A few of the Indian water projects have received external aid, particularly from the World Bank. In all theseprojects, in addition to the conventional benefit-cost analysis, the rate of return is computed in accordance wit the
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World Bank procedures. Computation of costs and benefits in this procedure is done on the basis of the globalmarket situation, without considering the element of taxes and dues. However, social aspects are not fullyconsidered. For e.g., the cost of labour is computed in accordance with the administered minimum wages whichare likely to be far higher than the economic price, in view of the prevalent unemployment situation. In otherwords, the re-distribution benefits accruing to the people through these higher minimum wages are notconsidered, and so on.
A considerable material in this regard is available in India. As I mentioned, the various recommendations of theNational Commission are currently being reviewed. The main purpose of this communication is to give someintroduction to the Indian practices and their proposed revision. I look forward to receiving your suggestions, orthe suggestions of the other Working Group members in this regard.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
(A.D.Mohile)Chairman
Indian National Committee (INCID)New Delhi, India
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Annex 4 (ii)[Appendix XIII, Item 7]
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ONINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (INDIA),
REGARDING “ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WATER PROJECTS”
1.0 Optimizing Project Size
Economic analysis could serve two purposes. One is to determine the viability of investment and the other is todecided about the size of the project, preferably through an optimizing procedure. The second aspect has notbeen well ingrained in project planning procedures in India. Procedures need to be adopted for optimization ofproject size, specially for larger projects.
2.0 Benefit Cost Analysis
Benefit Cost Analysis is a powerful tool for determining the economic viability of a project. However, in theapplication of this method to water resource projects, the procedures laid down have been so over – simplified asto reduce this powerful tool into a routine computational exercise. This situation needs to be changed. A“Committee to Review the Existing Criteria for Working out the Benefit Cost Ratio for irrigation Projects” (NitinDesai Committee) was set up in 1983 by the Planning Commission. The Committee made the followingrecommendations among others:
§ A coordinated approach was required to improve the data-base and method of analysis.§ There was a need for techno-economic analysis to establish technically feasible alternative plans of
utilization I the light of the specified objectives.§ A comparison of ‘With’ and ‘Without’ the project situation to find out the net additional benefit attributable
to irrigation was desirable.§ All benefits and costs within the project area or in the surrounding areas on upstream or downstream
which arose because of the projects had to be taken into account.§ The goods and services which were part of the project needed to be valued in terms of real costs
incurred in supplying them or their value in other uses.§ For evaluation of benefit cost ratio, the discounted cash flow method was to be followed.
The Committee suggested a detailed case study to facilitate understanding of the methodology. The detailedcase study has not been made so far.
Apart from the pendency of the above recommendations, the existing procedure of project appraisal has anumber of shortcomings, some of which are discussed here.
The simplistic benefit cost procedures deal with surface irrigation projects. Water supply, both urban and rural,has somehow been kept outside the economic analysis.
In regard to hydro power, the general international practice is to include the cost of the alternative (thermal) asthe benefit of the project. This allows the concept of firm power to be well established, capital cost of thermalalternative for the firm power to be worked out and the operational costs to be decided through the energypotential of the hydro power. The current procedures compute the benefits in terms of the revenue fromhydropower supply.
Flood control projects often are projects for redistribution of economic benefits. When certain pockets have largeflood related risks, investments in infrastructure development of industries would shy away from these areas andgo elsewhere where such risks do not exist. This leads to endemic backwardness in areas subject to frequentflooding. The existing procedure is based upon the present status of development as the starting point and usesthe “before” and “after” approach, instead of the more appropriate “with” or “without” approach. The presentprocedures also do not favour use of shadow prices, where, for obvious reasons, prevalent are distorted.
We recommend that the Planning Commission be requested to lay down an improved benefit cost analysisprocedure, after considering all relevant aspects, namely, technical, financial, economic, social andenvironmental.
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APPENDIX XIV[PCTA Agenda Item 4.5.4]
AGENDA FOR THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE PERFORMANCE (WG-PERF)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 Hours
Members : (1) Dr. M.G. Bos, Chairman (The Netherlands) ; (2) Dr. Fatma Abdel-Rahman Attia (Egypt) ; (3)Mr. Bruno Molle (France) ; (4) Dr. M. Borin (Italy) ; (5) Dr. Ricardo A.L. Brito (Brazil) ; (6) Mr. M.N. Bhutta(Pakistan) ; (7) Mr. J. Chambouleyron (Argentina) ; (8) Dr. D. Molden (USA) ; (9) Dr. T. Watanabe (Japan) ; (10)Mr. Lee, Tsong-Chi (Chinese Taipei) ; (11) Mr. J.F. Metzger (Canada) ; (12) Mr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia (Spain) ;(13) Dr. S.H. Park (Korea) ; (14) Dr. M. Burton (UK) ; (15) Mr. G.J. Wright (Australia) ; (16) Dr. Ricardo PaulsoSerralheiro (Portugal) ; (17) Dr. Jinzhong Yang (China) ; and (18) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (I) FAO representative ; and (ii) IWMI representative.
Item 1 : To review membership of the Working Group
The present membership of the Group was reviewed at Cairo with respect to actual work experience of memberswith performance assessment. Since we have already more than 15 members (our limit), proposals for newmembership, must be screened carefully. The following criteria were used :
§ Know-how of the candidate on performance assessment of irrigation and drainage.§ Willingness of the candidate to actually work in the Group.§ Possibility of the candidate to attend annual meetings of the Working Group.
During the Granada meeting of the Working Group, the acceptance of nominations of Mr. F.A. Koegelenbergfrom South African National Committee (SANCID) and Dr. Abbas Ghaheri from Iranian National Committee(IRNCID) was postponed till Cape Town meeting, owing to non-attendance. The Group will reconsider theirnominations.
Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) has proposed nomination of Prof. A.R.Suryawanshi for membership of the Group. The C.V. of Prof. Suryawanshi is put up.
Attendance sheet of members for the last two meetings is show in Annex 1.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership number will be reviewed in the meeting.
Item 2 : Working Group papers and publications
The following paper(s) or publication(s) of the Working Group were submitted for publication since the lastmeeting:
§ W.G.M.Bastiaanssen & M.G.Bos 1999. Irrigation performance indicators based on remotely senseddata: a review of literature, Irrigation and Drainage Systems, Kluwer, Dordrecht, Vol. 13, No.4, pp291-311
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Item 3 : Handbook of measures to evaluate and improve performance of irrigation and drainageschemes
During the Oxford meeting is was suggested and accepted to conclude the activities of this Working Group withguidelines on the evaluation and improvement of irrigation performance. Following the Granada Workshop, thecurrent table of contents is:
1. Introduction
1.1 Background1.2 Purpose and use of the handbook1.3 Structure of the handbook
2. Framework for Performance assessment
2.1 Need for a Framework2.2 Basic concepts2.3 Framework for performance assessment
2.3.1 Purpose and strategy2.3.2 Design of the programmme2.3.3 Application of output2.3.4 Further studies
.2.4 Starting performance assessment
3. Performance indicators for irrigation and drainage
3.1 Introduction3.2 Characteristics of good indicators3.3 Types of performance indicators3.4 Number of indicators to be used3.5 Definition of performance indicators
3.5.1 Water balance indicators3.5.2 Environmental indicators3.5.3 Maintenance indicators3.5.4 Economic indicators3.5.5 Social indicators
3.6 Overview and ranking of performance indicators
4. Data management for performance assessment
4.1 Background
4.1.1 Data system management4.1.2 Data base management
4.2 Planning of data management4.3 Gathering and storing information4.4 Analysis4.5 Presentation of information4.6 Accuracy of measurables and of indicators
5. Diagnosis analysis
5.1 Overview5.2 Setting benchmark levels for indicators5.3 Processes and procedures
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5.4 Diagnostic analysis – Problems, cause and solution5.5 Using common sense
6. Management for improved performance
6.1 Overview6.2 Management structure, duties and responsibilities6.3 Management information systems6.4 Introducing change for improved performance
Appendices
A1. Case studies of performance assessment
A1.1 Description of schemeA1.2 Objectives of schemeA1.3 Performance measures and indicators usedA1.4 Results and analysisA1.5 Diagnostic analysisA1.6 Measures taken to improve performance and outcome
A2. Performance measures, indicators and data requirementsA3. Job descriptions for improved management
Item 4 : Research program on irrigation performance
Currently, research is done (or anticipated) in a variety of countries. Based on this field research, case studiesare/will be written for the Guidelines of Agenda Item 3. A tentative overview of these case studies is given below(including the proposed author(s) :
§ Mendoza, Argentina example of surface irrigation with effective users associations (JorgeChambouleyron & Rien Bos).
§ Paracatu, Brazil example of large private farms with sprinkler irrigation (Ricardo Brito).
§ Warabandi system, India coordinated through IWMI.
§ Example of a system (to be selected) where an intervention resulted to a significant (documented)improvement of performance. Coordination through IWMI. Do you have a documented example?
§ Turkey, an example of the impact of management turn-over (Martin Burton)
§ Jordan, system with micro irrigation, coordinated by Bruno Molle.
§ France, hydraulic performance of a network of canals and pipes, being based on the Grenada workshoppresentation. (coordinated by Bruno Molle)
§ Murray-Darling system in Australia showing the environmental effect of irrigation downstream of irrigatedareas. Coordinated by Geoff Wrigth
§ Morocco ORMVAM case coordinated by Paul van Hofwegen
Progress on the case studies will be discussed during the meeting.
Item 5 : To review the three-year rolling plan of the group’s activities
A draft three-year rolling plan has been updated by Dr. Bos (Annex 2). The plan will be reviewed at the Cape-Town meeting.
Item 6 : Special activities of the Working Group during the Golden Jubilee Year
The Group was to prepare Guidelines for undertaking special activities during the Golden Jubilee Year. TheChairman will report on the matter.
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Item 7 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, 2002
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “FoodProduction under Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures”. The twoQuestions are:
Q50 : ”Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced by limited waterresources and population growth”, and
Q51 : “Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control”
Besides, there will be a Special Session, a Symposium, a Special Event and a Seminar. More details areavailable in “Call for Papers” or on web site http://www.icid.org.
Item 8 : Follow up action on presentation of Strategy Theme “Systems”
Vice President Dr. David S. van der Merwe in his presentation at the International Executive Council meetingheld in Granada, Spain in September 99 gave an overview on the strategy theme “Systems”. He analyzed andevaluated the performance of the four Working Groups which were included in the strategy theme “Systems” interms of their scope of activities, overlapping of fields of interest, consolidation in the activities of the WorkingGroups, and rationalization of the Work Bodies. He suggested that the activities of the Working Group onIrrigation and Drainage Performance (WG-PERF) be concluded and the mandates of the WG-DRG and on WG-ON-FARM be expanded to provide future investigations regarding norms for drainage performance. Further, itwas recommended that the Working Group will develop close liaison with Working Group on Development andManagement of Irrigation Systems (WG-DMIS), and Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM). This was communicated to the Chairman by the Central Office in February 2000. The Chairman willapprise the Group and decide further line of action.
Item 9 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President Prof. Schultz presented ICID strategy for its implementation. As afollow up, the Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 a list of topics, having direct relevance to theactivities of various work-bodies, to the Chairmen to initiate work. Following items are related to WG-PERF aresuggested by the Central Office.
1. Project vs Basin irrigation efficiency2. Enhancing water use efficiency in developing countries3. Increasing productivity of irrigated and rainfed agriculture
The Chairman will present a note on the first point during the Cape Town meeting for discussion. The points 2and 3 are already part of our work. The Group may like to decide.
Item 10 : Any other business (with the permission of the chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XIV, Item 1]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE PERFORMANCE
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999Sl.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. M.G. Bos, Chairman (TheNetherlands)
1981 • •
2. Dr. Fatma Abdel-Rahman Attia(Egypt)
1992 • •
3. Mr. Bruno Molle (France) 1998 • • 4. Dr. M. Borin (Italy) 1996 • 5. Dr. Ricardo A.L. Brito (Brazil) 1996 • • 6. Mr. M.N. Bhutta (Pakistan) 1993 • 7. Mr. J. Chambouleyron (Argentina) 1993 • 8. Dr. D. Molden (USA) 1998 • • 9. Dr. T. Watanabe (Japan) 1999 • 10. Mr. Lee, Tsong-Chi (Chinese
Taipei)1997 • •
11. Mr. J.F. Metzger (Canada) 1995 • 12. Mr. J.A. Ortiz Fdz.-Urrutia (Spain) 1987 • 13. Dr. S.H. Park (Korea) 1994 • • 14. Dr. M. Burton (UK) 1997 • • 15. Mr. G.J. Wright (Australia) 1992 • • 16. Dr. Ricardo Paulso Serralheiro
(Portugal)1999
17. Dr. Jinzhong Yang (China) 199918. Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observer
1. FAO representative • 2. IWMI representative • •
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Annex 2[Appendix XIV, Item 5]
WORKING GROUP ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGEPERFORMANCE (WG-PERF)
THREE-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
ACTIVITY 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
Field testing of Indicators Continue (and start) fieldresearch in variouscountries. Coordinateexperience.
Coordinate experience onPerformance Assessment
Guideline on PerformanceAssessment
Draft table of content,select authors, make timeschedule
Writing and review ofcontributions by authors.Select publisher andagree on terms ofpublication.
Editing and publicationof guidelines
Benchmarking Participate in internationalworkshop
Agree on procedure to setbenchmarks forperformance
Revise and upgradepresented material.
New tasks of WorkingGroup
Agree on new set of taskswith TAC
Start activities onagreed new tasks.
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APPENDIX XV[PCTA Agenda Item 4.6.3]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON ON-FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (WG-ON-FARM)
Cape Town, South Africa23 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 Hours
Members: (1) Prof. F. Ligetvari, Chairman (Hungary); (2) Mr. Felix Reinders, Secretary (South Africa); (3) Dr. JanHribik (Slovak Rep.); (4) Prof. M. Kuroda (Japan); (5) Dr. Ken Wood (Australia); (6) Dr. Heinz Sourell (Germany);(7) Dr. Kim Sun-Joo (Korea); (8) Dr. Joaquin Rodriguez Chaparro (Spain); (9) Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran); (10)Mr. Yun Shu-Shr (Chinese Taipei); (11) Mr. Pierre Ruelle (France); (12) Prof. Mario Falciai (Italy); (13)Prof. Pedro Liao de Sousa (Portugal); (14) Mr. Adrian Laycock (UK) ; (15) Mr. A.A. Lawal (Nigeria) ; and (16)Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (i) Mr. M. Mesny (ISO representative) ; and (ii) FAO representative.
Condolences
The Chinese National Committee has informed the sad demise of Mr. Zhou Weiping, Member of the Group inJanuary 2000. The Working Group expresses the profound grief to the passing away of Mr. Weiping andgratefully remembers his valuable contribution to and association with the Group.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group
The minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group held at Granada, Spain in September 1999 will beconfirmed by the members of the Working Group after making modifications, if any.
Item 2 : To review the membership of the Working Group
Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) has nominated Dr. H.N. Varma, for membership ofthe Group. The attendance sheet of the members for the past two meetings is shown in Annex 1.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership number will be pursued in the meeting.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : To review the progress of activities in hand
(a) Paper on “Socio-economic and Technological Impacts of Mechanized Irrigation Systems”
The Central Office has not received any response from FAO so far. FAO representative may like to provideinformation about the availability of the paper.
(b) Paper on “Advances in Mechanized Irrigation versus Environment”
A sub-committee, under the leadership of Dr. El-Quosy, was formed at Granada to prepare a draft document forits circulation amongst the members of the Group. Dr. El-Quosy will report on the progress.
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Item 4 : Publication on Irrigation Equipment Standards –ISO/TC 23/SC 18
Mr. Michel Mesny, Permanent Observer from ISO, has informed that since CEN (European) standards and ISOstandards pertaining to Irrigation Equipments are complementary to each other, the decision regarding inclusionof CEN standards in the proposed publication is yet to be arrived at between ISO/TC23/SC18 Secretariat andISO Head Office. Mr. Mesny will try to obtain voluntary contribution from ISO and CEN for the proposedpublication, once the decision is finalized.
The next meeting i.e. 20th meeting of ISO/TC23/SC18 will be held at Tel Aviv, Israel from 29 October to 3November 2000. The registration forms and draft agenda of the meeting were forwarded to the Chairman and Mr.M. Mesny, ISO representative for further necessary action.
Mr. Mesny will apprise the Group about further developments.
In the PCTA meeting held at Granada, the need for developing standards or code of practices for surfaceirrigation was discussed. It was suggested as an appropriate task in joint collaboration with ISO. However, it wasstated that ISO would not be willing to embark on standards for surface irrigation at the present time. PCTA hassuggested that initial work of good practices and codes of practices could first be developed by the WG-ON-FARM, through a small Task Force, which could later be used to prepare Standards. The WG will discuss theproposal.
Item 5 : To prepare a manual for performance evaluation of sprinkler and drip irrigation systems indifferent agro-climatic regions of the world
A sub-committee, consisting of Prof. Mario Falciai (Italy) as co-ordinator, was formed at Granada. The sub-committee was to prepare a draft report. Members were requested to furnish information from their respectivecountries to the co-ordinator. Prof. Falciai will report on the progress.
Item 6 : Preparation of a manual for optimization of the layout of drip irrigation systems for differentrow crops and orchards
This manual is being prepared by Dr. Kuroda (Japan). Few draft chapters were circulated in earlier meetings.Since, Dr. Kuroda did not attend the Granada meeting there was no discussion. Dr. Kuroda is requested to reportthe progress in preparation of the manual.
Item 7 : To finalize new mandate and work plan of the Working Group
The three-year rolling plan as prepared during the second meeting of the Working Group is attached as Annex 2.
Item 8 : (a) Workshop on “New Irrigation Technologies”
A sub-committee, consisting of Dr. El-Quosy (Egypt), Mr. Sourell (Germany), Dr. Ken Wood (Australia) andMr. Ruelle as co-ordinator, was formed at Granada. Each member was to prepare a paper on the allotted topicfor its presentation at the WG meeting at Cape Town.
(b) The 6th International Micro-Irrigation Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 22-27 October 2000
The 6th International Micro Irrigation Congress will be held along with the 51st IEC on 24 October 2000. Mr. FelixReinders, Secretary and the Chairman `Organizing Committee – Micro-2000’ will provide more details about theCongress.
(c) Questionnaire on “Energy Requirements for Irrigation”
A document prepared by Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran) was circulated amongst members for comments. Dr. Nairizi wasto prepare final version of the Questionnaire and send it to the Central Office.
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(d) Organizations of a Symposium on “Private Sector Participation in Irrigation andDrainage” at 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, Canada, 2002
A Symposium on theme “Privatization of Irrigation and Drainage Schemes” is planned during the 18th Congress inCanada 2002. The Symposium will deal with the physical, institutional and social issues related to theprivatization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure in their broadest sense. The various topics proposed to bediscussed in the Symposium are listed in the Call for Paper for 18th Congress. All members are encouraged tocontribute papers to the Symposium.
The sub-topic No.50.3 “Technologies for Improved Irrigation Efficiencies and Conservation” under Question 50 ofthe Congress is relevant to the ongoing activities of the Group. All members are requested to contribute papersbased on their country experiences.
Item 9 : (a) Statistical information about the Sprinkler and Micro Irrigation in the membercountries
The Central Office, in consultation with the Chairman, circulated in May 2000 a simple proforma to collectirrigated area statistics pertaining to sprinkler and micro-irrigation in the member countries. It received someresponses. The compiled data is given in Annex 3. Remaining member countries are requested to provide thedesired data.
(b) Publication on Ferti-Irrigation
Mr. Ruelle, Co-ordinator of the sub-committee on “Utilization of Fertigation in the World” was to prepare a draftdocument on “Application of Fertilizer and other Agro-chemicals through Micro and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems”.Mr. Ruelle may like to apprise the Group.
It is learnt that a manual on Fertigation is prepared by a Norway based “Norsk Hydro ASA” International Group.The company is involved in production and marketing of mineral fertilizers. The manual is not a publisheddocument as yet. It may be of use in preparing the draft document. The Central Office has written to the companyto spare a copy.
(c) Recent publications
A list of books/reports/ISO documents pertaining to the Working Group and received by the Central Office isgiven in Annex 4. A copy of the ISO document can be obtained from the Central Office.
Members are requested to add titles of relevant literature to the list.
Item 10 : Contribution of papers to the 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, 2002
As per item 8(d).
Members of the Working Group are requested to actively participate in the Congress and to submit papers.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 11 : Proposal of organization of international micro-irrigation congress by the ICID
The sixth International Micro Irrigation Congress is being organized by SANCID at Cape Town, along with the51st IEC. A proposal for organizing future micro irrigation congresses by ICID, on behalf of the Working Group,was prepared by the Central Office, in consultation with the Chairman is enclosed as Annex 5. The proposal wassent to all the Group members for comments in May 2000. Members are requested to offer suggestions.
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Item 12 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food & Rural Development”
Following topics are suggested as research proposals for study and/or for preparation of the state-of-artdocument .
1 Improvement on-farm surface irrigation systems, use of simple water control, measurement andapplication devices.
2 Precision land levelling by using LASER Levelling equipments for small holder irrigated farms.
3 Improved bullock/animal drawn implements for irrigated agriculture in developing countries.
4 Study for adopting surge irrigation/cabeligation for small holder irrigated farms.
5 Developing simple on-farm irrigation scheduling techniques to be used by farmers in developingcountries.
6 Promoting small-scale micro-irrigation technologies (eg. Bucket kit) for small holder agriculture.
7 Institutional support for adopting micro and sprinkler irrigation technology both in developed anddeveloping countries.
Item 13 : Survey of worldwide usage of micro irrigation
The erstwhile Working Group on Micro Irrigation (WG-MICRO) had carried out three world wide surveys aboutuse of micro irrigation i.e. in 1981/82, 1986/87 and 1990/1991. For those surveys a detailed questionnaire,covering several aspects of micro irrigation technology, were developed by the erstwhile Working Group. Themicro irrigated area as per the 1991 survey was reported as 1.77 Mha., while at present, it is estimated that morethan 3 Mha are micro irrigated worldwide, which is almost double that of coverage in 1991. The current decadewitnessed a quantum leap in adoption of micro irrigation technology both in developed and developing countries.Many more dimensions are being added.
In the minutes of the erstwhile WG-MICRO held at The Hague in August 1993, it was proposed to carry out a 4th
world wide survey of micro irrigation in the year 1999-2000. Thus, it is high time to initiate the process.
It is proposed to prepare a draft Questionnaire for the 4th survey inclusive of sprinkler irrigation. WG will decide.
Item 14 : Preparation of Directory of Irrigation Equipment Manufacturers
It is proposed to compile information on reputed/large scale manufactures of Irrigation Equipments/appliancesand machines world over in a directory form. Such directory will be of immense use to irrigation professionals,consultants, Governments, farmers, etc. throughout the world. Members will discuss and decide.
Item 15 : Any other business (with permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XV, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON ON-FARM IRRIGATIONSYSTEMS (WG-ON-FARM)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Prof. F. Ligetvari, Chairman(Hungary)
1998 • •
2. Mr. Felix Reinders, Secretary(South Africa)
1998 • •
3. Dr. Jan Hribik (Slovak Rep.) 1998 • 4. Prof. M. Kuroda (Japan) 1998 • 5. Dr. Ken Wood (Australia) 1999 • 6. Dr. Heinz Sourell (Germany) 1999 • 7. Dr. Kim Sun-Joo (Korea) 1999 • 8. Dr. Joaquin Rodriguez-Chaparro
(Spain)1999 •
9. Dr. Saeed Nairizi (Iran) 199910. Mr. Yun Shu-Shr (Chinese Taipei) 1999 • 11. Mr. Pierre Ruelle (France) 1999 • 12. Prof. Mario Falciai (Italy) 1999 • 13. Prof. Pedro Liao de Sousa
(Portugal)1999
14. Mr. Adrian Laycock (UK) 1999 • 15. Mr. A.A. Lawal (Nigeria) 1999 • 16. Secretary General, ICID •
Permanent Observers1. Mr. M. Mesny (ISO representative) • • 2. FAO representative
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Annex 2[Appendix XV, Item 7]
WORKING GROUP ON ON-FARM IRRIGAITONSYSTEMS (WG-ON-FARM)
THREE-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Activity 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002Advances in Mechanized Irrigation versusEnvironmentCoordinator: Dr. El Quosy
Prepare draft version Prepare final version Publish in ICIDJournal
Manual for performance evaluation ofsprinkler and drip irrigation systems indifferent ago-climatic regions of the worldCoordinator: Prof. Falciai
Prepare draft version Prepare final version Publish the Manual
Manual for optimization of the layout of dripirrigation systems for different row crops andorchardsCoordinator: Prof. Kuroda
Prepare draft version Prepare final version Publish the Manual
Statistical information about surface,sprinkler and micro irrigation in the worldCoordinator: Prof. Ligetvari
Prepare draft version Prepare final version Publish in ICIDJournal
Utilization of Fertigation in the worldCoordinator: Mr. Ruelle
Prepare draft version Prepare final version Publish in ICDIJournal or separatepublication
New Irrigation TechnologiesCoordinator: Mr. Ruelle
Discussion Preparation of theworkshop
Organization of theWorkshop in Canada
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Annex 3[Appendix XV, Item 9(a)]
TABLE 1
SPRINKLER AND MICRO-IRRIGATED AREA IN SOME COUNTRIES
Sprinkler Micro Irrigation Total sprinklerand microirrigation
Country Total IrrigatedArea (Mha)
(Hectares)
% of totalirrigated area
AustriaGermany*IsraelSouth AfricaZimbabweJordanCyprusSpainUSAEgyptItalyPortugalMexicoAustraliaIndiaGreat Britain*Hungary*Slovak Rep.*France (1995)*China*Czech Rep.*Lithuania*Macedonia*Taiwan* (R.O.China)Syria*Malawi*
0.080.5320.2311.270.150.07
0.0553.3421.4
3.32.7
0.636.2
2.005.7
0.160.130.311.6153.3
0.1530.0081
0.1730.456
1.280.055
760,000530,00070,000
670,00087,000
5,3002,000
800,9453,380,000
450,000345,00040,000
----------
658,500156,00085,000
310,000
1,200,000151,011
8,122100,000
8,500
93,00043,193
3,0002,000
161,000144,000
8,00038,30025,000
562,8541,050,000
104,00080,00025,000
----------
260,0002,0004,2002,650
267,0001,224
Nil500
18,100
62,0005,450
763,000532,000231,000814,00095,00043,60027,000
1,363,7994,430,000
554,000425,00065,000
600,000100,000918,500158,00089,200
312,6501,450,0001,467,000
152,2358,122
100,50026,600
155,00048,643
100100100
636362
49.040.8
21171610105
1.699
68.69990
2.7599.5100
585.83
1287
*Data as per the information received from the respective National Committees/Committee.
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Annex 4[Appendix XV, Item 9(c)]
LIST OF BOOKS/REPORTS/ISO DOCUMENTS
(i) Books/reports received from CENTER , Madrid, Spain (in Spanish language)
1 Riego Localizado, 2.a Edition (1997)2 Riego Localizado II 2.a Edition (1996)3 Ensayos con Válvuluas Hidráulicas (1994)4 Ensayos en Pívot (1994)5 Evaluaciones de Riego Subterráneo en Césped II (1994)6 Evaluación de Sistemas de Riego por Microaspersión y Aspersión en Invernaderos Dedicados a la
Producción de Planta de Encina (1995)7 Evaluaciones en la Zona Regable de Villalar de Los Comuneros (Valladolid) (1995)8 Evaluaciones de Riego Subterráneo en Césped III (1995)9 Evaluaciones de Los Sistemas de Riego por Aspersión Instalados en Los Viveros de Plantas
Forestales (1995)10 Evaluación de La Zona Regable de Valdajos en Villarrubia de Santiago (Toledo) (1996)11 Evaluaciones de Riego en el Sector II de la Zona Regable de Monegros II (HUESCA) (1996)12 Evaluación de sistemas de riego en las zonas regables de “La Plana” y “El Ferial” (Comunidad
Foral de Navarra) (1997)13 Evaluación de Métodos de Riego (2000)
(ii) ISO/TC23/SC18 documents
ISO 8224.1 : Traveller Irrigation Machines – Part I : Operational Characteristics, Laboratory and FieldTest Methods (Revision of the first edition – 1985)
ISO 8026 : Agricultural Irrigation Equipment – Sprayers – General requirements and test methods,second edition 1995-04-15, Amendment 1, 2000-06-15.
ISO/CD 9260 (Doc.N.481): Irrigation equipment – Emitters – Specification and test methods.
ISO/CD 9261 (Doc. N.480): Irrigation Equipment – Emitting – Pipe System – Specification and testmethods.
ISO/CD 15081 (Doc.N.482): Comments on irrigation Equipment: Graphic Symbols for PressurizedIrrigation Systems.
ISO/TC23/SC18 N.492: Agricultural Irrigation – Safety Devices for Chemical Injection Systems onIrrigation System Using Ground Water Supplies Directly (2nd Working Draft, Feb. 1999).
ISO/FDIS 13457: Agricultural irrigation equipment – water-driven chemical injector pumps – Final draft.
ISO/FDIS 11738: Agricultural Irrigation Equipment – Control head – Final draft.
ISO/CD 9261 (Doc. N.512): Irrigation equipment – Emitters and emitting-pipe systems – specificationand test methods (for voting)
(iii) Others
Abstracts of papers presented in International Conference on “Micro and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems,February 2000, Jalgaon, organised by Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi and JainIrrigation systems Ltd. Jalgaon, India.
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Annex 5[Appendix XV, Item 11]
SUBJECT : ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL MICRO IRRIGATION CONGRESSES BY ICID
1. Introduction
Micro and Sprinkler Irrigation are the important on-farm irrigation methods adopted all over the world on about 23Mha. Annex 3 shows the sprinkler and micro irrigated areas of some countries of the world. It can be seen thatcountries like Austria, Czech Rep., Germany, Great Britain Israel, Slovak Rep. irrigates almost 100% of theirirrigated area by sprinkler and micro irrigation. While other countries like Cyprus, France, South Africa, Jordan,Macedonia and Zimbabwe have adopted the systems on 50-60% of their irrigated areas. Authentic survey ofcurrent worldwide adoption of micro and sprinkler irrigation is not available in literature. However it is estimatedthat more than 20 Million ha and 3 Million ha are under sprinkler and micro irrigation respectively, worldover. Thearea under micro irrigation is continuously increasing even in developing countries due to increased watershortage and for achieving higher crop yields.
2. ICID and Micro and Sprinkler Irrigation
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is dealing with this subject since last 25 years.Considering the importance of the subject, two Working Groups viz. Working Group on Micro Irrigation (WG-MICRO) and Working Group on Mechanized Irrigation (WG-MECH) were formed in the year 1975 and 1977respectively. In the year 1998 these two Working Groups were merged into one Working Group called “WorkingGroup on On-Farm Irrigation Systems (WG-ON-FARM)”. Both these erstwhile Working Groups have deliberatedon several important issues pertaining to micro and sprinkler irrigation. The erstwhile Working Group on MicroIrrigation had carried out three worldwide surveys about use of micro irrigation. The total area under microirrigation, as per the data provided by the reporting countries in 1981, 1986 and 1991 was 412,710 ha; 1,081,631ha; 1,768,987 ha respectively. It is proposed to carry out a 4th worldwide survey of micro irrigation in the currentyear i.e. 2000. In the past, ICID has organized two important events on micro irrigation viz. (1) InternationalRound-Table Conference on Micro Irrigation, Budapest, Hungary in September 1986; and (2) Workshop on MicroIrrigation Worldwide, organized during 15th ICID Congress at The Hague, The Netherlands in September 1993.
As per the Agenda 21 of Rio Conference, which provides a framework for sustainable development to enhancethe effective use of water and land resources, ICID took several initiatives to fulfil the objective. The documentcalled “WatSave Scenario” compiling various efforts undertaken by several countries worldwide in saving andconserving water was prepared and published in 1998. This document gives the extent of sprinkler and microirrigation in some selected countries of the world, besides other valuable information. Although micro irrigationrepresents fraction of the total irrigated area world over, however, because of its ability to achieve higher wateruse efficiency, it is increasingly being adopted for variety of fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, cash crops like cotton,sugarcane, palm trees etc., in many water scarce regions of the world. The system is also being increasinglyused for landscape and green house irrigation.
3. International Micro Irrigation Congresses
Since 1971, International Congresses on Micro Irrigation are being organized. Israel was the first country toorganize the first International Drip Congress in 1971. The 2nd and 3rd Micro Irrigation Congresses were held inSan Diego and Fresno, California, USA in 1974 and 1985 respectively. The 4th Congress was held in Albury –Wodanga, Australia in 1988. The 5th Micro Irrigation Congress was held in Orlando, Florida (USA) in 1995. Nowthe 6th Congress is scheduled to be held in Cape Town, South Africa along with the 51st International ExecutiveCouncil (IEC) in October 2000.
After enquiry with the Organizers of the Cape Town Congress (Micro 2000) viz. SANCID, it was learnt that thereis no permanent Secretariat coordinating the organization of the International Micro irrigation Congresses. ThoseCongresses held in USA were organized by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), the IrrigationAssociation, USDA, and University of California. Since micro and sprinkler irrigation are the important on-farmirrigation systems and ICID is dealing with this subject since last 25 years, it is felt that ICID can take initiative toorganize future International Micro irrigation Congresses commencing from the 6th Congress, which is alreadybeing organized by SANCID, South Africa.
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4. Proposal
It is proposed to shoulder the responsibility of organization of the future International Micro Irrigation Congressesby ICID through Working Group on On-Farm Irrigation Systems for providing an international forum for exchangeof latest technology and various other socio-economic issues, both amongst developed and developing countries,pertaining to micro and sprinkler irrigation. Considering vast area under sprinkler irrigation world over it is alsoproposed to include sprinkler irrigation in the international congress appropriately. It is proposed to organize suchCongresses at a regular interval of 3 or 4 years as appropriate. This proposal can be got approved in theforthcoming IEC (51st) in the similar line with the organization of the International Drainage Workshops (IDW). AsMembers are aware that ICID has volunteered the responsibility of organizing the IDWs, commencing from 4th
International Drainage Workshop held in Cairo, Egypt in 1990. The decision regarding the organization of IDWwas proposed by the members of the erstwhile Working Group on Drainage Construction which has beendocumented in the ICID Annual Report of 1989, page A-61.
This proposal is prepared for perusal and approval of all the members. The members are requested to offer theirsuggestions/comments. It is a matter of happy coincidence that the 6th International Micro irrigation Congress(Micro 2000) is being held along with the IEC in Cape Town, providing an unique opportunity for ICID to declarethe decision and exhibit our concern for water saving activities.
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APPENDIX XVI[PCTA Agenda Item 4.3.1]
AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THEIPTRID ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AC-IPTRID)
Cape Town, South Africa23 October 2000: 14.30-17.30 Hours
Members: (1) Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem, Chairman (Egypt); (2) The Programme Manager, IPTRID; (3) FAOrepresentative; (4) World Bank representative; (5) IWMI representative; (6) Prof. Y. Ogino, Chairman, WorkingGroup on Research and Development; (7-10) Representatives of Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Indonesia; (11) Mr. B.S.Ahuja (India); (12) Mr. Gu Yuping (China); (13) Mr. J. Lelkes (Hungary); (14) Mr. P.S. Stradiot (Slovakia); and(15) Secretary General, ICID.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the 5th meeting in Granada, 1999
The Committee will confirm the minutes of the 5th meeting held in Granada in September 1999.
Item 2 : Review of membership of the Committee
The National Committees (NCs) of participating countries had been requested in April 2000 to nominate asuitable expert as their representative who would be able to continue for 2 to 3 years to ensure continuity andactive participation in the work of AC-IPTRID and who may act as the Co-ordinator of activities in his/her country.There is no response so far. Attendance sheet indicating status of attendance by members of AC during the 1998and 1999 meetings is enclosed at Annex 1.
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Item 3 : Report on the progress and status of existing programmes by Programme Manager, IPTRIDand IPTRID Network Coordinator
Dr. Arumugam Kandiah, Programme Manager, IPTRID will present his report for discussion & recommendations.The proceedings of the organs of IPTRID viz. CG and Management Committee will also be reported fordiscussion and advice. The IPTRID Network Coordinator will also present his report for advice. IPTRID hasrecently undertaken missions for project formulation in Pakistan, India and China. This is a welcome revival ofthe initial thrusts of IPTRID programme.
Item 4 : Country presentations
During the 5th meeting it was decided that technical reports about completed projects from participating countrieswill be obtained by IPTRID Sectt. and a compilation sent to ICID Central Office. It is still awaited. Therepresentatives of the participating countries will hand over their reports.
Item 5 : Work plan of IPTRID by Programme Manager, IPTRID
The Programme Manager, IPTRID will present work plan for 2000 and 2001 and the coming years and the statusof actual implementation as compared to the envisaged program. Copy of programme presented at Rome inDecember 1999 during the meeting of CG is enclosed at Annex 2.
Item 6 : Status of implementation of Text Delivery Service (TDS) by ICID Central Office
The implementation of setting up of the Text Delivery Service at ICID Central Office has made considerableprogress. A note on the progress achieved is placed at Annex 3 for suggestions.
Item 7 : Report of Task Force to review the IPTRID program
The Chairman, IPTRID Task Force will present the report and initiate discussion for arriving at recommendations.
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Item 8 : Capacity Building Programmes
(a) Training activities
The IPTRID Programme Manager will present an update in the meeting. A copy of his interim report on thetraining activities including the outcome of the workshop on research management for senior irrigation anddrainage research managers, held at HR Wallingford, UK in May 2000 is given at Annex 4.
(b) Asia Drainage Programme and Centre
The Programme Manager, IPTRID will present his detailed report on the progress achieved and future plans. Acopy of the minute of meeting held at New Delhi on 1.2.2000 at the time of the 8th International DrainageWorkshop is enclosed as Annex 5.
Item 9 : Proposed workshop of participating countries/National Committees implementing IPTRIDprojects
During the meeting at Bali, Indonesia in 1998, Secretary General, ICID had requested to hold the IPTRID-ICIDjoint workshop for National Committees of participating countries. The idea was mooted to provide a forum toexchange experiences and to discuss constraints in implementation of the IPTRID programme.
The need for such a workshop was also stressed at Granada and during the meeting of IPTRID CG held inDecember 1999 at Rome. The IPTRID Programme Manager will apprise AC about the venue and programme ofthe Workshop.
Item 10 : Input for 2002 Congress, Montreal
The members may actively participate in the 2002 ICID Congress at Montreal and provide suggestions to makethe Congress a success.
Item 11 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
During the Vision exercise at The Hague, in March 2000, several issues needing urgent action in respect ofResearch & Development in Irrigation were highlighted. A few such issues are indicated below to help themembers to explore possibility of integrating them into existing and future IPTRID programs or for preparation ofstate-of-art reports.
1. Improving water productivity in irrigated and rainfed areas.2. Propagation of latest techniques of operation and management of irrigation systems and preparation of
manuals for use by professionals.3. To hold regional and country level workshops and pilot projects to facilitate transfer of technology
already developed for use in developing countries.4. Need for countering misinformation on the so-called negative impacts of irrigation by highlighting
positive impacts viz. improved rural infrastructure and rapid economic development.5. Promoting water conservation methods to reduce evaporation.
Members may also like to add other relevant issues identified during the discussions in The Hague.
Item 12 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XVI, Item 2]
IPTRID ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S. No Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem,Chairman (Egypt)
1998 •
2. The Programme Manager(IPTRID)
1995 • •
3. FAO representative 1995
4. World Bank representative 1996 •
5. IWMI representative 1996 • •
6. Prof. Y. Ogino, Chairman, WGon Research & Development
• •
Representatives of : Egypt 1996 • •
Mexico
Nigeria 1996 •
7-10.
Indonesia 1996
11. Mr. B.S. Ahuja (India) 1998 • •
12. Mr. Gu Yuping (China) 1998 •
13. Mr. J. Lelkes (Hungary) 1998 •
14. Mr. P.S. Stradiot (Slovakia) 1998 •
15. Secretary General, ICID
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Annex 2[Appendix XVI, Item 5]
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME FORTECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH IN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (IPTRID)
PROGRAMME OF WORK AND INDICATIVE BUDGET 2000-2001JANUARY 2000
Goal of IPTRID To enhance the standard of irrigation and drainage research and development in and bydeveloping countries, with the objective of improving technology and management in order toincrease the production of food and agricultural commodities, enhance food security and assistin eliminating poverty, whilst giving due regard to the needs of the environment (as adopted bythe IPTRID Consultative Group at its meeting in June 1998)
Origin IPTRID was established at the World Bank in 1991 at the request of the InternationalCommission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). During its seven years of operation at the WorldBank, IPTRID’s programmes were focused in two major areas, namely: (a) country activities;and (b) networking. While operating from the World Bank, IPTRID was supported by the WorldBank, UNDP, and by a number of bilateral donors including Canada, France, Germany, Japan,the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Transition As IPTRID matured and developing countries increased their expenditures for R&D, there wasa need to refocus the Programme toward the synthesis and dissemination of knowledge andcapacity building to improve the application of research results "on the ground". In part as aresponse to these needs, and recognizing the more dedicated strengths that others can bring tothe Programme, the World Bank decided that IPTRID and its clients would be better served ifthe Programme moved to another, more specialized organization. The IPTRID ConsultativeGroup (CG) subsequently chose FAO as the new IPTRID host. In July 1998, IPTRID moved tothe headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome,Italy. A Three-year Medium-Term Programme (MTP) was prepared by the IPTRID Secretariat -Designate and presented at the 1st GWP Financial Support Group meeting at Marseilles,France in February 1998, where general support to the MTP was given. On the basis of theMTP, the IPTRID Consultative Group (IPTRID-CG) endorsed a 3-year Programme of Work andBudget: 1998-2001 at its meeting in June 1998. However, due to insufficient commitments bydonors at that time, the CG approved an 18-month programme for implementation within theframework of the approved 3-year programme.
Strategic Re-Orientationof the Programme
The fundamental goal of IPTRID has been, since its inception, to enhance the standard ofresearch in irrigation and drainage in and by developing countries. While retaining thisfundamental objective, the Programme has undergone strategic re-orientation during itsdevelopment history, notably in 1994 as a result of the Mexico meeting, and later in 1997 at theSpecial CG meeting in HR Wallingford, U.K.At the Special CG meeting, for example, there was expansion of the mandate of IPTRID toinclude research to improve management. More recently, at its 1998 meeting, the IPTRID CGfurther modified the mandate of IPTRID to reflect the importance of technology (adaptation andtransfer) and environmental issues. A number of recent developments such as the creation of aGWP Associated Programme in Water Conservation in Agriculture, the World Water Vision andthe associated regional consultations and mapping exercises are prompting IPTRID to reorientits strategy and programme structure.
The following guidingprinciples form the basisfor the programme re-orientation:
§ Focus on real issues that are related to research - both technology and management, - inirrigation and drainage in developing countries.
§ IPTRID's direct beneficiaries are research institutions and technology promotion bodies indeveloping countries.
§ IPTRID's "resource" partners are international, regional and national R&D institutions,which have a common goal of improving research and technology in irrigation anddrainage in developing countries.
§ IPTRID's "resource" partners are international, regional and national R&D institutions,which have a common goal of improving research and technology in irrigation anddrainage in developing countries.
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In accordance with theabove guiding principles,the IPTRID Programmeof Work 2000-2001 willfocus on:
§ Synthesise results of generic research and disseminate synthesised information;
(a) Assessing R&D needs in irrigation and drainage at global, regional and nationallevels.
(b) Increasing the awareness of policy makers, donors and the general public to thevalue of R&D in irrigation and drainage.
(c) Identifying developing countries where R&D in irrigation and drainage are needed,but are lacking. For such countries, assist in the formulation of R&D strategies andprogrammes, prepare projects for funding and when appropriate assist countries toseek funding.
(d) In developing countries, where R&D institutions exist, enhance their programmes byassisting them to formulate and implement better R&D projects, and train managersto manage the research better.
§ Strengthen the capacity of R&D institutions by strengthening research facilities andcapacity of researchers in technical fields and research management;
§ Establishing effective networking mechanisms to enable developing country R&Dinstitutions have easy access to information relevant to R&D in irrigation and drainage;and
§ Providing coordination services to related programmes, projects and initiatives§ IPTRID is a network programme, supported by six outstanding institutions (FAO, HR
Wallingford, Cemagref, ILRI, USBR and ICID). The network partners are committed toparticipate in the work programme of IPTRID and to contribute resources as far aspractical. The major function of the Secretariat hosted in FAO is to develop the workprogramme, mobilize resources and organize activities to implement the programme,monitor progress and prepare appropriate technical and progress reports. All the aboveactivities are carried out in close consultation with and involvement of the network partnerinstitutions as appropriate. Access to the technical capacity of the partner institutions andability to mobilize that know-how gives the Programme and its Secretariat an advantageover other initiatives.
Some of the majoraccomplishments ofIPTRID during the pastnine years aresummarized here
§ Identification of technology R&D and priorities and formulation of national R&Dprogrammes in irrigation and drainage in more than ten countries, namely: China, Egypt,India, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Viet Nam and manycountries in sub-Saharan Africa. IPTRID country programmes are typically pre-investmentresearch, both applied and adaptive. IPTRID has demonstrated that these kinds ofprojects can be funded to some extent by linking them to sector investments.
§ Recently, IPTRID has completed the identification of a Mediterranean regional programmeon water conservation technologies in agriculture. The participating countries includedEgypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.
§ In terms of synthesis of knowledge, IPTRID has (a) carried out field research andcompiled and published information on modern water control in the context irrigationscheme modernization; and (b) published Issues Papers on (i) Irrigation and PovertyAlleviation and (ii) Value of Irrigation System Maintenance.
§ Activities concerning capacity building include: (i) identifying national capacity in R&D inirrigation and drainage in Egypt, India and Pakistan; (ii) assessing training needs insupport of smallholder irrigation in Africa; and (iii) preparation and field testing ofguidelines for smallholder irrigation.
§ A unique feature (and also the greatest strength) of IPTRID is its networking structure. TheIPTRID Network comprises a number of leading organizations linked together to promotethe exchange and dissemination of information in the irrigation and drainage sector. Itconsists of Central Networks and Country Networks. At present, the IPTRID CentralNetwork comprises seven organizations, namely, Cemagref, HR-Wallingford, ICID CentralOffice, ILRI, USBR, FAO and the IPTRID Secretariat. Each of these organizations brings aseries of activities and facilities to the Network in accordance with agreed objectives anddesired resources. IPTRID Central Network partner organizations provide free services,activities and facilities to network members, particularly in developing countries. Servicesprovided by the Central Network include: (a) database of research projects in irrigationand drainage; (b) bibliographic research; (c) document delivery service; (d) technicaladvisory service; and (e) publication of a newsletter (GRID) and occasional papers. Thefunctions of the IPTRID Country and Regional Networks are to provide an interfacebetween the membership and the network services, and to provide, where possible, theseservices themselves. So far 14 Country Networks have been created or are in preparation.In addition, the IPTRID Network also includes a membership of over 5 000 individuals.
§ IPTRID publishes a half-yearly Network Magazine, "GRID", in English and French. This isdistributed to approx. 7000 addresses worldwide.
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OBJECTIVES AND OUTPUTS OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK, 2000 AND 2001
CORE ACTIVITIES
Objective 1 To synthesise generic research results, research and developments trends, gaps andopportunities and case studies on successful application and impact research and technologydevelopment.
Outputs (a) Generic research findings synthesised in:
§ Research and development in water conservation technologies in agriculture in theMediterranean Basin countries
§ Treadle pump technology for irrigation in Africa§ A methodology for benchmarking of irrigation schemes
(b) Case studies published in:
§ Research and development priorities in drainage§ Application of biological technologies in irrigation and drainage
(c) Research and technology trends, gaps and impacts analysed on:
• Trends and gaps in research and development in irrigation and drainage• Economic impacts and value addition of R&D in irrigation and drainage
Objective 2 R&D institutions assisted to formulate strategies, programmes and implement priority projects,through country missions
Outputs(a) Irrigation and drainage research and technology transfer strategies and programmes
formulated in six countries(b) Formulation of pipeline projects and assisting funding and implementation of projects in
eight countries(c) IPTRID sponsored projects monitored and evaluated in eight countries(d) IPTRID-ICID Workshop on IPTRID formulated country and regional programmes held
Objective 3 Capacity of R&D institutions to adapt, transfer and apply new technologies strengthened
Outputs(a) Capacity of 20 senior researchers from developing countries on research management
enhanced(b) Field guides on smallholder irrigation prepared, field tested and disseminated(c) An East and Southern African regional training programme on smallholder irrigation
formulated(d) Roving training course on pumped irrigation in Africa conducted(e) A South East Asian humid drainage programme established(f) National capacity in drainage established in selected Sub-Saharan countries.
Objective 4 Network partnerships to enhance communication and up-take of research established andstrengthened
Outputs(a) 3 New country and regional networks established(b) 4 Existing country and regional networks strengthened(c) 3 new central network institutions established(d) Text Delivery Service at the ICID Central Office made operational(e) An internet based communication & information platform developed(f) 4 issues of Grid in electronic & hardcopy format in two languages
Objective 5 Management of the AP-WCA supported and implemented
Outputs(a) Gap analysis on water conservation in agriculture reviewed and revised(b) TORs developed for project proposals in WCA(c) Assistance provided to formulation of four projects under WCA(d) Assistance provided for presentation of projects to FSG(e) Technical support provided for project implementation and monitoring
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME FORTECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH IN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (IPTRID)
Budget 2000-2001 (Cash budget only)(Secretariat Staff Cost, in-kind contribution, not included)
January 2000
No. Item 2000 2001 Total Alreadycommitted
Deficit
$ $ $ $ $
1 B. Synthesis of knowledge
1.1 Generic research findings
C1 Water conservation technologies 20000 0 20000 20000 0
C Treadle Pump 5000 0 5000 5000 0
N Benchmarking Irrigation Schemes 75000 25000 100000 0 100000
1.2 Case Studies 0 0
C R&D priorities in drainage 6000 0 6000 6000 0
N Biological technologies in irrigation & drainage 3000 3000 6000 0 6000
1.3 Trends, Gaps and Impact Analyses 0 0
C Trends and gaps in I&D 25000 0 25000 25000 0
N Economic impact of R&D 15000 10000 25000 0 25000
Total of Objective 1 149000 38000 187000 56000 131000
2 C. R&D Formulation
2.1 C Identification and formulation missions (sixmissions)
75000 75000 150000 50000 100000
2.2 N Preparing 8 pipeline projects and assistingimplementation
40000 40000 80000 0 80000
2.3 C Monitoring and evaluation - 8 projects 40000 40000 80000 0 80000
2.4 N IPTRID-ICID Workshop on County projects 30000 0 30000 0 30000
Total of Objective 2 185000 155000 340000 50000 290000
3 D. Capacity building
3.1 C Research managers seminar 60000 0 60000 20000 40000
3.2 C Field guide testing and dissemination 25000 25000 50000 25000 25000
3.3 N Formulation of regional training programme inS&E Africa
30000 0 30000 0 30000
3.4 N Roving course in pumped irrigation 15000 15000 30000 0 30000
3.5 C SE Asia Drainage Programme 50000 40000 90000 90000 0
3.6 N Drainage capacity building in Africa 40000 30000 70000 70000 0
Total of Objective 3 220000 110000 330000 205000 125000
4 E. Networking
4.1 C 3 New country networks established 12000 12000 24000 12000 12000
4.2 C 4 Existing country networks strengthened 12000 12000 24000 12000 12000
4.3 C Support to ICID on Text Delivery Service 25000 0 25000 0 25000
4.4 N 3 New Central Network Institutions established 2000 2000 4000 0 4000
4.5 C 4 issues of GRID -Hardcopy & electronicversions published
12000 22000 34000 34000 0
Total of Objective 4 63000 48000 111000 58000 53000
1 In column 2, C represents “continuing activity” and N represents “new activity”
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5 Coordination services to related activities
5.1 N Support to GWP-AP on WCA 15000 15000 30000 0 30000
5.2 N Support to GWP-Regional TACs 20000 20000 40000 0 40000
5.3 N Follow-up to FFA - Water for Food 20000 20000 40000 0 40000
Total of Item 5 55000 55000 110000 0 110000
6 F. Secretariat support
6.1 Secretariat travel 50000 50000 100000 100000 0
6.2 Meetings 40000 40000 80000 80000 0
6.3 IPTRID programme evaluation 0 25000 25000 11000 14000
6.4 General operating expenses 25000 25000 50000 50000 0
Total of Item 6 115000 140000 255000 241000 14000
G. Total of all activities 787000 546000 1333000 610000 723000
6% Service Charges 48720 34260 82980 39600 43380
H. Total including service charge2 836000 580000 1416000 650000 766000
2 Figures rounded to nearest $ 1000
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A NOTE ON SETTING UP OF TDS FACILITYIN CENTRAL OFFICE
One activity of IPTRID Network, which was earlier being undertaken by HR Wallingford, has now beentransferred to ICID Central Office. For implementation of transfer programme, an optimal solution was agreed tounder which the implementation cost was estimated to be US$ 55,650 with following break-up :
1. Set-up cost US$ 5,000 (HR Wallingford)
2. Extra set-up cost US$ 24,900 (IPTRID Secretariat)
3. Recurring & Maintenance cost US$ 16,000 (Donor support required)
4. Access to commercial databases US$ 9,750 (Donor support required)
HR Wallingford provided US$ 5,000 for set-up cost for purchase of Server and Scanner station in April 1999.IPTRID Secretariat transferred US$ 20,000 for the purchase of equipment listed under extra set-up cost in twoinstallments first US$ 7,500 in May 1999 and US$ 12,500 in August 1999. The remaining US$ 5000 is expectedto be released by IPTRID Sectt. shortly. The progress achieved in setting up of this facility in Central office isgiven below.
1. Items purchased as listed under the head extra-setup costs – Photocopier, Network Printer,Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), Backup System (partly), Software (partly) and Modem and Router(partly).
2. Registered ICID.ORG domain name through Network Solutions, USA.
3. Hired 100 MB Web space through M/s W3C ( a new Internet Service Provider in India)
4. Parking of domain name (ICID.ORG) on the new hired W3C Server.
5. Purchase of LibSys software, which can convert our existing library catalogues and make them availablethrough their online publication access system (OPAC). This software is capable of inserting PDF(Portable Document Format) files, image files, multimedia files and word-processing files for sharingthrough our website. The existing database CDS-ISIS has been converted. The LIBSYS software is tobe now tested.
6. Installed new website on W3C Server and made it operational on address HTTP://WWW.ICID.ORG.
Indian telecom is going through technology upgradation in the existing communication lines. As the equipmentslike modem and router get outdated, if not covered under any ISP package schemes their purchase was deferredtill a competent ISP with capability for operation with LIBSYS software is located. As the funds received so farhave already been utilized, their purchase shall be made after the payment of US$ 5000 due from IPTRID Sectt.is received.
As per the estimate in optimal solution, a sum of US$ 16,000 was to be provided to meet Recurring andMaintenance Costs. Similarly a US$ 9,750 was earmarked for Access to Commercial Databases. Funds for bothcomponents could not be provided by IPTRID Sectt. Donor support is being required for meeting the Recurringand Maintenance Costs as well as the Network usage charges etc. to make TDS functional on a sustainablebasis.
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Annex 4[Appendix XVI, Item 8(a)]
CAPACITY BUILDING
Two distinct activities were carried out concerning capacity building. (a) Field Guide on Irrigated Agriculture inMalawi: The purpose of the field guide is to provide guidance to Field Assistants and Development Officers(Frontline Staff) to encourage and assist smallholders in Malawi to take-up irrigated agriculture. The guide wasprepared jointly by IPTRID and national experts from Malawi. It was validated at Workshop held in Malawi, 14-16,November 1999. The field guide is being printed in a loose-leaf format on a ring binder. (b) Research ManagersWorkshop, May 2000, Wallingford, UK: An international workshop on research management in irrigation anddrainage was held with over 25 participants from 16 countries from 23 to 26 May 2000 in HR Wallingford, UK.The objective was to Improve understanding and practice of research management approaches through aparticipatory workshop bringing together research managers and senior researchers in irrigation and drainagefrom developed and developing countries. A number of different presentation techniques were used to encouragethe maximum involvement by participants.
The Workshop focused on three aspects of research management, namely: (1) Managing Innovation - how toencourage and get the best out of innovative thinking and to build research capacity; (2) Managing Research –research planning, programming, and implementation cycle; i.e. identifying needs, designing projects, gettingfunding and implementing research; and (3) Uptake of Research Findings - dissemination, identifying key lessonslearned, adoption and technology transfer. The proceedings of the Workshop are being printed for widerdissemination.
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Annex 5[Appendix XVI, Item 8(b)]
ASIA DRAINAGE PROGRAMME
Two preparatory meetings were held on the Asia Drainage Programme. The first meeting was held in KualaLumpur, Malaysia in December 1999 and the second one was held in New Delhi, India on 1 February 2000. Ameeting on the Asia Drainage Programme was held on 1 February 2000 during the 8th ICID InternationalDrainage Workshop to follow-up the Preparatory Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7 and 8 December1999. The outcome of the two preparatory meetings could be summarised as follows: (1) There was reaffirmationand consensual agreement on the need for an Asia Drainage Programme; (2) The Programme should focus onthe following aspects: ponding of agricultural lands due to rise of groundwater free water levels; inundation ofagricultural lands caused by local rainfall; and waterlogging and associated physico-chemical problems (peat andacid-sulphate soils) in low-lying areas. The meeting agreed to implement the Programme in phased manner,namely: it starts with the establishment of a regional thematic network, followed by programme formulation, andfinally establishing an institutional framework to manage the Programme. The offer by the Government ofMalaysia to coordinate the implementation of the Programme is accepted.
The Programme will be known as "Drainage Programme for the Humid Tropics in Asia". IPTRID Secretariat ispresently planning to implement the networking phase. The IPTRID Secretariat has approached the JapaneseGovernment for funding assistance.
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APPENDIX XVII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.4]
AGENDA FOR THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS (WG-ENV)Cape Town, South Africa
23 October 2000 : 14:30 – 17:30 hours
Members : (1) Dr. C. Madramootoo, Chairman (Canada) (2) Ms. Indreswari Guritno, Vice Chairperson (Indonesia);(3) Mr. Alan Hall, Secretary (UK); (4) Mr. Barkat Hadid (Syria); (5) Mr. Francisco Vezquez Sell (Spain); (6) Dr. A.F.Mauderli (Switzerland); (7) Mr. Alfred Heuperman (Australia); (8) Mr. A. Villocel (France); (9) Dr. Vera Miloslavora(Bulgaria); (10) Kuwn, Soon-Kuk (Korea); (11) Prof. Yih-Chi Tan (Chinese Taipei); (12) Dr. Laszlo Vermes(Hungary); (13) Mr. Ahmad Khan Bhatti (Pakistan); (14) Mr. Charoon Kamolratana (Thailand); (15) Dr. SmiljanJuvan (Slovenia); (16) Dr. Shaden Abdel Gawad (Egypt); (17) Ing. A. de Vito (Italy); (18) Mr. I.D. Garg (India); (19)Mr. M. Yokozawa (Japan); (20) Dr. Eike Lubbe (Germany); (21) Dr. Van Dijk (Netherlands); (22) Dr. Wayne O.Deason (USA); (23) Mr. A. Perrier (France); (24) Prof. Almeida Fernandez (Portugal); (25) Mr. Thomas E. Brabben(UK); (26) Prof. Julius Valtyni (Slovak Republic); (27) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (I) FAO representative; (ii) ICOLD representative; (iii) World Bank representative; (iv) Mr.M.G. Chuelov (Russia); (v) Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK); (vi) Mr. C. Storsbergen (Netherlands); (vii) Dr. D. Zimmer(France); (viii) Mr. Primoz Banovec (Slovenia); (ix) Dr. Fatma Abdel-Rahman Attia (Egypt); (x) Mr. C. Storsbergen(Netherlands).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of the 14th Meeting of the WG
Minutes of the 14th meeting held at Granada already circulated will be confirmed after agreeing to suggestedmodifications, if any.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 2 : To review membership of the Working Group
(a) The following nominations have been received for the Group’s membership:
India : Mr. R. Jayaseelan in place of Mr. I.D. GargPakistan : Mr. Illahi B. Shaikh
(b) The Working Group may review its membership in the light of By-law 3.1.7 which stipulates replacement of amember not contributing by attendance/correspondence for two consecutive years, in consultation with theconcerned National Committee.
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 is kept at Annex 1.
Membership of the Working Group is to be restricted to 15 persons as decided earlier.
Item 3 : Climate change
Mr. Alain Perrier made a presentation at the Group’s meeting held at Granada on “Effects of climate change onsea water levels and other related aspects”. He also submitted a paper on this topic in French. Mr. Perrieragreed at Granada to translate this paper into English and make some suggestions for activities of the WorkingGroup. Although reminder on 20 January 2000, Mr. Perrier has not responded. AFEID is now approached forgetting his response which will be discussed.
A brief on the Third Assessment Report (2000) of IPCC is given under, agenda item 7.4 (page A-88) of PCTA.This report will be of interest to the Working Group.
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Item 4 : To draw up a time-targeted plan for Group’s activities
The three-year plan adopted by the Working Group at Granada is given at Annex 2.
ICID By-laws stipulate Working Groups to be temporary workbodies with a specific mandate and duration of theirfunctioning. The time targeted plan therefore may be reviewed critically.
Item 5 : Workshop on Wetlands, Korea, 2001
The Korean National Committee, together with the Working Group on Environmental Impacts of Irrigation,Drainage and Flood Control Projects (WG-ENV) and Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG) are organizing aworkshop in Korea in 2001. The title of the workshop is “Agriculture Related Development of Tidal Land andEstuaries, and Environmental Considerations”.
A Task Force (TF) comprising Mr. Soon, Kuk-Kuwn, Dr. Indreswari Guritno, Dr. Daniel Zimmer and Mr. P.L.Diwan (India) was appointed for organization, publicity and finalizing Call for Papers for this Workshop. DuringFebruary 2000, Chairman Madramootoo, President Schultz, Dr. Daniel Zimmer and Mme. Indreswari Guritnoreviewed the Call for Paper and made some changes. Korean delegate will apprise the Group regarding furtherprogress.
Item 6 : Environmental data collection
An ‘Environmental Data Questionnaire’ has been developed by Dr. Wayne O. Deason. The information gathered onthis questionnaire will be used to attempt to gain an idea about the condition of the existing environment in eachmember country. The National Committees were asked by Central Office on 14 December 1999 to provideinformation on the following :
(i) Agencies collecting environmental data(ii) Types of data collected (particularly systematic data)(iii) Frequency of data collections(iv) Number of sample locations within project areas
An optional Appendix to the Request for Data, regarding environmental laws and permission documents was alsoattached and National Committees were asked to complete this. So far, the following National Committees havecompleted the data and have sent the data to Dr. Wayne O. Deason with a copy to the Central Office.
Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Lithuania, and Slovak National Committees
Dr. Deason will apprise the Group about the further progress in the matter.
Item 7 : Impacts of water projects on human health in rural areas
At Granada, a list of references prepared by Dr. Martin Fristch was submitted to the Working Group members.There was some discussion on this topic. It was decided that the topic will be further discussed in Cape Town.Organization of workshop to address this topic will also be considered. Dr. Martin Fristch will apprise the WorkingGroup regarding the further progress in the matter.
Item 8 : Salt mobilization and disposal in irrigated agriculture
The concept note prepared by Dr. Madramootoo was discussed at Granada and it was decided to constitute aTask Force (TF) consisting of Dr. C. Madramootoo, Dr. Shaden Abdel Gawad, Mr. Heuperman, Dr. Bell Johnstonand a Representative of Pakistan to develop this topic into a series of work activities. It was decided to developthe terms of reference of this TF at the next meeting in Cape Town. Dr. Madramootoo will further apprise theprogress in the matter.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 9 : Items emanating from the Vision Document
The Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum held atThe Hague, in March 2000. President Schultz presented the ICID strategy for its implementation. As a follow up,
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the Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 a list of topics, having direct relevance to the activities ofvarious workbodies, to the Chairmen to initiate work.
Following topics are suggested for preparation of state-of-the-art documents/database :
1. Environmental costs and benefits of irrigation scheme involving large dams and solutions formitigating negative impacts.
2. Improvement of agricultural return flow quality.
The relevant issues covered in this Vision Document from which it will be possible for the Environmental WorkGroup to identify some important relevant topics for study is annexed. (Annex 3)
Item 10 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XVII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OFIRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom Self Represented Self Represented
1. C. Madramootoo, Chairman 1993 • • 2. Indreswari Guritno
Vice Chairperson1995 • •
3. Alan Hall, Secretary 19944. Dr. Wayne O. Deason 1992 • • 5. Barkat Hadid 1991 • • 6. Francisco Vezquez Sell 1992 • • 7. A.F. Mauderli 19928. Alfred Heuperman 1993 • • 9. A. Villocel 1993 • • 10. Vera Miloslavora 199411. Kuwn, Soon Kook 1994 • • 12. Yih-Chi Tan 1995 • • 13. Laszlo Vermes 1995 • 14. Ahmad Khan Bhatti 1995 • 15. Charoon Kamolratana 1995 • • 16. Smiljan Juvan 1995 • • 17. Shaden Abdel Gawad 1996 • • 18. Ing. A. de Vito 1996 • • 19. I.D. Garg 1996 • • 20. M. Yokozawa 1996 • • 21. Eike Lubbe 1997 • 22. Van Dijk 199723. A. Perrier 199924. Almeida Fernandez 199925. Thomas E.Brabben 199926. Julius Valtyni 199927. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observers
1. FAO Representative • 2. ICOLD Representative3. World Bank Representative4. M.G. Chuelov (Russia)5. Peter S. Lee (UK) • 6. C. Storsbergen (Netherlands) • 7. D. Zimmer (France) • 8. Primoz Banovec (Slovenia)9. Fatma A.R. Attia (Egypt) •
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Annex 2[Appendix XVII, Item 4]
WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IRRIGATION,DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS (WG-ENV)
THREE YEAR PLAN
Mandate : To understand the process of environmental impact analysis making this a part of all project evaluation, majorenvironmental problems as addressed by each country, and effects of irrigation and drainage on the naturalenvironment, flora, fauna and human beings; and recognizing the project/site specific nature of the problem, toprovide guidance to project designers and managers in identifying and minimizing adverse environmental impacts.
Activity 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001
1 EnvironmentalChecklist
Continue in other languages Continue in other languages Continue in other languages
2 Climate Change Maintain watching brief forICID;Indian National Committeeto review IPCC reports
Maintain watching brief forICID;Indian National Committeeto review IPCC reports
Maintain watching brief forICID; status paper to bepresented in English andactivities to be discussed
3 Guidelines forMonitoring SustainableGroundwater Use
Criteria finalized Document jointly publishedby ICID and UNESCO
4 Development andManagement ofWetlands
Workshop conducted byYoung Professionals inIndonesia
Young Professionalspublished proceedings ofIndonesia Workshop; KoreaWorkshop planned.
Workshop on Wetlands tobe held in Korea in 2001
5 Socio-economic factorsto be incorporated inenvironmentalassessments
Ideas reviewed Transfer to Socio-EconomicPolicy Working Group
6 Environmental datacollection
Obtain information fromNational Committees
Questionnaire presentedand reviewed
Questionnaire to be sent toNational Committees
7 Impacts of waterprojects on humanhealth in rural areas
Review IIMI, Pakistan reportwhen completed.
References reviewed Hosting of workshop to bediscussed
8 Salt mobilization anddisposal in irrigatedagriculture
Concept note to be preparedfor Granada Congress
Concept note discussed;task force formed
Terms of reference to bediscussed and work groupactivities to be decided.
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Annex 3[Appendix XVII, Item 9]
2ND WORLD WATER FORUMFROM VISION TO ACTION
SESSION NAME : WATER AND NATURE
Presentation
Water and Nature Day began with a presentation of Vision by Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. In hercaptivating presentation Queen Noor focussed on the six goals described in the Vision for Water and Nature :
1. Care for the planet’s ecosystems;2. Adopt an ecosystem-based approach;3. Empower people;4. Create political will and good governance;5. Raise awareness to change human behaviour;6. Share knowledge and technology.
In describing some of the recent environmental problems facing humanity she noted that from space, contrary topopular belief, it is not man’s great construction projects like the Great Wall of China that stand out but rather ourdestruction of the environment such as dry river beds and deforestation. She stressed that the Vision for Waterand Nature is not a rulebook, but a recipe for change, meant to inspire, not proscribe. Actions have to be adaptedto local needs, abilities and opportunities. Different nations, cultures, peoples and institutions must be free to usedifferent methods to achieve the vision.
In concluding her remarks Queen Noor made this observation: “The Holy Koran describes water as the wellspringof life; throughout history and in every religion, it has had mystical significance. But in our modern, commodifiedworld, those connotations have been lost. That kind of reverence is the vision we must recapture towards ourworld’s water. Out of that reverence will grow shared concern and willingness, and collaborative effort to movefrom vision to action.” The rest of the day was comprised of four panel sessions on these topics:
• Sharing the Vision• Poverty and Wealth Leading to Freshwater Ecosystem Degradation: A Downward Spiral?• From Vision to Action – Power to the People?• From Vision to Action – Responsibility of the People?
Yolanda Kakabadse, President of IUCN and the Fundacion Futuro Latino-Americano, opened and closed thedays sessions. Sir Martin Holdgate, former Director General of IUCN, who acted as both chair and facilitator,summarised the debate and main results of the day.
Discussion
Each panel, comprised of five eminent specialists from various fields related to water resource management anddifferent areas of the world were challenged with three main questions:
1 Is the bleak diagnosis of the Vision for Water and Nature correct?2 Do we agree with the need for urgent action and what should this comprise?3 Do we accept the Vision for Water and Nature Action Plan?
Active participation from the audience was encouraged throughout each session and a healthy debate ensuedwith many new ideas contributed.
Conclusion
The Vision for Water and Nature was broadly accepted and water was recognised to be the heart of global life.The water crisis was agreed to be very real and with us already. Water has become a political issue and itsmanagement requires the involvement of all stakeholders. The point was made repeatedly that the Vision forWater & Nature needs to be fully integrated with other Vision statements but even more importantly that its actionplan becomes a part of the overall Framework for Action, which all agreed it was not at the moment.
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The gloomy diagnosis of the Vision for Water and Nature was agreed upon and it was stated that there is not alack of knowledge, but of opportunity to relieve poverty. Currently funds are misdirected towards disaster reliefthat could be spent better on prevention of environmental degradation by ensuring optimal ecosystem functions.
Full valuation of freshwater ecosystem functions and services to humanity is urgently required as part of properpolicy framework for water pricing, and in order to make realistic cost-benefit analysis to ensure the availability ofthe needed resources to conserve and restore ecosystems.
The participants stressed that governments should be made to fulfil their role of leadership and management ofnatural resources, remove perverse subsidies, promote research, especially into the much needed research ofthe functioning of ecosystems. Possible Private/Public sector partnerships should be considered in appropriatecircumstances and NGO’s have roles as well in particular with the support for local institutions and communities.
Lessons learned from ongoing major catchment management projects can help to show how to balance theneeds of people and those of nature. Well-managed dams can sustain ecosystems, but local people need to be apart of their management. This should include those stakeholders that are currently often excluded, especiallywomen.
It was agreed by all that one must not compete or try to control nature, but rather to work with nature.
Actions
In addition to the recommended actions contained in the Vision itself, most of which were supported by theparticipants, the following new ideas for action were contributed :
§ operationalise catchment and river basin management.
§ protect water sources (e.g. upland watersheds, springs, aquifers).
§ recognise the interaction between freshwater ecosystems and the coastal and marine environment.
§ base conservation on a full evaluation of ecosystem services and functions and find ways to pay forthem.
§ do not just control pollution, but make polluters pay and set standards and regulations to guide bettermanagement, including the removal of perverse incentives that encourage wasteful use of resourcesand pesticides in agriculture for example.
§ develop ways to compensate the upstream stakeholders who conserve ecosystems for the benefit ofdownstream users.
§ promote full participation of local people in planning as well as delivery of water resource programmes.
§ recognise the contribution of groups that are currently excluded from water resource managementespecially women and the poor and build capacity to enable their participation.
§ raise the understanding of decision-makers.
§ recognise and fight corruption and inefficiency.
§ build and strengthen government institutions and international conventions on transboundary watermanagement.
§ ensure the right of access to information on water resources which is often unreasonably treated asconfidential data at present.
§ recognise traditional use of natural resources as often more environmentally benign than modernmeans.
§ increase research on ecosystem functions and real economic values.
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APPENDIX XVIII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.6.1]
AGENDA FOR THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR CROP PRODUCTION (WG-CROP)Cape Town, South Africa
23 October 2000 : 14.30-17.30 hours
Members: (1) Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman (UK); (2) Mr. James M. de Jager, Vice Chairman (South Africa); (3)Prof. A. Mermoud, Secretary (Switzerland); (4) Dr. A. Perrier (France); (5) Prof. B.I. Maticic (Slovenia); (6) Prof.Maria E.V. Scarascia (Italy); (7) Prof. B. Itier (France); (8) Mr. R.G. Allen (USA); (9) Mr. Laurie C. Tollefson(Canada); (10) Dr. C.W.J. Roest (Netherlands); (11) Mr. Cai Lingen (China); (12) Mr. Wen-Jung Hu (ChineseTaipei); (13) Prof. Laszlo Vermes (Hungary); (14) Dr. Y. Nakano (Japan) ; (15) Mr. Tai Cheol Kim (Korea) ; (16)Prof. D. Wrachien (Italy) ; (17) Prof. Rui Morcel Fernando (Portugal) ; and (18) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) FAO representative; and (ii) Mr. Herbert H. Van Lier, CIGR.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the Minutes of the 13th meeting of the Committee
The minutes of the 13th meeting of the Work Body held at Granada will be confirmed.
As per the decision taken by PCTA and IEC meetings held at Granada in September 1999, the Committee onSustainable Use of Natural Resources for Crop Production (C-CROP) is renamed as Working Group. Thischange was suggested on the basis of recommendation of the Task Force consisting of Vice President Peter Leeand Vice President Hon. Prof. Farhoudi.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 2 : Review of the membership of the Committee
Indian National Committee (INCID) has nominated Dr. R.L. Yadav for membership. The Group to consider theacceptance of new nomination in view of By-law 3.1.7 and the limit of membership. Presence sheet of membersfor the last two meetings is enclosed at Annex 1.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership number will be reviewed in the meeting.
Item 3 : Crop Water Requirements and Irrigation Scheduling
In the 13th meeting of the Working Group held at Granada, it was proposed to produce revised version of theFAO paper No.56 “Crop Evapo-transpiration: Guidelines for Computing Crop Water Requirements”. The sameteam of Editors was to initiate work on a new publication entitled “Crop Irrigation Management”. FAOrepresentative and/or the Chairman will apprise the Group the progress on these publications.
It was also informed that a webpage to support an “International Registry of Evaporation Measuring Sites” will bemade operational from the year 2000. Dr. R.G. Allen (USA) will inform further development on webpagepreparation.
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Item 4 : Irrigation Management under limited Water Resources
The Workshop on “Sustainable Irrigation in Areas of Water Scarcity and Drought” was held at Bali in 1998. It wasdecided to publish the select papers of the workshop in a high quality scientific journal or in a special issue of anICID Journal. The WG Chairman will apprise WG if Editor-in-Chief of ICID Journal has been approached, or anyother alternatives are considered.
Item 5 : Use of Saline Water for Irrigation
At the 13th meeting of the Working Group, it was proposed to either produce an updated version of “Guideline forUse of Saline and Brackish Water for Irrigation” in co-ordination with the WT-PQW, or publish the best papers inthe FAO “Water Reports”. The matter will be discussed further and decision taken.
Item 6 : Evaluation of the Benefits of Irrigation Scheduling in Economic and Management Terms
As per the decision at Granada meeting, Executive Teams No.1 and No.2 were merged into one team under thetheme “Water Requirements and Irrigation scheduling” with Dr. M. Smith (FAO) as Convenor. The Team was toprepare a document on “State-of-art of Irrigation scheduling” in co-operation with FAO.
Dr. Smith will provide feedback to the Group. The revised list of Executive Teams is shown in Annex 2.
Item 7 : Assessment of adverse impacts of using Fertilizers and Agro-chemicals
The Workshop on “Control of Adverse Impacts of Fertilizers and Agrochemicals” will be held at Cape Town, asplanned i.e. on 25-26 October 2000. Mr. James M. de Jager will apprise the Group about the preparation of theworkshop.
Item 8 : Cropping Systems and Better Water and Fertilizer Management for High Value Crops
An International Workshop on “Sustainable Management of Irrigated Crops” will be held at Seoul, Korea, alongwith 52nd IEC, in September 2001. The main topics to be addressed will include :
1. Scientifically sound, environmentally friendly and economically feasible integrated management strategiesfor irrigation, drainage, crop, field, fertilizers, pesticides to reduce/minimize:
§ the input of pesticides through integrated biological pest control, crop rotation and intercropping;§ high levels of herbicides through mechanical weed control, soil covering, crop rotation and intercropping;§ the use of fertilizers, by monitoring the soil and crop fertility, managing the cattle and green manure
distribution, and by including nitrogen fixing crops in crop rotation, and§ the adverse impact of using low quality waters for irrigation on the environment.
2. Adoption of new crop cultivars bred for drought and pest resistance, high yield quality and well suited toclimate and irrigation conditions.
First announcement and Call for Papers have been released. For further detail about the workshop and otherevents please contact the Chairman, KCID on e-mail [email protected] or visit ICID website http://www.icid.org.
Group members are encouraged to contribute papers to the aforesaid Workshop. The deadline for submission ofthe abstract of the paper has been extended until 30 September 2000.
Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman of the Organizing Committee will brief the Group about preparations for theworkshop.
Item 9 : Interaction with ISO on Crops, Soils and Water Use related Terminology
The 14th meeting of ISO/TC190 “Soil Quality” was held at Vienna, Austria from 27 September to 10 October1999. This was informed to all the Group members at Granada. The Resolutions of the 14th meeting of theISO/TC 190 and proforma for Registration to 15th meeting, as received from the Secretariat (Netherlands), wereforwarded to the Group members in June 2000. The 15th meeting of ISO/TC 190 will be held at Gold Coast,Australia 6-10 November 2000. The Chairman will decide regarding nomination of a member to participate in themeeting. The completed registration form should reach the Secretariat before 15 August 2000.
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Item 10 : Cultural and Irrigation Practices for Different Crops
As per the decision at Granada, this item will be dealt by the Executive Team No.4 “Cropping Systems for Bettermanagement of Irrigation Water and Nutrients” under the leadership of Prof. (Mrs.) M.E.V. Scarascia who willreport on activities pertaining to the Team 4.
Item 11 : Work plan of the Group
The revised three year work plan of the Group as proposed during Granada meeting is enclosed as Annex 3.The work plan will be updated for next three years (2000-2002).
Item 12 : Special activities of the Group during Golden Jubilee Year
The members will report on activities undertaken and other contributions related to Working Groups’ activities,made during the Golden Jubilee Year.
Item 13 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, 2002
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. The Congress theme is “FoodProduction under Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures”. The twoQuestions are:
Q50 : ”Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced by limited waterresources and population growth”, and
Q51 : “Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control”
Besides, there will be a Special Session, a Symposium, a Special Event and a Seminar. More details areavailable in “Call for Papers” or on website http://www.icid.org. Members are encouraged to contribute papers.
Item 14 : Contribution to Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
At Granada, it was decided that the Group will initiate work of updating and enlarging of the MTD, to includeterms connected to on-farm irrigation and drainage management. FAO may also be involved.
The Group will decide further line of action.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 15 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Vision Document on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented by ICID at the 2nd World WaterForum, held at The Hague in March 2000. The Central Office has prepared and circulated a list of topics, havingdirect relevance to the activities of various workbodies, to the Chairmen of all ICID workbodies in May 2000, toidentify important topics for study and inclusion by respective workbodies.
The members will take a view and choose such topics. The Central Office has suggested following topics forpreparation of state-of-art report/undertaking research studies by the Working Group.
1. Study to identify factors influencing regional variation in crop productivity (for important crops e.g. Rice,Wheat, Corn, Potato, Sugarcane etc.)
2. Water saving practices in Rice Paddy Cultivation.3. Biotechnology to develop drought resistant varieties.4. Research on impact of development and use of genetically modified crops/crop products.5. Integrated crop pest management by biological control.6. Organic farming.7. Compilation of statistical data on area irrigated under major crops in member countries.
Item 16 Any other business (with permission of the Chair)
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WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURALRESOURCES FOR CROP PRODUCTION (WG-CROP)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999Sl.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman (UK) 1993 • • 2. Mr. James M. de Jager, Vice
Chairman (South Africa)1994
3. Prof. A. Mermoud, Secretary(Switzerland)
1991 • •
4. Dr. A. Perrier (France) 1986 • • 5. Prof. B.I. Maticic (Slovenia) 1987 • • 6. Prof. Maria E.V. Scarascia (Italy) 1988 • 7. Prof. B. Itier (France) 19888. Mr. R.G. Allen (USA) 1991 • 9. Mr. Laurie C. Tollefson (Canada) 1993 • • 10. Dr. C.W.J. Roest (Netherlands) 1999 • 11. Mr. Cai Lingen (China) 1995 • • 12. Mr. Wen-Jung Hu (Chinese Taipei) 1998 • 13. Prof. Laszlo Vermes (Hungary) 1995 • • 14. Dr. Y. Nakano (Japan) 1996 • • 15. Mr. Tai Cheol Kim (Korea) 1996 • • 16. Prof. D. Wrachien (Italy) 1996 • • 17. Prof. Rui Morcel Fernando
(Portugal)1999 •
18. Secretary General, ICIDPermanent Observers1. FAO representative2. Mr. Herbert H. Van Lier, CIGR
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Annex 2[Appendix XVIII, Item 6]
WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURALRESOURCES FOR CROP PRODUCTION (WG-CROP)
EXECUTIVE TEAMS (Revised)
1. Water Requirements and Irrigation Scheduling
• Mr. M. Smith (Convenor)
• Mr. R. Allen
• Prof. J. De Jager
• Dr. R. Ragab
• Dr. A. Perrier
• Mr. L. Tollefson
• Prof. C.E. Kan
• Dr. M. Nakano
• Prof. B. Itier
• Mr. Cai Lingen
• Prof. L. Vermes
• Mr. T.C. Kim
2. Control of Impacts of Nutrients and Agro-Chemicals
• Prof. A. Mermoud (Convenor)
• Prof. L. Vermes
• Prof. B.I. Maticic
• Dr. R. Ragab
3. Use of Saline Water in Irrigation
• Dr. R. Ragab (Convenor)
• Prof. D. De Wrachien
• Prof. A. Mermoud
4. Cropping Systems for Better Management ofIrrigation Water and Nutrients
• Prof. M.E.V. Scarascia (Convenor)
• Mr. R.M.C. Fernando
• Dr. C.W.J. Roest
5. Technology Transfers of Research Result toPractice
• Mr. L. Tollefson (Convenor)
• Prof. M.E.V. Scarascia
• Mr. R.M.C. Fernando
• Prof. J. De Jager
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WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURALRESOURCES FOR CROP PRODUCTION (WG-CROP)
THREE YEAR WORK PLAN
1999 2000 2001(a) Initiate work with case studies on
Technology Transfer of ResearchResults to Practice
(b) Contact FAO for possible jointpublications
(c) Contribution to the World WaterVision
(d) Call for papers for the Workshop on“Adverse Impacts of usingFertilizers and Agro-chemicals”
(e) Publication of FAO Paper No.56“Crop Evapotranspiration:Guidelines for computing cropwater requirements”
(f) Contribution to various relevantworkshops around the world
(g) Activities of the Ex-Teams continue
(b) Publish a selection of the best papersof the workshop on “The Use of Salineand Brackish Water for Irrigation” in aspecial issue of an International Journal”
(d) Organisation of the workshop on“Adverse Impacts of using Fertilizers andAgro-chemicals”
(e) Establishment of the Registry ofEvaporation Measuring Sites.
Review of FAO Paper No.56, accordingto the feedback of the users
(g) Activities of the Ex-Teams continue
(h) Initiate work on Crop IrrigationManagement
(i) Call for papers and preparation of“International Workshop onSustainable Management ofIrrigated Crops” to be held inSeptember 2001 in South Korea
(a) Organisation of the workshop on“Technology Transfer of ResearchResults to Practice”
(d) Possible publication of a selection ofthe best papers of the workshop on“Averse Impacts of using Fertilizers andAgro-chemicals”
(g) Activities of the Ex-Teams continue
(h) Follow up of activities on CropIrrigation Management
Possible draft publication on CropIrrigation Management
(j) Call for papers and preparation of theworkshop to be held in 2002 onTechnology Transfer of Research Resultsto Practice in Montreal 2002
(k) Update and enlarge the ICIDMultilingual Technical Dictionary
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APPENDIX XIX[PCTA Agenda Item 4.5.1]
AGENDA FOR THE SECOND MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON INTEGRATED LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT (WG-ILWRM)Cape Town, South Africa
24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 Hours
Members: (1) Dr. Alain Vidal, Chairman (France); (2) Dr. A.K. Chakraborti, Vice Chairman (India); (3) Mr. HughTurral, Secretary (Australia); (4) Dr. A. Goto (Japan); (5) Dr. K. Shiati (Iran); (6) Dr. Seung-Woo Park (Korea); (7)Dr. J.A. Rodriguez (Spain); (8) Prof. Chao Hsien Liaw (Chinese Taipei); (9) Mr. L.K. Oosthuizen (South Africa);(10) Mr. Aderito de Jesus Mendes (Portugal); (11) Mr. B. Flynn (UK); (12) Mr. Yuansheng Pei (China); (13) Dr.Hisham Kandil (Egypt); (14) Prof. C. Fasso (Italy); (15) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (I) Mr. T. Rieu, Chairman, Working Group on Socio-Economic Impacts and PolicyIssues; (ii) Dr. D. Zimmer, Chairman, Working Group on Drainage; (iii) Prof. H. Fahlbusch, Chairman, WorkingGroup on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control; (iv) Dr. I. Makin (IWMI); (v) Mr. W. Price (USCID); and(vi) GWP representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the minutes of first meeting of Working Group on Decision Systems forWater and Land Management at Granada, 1999
The Work Body will confirm the minutes of the first meeting of Working Group on Integrated Land and WaterResources Management.
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
(i) The German National Committee has sent the nomination of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Joachim Quast for theWorking Group.
(ii) According to By-laws 3.1.7, members not contributing to the activities of the Working Group byattendance or correspondence for two consecutive years shall be replaced in consultation with theconcerned National Committees. The following members have not been able to contribute to theactivities of the Working Group either by their presence at the meetings or by correspondence during thelast two years :
1. Mr. L.K. Oosthuzien (South Africa)2. Dr. Hisham Kandil (Egypt)
Annex 1 gives the status of attendance of members at the last two meetings.
The status of attendance of members as per Central Office record is given at Annex 1.
The Working Group will recommend the continuation, or otherwise, of the above members.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Review status of Guide on `Remote Sensing and GIS applied to I rrigation and Drainage'
The English version of ICID Guide on Remote Sensing and GIS has been sent by the Chairman to the membersof the Editorial Committee (Messrs. Istvan Ijjas, A.K. Chakraborti, B. Flynn and A. Turral) to review themanuscript. The time-table proposed by the Chairman for completion of various steps in the publication of theGuidelines are as follows :
Review by Editors : 31 July 2000Final editing by Editor (Chairman) : Early August 2000Manuscript to be sent to ICID Central Office for printing : Mid August 2000Publication : September-October 2000 for IEC
meeting in Cape Town
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The Editors have assured to complete their work by the assigned date.
The print-ready copy of manuscript was received from the Chairman as per schedule and sent to press forprinting. The book will hopefully be available at Cape Town.
Item 4 : Feedback on Information dissemination strategy for LOGID software database
Dr. G. Bonnet has been monitoring the expansion of the LOGID software database. At the Granada meeting ofthe Working Group, it was reported that Dr. Bonnet had given a demonstration of the internet access to theLOGID software database as presented during the IPTRID Network Workshop held in Montpellier in February1999. However, the compatibility problems with the internet browser were still being investigated.
Further progress in this regard will be discussed.
Item 5 : Feedback on ICID-UNESCO IHP-V cooperation
The 14th Session of the IHP Inter-Governmental Council, 5-10 June 2000 was held in Paris. The five ICIDexperts who are members of concerned Working Groups of IHP-V were requested to attend the Session. Dr.Karim Shiati, the ICID Coordinator for ICID-Unesco Cooperation in IHP-V Program showed his interest to attendthe session provided a financial support was granted, which could not be arranged.
The Chairman has opined that this item is on Agenda for several years now and if no follow-up is presented byDr. Shiati for WG's consideration, the item could be dropped for future.
Item 6 : Progress on Global Review on MIS for Irrigation and Drainage
It was decided at the Granada meeting of WG-ILWRM that the Group will be in touch with Dr. Hector Malano,Chairman, Working Group on Development and Management of Irrigation System (WG-DMIS) on long-termaspects of decision support in irrigation development and management within the framework of ILWRM.
The Chairman has mentioned that he is in touch with Dr. Plantey, Vice Chairman, WG-DMIS.
Progress in the matter will be reviewed.
Item 7 : Inventory of research and methodologies in ILWRM
At the Granada meeting it was agreed to contribute a number of water accounting case studies for basins, usingthe methodology outlined in SWIM Paper No. 1, 1997 of IWMI. The contributions are to be presented in thismeeting of the Working Group in Cape Town.
Item 8 : Follow-up GWP initiatives
The outline "Brief Introduction to Integrated Water Resources Management" was presented at the Granadameeting by the Chairman. It was mentioned that the Group continued to be interested in GWP initiatives andmembers will observe developments in their respective countries.
In August 2000, the Chairman attended the GWP annual meetings in Stockholm and will report on GWP activitiesand recommendations concerning the Group.
Further steps to be taken on GWP recommendations will be considered.
Item 9 : Preparation of inventory on decision making tools and methods in ILWRM
At the Granada meeting Dr. Chakraborty's draft paper "Elements of decision support tools and methods inintegrated land and water management" was presented. The Group decided to concentrate on medium and long-term aspects of decision making. It was agreed that Dr. Chakraborty will review the document to focus on thesuggested aspects and will also integrate the contribution of Prof. Chao Hsien Liaw.
Further progress in the matter will be discussed.
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Item 10 : ILWRM in transboundary basins
It was agreed in the previous meeting of the Work Body that a review of the Guidelines being prepared by FAOon Water Management in Trans-boundary Basins will be reviewed during the coming months. The Chairman has,however, mentioned that the Guidelines have not been completed as yet by FAO.
Follow-up in this regard will be reviewed.
Item 11 : Standards in specific areas of ILWRM
At the Granada meeting, the WG felt that it will limit its mandate to trying to develop codes of practice relating toagricultural water use in the context of ILWRM. Further action plan will be formulated.
Item 12 : Input for 2002 Congress, Montreal
The WG will consider the possible inputs for the 18th Congress to be held in Montreal in 2002, in light ofapplicability of following topics and sub-topics :
CONGRESS THEME : Food Production under Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Populationand Environmental Pressures
A. Question 50 : Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced bylimited water resources and population growth
50.1 Projections and trends in water availability for agriculture up to the year 202050.2 Economic policy and legal instruments for managing scarce water resources50.3 Technologies for improved irrigation efficiencies and conservation50.4 Participatory management in irrigation and drainage50.5 Handling competition for water among various economic sectors and the environment50.6 Augmenting irrigation water supplies with lower quality water
Question 51 : Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
51.1 Elements of national and regional policies51.2 Integrated land and water resources development and management51.3 Implementing irrigation, drainage and flood control strategies within the water sector51.4 Ensuring stakeholder participation in decision making51.5 Demographics for water resources development.
B. SPECIAL SESSION : Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control
C. SYMPOSIUM : Privatization of irrigation and drainage schemes
D. SPECIAL EVENT: The world vision for water, food and rural development in the year 2025
E. SEMINAR : Lessons from failures in irrigation, drainage and flood control systems
Item 13 : Report on Special activities of the Working Group during Golden Jubilee Year
The WG will discuss status of publication of the ICID Guide on Remote Sensing and GIS.
Item 14 : Conjunctive use of ground and surface water resources for optimal utilisation and integratedmanagement
It was decided at the Granada meeting of WG that the integrated management of the two sources will beaddressed in the case studies being developed under Item 7.
Any other responses in this regard will be considered.
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B. NEW ITEMS
Item 15 : New items of work identified from `ICID's Strategy for Action on Water for Food and RuralDevelopment' and WWC's Vision document on this theme submitted at The Hague
ILWRM has been covered in the ICID Strategy for Action on Water for Food and Rural Development, as well asthe WWC Vision Document presented at The Hague. WG will discuss the possible topics emerging from thesedocuments which could be taken up for study.A list of various emerging topics are given in the agenda of PCTA for reference. A few possible items that can beconsidered by the Work Body are as follows :
• GW modelling for assessing waterlogging conditions in surface irrigation projects.
• Prudent decision making process and issues in irrigation schemes involving large dams.
• System designs and production system for maximising water productivity and poverty alleviation impactof I & D.
• Facilitate exchange of experience to develop a participatory multi-stakeholder mechanism for integratedmanagement of both surface and ground waters.
• Mathematical modelling to simulate hydrologic cycle of river basin area.
• Use of Information System and Decision Support System in Water Resources Management.
C. ACTION PLAN
Item 16 : Plan of activities
The Working Group will review the progress achieved so far in the three-year rolling plan adopted at its Granadameeting (Annex 2) and propose changes as required.
Item 17 : Any other business
The Indian National Committee (INCID), in association with National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) of India isplanning to organise sometime in October 2000 an International Training Course/Workshop on Remote SensingApplications on Irrigation and Drainage, for the benefit of participants from Asian Countries. Dr. Chakraborty willelaborate on the proposal.
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WORKING GROUP ON SECOND MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ONINTEGRATED LAND AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (WG-ILWRM)
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
S.No.
Members Memberfrom
1998Self Represented
1999Self Represented
1. Dr. Alain Vidal, Chairman (France) 1993 * *
2. Dr. A.K. Chakraborti, Vice Chairman (India) 1998 * *
3. Mr. Hugh Turral, Secretary (Australia) *
4. Dr. A. Goto (Japan) 1996 * *5. Dr. K. Shiati (Iran) 1994 *6. Dr. Seung-Woo Park (Korea) 1994 * *7. Dr. J.A. Rodriguez (Spain) 1996 * *8. Prof. Chao Hsien Liaw (Chinese Taipei) 1997 * *
9. Mr. L.K. Oosthuizen (South Africa) 1995 *10. Mr. Aderito de Jesus Mendes (Portugal) 1990 *11. Mr. B. Flynn (UK) 1991 *12. Mr. Yuansheng Pei (China) 1998 * *13. Dr. Hisham Kandil (Egypt) 1996 *14. Prof. C. Fasso (Italy) 1998
Permanent Observers1. Mr. T. Rieu, Chairman, WG-SOCIO2. Dr. D. Zimmer, Chairman, WG-DRG3. Prof. H. Fahlbusch, Chairman, WG-HIST *4. Dr. I. Makin (IWMI) * *5. Mr. W. Price (USCID) * *6. GWP representative
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WORKING GROUP ON INTEGRATED LAND AND WATERRESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ILWRM)
THREE YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Activity 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
1. Inventry of researchand methodologies
2. Inventory of GWPrecommendationsand propositions forfilling gaps follow upGWP activities
3. Decision making inintegratedmanagement
4. Inventory of bestpractices andpreparation ofguidelines
5. Examine the case oftransboundary basins
6. Complete activities ofthe previous WorkingGroup
Review and developinventory prepared byDr. Goto
Prepare cases studies onwater accounting
Follow up GWP activities
Review working paper (Dr.A.K. Chakraborti, Prof. A.Goto)
Review FAO case studiesand guidelines
(a) Finalise access toLOGID on Interest, item5 (Dr. G. Bonnet)
(b) Publish the Guide onRemote Sensing andGIS, item 4 (Dr. A.Vidal)
Validate the inventory withthe Group
Present case studies at nextmeeting
Follow up GWP activities
Finalise paper with the Group
Inventory of best practices
Regular updates of LOGID
Prepare synthesis documentor case studies
Follow up GWP activities
Analysis and synthesis ofgood practices
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APPENDIX XX[PCTA Agenda Item 4.6.2]
AGENDA FOR THE FIFTH MEETING OF THEWORK TEAM ON USE OF POOR QUALITY
WATER FOR IRRIGATION (WT-PQW)Cape Town, South Africa
24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
Members: (1) Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman (UK); (2) Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Secretary (Iran); (3) Mr. Geoff Pearce(UK); (4) Dr. K. Amer (Egypt); (5) Dr. K. Shiati (Iran); (6) Dr. Dia El-Din Ahmed El Quosy (Egypt); (7) Mr. A.Khadraouli (Algeria); (8) Dr. Jan Salek (Czech Republic); (9) Dr. Heinrich Meiring du Plessis (South Africa); (10)Dr. Narendra K. Tyagi (India); (11) Mr. Jose Manuel Arango Maldonado (Mexico); (12) Mr. Mitsuhiro Goto(Japan); (13) Dr. Wen-Lin Chang (Chinese Taipei); (14) Mr. Gao Zhanyi (China) ; (15) Dr. Tsaghiro Watanabe(Japan) ; (16) Mr. Ray P. Byrnes (Australia) ; (17) Mr. Frans Huibers (Netherlands) ; (18) Secretary General,ICID.
Permanent Observer: FAO representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the Minutes of the 4th Meeting of the Work Team
The minutes of the fourth meeting will be confirmed after making modifications, if any.
Item 2 : Review of the membership of the Work Team
Nominations received from the National Committees of Peoples Republic of China (CNCID), Japan (JNCID) andAustralia (ANCID) during the fourth meeting were accepted by the Team and are included in the list of members.
Nomination of Dr. Frans Huibers, proposed by The Netherlands National Committee (NETHCID) at its 3rd
meeting at Bali, was accepted both by the Work Team and PCTA. It is now included. President Prof. Bart Schultzduring his visit to the Central Office in October 99, inquired as to why Dr. Huibers’ name was not indicated in themembership? The Central Office, consulted Dr. Ragab, Chairman who clarified that since Dr. Huibers did notattend both Bali and Granada meetings, his name did not appear in the list. This was an error. However asadvised by Chairman his name is included in the agenda of the 5th meeting.
Following new nominations / replacements have been received by the Central Office :
1. Dr. (Mrs.) Samia El-Guindy by Egyptian National Committee (ENCID)2. Dr. M. Ramzan Choudhry by Pakistan National Committee (PANCID)3. Mr. S. Indelicato by Italian National Committee (ITALCID)
There are already two members from ENCID. In order to have broad representations from as many countries aspossible, it is desirable, not to have more than one member from a National Committee. Central Office wrote tothe Chairman, ENCID in December 1999 to retain only one member. Response is awaited. Work Team maydecide the matter.
The attendance sheet of the members for the past meetings is shown in Annex 1.
The 50th meeting of IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership number will be reviewed in the meeting.
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Item 3 : Questionnaire on “Treated Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes”
The first draft Questionnaire on “Treated Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes” prepared by Dr. Nairizi wasdistributed to the members during Granada meeting. The members were requested to communicate theirsuggestions, if any, to Dr. Nairizi, Secretary, for incorporating in the final draft.
Revised final draft was to be circulated amongst all National Committees, for filling and forwarding to Dr. Nairizifor compilation.
It is proposed to use the compiled information for preparing a background paper for the workshop on “Agriculturalbased Development in Tidal Swamps and Estuaries and Environmental Considerations” during the 52nd IEC to beheld at Seoul, Korea in September 2001.
Dr. Nairizi, Secretary will apprise the team about the state of the compilation of the Questionnaire.
Item 4 : Social, Economic and Environmental Issues related to the Use of Poor Quality Water
The Work Team is in contact with other workbodies having similar interests/activities. A special session on“Sustainable Use of Poor Quality Water” was held at Granada, Spain in September 1999. The conclusions andrecommendations of the special session are presented in Annex 2.
Members are requested to provide further input on the item.
Item 5 : Follow up of the International Workshop on “Use of Saline and Brackish Water in Irrigation”
An International Workshop on “Use of Saline and Brackish Water in Irrigation” was held at Bali in July 1998.Some selected papers from the proceedings of the Workshop were proposed to be published either by FAO asWater Report or in ICID Journal. The Chairman will inform WT about further developments.
Item 6 : Use of Database on Water Salinity related to Agriculture
IPTRID has prepared a database of ongoing research projects, published and grey literature related to salinityand waterlogging issues. The database can be accessed over the internet on following websites:
1. http://www.fao.org/iptrid –Rome, Italy
2. http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/projects/IPTRID –HR Wallingford, UK
3. http://www.//iptrid.montpellier.cemagref.fr –CEMAGREF in France
4. http://www.ilri.nl/drainnet.html –ILRI, The Netherlands
5. http://www.usbr.gov/main/index.html –USBR, USA
Members were provided with the addresses during the 4th meeting. This system will shortly be available also fromICID website at http://www.icid.org. Members are requested to report on the usage of these websites and areencouraged to add input from their respective countries to the existing database.
Item 7 : Guidelines on Use of Saline and Brackish Water
At Granada, it was decided to explore the possibility of updating existing FAO Guidelines on “Use of Saline andBrackish Water for Irrigation”, using output from Bali Workshop (referred in item 5). The Chairman will report theprogress.
Korean National Committee (KCID) has translated and published a Korean version of the FAO Water Report“Management of Agricultural Drainage Water Quality”.
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Item 8 : Cooperation with other Work Bodies of ICID and International Organizations
The Work Team has close liaison with Working Groups of IADWS, ENV, DRG, CROPS, ST-ARAL and AC-IPTRID. On international level, the Team has established contact with Biosaline Agriculture Center (BAC), Dubai,UAE, the US Salinity Laboratory and FAOs’ IPTRID programme.
The Director-General, BAC had sent a Questionnaire to the Central Office, with a request to furnish the desiredinformation from ICID member countries. The objective of the questionnaire was to collect and prepare adatabase with other international/country institutions involved in research and development of issues related tosalinity in agriculture. The Central Office, in consultation with the Chairman, distributed the questionnaire to allthe National Committees in February 2000, requesting them to fill it and forward directly to BAC, with a copy tothe Central Office. National Committees of South Africa, Iran, Pakistan and Lithuania, have responded so far.Other National Committees are requested to expedite responses.
Item 9 : Compilation of a Document on “State-of-the-Art” on the Saline Water management forIrrigation
A publication on “State-of-the-art on Saline Water management for Irrigation” is being prepared by the CentralOffice. The task of compilation and writing was assigned to Dr. B.S. Tanwar (India). The first draft of the Reportwas distributed amongst members during Granada meeting. Comments from four reviewers/members viz. Dr.Nairizi (Iran), Mr. H.M. du Plessis (South Africa), Dr. (Mrs.) Samia El-Guindy (Egypt) and Mr. J.D. Oster (USA)were received and forwarded to Dr. Tanwar for compliance. Comments from Mr. Geoff Pearce (UK) have notbeen received so far inspite of couple of reminders from the Central Office.
Dr. Tanwar has informed the Central Office that due to unforeseen personnel difficulties, he would be able toprepare the second revised draft by August 2000. It then will be circulated prior to the meeting.
Item 10 : Three-year rolling plan of the Work Team
The three-year rolling plan of the Work Team prepared during Granada meeting is shown in Annex 3.
Item 11 : Irrigation with Sea Water for Salt Tolerant Halophytes and Crops
At Granada, it was decided to contact the three identified institutions engaged in research and development inuse of sea water/highly saline water for irrigating halophytes/fodder and other crops, viz. Osnabruck University,Germany, Biosaline Agriculture Center, UAE, and US Salinity Laboratory. Contacts with BAC have beenestablished and the Center has expressed its desire to work closely with ICID. It would be worthwhile to inviteBAC for membership and/or as an invitee to the Work Team. The Chairman and/or the Secretary will providefurther information.
Item 12 : Contribution of papers to 18th ICID Congress, Montreal
18th ICID Congress will be held at Montreal, Canada in July 2002. Following two sub topics under Question 50 ofthe Congress are relevant to the activities of the Team.
50.1 Projections and trends in water availability for agricultural upto the year 2020; and50.6 Augmenting irrigation water supplies with lower quality water.
Team members are encouraged to contribute papers to these Sub-topics and to other events of the congress.For further details please see “Call for Papers” or visit ICID website at http://www.icid.org.
Item 13 : Special Activities of the Work Team during Golden Jubilee Year
Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Secretary, during the 4th meeting held at Granada, proposed to prepare a model of “Recyclingof Saline Drainage Water” for its exhibition at Cape Town. Dr. Nairizi will inform the Team about furtherdevelopments.
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NEW ITEMS
Item 14 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President dr. Schultz presented ICID strategy for its implementation. As afollow up, the Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 a list of topics [Annex (Common Annex to benumbered)] having direct relevance to the activities of various workbodies, to the Chairmen to initiate work. TheChairman will offer suggestions on aforesaid matters.
In addition, the Central Office has proposed following topic for preparation of state-of-the-art report.
• Ground water pollution due to application of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.
Item 15 : Any other business (with permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XX, Item 2]
WORK TEAM ON USE OF POOR QUALITY WATERFOR IRRIGATION (WT-PQW)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman(UK)
1997 • •
2. Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Secretary(Iran)
1997 • •
3. Mr. Geoff Pearce (UK) 1997 • • 4. Mr. K. Amer (Egypt) 1997 • 5. Dr. K. Shiati (Iran) 1997 • • 6. Dr. Dia El-Din Ahmed El-
Quosy (Egypt)1997 •
7. Mr. A. Khadraouli (Algeria) 19978. Dr. Jan Salek (Czech Rep.) 19989. Dr. Heinrich Meiring du Plessis
(South Africa)1998 •
10. Dr. Narendra K. Tyagi (India) 1998 • 11. Mr. Jose Manuel Arango
Maldonado (Mexico)1998
12. Mr. Mitsuhiro Goto (Japan) 199813. Dr. Wen-Lin Chang (Chinese
Taipei)1998 •
14. Prof. Gao Zhanyi (China) 1999 • 15. Dr. Tsaghiro Watanabe
(Japan)1999
16. Mr. Ray P. Byrnes (Australia) 1999 • 17. Mr. Frans Huibers
(Netherlands)1999
18. Secretary General, ICIDPermanent Observers1. FAO representative •
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Annex 2[Appendix XX, Item 4]
SPECIAL SESSION ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF POOR QUALITY WATER(GRANADA, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 1999)
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Use of saline water for irrigation
• Saline agriculture needs to be further developed through crop improvement and agriculturalmanagement to improve the scope for economical use of saline water
• There is a need to develop cheap and simple new technologies to purify saline waters
2. Irrigation with treated sewage water
• agriculture may use treated sewage water for irrigation, but only after assuring that it is safe for thehealth of farmers and consumers and for the environment (soils, aquifers). Emphasis should be basedupon -
• quality of the effluent utilised,• site properties (rather deep aquifers, no source of drinking water)• priority in type of crop: industrial>cereals>horticulture
• research needs are still important to develop appropriate standards and to assess long termsustainability
• agriculture provides a service to the community which has to be recognised: socio-economic issuesrelated to the low quality waters should be given more attention
3. Drainage effluent treatment
• Water reuse for salt tolerant crops and halophytes can provide solution to the disposal of drainageeffluents; further R&D as well as pilot schemes are needed
• Constructed wetlands are also a promising technique but sustainability issues are important (longterm performances, maintenance, disposal of polluted products)
4. General
• Increasing water scarcity, increasing competition between users, increasing urbanisation are majordriving forces to the use of low quality waters in many countries. The use of such waters hasalready became significant and is likely to increase in the future
• Main thrust should be to assess the long term effects of the use of these waters, on soils, on cropsand on public health
• There is a strong need to share experiences and develop guidelines and standards
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Annex 3[Appendix XX, Item 10]
WORK TEAM ON USE OF POOR QUALITYWATER FOR IRRIGATION (WT-PQW)
THREE-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
2000 2001 2002Publish a specific issue on the use ofsaline and brackish water for irrigation
Issue Call for papers to the Workshop on“Use of Treated Wastewater forIrrigation”
Organize a Workshop in South Koreaon ’Use of Treated Wastewater’
Publication of selected papers
Initiate activities related to the use of seawater/highly saline water forhalophyte/fodder/crop production
Continuation of this activity Possible call for a workshop
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APPENDIX XXI[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.2]
AGENDA OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THEWATSAVE WORK TEAM (WT-WATS)
Cape Town, South Africa24 October 2000: 11.30-13.00 hours
Members: (1) Mr. John Hennessy, Chairman (United Kingdom); (2) Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah (Pakistan); (3) Dr. M.Ait Kadi (Morocco); (4) Mr. C.D. Koche (India); Dr. John G. Annandale (South Africa); (6) Mr. Brian Davis(Australia); (7) Dr. Y. Shevah (Israel); (8) Dr. A. Vidal (France); (9) Mexican Representative; (10) Mr. Hussein ElAtfy (Egypt); (11) Mr. John Osterberg (USBR); (12) Prof. V. Lombardo (Italy); (13) Dr. Jose Maria MartinMendiluce (Spain); (14) Mr. Zhang Qishun (China); (15) Dr. Hsu, Shiang-Kueen (Chinese Taipei); and (16)Secretary General, ICID.
Item 1 : Review of membership of the Work Team
There is no request for change in the membership of the Work Team.
Attendance sheet of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings is kept at Annex 1.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 2 : Publication of “The WatSave Scenario” document
The publication based on information from 27 National Committees (NCs) has been supplied to all NCs andseveral institutions in different countries as per their requirements. The text of the ‘WatSave Scenario’ has beentranslated into French and has been put on the ICID Webpage for the benefit of the French speakingprofessionals. Original WatSave Questionnaire was recirculated amongst 32 numbers of National Committeeswho had not responded earlier, to enable Central Office to bring out addition to the Scenario incorporating thedevelopments on WatSave activities in these countries. So far 4 countries viz. Sudan, Iran, Mexico & Myanmarhave sent the information sought. The information is being sent by e-mail to WT members for perusal.
Item 3 : WatSave Awards 2000 and solicitation of sponsorship for the Awards 2001
The announcement for the WatSave awards 2000 sponsored by Govt. of India, Ministry of Water Resources(MoWR) has been sent to all the National Committees. The last date for the receipt of the nominations from theNational Committees is 10th August 2000. All the National Committees have been requested to give wide publicityto these awards with a view to attract more nominations. A request was made in May 2000 to the KoreanNational Committee (KCID) to consider sponsoring WatSave Awards for the year 2001, to which their initialresponse is encouraging. Latest developments will be discussed in the meeting to decide future course.
Item 4 : Ongoing WatSave activities in member countries
All the National Committees have been requested in May 2000 to intimate the ongoing WatSave activities forinformation of the members of the Work Team. There is no response so far. The latest feedback will bepresented during the meeting.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 5 : The Cape Town Workshop
A Workshop is being organised with the financial support of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)immediately after the meeting of the Work Team. The workshop will focus on WatSave activities in Africa. For thispurpose all the National Committees of Africa have been requested to nominate suitable professionals engagedin water related & water saving programmes who could also present a country paper highlighting the watsaveactivities in the workshop. So far, response has been received from 5 countries viz. Egypt, Malawi, South Africa,Sudan and Tanzania. A few countries who have made good progress in watsave activities outside Africa havebeen requested to attend and present papers for the benefit of participants. Israel and China have offered toprepare such a paper. Besides, Mr. Alain Vidal (IPTRID) has offered presentation on their activities in Africa. A
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Screening Committee has also been constituted for selection of papers proposed for presentation. The latestdevelopments and the detailed programme will be presented by the Chairman during the meeting.
Item 6 : Items emanating from 2nd World Water Forum
The promotion of Water Conservation & Rain Water Harvesting has been stressed for sustainable cropproduction in ‘drought prone areas’ in the vision documents. Organising seminar to identify country specificpractices and manuals for use has been recommended. The Work Team has already brought out two watsavedocuments based upon the responses from the National Committees. A workshop on ‘Water Saving andSustainable Irrigation Agriculture in the Mediterranean Region’ was organised in Cairo at the time of 1996congress and a workshop to focus on ‘WatSave in Africa’ is being organised at Cape Town now. As informed inlast meeting held at Granada in 1999, a proposal for organising 20 National, 4 regional and one internationalconference was included in detailed proposal submitted to a GWP funding as a part of their ‘Associate Programon Water Conservation in Agriculture’.
Need for agronomic research like selecting crop varieties for increased production per litre of water, selection ofdrought, flood and salt resistant acrops, development of less water consuming crops varieties, to promote watersaving and increased production per unit of water. Need to use improved and advanced application techniques,including deficit irrigation concept in water scarcity areas.
Item 7 : Continuation of WatSave Work Team beyond the year 2000
The Chairman will brief the Work Team about the status and initiate discussions to arrive at recommendations toPCTA.
Item 8 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XXI, Item 1]
WATSAVE WORK TEAM
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S. No Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Mr. John Hennessy, Chairman (UK) 1995 • •
2. Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah (Pakistan) 1995 •
3. Dr. M. Ait Kadi (Morocco) 1995
4. Mr. C.D. Koche (India) 1996 • •
5. Dr. John G. Annandale (South Africa) 1998 •
6. Mr. Brian Davis (Australia) 1999
7. Dr. Y Shevah (Israel) 1995 •
8. Dr. A. Vidal (France) 1995 • •
9. Mexican Representative 1995
10. Mr. Hussein El-Atfy (Egypt) 1995 • •
11. Mr. John Osterberg (USBR) 1995 • •
12. Prof. V. Lombardo (Italy) 1996 •
13. Dr. Jose Maria Martin Mendiluce(Spain)
1996 • •
14. Mr. Zhang Qishun (China) 1995 • •
15. Dr. Hsu, Shiang-Kueen (ChineseTaipei)
1997 • •
16. Secretary General, ICID
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APPENDIX XXII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.7]
AGENDA FOR THE NINTH MEETING OF THECOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS (C-PR&P)
Cape Town, South Africa24 October 2000 : 14.30 – 18.00 hours
Members: (1) Mr. L.D. Stephens, Chairman (USA); (2) Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK); (3) Dr. G. Bonnet (France); (4)Dr. Janusz R. Rydzewski (UK); (5) Dr. Dia El-Din Ahmed El-Quosy, Chairman, PCSPOA (Egypt); (6) Mr. W.F.Vlotman (Netherlands); (7) Prof. P.L. Romita (Italy); (8) Prof. Hsieh, Yung-Hsu (Chinese Taipei); (9) Mr. MichelMesny (France); (10) Ms. Anne Currey (Australia); (11) Secretary General, ICID.
Ex-Officio Members : (1) Mr. Satit Maneepi (Thailand); (2) Dr. W. Dirksen (Germany); (3) Mr. Kim, Ju-Chang(Korea); (4) Mr. Hassan Rahimi (Iran).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of Eighth meeting of the Work Team
Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Committee already circulated will be confirmed after deciding necessarymodifications, if any.
Item 2 : To review mandate and membership of the Committee
The draft mandate proposed by Mr. Vlotman and Mr. P.S. Lee was reviewed by the Committee and was to befinalized, Chairman, C-PR&P will apprise the status of finalization.
Attendance sheet of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings is kept at Annex 1.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Sale of ICID publications during 1999
At Granada, extensive discussion on issues related to the sale of ICID publications took place. It was recommendedthat a position of Editor of ICID publications be established following the model of the “ICID Journal”. The personon this position would work with Central Office to establish procedures, coordinate with the working groups todevelop manuscripts, examine marketing opportunities, seek joint ventures with other organizations to developpublications and similar activities and would report to the Committee on Public Relations and Publications.
The PCTA considered these recommendations and proposed a Task Force (TF) comprising the Chairman, C-PR&P; Chairman, PCTA; Chairman, EB-JOUR and Secretary General to explore how the quality and sales of ICIDpublications could be improved. The IEC accepted the proposal. Accordingly the TF has been set up by the CentralOffice on 14 June 2000.
It will arrive at recommendations through electronic correspondence and present findings in the meeting. The Termsof Reference of the TF are as follows:
1. Evolve strategy for improvement in quality of printing and contents
2. Evolve strategy for enthusing authors/experts to development of manuscripts
3. Establish rapport with other International Organizations to develop publications and similar activities.
4. Evolve marketing strategy
5. To decide ToR for appointment of a Commercial Publisher for other publications of ICID.
Background notes prepared in Central Office have been sent to the Convenor and members of the Task Forcefor consideration.
A statement showing the sale of ICID publications during 1999 is kept at Annex 2.
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Fall in the sale of ICID publications is attributed to the fact that the manuscripts to be finalized by the work bodiesare not forthcoming in time and hence publication schedule is affected. C-PR&P will decide time table for theyear 2001 for smooth and rapid rate of issue of publications.
Item 4 : To consider ICID publications in processing
As per the decision taken at Bali, the printing of Bibliography and ICID Directory has been stopped. However, 500copies of Newsletter and 200 copies of Annual Report have been continued in consultation with President on30 September 1998. A synoptic table is given at Annex 3.
Item 5 : To consider the report of Editor-in-Chief on ICID Journal
The Editor-in-Chief will present the report at the meeting.
Item 6 : To review the progress of electronic version of "Irrigation and Drainage in the World - AGlobal Review"
At Bali, it was decided to produce an electronic version of the document, with an ability to easily obtain informationand statistics in a more coherent manner to be more useful to practitioners, such as CD-ROM and on Webpage. Itcould then be electronically linked to other relevant databases i.e. FAO's Aquastat, World Bank, UNDP, IWMI, WMOetc. Search engines could be included in the electronic version, so that statistics can be derived on a regional basisor by topic. These aspects would make the document more user friendly and increase its usability.
For this purpose, a two phase process was decided. In the first phase, information in the first seven headings forcountry status of the present document was considered intact. Hard copy of the document was sent to the NationalCommittees on 04 January 1999. The material was also sent by e-mail for review of the material for theseseven headings of the document to carry-out corrections and send the updated version to the Central Office by15 June 99.
In the second phase, a task force is to be set up after discussion at Cape Town to design the blank proforma pagescovering topics 8-20 of the present document. The National Committees will then be requested to fill up theproforma. These will be returned to the Central Office where the material will be compiled and put into a standardformat in the Web/CD-ROM which will be regularly updated.
For the first phase, the Central Office has received responses from NCs of Germany, Korea, Poland, Pakistan,Russia, Nepal and Spain. As decided at Granada, the Central Office sent reminders to the National Committeeswho had not provided the information in 10 February 2000. The Committee will decide further in the matter.
Item 7 : Projection of the pro-active role of the National Committees in irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol and in the service of mankind and to discuss a first draft of a position paper on thevalue of irrigation written for a lay audience
At Granada, the purpose of the position paper was reviewed, including the need for a document that wouldprovide information on irrigation that would be of use to the layman, including students, educators and journalists.The position paper would be placed on the ICID web site and distributed via news releases. After this positionpaper is finalized, copies would be given to other ICID Committees and Working Groups as a model for them touse in preparing position papers on their work. Mr. Adrian Laycock offered to prepare a first draft of the positionpaper. The draft would initially be distributed to the members of the Committee, for comments before it isfinalized.
Dr. Kruse had suggested that information published by other organizations would be useful in preparing the draftposition paper, and offered to contact the Council for Agriculture Science and Technology for copies of theirreports and to forward them to Laycock. Response of Dr. Kruse is awaited.
In February 2000, Mr. Laycock informed the Central Office that the work was in hand. Mr. Laycock will circulatethe draft to members before the Committee meeting.
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Item 8 : Identification of target audiences to be handled by the ICID National Committees and tosuggest appropriate types of communication for addressing these target groups
At Granada, it was decided that the National Committee newsletter editors be invited to become ex-officiomembers of the Committee on Public Relations and Publications. The Central Office accordingly requested themin February 2000 for sending nominations. Their names are included in the list of ex-officio members. It wasnoted that ex-officio members could become a useful network for informal communications within ICID, even ifthey were unable to attend the annual meetings of the Committee. After Granada meeting, only the Iranian andKorean National Committee have responded positively. The Committee may discuss about the poor responseand decide how to proceed further in the matter.
Item 9 : To review the progress of Establishing a site on the World Wide Web (WWW) and decidingways and means to make it financially self-supporting
ICID has launched its home page in 1997. Initially it was hosted by ILRI, The Netherlands. Since January 2000,ICID has its own web page. It can be accessed on the address: http://www.icid.org. Although, the own web siteestablishment expenses for the year 2000 are accommodated under subventions and budgetary provisions, theyearly maintenance charges will be of the order of US$ 7000 per year from 2001.
This web page presently provides information on ICID’s activities, its publications, contact details of membercountries and organizations, work bodies, etc. Presently, the number of ‘hits’ to the ICID web page is about 1500per month. It is proposed to post on the site additional useful technical information along with synopses fromsome 28000 volumes in the technical library of ICID.
In order to provide guidance to maintain high quality, an ICID Web Page Editorial Work Team IWPETcomprising Willem F. Vlotman, Peter S. Lee, Larry D. Stephens and J.R. Rydzewski has been established.
The website is now in a position to provide links to commercial sites related with water like equipmentmanufacturers, consultancy organizations, laboratories, institutions, etc. including insertion of theiradvertisements to generate funds to sustain the web site and essentially to provide useful information for ICIDmembers and water sector stake holders.
Central Office sometime back has invited offers from advertising agencies to :
1. Advise ICID on appropriate advertising rates for the web site (tentative rates are indicated below).
2. Mobilise offers of advertisements from appropriate organizations world-wide, on the ICID web page.
3. Advise on the period each advertisement will be on the web page, indicate the mode of payment, theresponsibility for maintaining accounts, collecting payments, audit, etc.
Appointed agent will recommend appropriate rates for different types of advertisements. The Editorial WorkTeam is responsible for evaluating the responses to this invitation and recommending award of the contract. Anintroductory tariff for advertisement banners and hyperlink entries as presently envisaged is as follows :
Home Page : US$ 100 per monthSpace : 560 x 60 pixels (19 cm x 2 cm) – max. 2 nos.
2nd Level:US$ 50 per monthUS$ 125 half-yearlyUS$ 200 per yearSpace : 560 x 60 pixels (19 cm x 2 cm) – max. 2 nos. per page.
Company catalogue: US$ 125 per year per entry (Advertisement Guide)Space : 560 x 60 pixels (19 cm x 2 cm)
The Committee may discuss this important topic and guide Central Office about ways and means to make thewebsite financially self-supporting. The members of the Committee could contact potential advertisers andinform Central Office about them.
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Item 10 : Mission statement used on title page of ICID publications
At Granada, it was noted that “Managing water for sustainable agriculture” is a slogan and not a missionstatement and it was agreed that a new slogan will be developed. A Committee comprising messrs. CharlesAbernethy, Anne Currey and the Chairman were to develop a new slogan. The Committee will present its viewsto the C-PR&P which will make appropriate recommendations to IEC.
Item 11 : To develop a mechanism for publishing ICID Working Group Reports/Products
At Granada, it was decided that Mr. Vlotman will draft guidelines for Chairmen of work bodies to help themprepare information to be posted on ICID website for dissemination of information developed by them.Mr. Vlotman will present the guidelines and C-PR&P will make appropriate recommendations.
Item 12 : Activities of the Committee during the Golden Jubilee of ICID – review of publications duringthe Golden Jubilee Year
At Granada, the Committee decided to help in preparation of news releases about Golden Jubilee activities. TheC-PR&P will consider the matter further..
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 13 : Publication of Bibliography
As per decision taken at Bali, printing of Bibliography has been stopped. However, considering the continueddemand of National Committees not having access to Web, 200 copies of ICID Bibliography are being printed inconsultation with President. The Committee will consider the matter.
Item 14 : Any other business
14.1 Commercialization of ICID publications – deciding a policy
Under item No.3, a Task Force has been constituted to recommend measures to improve quality and sales ofICID Publications. The same Task Force will also give recommendation on policy for Commercialization of ICIDPublications in future. The Committee will discuss and decide.
14.2 Plan for future publications (2000-2003)
A synoptic table showing information on ICID publications is given at Annex 3 for making appropriaterecommendations.
14.3 Adoption of CD-ROMs vs. hardcopy publications
Electronic publishing enables transmission of information quickly in text or graphic form unlike printing. It alsosaves on printing, packing and forwarding charges.
CD-ROM is indeed cost effective. It also provides many options not available in paper prints like mixinganimations, providing photographs or video clippings along with speeches or music and at the same time it will beavailable to user providing all types of information.
Countries not yet having the facility required for CD-ROM use will soon be having it. Meanwhile, ComputerCenters at Headquarters can be used. At IEC meetings also, computers are increasingly provided for use bydelegates.
The Committee may consider the issues involved, including the lacunae in the CD-ROM and may thenrecommend CD-ROM publishing for ICID documents hereafter.
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Annex 1[Appendix XXII, Item 1]
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members
Self Represented Self Represented
1. L.D. Stephens, Chairman • • 2. G. Bonnet3. Peter S. Lee • • 4. Janusz R. Rydzewski • • 5. Dia El-Din Ahmed El Quosy6. W.F. Vlotman • • 7. P.L. Romita • • 8. Hsieh, Yung-Hsu • 9. M. Mesny • 10. Anne Currey • 11. Secretary General, ICID
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Annex 2[Appendix XXII, Item 3]
9th Meeting of Work Team on Public Relations and PublicationsSALE OF ICID PUBLICATIONS IN 1999 AND PREVIOUS YEARS
Sr. Publication Year of Copies 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999No. Publishing Printed
1. Irrigation and drainage in the World – A global review
Volume I 1981 1000 01 15 02 02 05Volume II 1982 1000 01 15 02 02 05Volume III 1983 1000 01 15 02 02 05
2. Manual of flood controlmethods and practices 1983 1000 02 15 - - 09
3. Design practices of opendrainage channels in anagricultural land drainagesystem – A worldwidesurvey 1984 995 03 15 03 05 07
4. State-of-the-art-Irrigation,drainage and flood controlNo. 3 1984 995 02 15 01 - 04
5. History of irrigation anddrainage in the USSR 1985 500 01 - - - 01
6. ICID guidelines 106 –Development of bitumenconcrete and membranes 1985 500 - 15 - - 04
7. Guide 106 de la CIID –Developpement du betonbitumineux et de lamembrane bitumineuse 1985 250 - 15 - - -
8. Automated fram surfaceirrigation systems worldwide 1986 3700 03 17 02 03 05
9. Automatisation des systemesd’irrigation de surface atravers le monde 1987 756 - - - 01 -
10. Design practices for covereddrains in an agriculturalland drainage system – Aworldwide survey 1987 1500 03 15 03 02 04
11. Improvement in irrigationmanagement with specialreference to developingcountries, state-of-the-artNo. 4 1987 1000 03 15 23 02 05
12. Guide methodologique pourl’acquisition d’un systemeinformatique leger par desgestionnaires de ressourcesen eau 1989 200 - - - - -
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Sr. Publication Year of Copies 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999No. Publishing Printed
13. Guidelines on the constructionof horizontal subsurfacedrainage systems 1990 500 28 17 07 03 03
14. A guide to acquiring acomputer system for themanagement of waterresources 1992 500 05 18 - 02 05
15. Criteres de choix dessystemes d’irrigation 1992 200 03 - 02 01 06
16. Automation of canalirrigation systems 1993 499 25 28 14 06 27
17. L’Automatisation desreseaux d’irrigation encanaux 1993 200 20 - - 06 07
18. Selection criteria forirrigation systems 1995 400 - 33 17 12 23
19. Multilingual TechnicalDictionary 1996 500 - - 80 43 22
20. Manual on non-structuralapproaches to floodmanagement 1999 500 - - - - 52
21. Guidelines for rehabilitationand modernization ofirrigation projects 1999 500 - - - - 126
Annex 3[Appendix XXII, Item 4]
SYNOPTIC TABLE OF PRESENT STATUS OF ICID PUBLICATIONS IN PROCESSING
Sl. Name of publication Editorial team Expected date No. of MSS No. of copies No. of copies Estimated Expected Remarksno. of finalization pages likely to be proposed to printing cost date of
of MSS sold be printed publishing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A. REGULAR PUBLICATIONS
1. Annual Report (E+F)
2000 (E+F) C.O. 92 - 200 Rs. 50, 000 April 20012001 (E+F) C.O. 92 - 200 Rs. 50, 000 April 20022002 (E+F) C.O. 92 - 200 Rs. 50, 000 April 20032003 (E+F) C.O. 92 - 200 Rs. 50, 000 April 2004
2. Agenda IEC
2001 (E+F) C.O. 220(E)+220(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 120, 000 20012002 (E+F) C.O. 220(E)+220(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 120, 000 20022003 (E+F) C.O. 220(E)+220(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 120, 000 20032004 (E+F) C.O. 220(E)+220(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 120, 000 2004
3. Minutes IEC
2000 (E+F) C.O. 180(E)+180(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 100, 000 20002001 (E+F) C.O. 180(E)+180(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 100, 000 20012002 (E+F) C.O. 180(E)+180(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 100, 000 20022003 (E+F) C.O. 180(E)+180(F) - 350(E)+125(F) Rs. 100, 000 2003
4. Newsletter (4 issues) 2000 (E+F) C.O. 96(E)+96(F) - 500(E)+200(F) Rs. 80, 000 Feb., May, Aug., Nov.Newsletter (4 issues) 2001 (E+F) C.O. 96(E)+96(F) - 500(E)+200(F) Rs. 80, 000 Feb., May, Aug., Nov.Newsletter (4 issues) 2002 (E+F) C.O. 96(E)+96(F) - 500(E)+200(F) Rs. 80, 000 Feb., May, Aug., Nov.Newsletter (4 issues) 2003 (E+F) C.O. 96(E)+96(F) - 500(E)+200(F) Rs. 80, 000 Feb., May, Aug., Nov.
Annex 3[Continued]
SYNOPTIC TABLE OF PRESENT STATUS OF ICID PUBLICATIONS IN PROCESSING
Sl. Name of publication Editorial team Expected date No. of MSS No. of copies No. of copies Estimated Expected Remarksno. of finalization pages likely to be proposed to printing cost date of
of MSS sold be printed publishing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. ICID Journal 2000 No. 1 Appointed 100 500 2600 Rs. 100, 000 Feb. 2000No. 2 100 500 2600 Rs. 100, 000 May 2000No. 3 100 500 2400 Rs. 100, 000 Aug. 2000No. 4 100 500 2400 Rs. 100, 000 Nov. 2000
ICID Journal 2001 No. 1 Appointed 104 To be decided US$ 20,000 Schedule of To be printed byNo. 2 104 by the printing will be M/s John WileyNo. 3 104 Publisher decided with & Sons Ltd,
the Publisher PublisherNo. 4 104
ICID Journal 2002 No. 1 Appointed 104 Cost of printing will No. 2 104 be decided by ICID
No. 3 104 & Wiley Publisher
No. 4 104
B. SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS
6. History of irrigation, drainage 2000 800 100 500 Rs. 200 000 2001and flood control in theDanube Valley
7. Guidelines on construction 1995 2001 150 150 500 Rs. 65 000 2001 Donor to beof open drainage systems idendified
8. Maintenance, clearing and 1995 2001 150 150 500 Rs. 65,000 2001 To be publishedrepairing of drainage systems with CIDA support
Annex 3[Continued]
SYNOPTIC TABLE OF PRESENT STATUS OF ICID PUBLICATIONS IN PROCESSING
Sl. Name of publication Editorial team Expected date No. of MSS No. of copies No. of copies Estimated Expected Remarksno. of finalization pages likely to be proposed to printing cost date of
of MSS sold be printed publishing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9. Historical dams T.H. Anstey 2000 500 100 500 Rs. 150,000 2000Vol. 1 - English
10. History of irrigation, Appointed 2002 500 100 500 Rs. 100,000 2002 Donor to bedrainage and flood control identifiedin Eastern Asia
11. History of irrigation in the Appointed 2001 350 100 500 Rs. 150 000 2001Indus Basin
12. Guide on use of remote Appointed 2000 250 150 500 Rs. 100 000 2000sensing and GIS for irrigation,drainage and flood controlmanagement
13. History of irrigation, drainage 1995 2002 350 100 500 Rs. 80 000 2002 Donor to beand flood control in Southern identifiedEurope and the Mediterranean
14. Multi-lingual Tech. Dictionary 2000 CD-ROM 250 500 Rs. 350,000 2000CD-Rom
15. 17th Congress - Transactions 2000 300 100 500 Rs. 130,000 2000Volume-II
16. 18th Congress - Transactions 2002 2500 100 1000 Rs. 900,00 2002Volume-I
Annex 3[Continued]
SYNOPTIC TABLE OF PRESENT STATUS OF ICID PUBLICATIONS IN PROCESSING
Sl. Name of publication Editorial team Expected date No. of MSS No. of copies No. of copies Estimated Expected Remarksno. of finalization pages likely to be proposed to printing cost date of
of MSS sold be printed publishing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
17. 18th Congress - Transactions 2003 300 100 500 Rs. 130,000 2003Volume-II
18. Saline Water Managmt. To be 2000 150 200 500 Rs. 50,000 2000for Irrigation appointed
19. Weed Control in To be 2000 100 200 500 Rs. 40,000 2000Canals and Reservoirs appointed
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APPENDIX XXIII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.5.3]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (WG-DMIS)Cape Town, South Africa
24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
Members: (1) Dr. Hector Malano, Chairman (Australia); (2) Mr. Jacques Plantey, Vice Chairman (France); (3)Mr. W.P. Field, Secretary (UK); (4) Dr. Huh, Yoo-Man (Republic of Korea); (5) Dr. J. Goussard (France); (6)Eng. Aziz Ghadban (Syria); (7) Eng. Joa Bragarca (Portugal); (8) Mr. Artur Valentin (Germany); (9) Mr. G.G.Subramanian (India); (10) Mr. Lee Tsong Hwei (Chinese Taipei); (11) Mr. Thomas Mitchell (USA); (12)Mr. Yoshimitsu Yukawa (Japan); (13) Prof. C. Fasso (Italy); (14) Prof. Ir. R. Brouwer (Netherlands) ; (15)Prof. Jose Liria Montanes (Spain) ; (16) Dr. Siripong Hungspreug (Thailand) ; (17) Mrs. Mira Edelbaher(Slovenia) ; (18) Dr. Jiesheng Huang (China) ; and (19) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) FAO representative; (ii) World Bank representative; (iii) Dr. Wayne O. Deason (USA);(iv) Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK); (v) Dr. D. Zimmer (France); (vi) IPTRID representative; (vii) IWMI representative; (viii)Mr. P.J.M. van Hofwegen (Netherlands).
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of second meeting of the WG-DMIS at Granada
The minutes of the 2nd meeting will be confirmed after making modifications, if any.
Item 2 : Membership of the Working Group
The German National Committee has nominated Dr. Hubertus Schneider in place of Mr. Arthur Vallentin, whohas resigned from the membership. The Iranian National Committee (IRNCID) has nominated Mr. M.K. Siahi forthe membership of the Group.
The Indian National Committee has withdrawn the nomination of Mr. G.G. Subramanian.
Membership of the Working Group will be considered in the light of ICID By-law 3.1.7 which stipulates thatmembers not contributing to the activities of Work Bodies by personal attendance (not representation) orcorrespondence for two consecutive years shall be replaced in consultation with their National Committees.Attendance at the last two meetings is shown in Annex 1. It was also advised that membership should be limitedto 15 members only. Further, no more than one nominee from each National Committee is permitted.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Experiences in adoption of World Bank Paper No.389 “Planning the Management Operation,and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems – A Guide for the preparation ofStrategies and Manuals” in practice
Dr. Siripong Hungspreug will report on the experiences of using the document in Thailand. Other members maywish to present their own strategies for consideration.
Item 4 : Publication of “Funding of Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation, Drainageand Flood Control Works”
Editorial review of the final draft of the report by Vice President Peter Lee based on the survey conducted by theformer Working Group on Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation and Drainage Projects (WG-OM&M) was completedand the edited document was sent to the Central Office in July 2000.. It is proposed torelease the document at Cape Town.
Item 5 : Translation of French Documents into English
The draft English translation by Central Office, of the two French documents viz. “Maintenance des ouvrages etequipments” and “Gestion de l’eau pour l’agriculture en France” was distributed among members at Granada tosend their comments to Mr. J. Plantey.
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Mr. Plantey will report on the progress on the two documents as well as further action to be taken regarding thethird document “Evaluation de performance de l’irrigation et du drainage études de cas, en France” for review ofits English translation.
Item 6 : Publication on Guidelines on Rehabilitation and Modernization of Irrigation Projects
There is a good demand for the publication. More than fifty percent of the printed copies have been sold. Mr. J.Goussard is preparing a French translation and will report progress. The Chinese National Committee hasindicated their interest in publishing the Guidelines in Chinese.
Item 7 : Publication based on “Asset Management” Workshop
The special issue of the Journal “Irrigation and Drainage System vol.13” containing papers on “AssetManagement” was published in late 1999 by Kluwer Publishers, The Netherlands. Central Office in April 2000requested Dr. Bos, Chairman, WG-PERF, to distribute copies of the Journal to members and to bring additionalcopies to Cape Town for sale.
Item 8 : Liaison with ISO TC 30 and TC 113
Dr. Jishieng Huang could not attend the meeting of ISO TC30 and TC 113 held in Beijing in October 1999 as hedid not receive an invitation from ISO in time.
Item 9 : Use of computers in Design
The final English and French version of the document “Canal Operation Simulation Models – ProvisionalCatalogue of Models Currently Available” prepared by Mr. J. Goussard and reviewed by Dr. Malano, Mr. Planteyand Mr. Field has been received by Central Office for printing and will be released at the Cape Town meeting.
Item 10 : Checklist on Small-scale Irrigation
Working Group Members will report on take-up and use of the Checklist nationally and by nationalconsultants/advisers working overseas
The Portuguese representative will report on publication of the Portuguese version.
The FAO representative will apprise the Group on use of document by FAO and about progress on preparation ofFAO’s small-scale irrigation CD-ROM.
Item 11 : Progress of the draft publication on “Weed Control in Canals and Reservoirs”
Comments from reviewers Mrs. Lancar (France) and Mr. Kevin Krake (Australia) forwarded by Mr. Plantey andDr. Malano respectively were received by Central Office and have been passed to author Prof. Bhan (India).Comments from Mr. Tom Brabben (FAO-IPTRID) sent to Central Office in June 2000 were forwarded to Mr.Plantey, Dr. Malano and the author Prof. Bhan.
Prof. Bhan has informed Central Office that a full draft taking account of the reviewer’s comments will beavailable before the Cape Town meeting.
Item 12 : Recent Publications
The following publications related to the Working Group have been received by the Central Office library :
• Joshi L.K. and R. Hooja: (Editors) (1999): Participatory Irrigation Management: Paradigm for the 21st
Century. Vol. 1 and 2. Rawat Publications, G-4 Govind Lane, 4832/24, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi.
• Brewer J. et al (1999): Irrigation Management Transfer in India – Policies, Processes and Performance-supplement, prepared by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and published by Oxford & IBMPublishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
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• Manzungh Emmanuel (1999): Strategies of Smallholder Irrigation Management in Zimbabwe – Thesissubmitted to Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Available at 1606 Mavapa Road, New HoughtonPark, Harare, Zimbabwe.
• Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (2000): “1998-1999 Australian Irrigation WaterProvider Bench Marking Report”.
Item 13 : Organisation of a Symposium on Private Sector Participation in Irrigation and Drainage atthe 18th ICID Congress, Montreal, Canada, 2002
Dr. Malano will report on the results of his discussions with the Chairmen of the Working Groups on Drainage andOn-Farm Irrigation. The Chairman will distribute the brief for call for papers to group memebers at Cape Town.
Item 14 : Farm Level Flow Measurement Devices
Mr. Mitchell and Dr. Bos are preparing a list of main references pertaining to “Farm Level Flow MeasuringDevices” for publication as a ‘Technical Note in the ICIDJournal. Dr. Bos will report progress.
Item 15 : Risk Assessment of Irrigation Structures
The Chairman has requested the members from USA, France, and The Netherlands to provide case studymaterial from their countries with a view to prepare a background document for the Cape Town meeting.Dr. Malano will report progress and short presentations of case studies will be made by the members concerned.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 16 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President Schultz presented ICID strategy for its implementation. As a followup, Central Office prepared and circulated in May 2000 to work body Chairmen a list of topics for their possibleconsideration. The Chairman, WG-DMIS, has identified following topics as being of relevance to the WorkingGroup’s activities :
a) Institutions, Technologies, and Policies; Relevant Agencies and Organisations; Reform of Irrigation andDrainage agencies; Roles of the Private Sector in Managing Water; Regional Collaboration; RegulatoryResponsibilities.
b) Capacity Building; Private Sector Involvement; Investments in Infrastructure and Investments Policies;International Water Management; Trade; Research.
c) Institutional arrangements used throughout the world to manage irrigation and drainage.
The following additional topics are suggested by the Central Office for Groups’ consideration :
1. Research on Integrated Management of Canal Systems for Irrigation and Aquaculture.
2. State-of-art on Use of Information and Decision Support Systems in Water Resources Management.
3. State-of-art on Irrigation Main System Management.
Item 17 : Discussion on Australian Water Provider Benchmarking Report
The Australian National Committee (ANCID) has prepared a 1998/99 Australian Water Provider BenchmarkingReport. The report provides an useful management tool for industry boards and managers enabling them tocompare/evaluate their organization both internally and externally in the areas of system management,environment management, business and financial management.
President Schultz has requested a presentation by ANCID representative and discussion of this report in CapeTown.
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Item 18 : Consideration of report “Water Use Management” at 2nd World Water Forum, March 2000,The Hague
A brief report is kept Annex 2. The Working Group may consider it with regard to the inclusion of appropriateissues in the work plan.
Item 19 : Time-targeted Plan of the Working Group
A revised three year rolling plan of the Working Group is shown in Annex 3. It will be revised further, ifnecessary.
Item 20 : Other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XXIII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENTOF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (WG-DMIS)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. Hector Malano, Chairman(Australia)
1998 • •
2. Mr. Jacques Plantey, ViceChairman (France)
1998 • •
3. Mr. W.P. Field, Secretary (UK) 1998 • 4. Dr. Huh, Yoo-Man (Republic of
Korea)1999 *
5. Dr. J. Goussard (France) 1999 *6. Eng. Aziz Ghadban (Syria) 1999 represented7. Eng. Joa Bragarca (Portugal) 1999 *8. Mr. Artur Valentin (Germany) 1999 Sourell9. Mr. G.G. Subramanian (India) 199910. Mr. Lee Tsong Hwei (Chinese
Taipei)1999 *
11. Mr. Thomas Mitchell (USA) 1999 *12. Mr. Yoshimitsu Yukawa (Japan) 1999 *13. Prof. C. Fasso (Italy) 199914. Prof. Ir. R. Brower (Netherlands) 1999 *15. Prof. Jose Liria Montanes (Spain) 1999 *16. Dr. Siripong Hungspreug
(Thailand)1999 *
17. Mrs. Mira Edelbaher (Slovenia) 1999 *18. Dr. Jiesheng Huang (China) 1999 *19. Secretary General, ICID KulkarniPermanent Observers1. FAO representative • 2. World Bank representative • 3. Dr. Wayne O. Deason (USA)4. Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK)5. Dr. D. Zimmer (France) • 6. IPTRID representative7. IWMI representative • • 8. Mr. P.J.M. van Hofwegen
(Netherlands)•
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Annex 2[Appendix XXIII, Item 18]
REPORT OF THE SESSION ON
“WATER USE MANAGEMENT”2ND WORLD WATER FORUM
17 MARCH 2000
Approximately 225 delegates participated the session.
Ideas/statements
During the session the speakers made statements with respect to regional and functional water management.These statements were subject of discussion with the participants of the session. The statements presentedwere:
Discussion
Decentralisation of decision making in water management is a very important leading principle in spite ofproblems to be faced. However it has to be realised that decentralisation has two aspects:
Decentralisation can be explained as self-sustaining (governing) bodies or at the other hand as by the centralgovernment delegated responsibilities. If chosen for an organisation based on hydrological boundaries instead ofadministrative boundaries there is a risk of being isolated. To avoid isolation it is important that activities ofdecentralised water management institutions are well embedded in national and international general policies.Specific cultural, social and political conditions have to be taken into account in relation to the organisation ofwater management. Decentralisation of task can only be done in a proper way when attention is paid to capacitybuilding at regional level.
Stakeholder participation is also considered to be important; stakeholders need to be represented in thegoverning body. In addition to representation of stakeholders in elected bodies it is useful to seek co-operationwith stakeholders in day to day water management activities.
Financing of water management should have a direct relation to the interest of the stakeholders. The tax-revenues for water management should invested in the life cycle of water. Flood protection and water systemmanagement are preliminary conditions for life and can therefore not be privatised. Within framework of theresponsibilities of a decentralised water management institution specific activities can be tendered/privatised.
On the issue of international co-operation it was stated that knowledge should be shared and therefore watermanagement institutions should co-operate. New technologies as internet can and must be used to exchangeinformation and knowledge (watertalks on internet).
At the end of the session the participants decided to issue a declaration in which the results of the session werepresented:
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Annex 2(Continued)
DECLARATION
Making water everybody’s Business
The participants of the session “ Water Use Management” of the second World Water Forum held in The Haguefrom 17 through 21march 2000 taking into account that :
• water is a prerequisite for life and therefore an important natural resource that should be managed in asustainable matter;
• we have not inherited water as a precious good of our parents but we have borrowed it from ourchildren;
• water use and water management should be everybody’s business
Declare that :
1. decentralized decision making institutions can considerably contribute to achieve sustainable watermanagement, taking into account specific national situation;
2. decentralized decision making institutions require adequate capacity building which must be animportant element of international co-operation;
3. water management should be the holistic responsibility of regional and local authorities involved with thelife cycle of water;
4. flood protection and water system management are preliminary conditions for life and therefore can notbe privatized;
5. stakeholders need to participate in water management through representation in order to realize efficientand sustainable water management;
6. regional water management policies should be well embedded in national and international waterpolicies as developed by general democracy;
7. regional water management institutions a financing mechanism in which taxing is directly related to theinterests of the stakeholders:
8. it is useful that regional water management institutions exchange information and experience in order topromote better participation of all who have interest in efficient and sustainable water managementincluding citizens, farmers, industry and NGO’s.
And invite
The national governments represented on the World Water Forum to develop appropriate mechanisms forimplementing these principles of water management in order to make water everybody’s business.
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WORKING GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGAITON SYSTEMS (WG-DMIS)THREE YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Mandate : To provide a continuing focus in ICID for improvement of irrigation systems, combining design and constructionwith operation, maintenance and progressive modernization managed to deliver the appropriate level of serviceto the users, on a financial, physically and institutionally sustainable basis.
ACTIVITY 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-20021. Publication of document on
“Funding of Operation,Maintenance andManagement of Irrigation,Drainage and Flood ControlWorks” (Item 4)
2. Translation of Frenchdocuments into English(“Maintenance des ouvrageset Equipments” and “Gestionde L’Eau Pour L’Agricultureen France”)
3. French translation ofGuidelines on rehabilitationand modernization ofirrigation project (Item 6)
4. Document on CanalOperation Simulation Models
5. Checklist on small-scaleirrigation (Item 10)
6. Weed control in canals andreservoirs (Item 11)
7. Montreal 2002: Symposiumon private sector participation(Item 14)
8. Farm level flow measurementdevices (Item 15)
9. Privatization (Item 16)
(i) Draft to WG membersfor comment(ii) Preparation of final draftby Dr. Malano/M. Plantey forCape Town meeting
(i) Comments on drafts tobe submitted to M. Planteyfor onward transmission toCentral Office
(i) French NationalCommittee to be approachedfor translation(ii) Publication of Frenchversion by Central Office
(i) Finalisation of draft byMr. Goussard(ii) Publication by CentralOffice
(i) WG members to monitortake up and use(nationally/by consultants)(ii) Portuguese NationalCommittee to finalisetranslation and publish(iii) Establish status of Farsitranslation
(i) Review by nominatedreviewers.(ii) Following collation byM. Plantey send draft toCentral Office for publication
(i) In conjunction withChairmen of WG-DRG andON-FARM, set format andscope
(i) Preparation of referencelist by Dr. Bos /Mr. Mitchellfor publication in Journal
(i) Preparation ofbackground paper by Dr.Malano based on groupcontributions for presentationat Cape Town
(i) Publication byCentral Office
(i) Publication byCentral Office
(i) Continue monitoringtake up and use ofEnglish/French versions(ii) Dissemination ofPortuguese version andmonitor take up and use
(i) Call for papers(ii) Review papers
(i) Continuemonitoring take up anduse of English/Frenchversions(ii) Continuemonitoring take up anduse of Portugueseversion
(i) Papers to CentralOffice for printing
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APPENDIX XXIV[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.3]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON HISTORY OF IRRIGATION,
DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL (WG-HIST)Cape Town, South Africa
24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
Members: (1) Prof. H. Fahlbusch, Chairman (Germany); (2) Dr. M.H. Amer, Vice Chairman (Egypt); (3) Mr. D. deBruin, Secretary (Netherlands); (4) Mrs. Xuming Tan (China); (5) Mr. J.R. Raposo (Portugal); (6) Mrs. F. Conac(France); (7) Mr. C. Cseko (Hungary); (8) Mr. Shams ul Mulk (Pakistan); (9) Dr. Ricardo S. Graino (Spain); (10)Mr. S.U. Abetianbe (Nigeria); (11) Mrs. F. Sinatti (Italy); (12) Mr. Hui-Yuan Chang (Chinese Taipei); (13)Mr. Manowar Hossain (Bangladesh); (14) Dr. Nobumasa Hatcho (Japan); (15) Mr. C.D. Khoche (India); (16)Mr. S.H. Lee (Korea, Rep. of); (17) Mr. Naser Shayan (Iran); (18) Dr. Libor Jansky (Slovakia); (19) Mr. FelipeArce Tena (Mexico); (20) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) Mr. A. Deramchi (Algeria); (ii) Dr.(Mrs.) B. Dolfing (Netherlands).
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the 2nd meeting of the Committee (now Working Group) onHistory held at Granada, 1999
The minutes of the 2nd meeting of the Working Group (formerly Committee on History) held at Granada will beconfirmed.
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
(a) According to By-law 3.1.7, members not contributing to the activities of the Working Group byattendance or correspondence for two consecutive years shall be replaced in consultation with theconcerned National Committees. As per the record at Central Office, the following members have notbeen able to contribute to the activities of the Working Group either by their presence at the meetings orby correspondence during the last two years :
(i) Mr. J.R. Raposo (Portugal)(ii) Mrs. F. Conac (France)(iii) Dr. C. Cseko (Hungary)(iv) Mr. Shams ul Mulk (Pakistan)(v) Mr. S.U. Abetianbe (Nigeria)(vi) Mr. Manowar Hossain (Bangladesh)
Mr. C.D. Khoche (India), Dr. F. Sinatti (Italy), Mr. Naser Shayan (Iran), and Dr. Libor Jansky (Slovakia) havecontributed by correspondence.
The status of attendance of members as per Central Office record is given at Annex 1.
The Working Group will review membership and make recommendations.
(b) No new proposals for nomination have been received at the Central Office.
A. Continuing Items
Item 3 : Report of the Chairman on the progress made by the National Working Groups on the worksassigned to them
Chairman will present his report and lead discussion for decisions.
The National Committees of France, Bangladesh and India have been requested to exhort their representativesfor greater contribution to History Work Program. Mr. C.D. Khoche (India) has sent a status report (Annex 2) tothe Chairman about the progress made by the National Working Group on the works assigned to it.
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The Jordanian and Syrian National Committees have been requested to establish a National Working Group onHistory within their National Committees. Their responses are awaited.
The Chairman will apprise about the contacts made by him for writing the documents on History of Irrigation inYemen and Turkey. The Iranian National Committee (Annex 3) has informed that their National Working Groupon History has prepared a video cassette on “Qanats in Iran” (in English), a report on “Famous scientists in thefield of irrigation” and the proceedings of the “First International Symposium on Qanats” which will be distributedamongst the members of the WG-HIST at Cape Town. The National Committee has requested for a time slot sothat they are able to present their activities during the meeting.
National Committees have been requested to send to the Central Office a copy of all written submissions orpublications distributed at the meeting of the Working Group for record and further necessary action. Theimpressive publications from Mexico (Irrigation Works in Prehistoric Mexico) and from Slovakia distributed atGranada, are required in the Central Office library.
Item 4 : Progress on publishing History of Indus Basin, Danube Valley and Historical Dams
The INCID has sent its comments on Pakistan’s observations in the draft of History of Indus Basin. The totalnumber of Chapters in this Volume are 13, out of which 11 chapters have been contributed by the Indian and thePakistan National Committees. Drafting of two Chapters, namely, Chapter I (Introduction/Executive Summary)and Chapter 13 (Synthesis) of the two National Committees based on final comments now received are beingtaken up by Central Office. The text is being `word processed’. The sketches/drawings also need retracing. TheIndus History then could be published in 2001 after completing these tasks.
Draft of History of the Danube Valley could not make progress due to the recent Balkan war. After the draftpublication is reviewed it will be sent for printing. The draft had been desk top published by the Central Office inthe format in which it is proposed to be printed. Approval only is awaited.
The Chapters of publication on Historical Dams have been reviewed by the respective authors and the Chairmanof the Working Group. The finalised draft is being sent to the Chairman, WG-HIST and President, ICID for theirfinal comments/approval before printing.
Item 5 : Progress on publishing the volume concerning History of Irrigation in Eastern Asia
The Central Office has requested National Committees of Bangladesh (BANCID) and Malaysia (MANCID) forincorporating the suggested amendments. The MANCID has sent its updated contribution which was transmittedto the Chairman of the WG. Response from BANCID is awaited.
During the Asian Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development of Irrigation and Drainage for Rice PaddyFields held in Tokyo, Japan from 24-28 July 2000, Prof. Hatcho (Japan) who is coordinating the work of HistoryVolume on Eastern Asia contacted representatives of Asian National Committees.
Progress with regard to the publications/contribution from National Committees of Taiwan, Thailand, Japan,Indonesia, China and Mekong Committee will be presented by Prof. Hatcho / country representatives anddiscussed.
Item 6 : Publication on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control in Southern Europe and theMediterranean
The representatives of National Committees will apprise the Working Group about the contributions from Spain,IME-France, Prof. Hamdy (Italy) and Mrs. Sinatti (Italy) for further decisions.
Item 7 : Seminar on History of Irrigation, 18th Congress, Montreal 2002
The Central Office had requested all the member NCs of WG-HIST to prepare contributions on case studiesconcerning “Management of traditional and/or historical facilities and/or projects on irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol”. The INCID has informed that it is preparing a report on the irrigation development in different States ofIndia. The draft reports of two states, namely, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will be published shortly.
The WG will be apprised further at the meeting.
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B. New Items
Item 8 : Report on special activities of the Working Group (Session on History at WWF, The Hague)during the Golden Jubilee Year
A Session on `Water and History’ was organised successfully on 19 March 2000 at the time of 2nd World WaterForum at The Hague by Prof. Dr. H. Fahlbusch who was the Coordinator for this Session. On this occasion apublication on the subject was distributed by him alongwith other Session presentations.
It has been agreed that eight contributions from The Hague Session dealing with irrigation, drainage and floodprotection will be published as issue 2000/4 of ICID Journal. The Chairman is in contact with Editor-in-Chief ofthe Journal and the Central Office.
A summary of the proceedings of the Session is kept at Annex 4. The matter will be deliberated for decidingfurther line of action.
Item 9 : Mandate and time-targeted plan for WG’s activities
In light of progress achieved so far, the three-year rolling plan of the Working Group as adopted at the Granadameeting will be updated.
Item 10 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XXIV, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON HISTORY OF IRRIGATION,DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
S.No. Members Memberfrom
1998Self Represented
1999Self Represented
1. Prof. H. Fahlbusch, Chairman (Germany) 1987 * *2. Dr. M.H. Amer, Vice Chairman (Egypt) 1989 * *
3. Mr. D. de Bruin (Secretary) 1994 *
4. Mrs. Xuming Tan (China) 1997 *
5. Mr. J.R. Raposo (Portugal) 1986
6. Mrs. F. Conac (France) 1986
7. Mr. C. Cseko (Hungary) 1989 *
8. Mr. Shams ul Mulk (Pakistan) 1990
9. Dr. Ricardo S. Graino (Spain) 1992 * *
10. Mr. S.U. Abetianbe (Nigeria) 1994 *
11. Mrs. F. Sinatti (Italy) 1994 *
12. Mr. Manowar Hossain (Bangladesh) 1995
13. Dr. Nobumasa Hatcho (Japan) 1996 *
14. Mr. Hui-Yuan Chang (Chinese Taipei) 1997 *
15. Mr. C.D. Khoche (India) 1996
16. Mr. S.H. Lee (Korea, Rep. Of) 1997 * *
17. Mr. Naser Shayan (Iran) 1998 *
18. Dr. Libor Jansky (Slovakia) 1998
19. Mr. Felipe Arce Tena (Mexico) 1999
Permanent Observers
1. Mr. A. Deramchi (Algeria)
2. Dr.(Mrs.) B. Dolfing (The Netherlands) *
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Status Report sent by Mr. C.D. Khoche, Member, WG-HIST (Minutes of Granada Meeting)
Item 4 : Report of the Chairman on the progress made by the National Working Group on the worksassigned to them
For preparation of draft report on “History of Irrigation in the Indus Basin”, comments of India on theamended draft were conveyed to Central Office, ICID, in August 1993. The same were madeavailable by ICID to Pakistan National Committee of ICID for their observations. ICID has sent thePakistan National Committee’s response on INCID’s comments in May 1997. These have beenexamined in Ministry of Water Resources (Government of India) and observations are beingcommunicated through INCID to Central Office.
Item 8 : Seminar on History, 18th Congress, Montreal 2002
Regarding the preparation of report on contributions on case studies concerning the “Managementof Traditional and/or projects on Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control. This is to inform that theIndian National Committee (INCID) is preparing document on irrigation development in differentstates of India. Draft reports on two states viz. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are underpreparation and will be published shortly. The status will be discussed during the workshop meetingin Cape Town (2000) and Seoul (2001).
Item 10 : Mandate and time targeted for Committee activities
Information regarding 3 year rolling plans is as under :
(i) For year 2000 regarding the update Danube and Indus Books, this is to inform that the materialconcerning Indus Basin will be submitted to ICID Central Office by INCID shortly.
(ii) For year 2002 publication on “Lessons from History from failures in Irrigation and drainage”material would be made available through INCID, later.
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Annex 3[Appendix XXIV, Item 3]
Letter received from Iranian National Committee of ICID
Subject : Activities of the Working Group on “History of Irrigation and flood Control” IRNCID
Dear Sir,
I would kindly like to inform you that the Working Group on ‘History of Irrigation and Flood Control” under thesupervision of the Iranian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage has prepared a video cassette of 20minutes on “Qanats in Iran” which is in English language. The proceedings of the “First International Symposiumon Qanats” will be also distributed among the international members of the Working Group, at the time the film isbeing shown. In addition a brief report entitled as “The famous scientists in the field of irrigation” is underpreparation by the Working Group on History of Irrigation and Flood Control” which will be ready at the time of51st IEC meeting.
Hereby you are kindly requested to allocate some time so that IRNCID would be able to present its activitiesduring the Working Group Session at the time of 51st IEC meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
Your kind attention and quick reply will be highly appreciated.
Best wishes and regards
Sincerely yours
S.A. Assadollahi
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Annex 4[Appendix XXIV, Item 8]
2nd World Water ForumFrom Vision to Action
Session Name : Water and History
Number of participants : Between 20 and 60 19 March
Rapporteur’s Name : Ms.Dr. B. Dolfing 9 AM – 6 PM
Presentation
(Co-convenor: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Committee on History of Irrigation, Drainageand Flood Control)
Problems like water scarcity and droughts as well as inundations, floods and storm surges are as old as mankind.Water management therefore existed already thousands of years ago. In the absence of advanced technology,the efforts undertaken by people in the past to supply themselves with sufficient water to meet the variousdemands of society were based on thorough observation of nature. At the same time, people managed to build,maintain and manage hydraulic structures in harmony with their natural environment as well as in close co-ordination with state building.
The sustainability of traditional systems in general is substantially better than that of todays' systems. The needto improve the performance of many modern systems can benefit from historical experiences. Lecturers at theSpecial Subject on History showed surprising evidences of the human kind overcoming the constraints of naturein constructing systems for irrigation, drainage and water supply from Antiquity until the end of the nineteenthcentury and ranging from Japan, through Jemen, Greece and Rome to Peru and Bolivia.
Watersupply
In the Taurus mountain region of Turkey, the Romans constructed an aqueduct, which can be considered anoutstanding example of hydraulic technology. The aqueduct is famous for the incorporation of an inverted siphon,a closed conduit under pressure to transport water across a valley according to the principle of communicatingvessels. This technique was applied when constructing a bridge was not possible or just too expensive. TheAspendos siphon stands out for the remarkable 'hydraulic' towers that are incorporated in it. The towers werebuilt at horizontal bends in the course of the siphon to avoid pressure problems that might destroy the conduit.These problems arose because the conduit was made of stone pipe elements sealed with a material with a lowtensile strength. Instead of constructing an expensive straight siphon, the Roman engineers decided for thepresent course. This not only shows that the constructors knew how to solve certain hydraulic problems but alsohow this could be done in the most economic way.
In the same way, the urban water supply systems of ancient Pompeii consisted of several elements that wereboth sophisticated and at the same time low-cost, made with simple technology and easy to maintain. Moreover,the urban (tap)water systems reflect the social aspects of Roman society. According to Frontinus, a Romanadministrator and at one time water commissioner, water in Rome was distributed according to social criteria:relatively more to the rich and noble, less to the common people. Frontinus distinguished between three types ofdestination: water for public use, for the emperor and court and for private individuals. Public use meant publicfountains and water posts for those who did not possess a license from the emperor to connect a private conduitto the public water net. In fact, the water supply system is the result of the hierarchy in Roman public admi-nistration where levels within the bureau-cracy were strictly separated and advancement was not possible.However much efficiency may be questioned in a system with unequal possibilities of promotion, Rome'saqueducts were able to survive until they were destroyed by enemies.
When Rome was more or less at the peak of its power, the management of the Roman water supply system waswell developed within the public administration. It seems that building and upkeeping received close attention asthe Romans feared expensive repair. For that reason, those who urged construction or extension should not betrusted as they often sought their own profit.
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Irrigation and drainage
The famous Great Dam of Ma'rib and the new dam of Ma'rib in Jemen provides one of the cases in which atraditionally well performing system is replaced by a new one that however well constructed fails to achieve itspurpose(s). The wealth of the leading kingdoms of the Sabeans in the first millennium BC came out of the intensetrade but their economic backbone was the sustainable irrigated oasis with a blooming agriculture. The GreatDam conducted parts of the flood into a canal system with two sluices on each end serving as entrances to theprimary canals. Its purpose was thus to divert water and not to barrage a reservoir. A network of rectangularsecondary canals distributed the water on the oasis and the surplus water was conducted back to the wadi bymassive built overflows. The final collapse of the great Dam happened at the time when the Ma'rib had lost itsstatus as a capital and as the commercial centre along the frankincense trail and internal rumours had weakenedthe power of the leading group.
When finally a long wished-for project to revive the Sabean irrigation success was executed, it met with severalproblems and not all of these could be solved. The most severe ones came from the local tribal people who werereluctant to depend on superior organizations. As very few farmers make use of the new dam, only negativeresults are produced which is in sharp contrast with the old dam. The perceived storage capacity in an extremelyarid region is a big mistake as a large portion of the water gets lost, the salinity increases and water-relateddiseases will occur. Today, mankind failed where past generations have succeeded.
The close observation of nature also becomes apparent in the example of the land reclamation system in theKopais basin in middle Greece in the 2nd millenium BC. First, the installation of dikes was tried to limit theextension of lakes. Later, the necessary step forward in technical skill allowed the development of a special riverregulation work and drainage system. This was installed to influence the forming of the lake during flood seasonand to provide dry ground in the inner part of the basin during summer. The solution combines both economicand ecological aspects just like today's hydraulic engineers are always advised to look for.
Also in prehistoric times, two examples from the New World make it clear that hydrodynamic solutions for controlof canal flows were found completely outside of the Old World's Newtonian framework. The Chimu IntervalleyCanal built around 950-1100 CE on the north coast of Peru is designed according to hydraulic principles onlyelucidated in western practices many centuries later. Today, in designing a transport canal to carry water fromone valley to another, intimate knowledge of the hydraulic relationships between channel wall roughness, canalcross sectional geometry and bed slope as well as their interaction is reuiqred. Results of computational analysisshow that the Chimu hydraulic engineers possessed this knowledge albeit from an empirical observation base.
Water management
In contrast with the foregoing, the Netherlands water boards' experience provides an example of relatively lessgreat technical achievements but of sustainable management for drainage and flood control systems that is stillalive at the present day. Dating back to late Medieval times, water management tasks were seperated from thegeneral administrative tasks of the local communities at the countryside to be put in the hands of special localand regional public bodies: water boards.
The strength of these organizations is not so much to be found in the provision of safety and dry feet as theyfrequently failed to achieve this goal in terms of so-called physical capital. Their ultimate goal was to take care ofwater management in a way that expressed the norms and values of society in general. This meant that thewhole administration from rule making, monitoring, financing, O & M et cetera was based on criteria of equality,equity, fairness, mutual accountability and responsibility. Rulers and ruled were expected to be subject to thesame criteria. These issues can be considered as social capital and as the necessary complementary element tophysical capital for sustainable water management systems.
Water management and the formation of a state
Management of water systems, be it irrigation, drainage or flood control are inextricably bound up with thebuilding and development of society and state. The history of Japan as beginning at the 3rd century BC displaysthe formation of state as a result of the construction of an irrigation system. Paddy rice cultivation started some2,500 years ago with the aid of technology imported from China or via Korea. With the spread of the paddycultivation, which had high productivity and was therefore highly valued, surplus accumulated. The irrigationdevelopment and water management required the co-operation among people and the existence of a leaderthrough which small groups and small states (clans) were formed. These groups were then unified by one of theleading clan under the influence of Chinese bureaucracy. Land reform as next introduced by the central court
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was very systematic and served as basis for taxation. However, due to the high government spending at theinitial stage of the government, the tax burden placed on farmers was too heavy and farmers abandonedallocated land. In the end, this led to the collapse of centralised bureaucracy.
This outcome makes clear that long-term impacts of technology should be assessed with wider perspectives thanjust the economic benefits. Overall impacts should be taken into account. Shintoism in Japan means the worshipof nature. Irrigation has been the major activities of remodelling, but to guarantee the supply of water, forest hasbeen preserved and intervention in nature has been minimal, otherwise very steep landscape and heavy rainfallduring monsoon and typhoon period could have easily destroyed the structures. Together with the abovementioned co-operation based on certain norms and values, this is the perhaps the most important lessonpresent engineers and policy makers can learn from the history in designing and upkeeping future sustainablewater supply, irrigation, drainage and flood control systems.
Conclusions
The overall conclusion of taoday’s session is that many lessons can be learnt from history for today’s andtomorrow’s water management. The most important of these are:
§ People in the old days, be it engineers, decision makers or farmers, knew how to act in harmony withnature. This resulted in a far better ecological and sustainable way of water management than atpresent is being realised.
§ Many enterprises in the old days like the building of aquaducts also depended on well orchestratedorganization and sufficient fundings that people were willing to provide. In later days, the know-how wasnot lost, but these factors were often lacking, which explains many failures. It stresses the importance ofsharing peace, of the will to co-operate, to achieve goals for the good of all.
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APPENDIX XXV[PCTA Agenda Item 4.3.2]
AGENDA FOR THE FIFTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING AND EDUCATION (WG-CBTE)
Cape Town, South Africa24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
Members : Prof. Paul van Hofwegen, Chairman (Netherlands); (2) Mr. Antonio Soares, Vice Chairman (Brazil);(3) Mr. A. Delacourt, Secretary (France); (4) Prof. Evardo Chartuni Montovani (Brazil); (5) Mr. T. Franks (UK); (6)Mr. F. Dimick (USA); (7) Dr. I.M. Melisenda (Italy); (8) Mr. Paul Mbewe (Zambia); (9) Dr. Abdel-Attah Barrar(Egypt); (10) Mr. Hyuk-Woo Yoo (Korea, Rep. of); (11) Mr. Geoffrey Croke (Australia); (12) Mr. R.S. Prasad(India); (13) Mr. Ferri Putuhena (Indonesia); (14) Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers : (i) World Bank representative; (ii) FAO representative; (iii) IWMI representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of the draft minutes of the Fourth meeting of the Working Group at Granada,1999
Minutes of the 4th meeting will be confirmed at the WG meeting.
Item 2 : Review membership of the Working Group
(i) The Central Office has asked the National Committees of Zambia and Egypt regarding the continuation orotherwise of the membership of Mr. Paul Mbewe (Zambia) and Dr. Abdel-Attah Barrar (Egypt) respectivelyon the Working Group stating that they were unable to contribute to the activities of the Group either bytheir presence at the meeting or by correspondence. Responses, if received from the National Committeeswill be presented in the meeting.
(ii) According to By-laws 3.1.7, members not contributing to the activities of the Working Group by attendanceor correspondence for two consecutive years shall be replaced in consultation with the concerned NationalCommittees. The following additional members have not been able to contribute to the activities of theWorking Group either by their presence at the meetings or by correspondence during the last two years :
§ Prof. Evardo Chartuni Montovani (Brazil)
The status of attendance of members as per Central Office record is given in Annex 1.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Review of developments during the year
The Chairman will provide a review of various developments that took place during the year, includingparticipation by the members in international conferences/meetings/ activities. The Chairman contributed to theWWC’s document on Vision for Water in the 21st Century and drafted, together from Mr. Svendson, the VisionReport on Water for Food and Rural Development that was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum in TheHague, The Netherlands in March 2000.
Item 4 : Capacity building constraints in various countries
A Core Group under the Coordinatorship of Dr. M. Satoh was set-up at the Granada meeting of the WorkingGroup. The members of the Core Group comprise Dr. M. Satoh, Dr. Soares, Prof. Paul van Hofwegen, Mr.Franks and Mr. Delacourt.
The Coordinator of the Group will present his report at the meeting.
Mr. R.S. Prasad (India) has sent a report to the Chairman of WG-CBTE regarding the activities of the IndianNational Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) regarding their activities in this field.
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Item 5 : Guidelines on formulation of education and training programmes and capacity building ofinstitutions
The Working Group had decided not to continue with the questionnaire circulated to various National Committeeson the subject, due to limited responses. Mr. Martin Smith (FAO) offered to make the FAO information onTraining and Education programs and to cooperate with Mr. T. Franks in making the databases on Education andTraining Programs accessible.
Further action for preparation of guidelines for formulation of education and training programs and capacitybuilding of institutions shall be taken by the Working Group.
Item 6 : Information exchange on training needs and programs through Internet
This item together with item 5 was discussed by the Working Group in its previous meeting at Granada. It wasmentioned that there was no progress on the development of a website and developments with regard toCAPNET were awaited.
Further progress, if any, in this regard will be considered.
ICID webpage : http://www.icid.org is improved further and lot of information has been added. It is also proposedto start a Text Delivery Service (TDS) by ICID Central Office on behalf of IPTRID. Steps have already beeninitiated in this direction. The members are requested to provide to the Central Office any grey literature orinformation which they will like to share with the professionals all over the world through the ICID TDS/website.
Item 7 : Training of End Users, especially Women Farmers
The Central Office had reiterated its request to all the ICID National Committees to send any training material forend users especially women farmers. The Iranian National Committee has informed that information on thesubject was being gathered and will be sent to the Central Office. The material, if received before the Work Bodymeeting, will be placed at the meeting.
An International Training Workshop on Participatory Training Methodologies for the Empowerment of RuralWomen in the Mediterranean Area for Sustainable Irrigated Crop Production was held in Bari, Italy from 29 May –3 June 2000. This was organized by CIHEAM/MAI.B, Italy, FAO and ICID. Prof. M. Elisa V. Scarascia providedvaluable input in organizing this workshop.
A note has also been sent to the Chairman by INCID (as under item 4) providing brief information on the itemregarding training.
Further progress in the matter will be discussed.
Item 8 : Input for 2002 Congress, Montreal
The Central Office had requested the Chairman, WG-CBTE to kindly suggest detailed topics and sub-topics ofthe proposed workshop for presenting the guidelines for capacity building, at the time of ICID InternationalCongress to be held in Montreal in 2002. He was requested to get in touch with the organizers of the Congressthrough Canadian National Committee.
The Chairman will present developments in this regard.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 9 : Cooperation with ITIS and CAPNET Networks
The Working Group showed its interest in developing liaison with ITIS Network. At the Granada meeting of theWG, it was decided that Mr. A. Delacourt will contact Mr. D. Renault, coordinator of ITIS network for furtherinformation.
The details of cooperation with CAPNET will also be discussed at the meeting.
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Item 10 : New items of work identified from “ICID’s Strategy for Action on Water for Food and RuralDevelopment’ and WWC’s Vision Document on this theme submitted at The Hague
Capacity Building, Training and Education has been covered in the ICID Strategy for Action on Water for Foodand Rural Development, as well as the WWC Vision Document presented at The Hague. The Group will discussthe possible topics emerging from these documents which could be taken up for study it.
A list of various emerging topics are given in the agenda of PCTA for reference. A few possible items that can beconsidered by the Work Body are as follows :
• Development of local capacity building of professionals in water-related fields
• Institutional arrangements for optimal use of resources and technologies
• Irrigation extension in various countries – achievements and lessons learnt.
• Evaluating impact of in-service training to irrigation engineers/agricultural experts.
• Role of training institutions in irrigation water management.
• Curriculum development in water resources/drainage engineering for graduate/post graduate studies.
• Popularise the different methods of efficient field water application by preparing audio visualdemonstration kits to be used by National Committees for training.
• Facilitate exchange of experience to develop a participatory multi-stakeholder mechanism for integratedmanagement of both surface and ground water.
• Initiate a programme to sensitise policy makers in developing countries to initiate institutional reforms toachieve strengthening of the training and extension services for dissemination of efficient technologies.
Item 11 : Dr. C. Madramootoo’s keynote address on `Improving Research and Training in the WaterSector’
A copy of the keynote address delivered delivered by Dr. C. Madramootoo at the time of 8th InternationalDrainage Workshop held in New Delhi, India from 31 January – 4 February 2000, has been sent to the Chairmanfor his consideration. Any items emanating for study by the Working Group will be discussed at the meeting.
C. PLAN OF ACTION
Item 12 : Plan of activities
In view of the progress made by the Working Group during the year the activity planned will be updated for nextthree years. The plan of activities for the Working Group as approved at the Granada meeting is given inAnnex 2.
Item 13 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XXV, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING AND EDUCATON (WG-CBTE)
Attendance of Members at 1998 and 1999 Meetings
S.No. Members Memberfrom
1998Self Represented
1999Self Represented
1. Prof. Paul van Hofwegen, Chairman(Netherlands)
1996 * *
2. Mr. Antonio Soares, Vice Chairman(Brazil)
1997 * *
3. Mr. A. Delacourt, Secretary (France) 1996 * *4. Prof. Evardo Chartuni Montovani
(Brazil)1997 *
5. Mr. T. Franks (UK) 1996 * *6. Mr. F. Dimick (USA) 1996 * *
7. Dr. I.M. Melisenda (Italy) 1997 *8. Mr. Paul Mbewe (Zambia) 19979. Dr. Abdel-Attah Barrar (Egypt) 1997 *10. Mr. Hyuk-Woo Yoo (Korea, Rep. of) 1999 *11. Mr. Geoffrey Croke (Australia) 1999 *12. Mr. R.S. Prasad (India) 1999 *13. Mr. Ferri Putuhena (Indonesia) 1999 *
Permanent Observers1. World Bank (IPTRID) *2. FAO representative *3. IWMI representative
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Annex 2[Appendix XXV, Item 12]
WORKING GROUP ON CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING AND EDUCATION (WG-CBTE)FOUR-YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Mandate :• Compile a set of selected cases to describe the current situation, draw lessons from these cases and
prepare guidelines for the best practices in land and water management on (I) the creation andestablishment of an enabling environment, (ii) the institutional setting including beneficiary participation,and (ii) the development and strengthening of human resources and managerial systems.
• Compile the status of training and educational programmes offered in different regions, identify thetraining and education requirement, identify gaps and prepare guidelines for development and appropriatemodification of education and training programmes and strengthening of education and traininginstitutions to meet the changing requirements of the sector.
• Facilitate the process of balancing education and training requirements, and provision and trainingservices.
Activity 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-20021 Compile sets of
selected cases, drawlessons and developguidelines for bestpractices of capacitybuilding in the land andwater sector.
2 Compile status oftraining and educationprogrammes, identifyrequirements andgaps, and developguidelines forappropriatemodification ofeducation and trainingprograms andstrengthening ofinstitutions
3 Facilitate a process ofbalancing educationand trainingrequirements andprovision of educationand training services.
4 Make an inventory ofavailable materialsuitable for training ofend users, especiallywomen farmers.
1.1 Adjustment of format fordata collection based onpilot investigations in sixcase studies.1.2 Carry out investigationsin pilot and other countriesand preparation of countryreports.1.3 Compilation of reportwith recommendations forcontinuation of theinvestigations.
2.1 Processing of returnedquestionnaires.
3.1 Proposed network drafthome page text, draftnetwork announcement.
4.1. Prepare request forNational Committees toidentify suitable trainingmaterial.
1.2 Finalisation ofinvestigations andcountry reports.
2.1 Draft formulationof conclusions andrecommendations.Establish links withFAO and CAPNET ontraining programs.2.2 Update ICID/EDIdocumentationtraining needsassessments.
3.1 Possibilityinvestigated of linkingwith CAPNET andIPTRID network.
4.1 Processing ofresponses.
1.3 Finalcompilation of draftreport.1.4Seminar/workshopon conclusions andrecommendationsfor Guidelines.1.5 DraftGuidelines.
2.2 Draft version oftraining needsassessment.
3.1 Facilitatenetwork operations.Networkoperational.
4.1 Making formatfor inclusion innetwork.
1.5 FinalGuidelines.
2.2 Finalversion oftrainingneedsassessment.
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APPENDIX XXVI[PCTA Agenda Item 4.3.5]
AGENDA FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON COORDINATION OF DICTIONARIES (WG-CD)
Cape Town, South Africa25 October 2000 : 09.00-12.30 hours
Members: (1) Dr. Gordon E. Kruse, Chairman (USA); (2) Mr. Larry D. Stephens (USA); (3) Mr. Michel Mesny(ISO/UATI); (4) Dr. P. Buri (Italy); (5) Mr. K.N. Sharma, Executive Secretary, ICID (Central Office).
Permanent Observers: (i) Dr. Hans H. Wolter (FAO); (ii) Mr. Arthur T. Askew (WMO); (iii) Dr. R. Sakthivadivel(IWMI); (iv) Prof. C. Fasso, Chairman, PCTA.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group (previouslyCommittee) held at Granada, 1999
The minute of the second meeting of the Working Group (previously Committee) held at Granada, 1999 will beconfirmed.
Item 2 : Membership
The following nominations have been received for the membership of the Working Group :
1. Mr. Cai Lingen (China)2. Mrs. Eva Ilavska (Slovak Republic)
This Working Group is for a special purpose for which the membership/observership of particular organizationsonly was invited.
The Working Group may like to consider the nominations and advise.
Item 3 : CD-ROM format of MTD
At the Granada meeting of C-CD in September 1999, Mr. Mesny was requested to obtain the detailed proposalfrom M/s RILEM for conversion of Dictionary into CD-ROM and circulate the proposal to members by e-mail.
Vide his letter dated 12 April 2000 Mr. Michel Mesny sent to the members a report of his visit to RILEM andmentioned about the format in which the present text of MTD will be required for the MULTILEX software usingMicroSoft Access as developed by RILEM. It was explained to him by the Central Office, with copy to President,ICID, Chairman, WG and Mr. L.D. Stephens, that conversion from the present PageMaker format of theDictionary to MicroSoft Access format was extremely difficult, time consuming and expensive. Further, as hadbeen mentioned by Mr. Mesny, figures and mathematical signs appearing in the Dictionary, when used in theMULTILEX software are expected to cause problems and may be deleted. Since equations and sketches are anintegral part of the definition of a term, they can’t be deleted from the CD-ROM version. This was mentioned in aletter from Central Office to the members, with a copy to President. It was suggested that in about the sameamount that we need to pay to M/s RILEM, a separate software could be independently developed which wouldnot only convert automatically the data from PageMaker format into its own required format, but would also givedue regard to equations and sketches, which could be accessed by clicking the term number. Reciprocally fromthe serial number of the sketch, the corresponding term could also be searched by a click of the mouse.
President Schultz, vide his e-mail dated 6 June 2000 suggested to Central Office to prepare and send a test fileto RILEM containing figures, tables and graphs to have an idea of time and money for conversion of the MTD textfrom PageMaker to MicroSoft Access format. Depending on the result of application of the MULTILEX software ofRILEM whether the sketches and equations can be correctly co-related with the definitions in the text, a decisionabout awarding work to RILEM will be taken. Accordingly, two pages of the Dictionary were converted fromPageMaker format to the Access format and sent to M/s RILEM on 22 June 2000. In RILEM’s e-mail of the samedate, Mr. Michel Brusin, Secretary General of RILEM mentioned that their software was developed primarily fortheir own purpose, but what we needed was a more sophisticated and stand-alone program which could not bemade available by RILEM within that budget or available short time. He mentioned that he did not know of anysoftware which could convert the data from PageMaker format to the needed format (Access). He also mentioned
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that MS Access could not be included in the CD-ROM of the Dictionary since RILEM was not the owner of thesoftware. He therefore, suggested ICID to either develop a specific application with appropriate run time ordevelop a database linked webpage with on-line access to the members using the CD-ROM without a need forthem to have any software on their own computers. This however, would require additional budget if done byRILEM. RILEM have decided to have their website using the second alternative.
Result of the exercise using the converted data as sent by Central Office to RILEM is awaited.
Progress in the matter will be reported at the meeting.
Item 4 : Revision of Chapters
The Chairman had earlier suggested that for the purpose of the CD-ROM conversion, the revision in variouschapters may only be limited to the extent of correcting cross-referencing errors or typographical errors andmodifications of purely editorial nature. The proposals for changes of a more substantial nature shall be reviewedby a larger group and included in the next revision of the Dictionary. Corrections have been made accordingly.
The Chairman desired to have a summary table prepared by Central Office indicating the extent to which reviewof each Chapter had been done and the suggestions incorporated in the master copy of MTD. A summary tablewith this information has been circulated to WG-CD members on 13 July 2000.
Item 5 : Special activities of the Working Group during Golden Jubilee Year
The electronic version of the MTD is to be brought out.
Item 6 : Translation of MTD in other languages
After the MTD is brought out on CD-ROM, the National Committees will be exhorted to proceed with translationsof the revised edition. With the source file of the software for converting the MTD into CD-ROM being available, itwould be relatively easier for the National Committees to put the translation in their language in CD-ROM form.
Translation of the Dictionary in Marathi language of India is nearing completion. Italy and China have evincedinterest in MTD translation and will be requested to take up the same on CD-ROM.
Item 7 : Plan of activities
The WG-CD will consider suitable modification to the plan of its further activities.
The Chairman has offered to prepare suggestions for modifying WG’s Plan of Activities before the Cape Townmeeting.
Item 8 : Any other business
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APPENDIX XXVII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.5.2]
AGENDA OF THE 18TH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON DRAINAGE (WG-DRG)
Cape Town, South Africa25 October 2000: 09.00-12.30 hours
Members: (1) Dr. D. Zimmer, Chairman (France); (2) Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem, Vice-Chairman (Egypt); (3)Mr. C.E. Lovegrove, Secretary (Canada); (4) Prof. Bart Schultz (Netherlands); (5) Dr. M.H. Amer (Egypt); (6)Mr. K.G.A. Smith (Australia); (7) Prof. B. Maticic (Slovenia); (8) Prof. Daniele de Wrachien (Italy); (9) Mr. J.B.Pereira (Brazil); (10) Mrs. Wang Shaoli (China); (11) Mr. M.V. Pulido (Mexico); (12) Mr. I. Dakar (Syria); (13)Mr. M.S. Adamu (Nigeria); (14) Mr. R.S. Prasad (India); (15) Dr. M. Okamoto (Japan); (16) Mr. I. Mihnea(Romania); (17) Mr. Keizrul Abdullah (Malaysia); (18) Mr. K. Kochev (Bulgaria) ; (19) Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah(Pakistan); (20) Mr. Chen Hung-Kwai (Chinese Taipei); (21) Mr. Walter J. Ochs (USA); (22) Dr. Martin S. Fritsch(Switzerland); (23) Prof. Chung Sang-Ok (Korea); (24) Mr. M. Akram (Iran); (25) Dr. D. Rycroft (UK); and (26)Secretary General, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (i) FAO representative; (ii) World Bank representative; (iii) Dr. Madramootoo (Canada);(iv) Mr. Hector Malano, Chairman, WG-DMIS (Australia); (v) IPTRID Representative; (vi) Mr. Aly M. Shady(Canada); (vii) Dr. W. F. Vlotman (Netherlands); (viii) Prof. M. Borin (Italy).
Item 1 : Confirmation of Minutes of the 17th Meeting of the WG
Minutes of the 17th meeting held in Granada, Spain will be confirmed after incorporating suggestions, if any, fromthe members.
Item 2 : Membership of the Working Group
(a) New nominations: Slovak National Committee (SKNCID) has nominated Mr. Ján Alen and IRNCID hasnominated Dr. Mohammad Bayberd for the membership.
(b) Resignation: Mr. K. Kochev (Bulgaria) would like to resign from the membership.
(c) Replacement: President Prof. Bart Schultz has indicated his willingness to participate but to be replacedby Dr. Vlotman. The Group to consider the proposal in the light of the by-law 3.1.5.
The 50th meeting at IEC at Granada approved the recommendations of a Task Force constituted to look into theissue of nomenclature and tenure of Work Bodies. The Task Force has recommended that the Chairpersons ofWork Bodies should strictly implement the ICID By-law 3.1.7 stipulating that members not contributing to theactivities of Work Bodies by attendance (not representation) or correspondence for two consecutive years shallbe replaced in consultation with their National Committees. It was also previously advised that the strength of aWorking Group be up to 15 members only. This was brought to the notice of the Chairpersons time and again.Further, the adopted practice restricts participation of not more than one nominee from a National Committee in aWorking Group.
In the light of the above recommendations of the Task Force and directions of PCTA and PCSPOA in the past,the membership number will be pursued in the meeting.
Attendance sheet of the members for last two meetings is given at Annex 1. The Group will decide onmembership issue.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : Survey of recent publications on drainage
Following publications have been received by the Central Office, New Delhi.
1 Command Area Monitoring Using Remote Sensing and GIS, A Case Study of Mahi Right Bank CanalCommand, (December 1999): Gujarat Engineering Research Institute (GERI), Vadodara, Gujarat, India,pp 58.
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2 DRP Final Report (1994-1998): Drainage Research Program Project, Arab Republic of Egypt, (August1999): Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, National Water Research Center, DrainageResearch Institute, ILRI and ARCADIS, The Netherlands, pp 71.
3 Hooja, R. et al (Editors) (2000): “Irrigation, Drainage International and National Perspectives”, Agro TechPublishing Academy, Udaipur, India, pp 427.
4 Malano, H.M., and Van Hofwegen, P.J.M. (1999): “Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems – AService Approach”, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 149.
5 Research Highlights, (1998); Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Members are requested to add new relevant publications to the list.
Item 4 : Guidelines on Construction of Open Drainage Systems
The Netherlands National Committee (NETHCID) has been requested by the Chairman to inform on the progressin the preparation of the Guidelines.
Item 5 : Preparation of a document on maintenance, clearing and repairing of drainage systems
The work on this item was initiated in April 1991 at Beijing. At Oxford in 1997, a review team consisting ofMr. Colin Lovegrove (Canada), Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah (Pakistan) and Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem (Egypt) wasconstituted. Three more members viz. Mr. Walter Ochs (USA), Dr. Beltran (FAO) and Mr. Keizrul Abdullah(Malaysia) were added to the review team, in Bali meeting in 1998. No significant progress was reported atGranada.
Mr. Lovegrove, Secretary has been requested by the Central Office in July 2000 to report about the status of thedocument. The Secretary will apprise the Group about the current development.
Item 6 : Progress on the " Guidelines on Drainage and the Environment "
(a) Drainage and regional hydrology: A first version of the document is under preparation. Dr. Vlotman willpresent the progress.
(b) Drainage and wetlands: A symposium was organised on this theme during the 49th IEC in Bali in 1998.Another one will be organised in Seoul, Korea in 2001. Prof. Madramootoo, Chairman, WG-ENV, will apprisefurther progress.
Item 7 : Review the state of drainage in the world
A Task Force consisting of Prof. Bart Schultz, Dr. Smedema, Dr. Amer, Mr. Bhatti and Dr. Zimmer was set up atVarna in 1994, to work on preparation of the state of drainage in the world.
Prof. dr. Bart Schultz (NETHCID) has informed the Central Office that his draft given at Granada meeting may notbe updated/revised, as several other new initiatives, as follows (since begun) might require replacement of thedraft:
Keynote address by Dr. Smedema, during the 8th International Drainage Workshop, New Delhi; Drainage relatedinput in the Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development”; and the work of Dr. Zimmer andDr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem on drainage data base.
Dr. Safwat, has informed that the database prepared by him, is likely to be made accessible through the externalwebsite of the World Bank. He was also trying to integrate this database with the global drainage database underdevelopment by CEMAGREF on behalf of the Working Group.
An updated version of the Questionnaire (Annex 2) on “Global Drainage Context and Needs” was circulated to allNational Committees by the Chairman in October 1999, for filling it up with country information.
Dr. Zimmer and Dr. Abdel Dayem will apprise the Group on latest developments.
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Item 8 : Items to implement conclusions of the ICID workshop on Subsurface Drainage Models heldat The Hague in September 1993
A workshop on subsurface drainage simulation models was held in September 1993, at The Hague. A TaskForce comprising of Messers Soutter, Kochev, Mihnea and Zimmer was formed at Varna in May 1994 to makeproposals based on the recommendations of the workshop. At Oxford, in September 97, it was decided that Dr.Fritsch (Switzerland) would review the work already started by Mr. Soutter.
Representative from Swiss National Committee (CH-AGRID) will report on the status of implementation.
Item 9 : Recommendations and follow-up of ICID workshop on Performance of Drainage Systems
A paper is under preparation by Dr Vlotman and the Chairman. Dr Vlotman will apprise the Group regardingprogress.
Item 10 : Progress on video tapes and CD-ROM data base
The Chairman will apprise the Working Group regarding the progress.
Item 11 : Formulation of Asia Drainage Programme as a part of the recommendations and follow-up of7th International Drainage Workshop, Penang, Malaysia, 1997
A meeting on the Asia Drainage Programme was held on 1 February 2000 during the 8th ICID InternationalDrainage Workshop to follow-up the Preparatory Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 7-8 December1999. The purpose of the meeting was to continue the consultation process with the relevant representatives ofthe prospective participating countries and international support organisations. There was reaffirmation of theconsensual agreement on the need for an Asia Drainage Programme.
The meeting recommended that drainage should be regarded as an important component of integrated watermanagement of agricultural catchments, and as such should include aspects of irrigation and flood managementthat relate to drainage. The meeting agreed that the Programme should focus on the following aspects:
Flooding of agricultural lands due to rise of river levels; Inundation of agricultural lands caused by local rainfall;and Waterlogging and associated physico-chemical problems (peat and acid-sulphate soils) in low-lying areas. Itwas recognised that socio-economic issues would be relevant to the Programme and should be given adequateconsideration.
The meeting agreed to a phased implementation of the Programme. It was suggested that it could start with theestablishment of a regional thematic network. This would be followed by a programme formulation phase. Thethird phase would comprise the establishment of an institutional framework to manage the Programme. The co-ordination of implementation would not involve creating a new institution, but rather will utilise an existinginstitution. In this context, the meeting expressed its appreciation of the offer by the Government of Malaysia tohost the Programme within the Department of Irrigation and Drainage. The Programme will be known as“Drainage Programme for the Humid Tropics in Asia”. The meeting recommended that a letter be sent to theChairpersons of the ICID National Committees in the prospective participating countries, requesting them to elicitthe support of their governments and promote the participation of their most appropriate organisations andinstitutions.
Country representatives at the meeting expressed their willingness to act as focal-points, in coordination withtheir ICID National Committees, in assisting the establishment of the network and the implementation of the laterphases of the Programme.
The meeting recommended that IPTRID follow up on the above recommendations and initiate the activitiesleading to setting up the thematic network in consultation with the ICID National Committees and the focalpoints. The subsequent phases of the program – Program formulation and establishment of the institutionalframework – will follow upon completion of the first phase.
Dr. Arumugam Kandiah, Programme Manager, IPTRID will apprise the Group on the progress.
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Item 12 : Recommendations and follow-up of the 8th International Drainage Workshop (IDW), NewDelhi, India, 2000
The theme of the 8th IDW held at New Delhi and organized by INCID from 31 January – 4 February 2000 was“Role of Drainage and Challenges in 21st Century”. It was attended by over 260 delegates inclusive of 50 fromabroad, representing 15 countries and 12 international Organisations. The delegates visited the subsurfacedrainage installation at Haryana Operational Pilot Project (HOPP), Gohana and Central Soil Salinity ResearchInstitute (CSSRI), Karnal. Along with the main event, a workshop on “EM38 electromagnetic induction sensor”was organized by Dr Vlotman (ILRI), The Netherlands. A special session on “Bio-drainage” was arranged. Theproceedings of the workshop, published in four volumes, were also made available on CD-ROM. INCID is also tobring out post-workshop proceedings/report.
The “New Delhi Declaration” and recommendations of the workshop are attached as Annex 3 & 4 respectively.The recommendations of the workshop will be discussed and forwarded to PCTA for endorsement.
Item 13 : Preparation for the 9th International Drainage Workshop, The Netherlands, 2003
The International Organizing Committee comprises of Dr. Abdel-Dayem, Prof. de Wrachien, Mr. Keizrul, Dr.Prasad, Dr. Rycroft, Dr. Smedema, Dr. Vlotman, Dr. Zimmer was formed at Granada. The Committee was to holdits first meeting at Delhi on the occasion of the 8th IDW.
Representative of Netherlands National Committee will apprise the Working Group regarding the progress.
Item 14 : Organization of symposia during the next ICID meetings
14.1 During 18th ICID Congress at Montreal a one–day symposium on topic of “Private sector participation inirrigation and drainage” will be held by WG-DRG with active collaboration of Working Groups – DMIS &On-Farm Irrigation Systems. Prof. Madramootoo will assist in organization of the symposium and willinform the Group on the progress.
14.2 Active participation of the group members is requested for the International Workshop on “Agriculturalbased Development in Tidal Swamps and Estuaries and Environmental Considerations” to be held inSeoul, Korea, in September 2001 during the 52nd IEC meeting.
Item 15 : IPTRID activities related to drainage
The IPTRID representative will report on the progress of its activities related to drainage.
Item 16 : Time targeted plan for Group's activities
16.1 The Working Group, established in 1983, is working for the last 17 years. In its pursuit of worldwidesustainable food and fibre production, drainage of agricultural lands is a fundamental topic of interest andfocus of ICID. As a consequence, there has been increasing participation of individuals from membercountries. The Group had therefore recommended conversion of the Group into a Committee.
In this context members are requested to refer the recommendation of the Task Force on “Conversion ofWorking Groups into Committees”, printed on page A-55 to A-59 of Minutes of the 50th IEC meeting heldat Granada. Accordingly, it is decided not to convert the Working Group into a Committee. Thus the WG-DRG continues as Working Group.
16.2 The topics recommended by Vice President Dr. David van der Merwe in his presentation on the strategytheme “System” at Granada, Spain viz.“Water table management, Controlled drainage, Flood mitigation,Reuse of drainage and wastewater” needs attention and deliberation of the Group.
16.3 The three year rolling plan adopted by the Group (Annex 5) will be discussed. Due to the aforesaidconsiderations and to the growing concern about drainage and salinity, the list of activities will bethoroughly re-examined. Suggestions of new activities from members will be considered. In particular,activities in the fields of policy, institutional, socio-economics aspects will be strengthened.
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16.4 A Task Force comprising of Dr. Abdel-Dayem, Dr. Beltran, Mr. Keizrul, Prof. Schultz, Dr. Smedema andDr. Zimmer was set up at Granada to examine the various issues of the Working Group. The Task Forcewas to suggest future programme of the Group.
Dr. Zimmer, Chairman and/or other member of the Task Force will apprise its strategy to the Group.
Item 17 : Presentation of interesting regional drainage aspects
Members to volunteer presentation of some interesting regional drainage aspects at Cape Town.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 18 : Items emanating from Sector Vision “Water for Food and Rural Development”
The Sector Vision on “Water for Food and Rural Development” was presented at the 2nd World Water Forum,held at The Hague in March 2000. President Schultz presented there ICID strategy for vision implementation.The Central Office prepared and circulated a list of topics, having direct relevance to the activities of ICIDworkbodies, to the Chairmen, in May 2000, for consideration.
Following topics are suggested by the Central Office.
1. Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of mechanized installation of subsurface drainage systems in developingcountries.
2. Preparation of State-of-the-art on “on-farm surface drainage design practices”.
Members to add other relevant topics and deliberate on further line of action.
Item19 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[Appendix XXVII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON DRAINAGE (WG-DRG)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. D. Zimmer, Chairman (France) 1992 • • 2. Dr. Safwat Abdel-Dayem, Vice
Chairman (Egypt)1993 •
3. Mr. C.E. Lovegrove, Secretary(Canada)
1983 • •
4. Prof. Bart Schultz (Netherlands) 1983 • • 5. Dr. M.H. Amer (Egypt) 1988 • • 6. Mr. K.G.A. Smith (Australia) 1984 • • 7. Prof. B. Maticic (Slovenia) 1987 • • 8. Prof. Daniele de Wrachien (Italy) 1988 • • 9. Mr. J.B. Pereira (Brazil) 198910. Mrs. Wang Shaoli (China) 199911. Mr. M.V. Pulido (Mexico) 199112. Mr. I. Dakar (Syria) 1991 • • 13. Mr. M.S. Adamu (Nigeria) 1992 • 14. Mr. R.S. Prasad (India) 199915. Dr. M. Okamoto (Japan) 1993 • • 16. Mr. I. Mihnea (Romania) 199417. Mr. Keizrul Abdullah (Malaysia) 1994 • • 18. Mr. K. Kochev (Bulgaria) 199319. Mr. Khalid Mohtadullah (Pakistan) 199520. Mr. Chen Hung-Kwai (Chinese
Taipei)1997 • •
21. Mr. Walter J. Ochs (USA) 1996 • 22. Dr. Martin S. Fritsch (Switzerland) 199623. Prof. Chung Sang-Ok (Korea) 1996 • • 24. Mr. M. Akram (Iran) 199925. Dr. D. Rycroft (UK) 199926. Secretary General, ICIDPermanent Observers1. FAO representative • • 2. World Bank representative3. Dr. C. Madramootoo (Canada)4. Mr. Hector Malano, Chairman,
WG-DMIS (Australia)•
5. IPTRID representative • • 6. Mr. Aly M. Shady (Canada) • 7. Dr. W.F. Vlotman (Netherlands) • 8. Prof. M. Borin (Italy)
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Annex 2[Appendix XXVII, Item 7]
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ICID)
Working Group on Drainage (WG-DRG)
QUESTIONNAIRE ONGLOBAL DRAINAGE CONTEXT AND NEEDS
I. General features:Agricultural land (ha):Area equipped with irrigation systems (ha):Agro-climatic zone1:
TemperateArid or semi-aridHumid-tropical
Other information
II. Drainage conditions:For each figure, provide year of estimation
Area subjected to waterlogging2 (ha) Year: ………..Area subjected to irrigation induced salinity2 (ha) Year: ………..
Major crops needing drainage improvements:
Other information
III. Drainage systems:Area provided with only flood control structures(embankments along streams/rivers)4 (ha) ………………..………. Year: ………Area provided with main drainage systems only
…………………..……. Year: ………Area provided with on-farm drainage 3
………………………… Year: ………
1 If the countries comprises different zones, fill possibly one page per agro-climatic zone2 In arid and semi arid conditions provide two figures only if they are different3 Provide figures for different years if available
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Types of on-farm drainage systems 4 Area (ha) % of total YearOpen ditches ……………. ……………. …………….Horizontal subsurface drainage systems ……………. ……………. …………….Vertical drainage systems ……………. ……………. …………….Others (indicate type) ……………. ……………. …………….
On farm drained area in irrigated lands (ha) ……………. Year: ..…….On farm drained area in rainfed lands (ha) ……………. Year: ..…….
Other information
IV. Role of Drainage in your country 5 Tick as Comment, give examples on theappropriate importance of the role
Increase food production throughLand reclamation
Increased yields
Increased cropping intensity
Cattle health/practices improvement
Agricultural development throughCrop diversification
Improved farming practices
Rural development and poverty alleviationthrough
Farm consolidation
Public health and sanitation
Rural infrastructure development
Evolutions of the roles in the past decades
Possible evolutions for the future(importance of drainage for sustainability, possible consequences of poor maintenance)
V. Present drainage context Data Comments
Drainage construction rate ha/year …………….
4 Provide either area or percentage as well as year of estimation5 Only one page 2 and 3 per country
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Rehabilitation rate ha/year …………….
Needs for rehabilitation ha …………….
On-going, past and planned drainage projects Area (ha) Period…………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………. ……………
Major environmental issues related to drainage Tick as Comment on the importance of appropriate these issues
Wetlands
Water quality
Sanitation & health
Salinity control
Others
IV. Socio-economic and institutional AspectsPublic investment in drainage and irrigationsectors % of total Year
Subsidies to on-farm drainage systems Comment on the evolutions
Subsidies to main drainage systems
Research and training institutions dealing Year: …………with drainageDrainage professionals
Technicians Year: …………Experts Year: …………
Drainage industryContractors Year: …………Consultants Year: …………Manufacturers Year: …………Others Year: …………
Responsibility for O&MOn-farm levelMain systems
Amount(US$/ year)
Rate
Rate
Number
Number……………………Number……………………………………………………
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Annex 3[Appendix XXVII, Item 12]
8th ICID INTERNATIONAL DRAINAGE WORKSHOP(31 JANUARY - 4 FEBRUARY, 2000)
NNEEWW DDEELLHHII DDEECCLLAARRAATTIIOONN
The 8th ICID International Drainage Workshop with the theme “Role of Drainage and Challenges in 21st Century” organisedby the Indian National Committee on Irrigation & Drainage (INCID) attended by 260 delegates from 15 countries and 12International agencies was held from January 31st to February 4th, 2000. After considerable discussion, the workshopapproves the following declaration:
The state of drainage development in many countries is far below the basic needs. In the last century, drainage was oftenconsidered as an adjunct to irrigation and was not considered as a discipline in its own right.
For increasing the agricultural productivity required by the growing population and sustainability, provision of adequatedrainage is important. Sound drainage practices can achieve substantial increase in productivity and minimise the lossesthrough waterlogging and salinity. An estimated 1/3rd of the irrigated land in the arid and semi arid zones faces salinisationhazards. Drainage, apart from improving food production, can also help progressively, as rural development proceeds inmaking agriculture more diversified and competitive, promoting rural well being, improving public health etc.
There are considerable differences in drainage problems and needs in different climatological regions. These differencesshould be taken into account in all drainage planning. The currently used classification should, however, be further definedand mapped. Reliable global information data on the drainage needs of rainfed land and on the waterlogging andsalinization of irrigated land do not exist. Status and the collection and compilation of more precise upto-date dis-aggregated and meaningful statistics is a priority area for the early part of the new millenium. The development of drainageshould more and more be seen within the context of broader integrated water and environmental management strategies atthe catchment level.
The relationships between drainage and flood management need to be further clarified. Flood seems to occur in almost allregions, although nature and scales may differ considerably. Flood management is obviously a pre-condition for effectivedrainage, but improved drainage can also be part of a flood management strategy. While floods generated outside theagricultural drainage area are generally outside the domain of drainage, floods and inundation caused by local rainfallwithin such a catchment/area are generally within the drainage domain and should be addressed as such.
Under increasing competition for water from other uses like industrial and domestic water supply it may become necessaryfor reuse and recycling of drainage waters. Development of an integrated on-farm drainage management (IFDM) system,based on the principle that drainage water and salt are natural resources rather than toxic waste may hold the key forrecycling. For removal of drainage water and for maintaining the ground water levels, the concept of “Bio-Drainage”, anenvironmentally friendly measure could hold promising possibilities. Further research is needed on some aspects of Bio-Drainage such as the salt balance. Due attention needs to be given to the downstream impacts of drainage interventions,including the pollution of drainage by agro-chemicals, or domestic and industrial waste. Disposal of low quality drainagewaters in an environmentally sustainable way, requires continued attention and an integrated management approach.
The stake-holders participation in the planning, implementation and management of drainage systems is necessary.Integration of participatory irrigation and drainage management is highly desirable. Awareness programmes among thefarmers in regard to the biological, physical and chemical indicators as preventive measures of waterlogging and secondarysalinisation need to be encouraged. Farming communities and especially the women need to have enhanced skills in landand water management. Service oriented management, which provides a contract service agreement betweenstakeholders is especially to provide an effective accountability framework participation of end-users in the management ofdrainage systems. Financial sustainability of the operation and maintenance of drainage is important, but institutionalmodels in this regard are not available. Guidelines for “ Participating Drainage Management” may be prepared.
Apart from basic research, focused research for problem solving is necessary. Drainage implementation projects need toreserve some money for research including action research, development and training activities. The tools of modellingand simulation need to be used in a large way. These tools would also assist in formulating well designed data collectionprogrammes.
To tackle the drainage problems of Asian regions, promotion of close cooperation between the various existing DrainageResearch Institutes dealing with drainage in the arid and semi-arid zones by way of exchange of information and technicalprogrammes for collaboration through the IPTRID network need to be encouraged. For this purpose, it is recommendedthat these institutions be given International mandate extend their networking and R&D activities. For humid tropical zones,the cooperation as initiated by ICID and IPTRID needs to be further developed.
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Annex 4[Appendix XXVII, Item 12]
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
1. All Irrigation projects can be referred to as irrigation and drainage projects. An inter-disciplinary andintegrated approach be insisted in planning all irrigation and drainage projects.
2. The data on water logging and salinity are not adequate and out dated. There is a need to update theinformation using latest techniques like remote sensing and present it in form of a Relational Data BaseManagement (RDBM) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Simulation modeling aided by crucialfield observations would help in formulating data collection programmes as also in planning and designing.
3. Sub-surface drainage projects, in general improve environment in the area serviced by them, but, can alsocause some undesirable impacts particularly in the downstream. Preparation of environmental managementplans and close monitoring are necessary.
4. In deltaic and tidal zones, integration of flood control, drainage and water management is necessary in viewof the complex interactions.
5. Reuse of drainage waters wherever feasible, needs to be encouraged.
6. A comprehensive integrated and multi-disciplinary planning for disposal of large quantities of saline watereffluents after reclaiming waterlogged areas is necessary. Regional cooperation is necessary available forthe purpose.
7. Technologies for on-farm reuse of drainage effluents in monsoon type of climate are available and can beused with reasonable success on a medium time scale. There is however, a need to assess the long termimpacts of reuse on soil health through simulation/modeling.
8. Generic options for reuse and disposal at regional scale are known but have not been tested. Optimal mixesof disposal technologies on regional scale need to be decided.
9. Bio-drainage holds promising possibilities in controlling groundwater levels. Further research on bio-drainage and its impacts on the salt balance is needed.
10. Involvement of end-users i.e. farmers, in the formulation of schemes is of importance to create a sense ofbelonging among the farmers. The same is applicable to active involvement of women in the planning anddecision-making processes. Farmers may be involved in the monitoring of the water table for which simpledevices could be suggested and may also be involved in the planning of drainage schemes right fromformulation stage of the irrigation or multi-purpose projects.
11. The institutional mechanism for participatory irrigation and drainage management could perhaps becombined. However, institutional models in this regard are not available, and documentation of experienceis necessary.
12. Research needs to be carried out in two stages viz. to establish a relationship between (a) drainage vis-à-vissoil status and (b) soil status vs crop yields.
13. Utilisation of remote sensing techniques and mathematical modeling facilities is necessary to enableeffective design of drainage systems.
14. Human Resource Development strategies should take into account (a) motivation and (b) trainingprogrammes as per requirements.
15. Drainage technologies, need to be included in the curriculum at under graduate level and also in the in-service training programmes.
16. Instruments and devices for rapid measurements of salinity, by techniques such as electro-magneticinduction seem to hold considerable promise. The EM 38 instruments were discussed in this context.Networking amongst researchers developing applications of such devices is recommended.
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Annex 5[Appendix XXVII, Item 16(16.3)]
WORKING GROUP ON DRAINAGE (WG-DRG)THREE YEAR ROLLING PLAN
Activity 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-20021. Survey of recent
publications on drainage
2. Guidelines on constructionof open drainage systems
3. Maintenance, clearing andrepairing of drainagesystems
4. Guidelines on drainage andenvironment wetlands
• drainage andhydrology ofagriculturalcatchments
• drainage andwetlands
5. International DrainageWorkshop
• 8th InternationalDrainage Workshop(India)
• 9th InternationalDrainage Workshop(Netherlands)
6. Global drainage needs
7. Performance assessmentof drainage
8. Subsurface drainagemodels
9. Presentation of regionaldrainage aspects
Continue update, include inICID Bibliography
Finalise second draft
Finalise first draft
Finalise outline, decideauthors, look for seedmoney
Prepare outline, prepareproposal to FAO
Organise the workshop,draw conclusions
Prepare for the workshop
Review second draft,prepare final version,update database
Review first draft ofdocument
Decide continuation of thisitem
Decide presentation forSouth Africa
Continue update, include inICID Bibliography
Send to review committee
Review by Committee
Prepare first version,decide review committee
Finalise outline and authorlist
Publish selected papers
Prepare for the workshop
Publish document updatedatabase, decide way ofdissemination of data
Publish first document,prepare paper for journal
Decide presentation forSouth Korea
Continue update, include inICID Bibliography
Publish
Finalise second draft
Prepare second version
First version and review bycommittee
Prepare for the workshop
Produce quantitative andqualitative drainage needs,dissemination information
Decide presentation forCanada
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APPENDIX XXVIII[PCTA Agenda Item 4.4.5]
AGENDA FOR THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THEWORKING GROUP ON COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES
TO FLOOD MANAGEMENT (WG-CAFM)Cape Town, South Africa
25 October 2000: 14.30-18.00 hours
Members: (1) Dr. J. van Duivendijk, Chairman (Netherlands); (2) Mr. J. Astier. Vice Chairman (France); (3)Mr. M. Quazi (Canada); (4) Prof. J.L. Montanes (Spain); (5) Mr. V.C. Ballard (Australia); (6) Dr. Takeshi Hata(Japan); (7) Dr. K.H. Rother (Germany); (8) Dr. Hyun-Young Kim (Korea); (9) Mr. Wei-Fu Yang (Chinese Taipei);(10) Dr. Lajos Szlavik (Hungary); (11) Prof. M.F. Viljoen (South Africa); (12) Mr. R. Jeyaseelan (India); (13) Mr. P.Puncochar (Czech Rep.); (14) Dr. Kamran Emami (Iran); (15) Mr. P. Burrows (Great Britain); and (16) SecretaryGeneral, ICID.
Permanent Observers: (1) FAO representative; (2) UNDRO representative; (3) WMO representative; and (4)World Bank representative.
Item 1 : Confirmation of minutes of the 14th meeting of the Working Group
The Working Group will confirm minutes of 14th meeting held at Granada, Spain in September 1999.
Item 2 : To review membership of the Working Group
In compliance with the decision taken in the 14th meeting, the National Committees of Italy and Egypt wererequested to withdraw their nominees from the Working Group. The Secretary, German National Committee hasintimated that they were withdrawing the nomination of Dr. K.H. Rother from the membership of the Committee.
The Chairman of the Working Group was informed by e-mail on the 30 May 2000 from Korea by Mr. Jin Soo Kin,that the latter will replace Dr. Hyun-Young Kim as member of the Working Group. The Chinese NationalCommittee (CNCID) and the Pakistan National Committee (PANCID) have proposed the names of Mr. L.Kungang and Mr. Illahi B. Shaikh respectively for the membership of the Working Group, for consideration at themeeting. A statement about attendance of members during the last two meetings is at Annex 1.
As there is no Secretary to the Working Group at present Chairman may consider nominating one member to actas Secretary, if necessary.
A. CONTINUING ITEMS
Item 3 : To discuss the status of preparation of studies on ‘six identified topics’ selected from the‘broad mandate’ of the Working Group
As a follow up of his memorandum dated 7.9.99 and responses received from nine members, the Chairman hadwritten to all members of Working Group on 3rd March 2000 giving the scope and list of contents for varioustopics, selected from broad mandate. An extract of his letter is at Annex 2. The six topics suggested by him forpreparation of studies are:
1. relationship flood parameters – inundation,2. relationship flood parameters – damage,3. desired level of protection,4. use of mathematical modelling,5. insurance and financing,6. flood plain zoning.
The status of the matter will be discussed & recommendations arrived at.
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Item 4 : Proposed workshop on “Comprehensive Approaches to Flood Management”
The Chairman as well as Central Office had written to Dr. Madramootoo of CANCID in March 2000 for holding ahalf-day workshop during the 2002 Congress in Montreal. However, Dr. Madramootoo has regretted his inabilityto accommodate this workshop. The WG will decide further course of action in light of this position.
B. NEW ITEMS
Item 5 : Items emanating from Global Water Vision and Sector Vision ‘Water for Food and RuralDevelopment’ (WFFRD)
While the topics mentioned in item 3 are also relevant for the consideration of WG, the members may like toidentify other ‘action points’ emanating from Hague proceedings. A copy of report ‘Vision to Action’ on subject‘Water in Rivers’ from 2nd World Water Forum, March 2000, The Hague, is kept at Annex 3, for information.During the discussion in the various sessions on “Water in Rivers”, it was interalia brought out that to avoidcatastrophes as witnessed in Venezuela, Europe and Mozambique, it was necessary to understand rivers andrespect river environment, promote their more efficient management by adopting basin wise integrated approach.As the disaster in countries like Mozambique was due to combination of intensive rainfall and a cyclone, therewas need to improve data collection and transmission, building of strong hydrometric stations and greatlyimproved flood warning systems to allow a better response to future extremes of floods. A need for internationalexpertise to identify remedial measures as well as long term measures was also stressed by the Vice-Ministerfrom Mozambique. The participant from Venezuela mentioned about their Govt.’s plans to “deconcentrate” the bigcities to reduce the effect of future floods on population.
The WG may consider relevant issues and include appropriate ones in the work plan of the WG.
Item 6 : Collaboration with WG-SOCIO on issue of Flood Damages as recommended by ThemeLeader on ‘Policy’
During the 19th meeting of PCTA at Granada in September 1999 under item 4.4.8, the Working Group wasadvised to work on the issues of flood damages in association with WG-SOCIO. The WG will decide anappropriate plan to initiate this activity.
Item 7 : Any other business
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Annex 1[Appendix XXVIII, Item 2]
WORKING GROUP ON COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHESTO FLOOD MANAGEMENT (WG-CAFM)
(Formerly Working Group on Non-structural Approaches to Flood Management)
Attendance of members at 1998 and 1999 meetings
1998 1999S;.No
Members Memberfrom
Self Represented Self Represented
1. Dr. J. van DuivenjikChairman (Netherlands)
1986 • •
2. Mr. J. Astier, Vice Chairman(France)
1990
3. Mr. M. Quazi (Canada) 19984. Prof. J.L. Montanes (Spain) 1987 • • 5. Mr. V.C. Ballard (Australia) 1992 • • 6. Dr. Takeshi Hata (Japan) 1993 • • 7. Dr. K.H. Rother (Germany) 1997 • • 8. Dr. Hyun-Young Kim (Korea) 1994 • 9. Mr. Wei-Fu Yang (Chinese Taipei) 1995 • • 10. Dr. Lajos Szlavik (Hungary) 1996 • • 11. Prof. M.F. Viljoen (South Africa) 1997 • • 12. Mr. R. Jeyaseelan (India) 1998 • • 13. Mr. P. Puncochar (Czech Rep.) 1998 • 14. Dr. Kamran Emami (Iran) 1999 • 15. Mr. P. Burrows (Great Britain) 1999 • 16. Secretary General, ICID
Permanent Observers
1. FAO representative2. UNDRO representative3. WMO representative4. World Bank representative
* M/s J. Astier, Vice Chairman (France) and Quazi (Canada) did not attend the last two meetings.
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Annex 2[Appendix XXVIII, Item 3]
ICID WORKING GROUP ON COMPREHENSIVEAPPROACHES TO FLOOD MANAGEMENT
AN EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER OF THE CHAIRMAN DATED 1.3.2000 TO ALL MEMBERS
Task for the next six months (March-August 2000
1. Introduction
During the meeting of the working group in September 1999 in Granada it was decided to go ahead with theelaboration of the six topics selected from the Broad Mandate.
These six topics were:
1. relationship flood parameters – inundation,2. relationship flood parameters – damage,3. desired level of protection,4. use of mathematical modelling,5. insurance and financing,6. flood plain zoning.
During the meeting in Granada I was asked to give guidance for elaboration on the topics by providing a “list ofcontents”. I have done this in the following section for the aforementioned topics numbered 1 to 5. Still, thesevarious “list of contents” are a suggestion and if you feel you have to divert slightly from it, you may do so.
Topic 6 (flood plain zoning) was added at the request of ICID Central Office at a later date and, accordingly, onlyPeter Borrows has indicated sofar to make a contribution. I therefor have not yet made a list of contents for thistopic but we can discuss this further in Cape Town.
My request is to receive your contributions not later than 1st September 2000. Preferably, your contribution for acertain topic should not be more than 5 to 10 pages (say 2000 to 4000 words). However, if you have very goodmaterial (in your opinion or that of your colleages) you may send me more pages than 10. In this respect you mayalso deduct from the bundle of “outlines ……” what contributions will be given by other members and whetheryou feel you can do better than that.
My final request is to receive as much as possible contributions by e-mail while a hard copy should be sentsimultaneously by mail. My preference for word processing is Word 97 but Word 95 or Word Perfect is alsowelcome.
1. Lists of Contents for different topics
Topic 1:Relationship flood parameters – inundation
SCOPE
A flood wave travelling through a river can be characterised by various parameters such as maximum height at acertain location, volume, duration, shape, volume of bank overspill, period of occurrence. The bank overspill inturn will cause flooding. This flooding can also be characterised by various parameters: depth of flooding,duration of inundation, current velocity during flooding, area or volume of sedimentation in relation to volume ofbank overspill or flood volume.
The study will be made on the basis of flood control studies carried out in the past in various countries. Ifpossible, recommendations will be formulated regarding the flood parameters to be adopted in certain situations.
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LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Flood management
General description of floods and flood management in the country, the state or province, or in a particularriver basin;
2. Flood characteristics
Characteristics of flood waves being formed in a certain riverbasin and traveling down a river; description offlood parameters and inundation parameters, exeedance curves for various parameters.
Discussion on the parameter(s) which is (are) most appropriate in the circumstances of a particular riverbasin or river.
3. Parameter values
Discussion on the physical significance of values a certain flood parameter can have (f.i. area of inundation)and the non-structural or structural protection measures prompted in such a situation.
4. References
Topic 2:Relationship flood parameters – damage
SCOPE
The damage looked at will be the damage of interest to ICID: damage to infrastructure, crops, irrigation anddrainage systems, personal property of the rural population.
On the basis of a desk study of available documentation it will be tried to arrive at a series of curves giving therelationship between a certain type of damage (for instance damage to a certain crop) and a relevant floodparameter; “relevant” may imply in this case: relevant to a certain crop.
(It is recalled in this respect that Penning-Rowsell et al has carried out a similar exercise in the past for damageto personal property in one or more small river basins in Great Britain).
The study will also indicate what data are still missing.
LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Flood management
General description of floods and flood management in the country, the state or province, or in a particularriver basin;
2. Flooding events
Short description of significant, historical flooding events
3. Damage modelling
• Purpose;• Type of effects and damages caused by flooding (see for instance the outline contributions presented
by France and Australia);• Relative importance of various types of tangible damages in economic terms;• Relationship between individual types of damages and one or more flood/inundation parameters,
relevant damage models and their constraints.
4. References.
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Topic 3:Desired level of protection
SCOPE
The level of protection ascertained by the measures taken is normally expressed as protection against floodingby a flood having a return period of less than n years. Various considerations are taken into account whendetermining n such as:
• danger to human life,• uncertainty on upstream hydrology,• cost of flood protection measures versus their effectiveness,• maintenance required,• economic feasibility,• physchological considerations,• desired level of security as a function of standard of living.
The Working Group will try to formulate recommendations for the application of a certain n as a function of theconsiderations mentioned. This will result in a range of values of n depending on local circumstances.
LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Flood management
General description of floods and flood management in the country, the state or province, or in a particularriver basin;
2. Flooding
Extent of flooding, probability of occurrence (also uncertainties in forecasting), protection against flooding(planned and implemented), experience obtained with these measures (also failures of flood controlstructures and the reasons why);
3. Desired level of Protection
Advantages and Disadvantages of a standard level of protection; discussion on the reasons for adopting acertain level of protection for a certain area; such reasons can be loss of human life but also have apolitical, economic or psychological background; elaboration on each of these reasons trying to establishwhat was the quantitative and/or qualitative basis on which a decision was ultimately taken; presentation ofcase studies;
4. Recommendations
(see scope above)
5. References
Topic 4:Use of mathematical modelling
SCOPE
During the past 25 years it has been stated at various occasions that mathematical models are the tool forsimulating the flooding phenomenon. The working group will check in how far these models have been/are beingapplied to flood situations, what input data are required, what accuracy of output is achieved, what kind of outputis desired and at what density, how the models are being calibrated, etc.
In the ideal situation a mathematical model will be able to couple data of hydrologic and topographic origin withdamage curves (see Topic 2) and arrive at overall damage figures.
Mathematical models may also demonstrate the effectiveness of certain flood protection measures.
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The aim of the Working group is to formulate recommendations regarding the application of mathematical‘models for certain situations including input and output required, desired degree of accuracy and limitations totheir use.
LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Type of models used and their ultimate purpose
Short descriptions with particulars, indication when and where these models were applied; discussion ondifferences of 1-D and 2-D models and their field of application,
2. Data
Input data required, kind of output achieved, accuracy of output, timing of input and output versus floodingevent
3. Operation of models
Constraints encountered such as : lack or unreliability of basic data, no calibration possible for extremeflood events, model schematisation not in accordance with reality, break-down of communications duringfloods, and possible remedies to overcome such or similar problems;
4. Case histories
Case histories and flood studies of floods, flooding and type of mathematical models used in thesecircumstances;
5. Recommendations
(see scope above)
6. References
Topic 5: Insurance and Financing
SCOPE
The principal objective of flood insurance is to spread the costs of flood damages so that the society involved canmanage those costs. This involves spreading the costs both in terms of time and population. It also entailsestablishing an equitable system with minimum external costs and with little or no extraneous adverse effects.
Flood insurance differs from the other tools for managing flood losses: whereas other tools reduce the cost offlood damage from each flood, insurance distributes the losses over time and space. There is a define connectionbetween insurance and disaster relief. If a country is contemplating the establishment or enhancement of a floodinsurance mechanism, then there must be some problem of availability, affordability, or low market penetration tobe addressed. The effectiveness of an insurance approach is related to the public’s expectation for disaster reliefand the political process’s predilection for providing such relief, or, alternatively, that process’s ability to ignorethe losses suffered by those who could afford the insurance, but chose not to buy it.
Financing refers to the difficulties encountered, on the one hand, to find funds to carry out flood protectionmeasures, and, on the other, to recover the cost of implementation, operation and maintenance from theoccupants of flood prone areas who benefit from the flood protection measures.
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LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Insurance
• What is its purpose,• What can be insured and to what extent (damage to buildings, loss of private property, economic and
commercial losses, damage to agriculture),• Where and when has it really been effective,• What kind of constraints are encountered (risks too great for insurance company, premium too high),• What kind of conditions are imposed from the side of the government and/or the insurance companies,
subsidies by the government,• Case histories,• References.
2. Financing of flood protection works
Basically the discussion should concentrate on case histories: an effort is to be made to establish thesource of financing for studies, works and operation & maintenance:
• The central government,• The province/state or local government,• Water boards,• The inhabitants of the flood prone area themselves• International development banks.
Further, ways and means applied or proposed for recuperation of invested funds by central or local governmentor water boards from benefitted persons or enterprises.
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Annex 3[Appendix XXVIII, Item 5]
WORKING GROUP ON COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TOFLOOD MANAGEMENT (WG-CAFM)
2ND WORLD WATER FORUMFROM VISION TO ACTION
Session Name : Water in Rivers
Number of participants : 250 Date : 20 March 2000Rapporteur’s Name : Christopher George Time : 09:00
Presentation
Mr Hideaki Oda, Director of the Water in Rivers Secretariat, presented the historic dependence which mankindhas on rivers – its supply of water for drinking, for agriculture, for power and also as an efficient means oftransport. He discussed the harm which rivers cause to humanity – the recent catastrophes in Venezuela, Europeand Mozambique. He presented figures evidencing the sharp increase in the impact of floods in recent years.Key message:
1. Understanding rivers2. Use an integrated approach to river basins3. respect the river environment4. help rivers by immediate actions to promote more efficient management
Vice Minister Enrique Cossa of Mozambique presented graphically the latest information on the disaster inMozambique. For six weeks 1000 km of coastal area between Maputo and Beira was under water. 30000 km,inundated in five major river basins, one million people displaced and most infrastructure destroyed. The disasterwas due to a combination of intensive rainfall and a cyclone. Other upstream countries were also seriouslyaffected – the problem is a regional one. The government needs to improve data collection and trans-mission,build stronger hydrometric stations and the flood warning system needs to be greatly improved to allow a betterresponse to future extreme floods. Cabora Bassa dam helped to alleviate the floods in the lower Zambesi.
The Minister called for international experts to help in identifying remedial measures and long term countermeasures.
Mr Oda responded by saying his Secretariat in Japan would do all it could to help Mozambique.
Reporting on the Parallel Session 3, on Integrated Water Resources Management, Mr Lionel Robaux of INBOrecommended the following measures.
• Emphasise the importance of basin management.• Participation of all stakeholders in water policy.• Polluter pays principle – but difficult to achieve.• Develop co-operation between countries sharing water – but difficult.• Comprehensive and permanent information systems.• Capacity building for self help.
In Parallel Session 2 on Implementing River Basin Management, Dr. Mostert, of RBA, Delft recommended a step-wise approach:
• Assessment of national institutions, resources and needs• Transboundary co-operation• Management planning• Implementation• Compliance monitoring and evaluation
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The workshop assessed the document prepared following a major workshop last year in the Netherlands.
Prof. Erich Plate of IAHR presented the results of the Session on Living with Floods. Papers were presented onthe problems of the Yellow River, the experience of Turkey in managing its floods in a semi-arid area, a reportfrom Mozambique and a study of the people issues in Nepal. The conclusions of a report on floods prepared forthe vision unit were also presented indicating the future needs to accept that it will be necessary to accept risk inflood prone areas, and that non-structural as well as structural measures must be adopted.
Mr Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO presented the role which UNESCO has played and is playing in riverbasin management through the IHP and described new actions which are underway including a recentlypublished CD ROM database of river discharges and the need to involve young people. He preannounced a newinitiative - the UN World Water Assessment Programme – which will follow the World Water Vision in whichUNESCO has been closely involved.
Mr Tamas Koszesky, Ministry of Transport and Water Management, Hungary gave a keynote address describingthe recent cyanide pollution disaster on the Tisza and Szamo rivers and how the Government had minimised itsimpact by protecting the Tisza lake. The need for international independent experts to help in establishingeffective countermeasures was stressed and to ensure that water infrastructure complies with internationalstandards.
Discussion
In the discussion following the Parallel sessions the need for integrated and immediate action was emphasised.The important side effect of increased public awareness following disasters was an opportunity in some cases topush ahead with actions. There was discussion of the merits or otherwise of inaccurate flood warning, and of theneed to experiment and improve gradually IRBM.
The Symposium in the afternoon brought together a high level panel of authorities including Dutch Minister for theEnvironment, Mr Jan Pronk, Barbara Schreiner, Director of Water Use and Conservation, South Africa, DrGregory Colomine, Director General for Environmental Quality, Venezuela, Dr Takahashi Commissioner of theWorld Water Council, and Director IDRI, Japan, and Mr Hideaki Oda, Director Water in Rivers Secretariat, Japan.Ms Scheiner described how South Africa has introduced an innovative new programme called “working for water”which is both improving river basin management and providing work for the poor people who normally suffer mostfrom water issues. Mr Colomine described the recent disaster in Venezuela and how the government is planningto “deconcentrate” the big cities to reduce the effect of future floods on the population. Dr Takahashi reported onthe conclusions of the Water Commission report and the urgent need to introduce international river basinmanagement. He listed the key needs of: governance, full cost pricing, shift to productivity per drop of water fromper hectare for irrigated food production, and how to implement these principles. There was some discussionabout the difficulties in convincing the public that change is necessary – in Holland, for example, flooding in someareas is a difficult concept for the public to accept. How to involve the citizens in this new approach? In Japan itis too early to conclude that these new policies are working. It was agreed that change will come slowly – theshock therapy approach is not the correct one.
Conclusion
• We must raise awareness of our rivers.• Integrated river basin management is essential.• The International dimension is very important as many river basins are transboundary.• All stakeholders must be involved.• Immediate action is necessary to promote more efficient management of water and land use.• New approaches to river basin management should be introduced carefully and progressively in such a way
as to be publicly accepted and supported.
Actions
The actions are interlinked with the conclusions.
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APPENDIX XXIX[IEC Agenda Item 6]
AGENDA FOR THE TWENTY FIRST MEETING OF THEPERMANENT FINANCE COMMITTEE (PFC)
Cape Town, South Africa24 October 2000 : 14.30-18.00 hours
Members : (1) Dr. Fatma Abdel-Rahman Attia, Chairperson (Egypt, 1997); (2) Mr. I.K. Musa, Vice Chairman(Nigeria, 1995); (3) Dr. Juan M.Calvo Alvarez (Spain, 1994); (4) Mr.Gu Yuping (China, 1994); (5) Mr. M.A.Cuccaro (Italy, 1996); (6) Mr. Rick L. Gold (USA, 1997); (7) Prof. R. Brouwer (Netherlands, 1997); (8) Dr. S.Taniyama (Japan, 1997); (9) Mr. F. Ligetvari (Hungary, 1997); (10) Prof. Dr. Stjepan Madar (Croatia, 1998); (11)Mr. Anayat Sabeti (Iran, 1998); (12) Mr. A.D. Mohile (India, 1999); (13) Mr.M. Mesny (France, 1999); (14)Secretary General, ICID
Item 1 : Confirmation of the minutes of the 20th meeting of the Permanent Finance Committee (PFC)held at Granada, Spain on 12 September 1999
Minutes of the 20th meeting of the Permanent Finance Committee held on 12 September 1999 at Granada, Spainwill be confirmed by the Committee.
Item 2 : To review the membership of the Committee
(a) According to By-law 3.2.2(c), the Committee shall have a minimum of nine and a maximum of 15 electedmembers in addition to the Secretary General.
(b) Dr. Juan M. Calvo Alvarez and Mr. Gu Yuping will be retiring at the conclusion of the Cape Town IEC oncompletion of six years on the Committee.
(c) To fill up vacancies on the Committee, the Central Office had invited nominations from NationalCommittees. The British National Committee has proposed the nomination of Mr.Peter S. Lee formembership of the Committee. The Spanish National Committee has also proposed the replacement ofDr.Juan M.Calvo Alvarez by Dr. Jose M. Martin Mendiluce. The Committee will decide about theproposed nominations by the British and Spanish National Committees.
Item 3 : To discuss the statement of accounts for the year 1999
I. The auditor’s report for the year 1999 in the format approved at Varna is at Annex 1, page A-287.
(a) Outstanding dues of subscriptions : From the auditors’ Note 2, it may be seen that the outstandingbalance of the subscriptions from the active National Committees as on 31 December 1999 isUS $ 109631.02 (statement at Annex 2, page A-302). However, excluding the subscriptions due fromArgentina, Jordan, Libya, Sudan and Ukraine which are deemed to have have withdrawn with effectfrom 1 January 2000 in light of Constitution Article 5.8 and By-law 13, this outstanding balance comesto US $ 69 793.02. The outstanding balance as on 31 December 1998 was US $ 81,564.24. However,Ukraine has become active during the year 2000.
(b) Subscription realised : Against the amount of subscription totalling to US $ 225 220 for the year 1999,a remittance of US $ 165 968.22 was received by the end of 1999. This shows a 74 per centrealization of the total subscription for the year 1999, against 70 per cent in 1998. It is seen that 47 outof the 66 active members paid their subscription during the year 1999.
II. Foreign Currency Account
The Foreign Currency Account with Citibank, London is audited and is given at Annex 3, pageA-303. This account is incorporated in the audit of the account of the Commission for the year 1999 (referAudit Report, Annex 1, page A-287).
The audited accounts for the year 1999 are sent to the President, the Chairperson, Permanent FinanceCommittee as well as to the members of the Committee for observations.
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III Staff Provident Fund
The statement of the account for the year 1999 in respect of the Staff Provident Fund Account (ICIDEmployees Provident Fund Trust) is audited separately by the auditors. The amount standing at the credit ofthe subscribers as on 31 December 1999 was Rs. 5 322 393 excluding Reserve Fund (Rs.64 417) of theStaff Provident Fund.
In light of the Council’s decision of 1983, the audited balance sheet and the receipts and payments accountof ‘ICID Employees Provident Fund Trust’ are not included in the printed agenda.
IV. A summary of the anticipated out-turn 1999 as presented at Granada, Spain and actuals ending December1999 is presented at Annex 4, page A-305, along with the clarifying notes where variations are substantial.There was a surplus of Rs. 5 729 337 against the anticipated surplus of Rs.2 827 000.
V. The posititon of non-transferable fund accounts is shown in Annex 5, page A-306, for information.
VI. The Committee will consider the accounts and recommend the audited accounts 1999 for acceptance andapproval by the Council.
Item 4 : To note the anticipated out-turn 2000
The budget 2000 was approved by the Council in 1999 at Granada, Spain. Some variations in some of the itemsof the approved budget are anticipated during the year as explained hereunder. The anticipated out-turn 2000 isshown in Annex 6, page A -307 (summary) and Annex 7, page A-308 (details).
4.1 Receipts
4.1.1 In the anticipated out-turn 2000, receipts from annual subscription have been worked out inrespect of 63 active National Committees (in place of 65 last year). A realistic conversion rateof US$1 = Rs.42 is adopted in drawing up the anticipated out-turn for 2000 (against US$1 =Rs.40 adopted in budget 2000).
4.1.2 A sum of US $ 8 264 (equivalent to 1 342 913 pesetas) being the balance amount of CentralOffice’s share of registration fee of delegates of XVII Congress has been received during year2000.
4.1.3 In terms of Letter of Agreement with FAO, a sum of US $ 25 000 was to be received during1999 as their financial contribution towards IPTRID. Out of this, a sum of US $ 20 000 wasreceived during 1999 and the balance amount of US $ 5 000 is likely to be received during thisyear. A grant was expected from World Bank during 1999 for Podium Workshop held in NewDelhi from 14-16 December 1999. However this grant of US $ 38 000 has been receivedduring year 2000.
4.1.4 Out of the grant received, the sum equivalent to 20% ( Rs.426 000) of the grant amount will betransferred on account of Secretariat/Overhead charges and has been shown under the head“other receipts”.
4.2 Expenditure
4.2.1 The anticipated out-turn for 2000 under the head ‘Salaries and Benefits is based on (i) revisedsalary of the 13 staff members who have been granted Selection Grade by the ScreeningCommittee under the provisions of Career Progression Scheme (CPS) approved by the ICIDStaff Committee at its 7th Meeting held in New Delhi on 3 February 2000; (ii) contribution tostaff provident fund as applicable in the new scales; (iii) additional dearness allowance asannounced by Government of India and applicable to Central Office staff. As per requestreceived from staff, a provision of Rs.190 000 has also been made on account of ‘Advance toStaff (Vehicle) – recoverable’.
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4.2.2 Provision for some items under the head ‘Central Office’ is modified according to requirementsin 2000. Increased provision is made under the head ‘Equipment (New)’ from Rs.150 000 toRs.300 000 for the purchase of computers required for the staff. Additional provision is madefor Space Planning and planning for modernization of ICID building (Rs. 500 000).
4.2.3 Printing of CD ROM Version of Dictionary is deferred from 1999 to 2000 and provision ofRs.350 000 is made in the anticipated out turn 2000 accordingly.
4.2.4 Provision is made under the head ‘Grant Utilisation’ for utilisation of grant received from CIDA(for Watsave programme) and from World Bank (for Podium Workshop) partly during the year2000 and partly during the year 2001.
4.2.5 There will be a likely deficit of Rs. 2 964 000 anticipated at the end of the year 2000, againstthe budgeted deficit of Rs. 3 321 500 for 2000.
Item 5 : Commercialization of ICID Journal
ICID strives to disseminate its available knowledge and experience globally through ICID Journal. To give aboost to its partially successful efforts at enlarging the circulation of the Journal, a Sub-Committee wasconstituted by the ICID Journal Editorial Board in 1996, with President Hon. John Hennessy (UK) as Convenor torecommend necessary steps. One of the suggestions of the Committee was to use the services of a recognizedinternational Commercial Publisher for publishing and marketing of the ICID Journal. This was supported by theEditorial Board in 1997 at its Oxford meeting and efforts were intensified in this direction thereafter. Bids wereinvited by Central Office and evaluated by this Sub-Committee. As a result, the Committee recommended toManagement Board (MB) the bid received from M/s. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., which was accepted by MB inMarch 2000 subject to legal and financial examination of the agreement by the Central Office.
The Sub-Committee negotiated with the Publishers and arrived at a draft of the Agreement. The agreement wassigned by M/s. Wiley on 23 May 2000 and by President, ICID on behalf of ICID on 9 June 2000.
The President thereafter approached MB in circulation to vet the agreement with an understanding that thesigned agreement was solely based on tender submission (and financial implication) of M/s Wiley. The Membersof MB agreed to reconfirm this understanding at their full meeting in Cape Town.
The financial implications as per M/s. Wiley’s tender submissions is accommodated in items 6 and 7 of theAgenda of the PFC. The implication itself is as annexed to President Schultz’s letter to National Committees on10.6.2000 kept at Annex 3 of Agenda Item 8 of IEC.
The PFC may consider endorsing it.
Item 6 : To consider the budget for the year 2001
In accordance with Article 7.3.3 of the Constitution, the budget 2001 is to be approved by the Council at its 2000meeting.
A summary statement of accounts 1999, approved budget 2000, anticipated out- turn 2000 and the budget 2001is set out in Annex 6, page A-307. The corresponding details are given in Annex 7, page A-308.
6.1 Receipts
6.1.1 A conversion rate of US $ 1 = Rs.40 was assumed in budget 2000 on the basis of exchangerate in the first three months of 1999. The actual rate of exchange at which the subscriptionwas received during 1999 works out to be US $ 1 = Rs.43.10. An exchange rate ofUS $ 1 = Rs.42 has been assumed for the Budget 2001 and for anticipated out-turn 2000keeping in view the exchange rate In the first five months (January – May) of 2000.
6.1.2 Membership subscription
During year 2001 a total receipt of Rs.9 135 000 from annual subscription is estimated inrespect of 63 active National Committees.
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6.1.3 Publications
In accordance with the procedure of valuation of publications inventory, the receip from sale ofpublications during 2001 is estimated only for publications issued in and after 1995.
A sum of Rs.280 000 is assumed from the donor agencies during the year 2001 for printing ofHistory Volume.
6.1.4 Grant
A grant of Rs.500 000 is assumed from the donor agencies during the Year 2001 against theanticipated sum of Rs.1 806 000 during 2000 and actual of Rs.2 397 189 during 1999.
6.1.5 Other Receipts
Contribution of Rs.42 000 (US $ 1 000) and Rs.126 000 (US $ 3 000) towards ‘Dr.HassanIsmail Memorial International Award and ‘Watsave Award’ have been assumed to be receivedduring the year.
A sum of Rs.100 000 is assumed to be received during the year on account of ICID Webpageadvertisements.
6.2 Payments
6.2.1 Compensation package for Secretary General
The Secretary General being one of the Office Bearers of the Commission, the compensationpackage to be paid to him has been shown separately from the year 2001.
Salaries and Benefits
The provision includes dues to be paid to four retiring staff Members during the year 2001.
6.2.2 Central Office
A provision of Rs.1 000 000 has been made for each for Space Planning and Planning forModernization of the ICID Building and for ICID Web Page/TDS Hardware and Software.
6.2.3 Printing and Distribution
(a) Periodicals and Dictionary
From the year 2001, the ICID Journal will be commercialized and brought out byM/s Wiley, Publisher. Necessary provision of US $ 27 000 (Rs. 1 134 000) whichincludes US $ 7 000 to be paid to editor-in-chief as per agreement has been made forthe year 2001.
(b) Special Publications
A provision of Rs.995 000 which includes a sum of Rs.895 000 for printing of (i)History of irrigation, drainage and flood control in the Danube Valley; (ii) Guidelines onconstruction of open drainage systems; (iii) History of irrigation in the Indus Basin; (iv)History of irrigation, drainge and flood control in Southern Europe and theMediterranean and for likely special publications to be brought out during the year, ismade.
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6.2.4 Travel (meetings)
Meetings in India
A lumpsum provision of Rs.100 000 is made for participation of Central Office representativesfor meetings in India.
International Meetings
A lumpsum provision of Rs.500 000 is made for Secretary General’s/ ExecutiveSecretary’s/Central Office participation in two International Meetings outside India as per thenormal practice.
Congress/Council Meeting/Regional Conference
A provision of Rs.230 000 is made for attendance of Secretary General and ExecutiveSecretary at the 52nd IEC Meeting and First Asian Regional Conference, Seoul, South Korea,2001.
Management Board Meeting
A lumpsum provision of Rs.100 000 is made..
6.2.5 Grant utilisation
Grant anticipated during the year will be utilised with no carryover to 2002.
6.2.6 Contingency
An amount of Rs.517 000 at 3 percent of expenditure is made for unforeseen items.
6.3 Surplus (Deficit)
Taking into account the total receipt of Rs.12 184 000 and the total payments of Rs.18 848 000, a deficitof Rs.6 664 000 at the end of 2001 is projected against the figure of Rs. 4 763 500 projected atGranada.
6.4 Internal Transfer for gratuity and super-annuation
A sum of Rs.300 000 is provided each to augment the funds.
The recommendations of the Finance Committee on budget 2001 will be submitted to the Council forconsideration.
Item 7 : To consider the provisional forecast of budget for the Triennial 2001-2003
The provisional forecast for the years 2002 and 2003 is prepared to Indicate the financial position of theCommission during the triennium 2001-2003. A summary statement indicating receipts and payments is set outat Annex 6, page A-307. The details are given in the statement at Annex 7, page A-308.
7.1 Receipts
7.1.1 Membership subscription
For the present, no account is taken of the receipt of membership fee from the new membersthat join the ICID hereafter, or the deemed withdrawn members that get activated.
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7.1.2 Publications
In accordance with the procedure of valuation of publications inventory, the receipts from saleof publications in 2002 and 2003 have been estimated only for publications issued in and after1996 (for 2002) and 1997 (for 2003).
ICID Journal – M/s. Wiley will make payment to ICID towards Editorial expenses in 2002 and2003 @ US $ 7250 and 7500 respectively in addition to Royality. For the year 2001 the receiptof such payment is yet to confirmed.
Congress publications – 18th Congress (2002) – Registration Fees
Assuming the Central Office’s share of registration fee in line with the 17th Congress (1999,Granada, Spain) at US$337.50 per delegates and 500 paying delegates, a total receipt ofabout Rs.7 087 000 is anticipated in 2002. Out of this amount, a sum of Rs.1 155 000 (beingthe likely printing and mailing cost of Congress Transactions) has been allocated under‘Congress Publications’ and the balance of Rs.5 932 000 accounted for under item ‘MeetingReceipts’.
However, the actual receipts will depend upon the registration fee and number of delegates.
7.1.3 Grant
A sum of Rs.500 000 has been considered as receipt during 2002 and 2003 from unidentifiedsources as grant.
7.1.4 Other Receipts
The Space Planning and Planning for Modernization of the ICID Building is partially to becompleted by the end of 2001. A sum of Rs.1 500 000 has been assumed as receipt for eachof the years 2002 and 2003 as Rent from Commercial users.
A sum of Rs.200 000 for the year 2002 and a sum of Rs.300 000 for the year 2003 has beenestimated as receipt from ICID Webpage Advertisements.
7.2 Payments
7.2.1 Central Office
A sum of Rs.1 000 000 and Rs.500 000 has been made respectively for the years 2002 and2003 for Space Planning and Planning for Modernization of ICID building.
A sum of Rs.1 200 000 and Rs.1 500 000 has been made for each of the forecast years 2002and 2003 for ‘ICID Webpage/TDS Hardware and Software’.
7.2.2 Printing and Distribution
Periodicals and Dictionary
Due to Commercialization of ICID Journal with effect from 2001, an estimated expenditure ofRs. 1 134 000 has been provided for each of the years 2002 and 2003. This amount includes athe payment to be made to editor-in-chief of ICID Journal.
Congress Publications
A provision of Rs.600 000 has been made in 2002 for printing 18th Congress transactions(Volume I). A sum of Rs. 300 000 has also been made fo despatch of Congress transactions,by airmail/air cargo. A provision of Rs.130 000 has been made in 2003 for printing of Volume IIof the 18th Congress transactions. A sum of Rs. 50 000 has been made for despatch of this
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volume. A sum of Rs.75 000 has been provided during the year for printing of Call for Papersfor 19th Congress.
Special Publications
A sum of Rs.600 000 has been made for special publications likely to be brought out for eachof the forecast years 2002 and 2003.
7.2.3 Travel (Meetings)
International Meetings
A lumpsum provision of Rs,600 000 and Rs.700 000 is made for each of the forecast years2002 and 2003 respetively for participation of Central Office in two International Meetingsoutside India.
Congress/Council Meeting/Regional Conference
A provision of Rs.600 000 is made in 2002 for Secretary General’s/ Executive Secretary’s/ andone additional staff participation in 53rd IEC and 18th Congress on Irrigation and Drainage to beheld at Montreal, Canada in 2002.
A provision of Rs.290 000 is made in 2003 for Secretary General’s and Executive Secretary’sparticipation in 54th IEC & 20th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France 2003.
Management Board Meeting
A lumpsum provision of Rs.100 000 is made in each of the years 2002 and 2003.
7.2.4 Grant Utilisation
Grant anticipated during the years 2002 and 2003 will be utilised with no carryover.
7.3 Surplus (Deficit)
Taking into account the total receipts of Rs.20 588 000 and Rs.13 551 000 in the years 2002 and 2003respectively and the corresponding total payments of Rs.18 828 000 and Rs.18 174 000 indicate surplusof Rs.1 760 000 in 2002 the Congress year and deficit of Rs.4 623 000 in 2003 respectively against anamount of Rs.739 500 as surplus for year 2002 projected at Granada.
7.4 Internal Transfer
The position of non-transferable accounts/funds for the years 2002 and 2003 is shown inAnnex 8, page A-318.
The Finance Committee may consider the forecast for the triennium 2001-2003 and recommend itsadoption to the Council.
tem 8 : To consider a proposal to allot a part of registration fee generated by a National Committeefrom the International Executive Council Meetings to the Central Office
The review of recent flow of income shows that the income from the Congress (at 50% of the registration fees)provides an important element, of receipts for meeting with annual expenses of ICID. The income gets generatedonce in three years when the Congress is held, but the collected amount remains available for activities for thenext three years.
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Current annual status of this availability is estimated as follows :
Year Surplus/(Deficit) in Rupees.
2000 (2 964 000) – Budgeted2001 (6 664 000) – Budgeted2002 1 760 000 – Forecast – Congress Year
According to the above table, deficit of Rs.3.0 million is likely to occur in 2000 rising to 6.7 million in 2001. It istherefore necessary that more funds are generated to counter the deficit. The recent fall of value of Indian Rupeevis-à-vis the US Dollar on one hand, coupled with strict control over the expenditure of Central Office on theother, constitute two major factors that seem to help us in keeping the deficit to a manageable level.
It is for consideration of PFC whether the National Committees hosting two IEC meetings between the Congressshould also contribute to ICID Fund, by contributing a share of the Registration Fee charged by it. The CentralOffice proposes that a share of 20% from IEC Registration Fee should be passed on by the National Committeeto Central Office for use of this income for meeting with needs of increasing activities like
i) modernization of Central Office buildingii) sustaining a own web page/TDSiii) journal payment to Wiley etc.
through the Central Office.
The Permanent Finance Committee may consider this aspect and make a suitable recommendation forconsideration of the IEC.
Item 9 : To consider the position of arrears of annual subscription and Consequential remedialaction
9.1 Arrears
As shown in Annex 2, page A-302, 27 active National Committees were in arrrears of subscription atthe end of 1999. Of these 14 were in arrrears of one year or more, 7 were in arrears of two years ormore, and 5 were in arrears of three years or more. Of these, the Vietnam National Committee is inarrears of US$4970 which includes the amount of US$2985 required for reactivation of the Committee.At the time of writing the agenda notes, the status of arrears for more than two years excluding thecurrent year 2000 is as follows :
National Committees in arrears of two years or more (excluding 2000)
1. Uzbekistan (1998-1999) : US $ 6 700.002. Zambia (1998-1999) : US $ 2 520.003. Zimbabwe (1998-1999) : US $ 2 795.00
National Committees in arrears of three years or more (excluding 2000)
1. Argentina (balance for 1995 and for 1997-1999) : US $ 12 073.002. Jordan (1997-1999) : US $ 4 050.003. Libya (1997-1999) : US $ 5 635.004. Sudan (balance for 1966 and for 1997-1999) : US $ 6 750.005. Ukraine (balance for reactivation) : US $ 9 064.00
In terms of ICID Constitution Article 5.8 and By-law 13, the National Committee of Argentina, Jordan,Libya, Ukraine and Sudan were informed in February 2000 that their National Committee being inarrears for three years or more was deemed to have withdrawn from the membership of ICID with effectfrom 1 January 2000 and entitlements mentioned in the Constitution for members also stood invalid andthe sanctions mentioned in Constitution Article 5.8 and By-law 13 had become applicable. Forreactivation of their National Committee their attention were drawn to a policy laid down by thePermanent Finance Committee and approved by IEC at Rio de Janeiro meeting in April 1990 and wereintimated about the dues which can be remitted in instalments by their National Committee.
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Ukraine National Committee paid in June 2000 the minimum amount of subscription as per laid downpolicy and thus became an active member of the Commission again,
Jordan National Committee has intimated that steps are being taken by them to remit their dues, whichare still awaited.
Sudan National Committee intimated that due to the Country’s financial difficulties, they could get only apreliminary acceptance to get assistance and untill they get assistance to remit the dues, sanctions asper ICID Constitution be suspended against Sudanese National Committee.
No reply has been received from National Committees of Argentina and Libya.
The Committee may consider the position of arrears and propose consequential remedial action.
9.2 National Committee deemed to have withdrawn
At the end of 1998, there were 20 such National Committees. With the addition of the above fourNational Committees i.e Argentina, Jordan, Libya and Sudan which were deemed to have withdrawnfrom ICID membership, there are now 24 deemed withdrawn National Committees at the time of writingagenda notes i.e. Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana,Honduras, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Panama, Peru, Sao Tomeand Principe, Senegal, Sudan, Surinam, Tunisia, Uganda and Venezuela.
Item 10 : To review progress on financial and administrative arrangements for forthcoming ICIDConferences
(i) 52nd IEC Meeting and First Asian Regional Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 2001(ii) 53d IEC Meeting and XVIII Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Montreal, Canada,
2002(iii) 54th IEC Meeting and 20th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 2003
The registration fee in case of a Congress for nationals of non-member countries has to be one and a half timesthe fee for the nationals of member countries, in terms of ICID By-law 10.2(a). However, this provision of by-lawshas so far escaped attention, while deciding the registration fee for Congresses held in 1993, 1996 and 1999. Incontravention of by-law 10.2(a) the difference of registration fees for members and non-members has beenvarying in the last 3 Congresses from 0 to 26% as against the provision of 50% in the by-law. A proposalsuggesting amendment of By-law 10.2(a) has therefore been introduced under Item 9.2 of IEC Agenda forconsideration of IEC at Cape Town.
The registration fee for the 18th Congress in 2002 in Montreal is to be finalized at the PFC meeting forrecommendation to IEC for ratification. The PFC may recommend the registration fee for member and non-member countries for the 2002 Congress taking into account these facts of the case.
The concerned National Committees have been requested to attend the PFC meeting as invitees, to present thecurrent status of preparations (administration as well as financial) for the meeting/conference being organized bythem. The host National Committees through their representatives have been asked to put up their proposalsregarding the conference registration fee along with the explanatory statement of receipts/expenses anticipated.
The Committee will review the progress in respect of these conferences and report matters requiring Council’sconsideration and approval.
Item 11 : To review the position of outstanding dues from National Committees towards ICIDpublications
11.1 As on 31 December 1999, a sum of US$44851 (Rs 1 797 824) was due from National Committeestowards the cost of ICID publications (refer item 13 : Audit Report 1999, page A-300, receivables forpublications). At the time of writing the agenda note this amount was US $ 35 817. The table belowshows outstanding dues beyond 2 years as applicable to only 10 National Committees.
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As per the directive of the PFC at its 20th meeting held In Granada, Spain on 12 September 1999, all theNational Committees have been last reminded in March 2000 about their dues along with a copy ofinvoice towards the cost of ICID publications supplied to them with a copy to Vice President In-charge.
11.2 It was decided to bring the amount of dues beyond two years i.e upto 1997 to the notice of the PFC. Thedetails of such default on supplies made between the period 1990-1997 but as outstanding in July 2000are as follows :
National Committee Amount due Amount due Amount pertains from 1990-99 from 1990-97 to XIV Congress
(US $) (US $) reprints (US $)
Algeria 1 225,00 1 225.00 1 225.00Bulgaria 675.00 675.00 675.00China 450.00 450.00 -Egypt 960.00 930.00 -Iran 1 364.00 860.00 -Jordan 2 250.00 2 250.00 2 250.00Mexico 594.00 184.00 184.00Morocco 25.00 25.00 -Poland 407.50 407.50 -USA 23 401.60 20 141.60 -
Total 31 352.10 27 148.10 4 334.00
11.3 Out of the amount (US $ 27 148.10) for the period 1990-97 , a sum of US $ 4 334 pertains to theadditional sets of volumes of XIV Congress (Brazil, 1990) due from National Committee of Algeria(US $ 1 225), Bulgaria (US $ 675), Jordan (US $ 2 250), Mexico (US $ 184 – balance) on account of thecost of transactions sent to the National Committees for the expected number of delegates atXIV Congress from their country in advance. These sets were supplied to these National Committeesprior to Congress. This practice has been stopped.
Mexican National Committee has intimated on 25 February 1999 that they will remit the balance amountat the earliest. Jordan National Committee has intimated that it is not in a position to remit the dues. Thisamount (US $ 4 334) is not recoverable and hence may be written off. The matter needs deliberationand resolution.
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Algerian National Committee has become deemed withdrawn since 1998. As such the amount due fromthem may have to be written off.
The Committee may discuss and advice about these dues.
11.4 In accordance with the prescribed procedure since long for valuation of publications inventory, theamount receivable from publications brought out more than six years earlier is taken as nil. Sameprocedure is adopted while calculating value of stock of publications at the end of a year, based on lessthan 6 years old stock.
Item 12 : To note the external funding assistance received in 1999/2000 and identify additionalfunding sources
1. In 1999 the Commission received the following funding assistance:
(i) CAN$23000 (US$15264.80) received from CIDA towards the support for participation of delegatesfrom Aral Sea Basin Countries to attend the meetings at Granada, Spain in September 1999.
(ii) CAN$19000 (US$12708.28) received from CIDA for Watsave Programme.
(iii) A sum of US$5000 (Rs.210 389) received from HR Wallingford, UK for IPTRID - Text Delivery Service
(iv) In terms of Agreement with FAO, a sum of US$25000 is to be provided by them for transfer of TextDelivery Service from IPTRID to ICID. Out of this amount of a sum of US$20000 was received in 1999and the balance of US$5000 is expected during 2000.
(v) A sum of US$5000 received from EDI (World Bank) for Central Office expenditure in connection withpreparation of Water Vision for East Asia.
2. A sum of US$38000 (Rs.1 651 065) received from World Bank in May 2000 for expenditure incurred/to beincurred by the Central Office in connection with Podium Workshop.
Item 13 : Modernization/additional construction of ICID Central Office Building
13.1 Modernization of the Central Office Building
A proposal for modernization/major repairs of the Central Office building, at an estimated cost ofRs.3.0 million, was approved by President Prof. Bart Schultz in principle during his visit to the CentralOffice in October 1999. The main components of the proposal were as follows :
Item Approx.Estimated cost
(i) Shifting of the Library to the Mezzanine floor andfurnishing it appropriately Rs. 4 20,000
(ii) Conversion of the existing Library space into a Conferenceroom,, its furnishing, and provision of modern audio-visual aids Rs. 1,220,000
(iii) Other items eg. painting of the building, repairs of parapet walls,drive ways, landscaping, preparation of ICID membership map etc. Rs. 1,275,000
Total cost Rs. 2,915,000
= Rs. 3 million
The modernization works are being carried out in phases, commencing from the year 2000. A provisionof Rs.0.5 million for the year 2000, Rs.1.0 million each for the years 2001 and 2002 and Rs.0.5 millionfor the year 2003 has been made in the budget, towards modernization.
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13.2 Additional Construction
The Central Office building was constructed in 1964-65. As per the original approval by the New DelhiMunicipal Corporation (NDMC), the permission was granted in February 1963 to construct the buildingover an area of 30,660 sq.ft. (i.e. 70.4% of the plot area). However, due to paucity of funds, only 19,268sq.ft. was constructed, as it stands today. Thus balance area of 11,392 sq. feet (=30,660-19,268)remains unconstructed.
The Central Office has prepared a concept proposal for construction of first floor over 6500 sq.feet area,out of the balance 11,392 sq.feet unconstructed area. The proposal was approved in the 27th
Management Board meeting held in The Hague on 19 March 2000. The proposal consists ofbuilding/Residential flat for the Secretary General on about 2000 sq. feet area and a constructed spacefor commercial renting on 6500 sq. feet area.
The prevailing cost of construction will be about Rs.500/sq.ft. Thus the cost of new construction on 6500sq.ft. area works out to Rs.3.25 million.
The prevailing rates of renting on lease in the locality, where the Central Office is located, is aboutRs.300/sq.ft./year. The earning from the renting of the commercial space would thus be Rs.1.35million/year (=4500 sq.ft. x 300). Thus, the cost of the proposed construction will be recovered within aperiod of 3 to 4 years. It is contemplated to explore following possibilities for raising funds required forthe new construction, in order of priority :
1. By agreement with some reputed Organization to contribute to the cost of construction alongwith long term lease agreement,
2. Partly from lease arrangement and partly from the ICID’s fixed deposit funds, and
3. Fully from ICID’s fixed deposit funds.
In the meantime, the Central Office is in the process of compliance of the legalities and seekingnecessary approvals for construction from the concern Govt. Departments. The Central Office willprepare a detailed proposal for construction, incorporating architectural drawings and cost estimates etc.for approval by the Management Board during its next meeting.
Item 14 : Miscellaneous matters for information of PFC
1. Exemption of income of ICID under Section 10(23C)(iv) of India’s Income Tax Act and need forchange of financial year of ICID – For information of the PFC
The Central Office has been pursuing with the Government of India since 1988 the case to exemptICID’s income under Section 10(23C)(iv) of the income tax act. The income of the Commission isderived mainly by way of voluntary contributions from National Committees and sale proceeds ofpublications. The entire income is expended in the furtherance of Commission’s objectives. The surplus,if any, is invested in Fixed/Term Deposits with the Banks. The Government of India (GoI) has notified on8 March 2000 that the “International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage” is exempted for thepurpose of the Section 10(23C) (iv) for the Assessment Years (AY) 1999-2000 to 2001-2002 (FinancialYears (FY) 1998-1999 to 2000-2001). The Commission is required to, however, file Income Tax returnsevery year. The assessment and financial years (FY) start from 1st April and end on next 31st Marchevery year.
The Central Office is preparing and will be filling the 1st and 2nd Annual Returns of income tax for theFinancial Years 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 before 31 August 2000. The Commission’s financial year atpresent is from 1 January to 31 December. As the Income Tax returns are to be filed for a year April toMarch next, it is necessary to change the Commission’s FY also to match with Income Tax return year.This will obviate necessity to use parts of 2 years’ Accounts to compile one Income Tax return. Theaudited accounts of a particular year could then be straightaway used for filing Income Tax returns. TheAuditors of the Commission are being consulted in the matter and the matter of change of financial yearis included in Agenda of the 27th meeting of the Management Board for its consideration and decision. Itmay be recalled that the Management Board is authorized to decide such an action under ICIDConstitution Clause 7.3.3.
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2. Remittance of subscriptions/payments through credit cards – For information of the PFC
The President, ICID during his visit to the Central Office desired that the Central Office should explorethe possibility of providing facility to National Committees and to an individual member of a NationalCommittee to remit payments to ICID through credit cards.
Accordingly, American Express, Citibank and Canara Bank located in New Delhi were approached.American Express and Citibank have submitted their proposals to the Central Office which are underconsideration. However, their service charges will be from 3.5% to 5% of the amount transacted.
The matter is likely to be finalised soon and a detailed proposal will be put up to the Management Board(MB) for its consideration in its next meeting.
3. Opening of US Dollar Account in India and closing of Citibank Account as desired by theBankers – For information of PFC
The 41st International Executive Council at its meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 29th April 1990resolved that a foreign currency account be opened outside India in Geneva, London or New York in thename of International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage. The then Secretary General took up thematter with the Government of India (GoI) in December 1989. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informedthat they had no objection for opening of a foreign currency account by the Commission with normalconditions applicable to all organizations.
In consultation with the then President, Mr. John Hennessy, a Dollar Account was opened in Citibank,London since 1991. The Central Office has now been informed by Officials of the Citibank that they willnot be able to maintain the ICID Account with them due to changes in the Bank’s policies and want ICIDto close the account with their branch. They have verbally given us time up to 31st December 2000 forclosing the account, after which they will unilaterally close the account. However, a letter in confirmationof the above is awaited.
When the US Dollar Account was opened in Citibank, London in 1991, the facilities for foreign exchangetransactions as required by ICID were not adequate in India. The procedures have now become simpleron lines of Banks in developed world. It is therefore necessary to open a US Dollar Account in India. TheCentral Office has approached RBI for grant of necessary permission to open a US Dollar Account inNew Delhi.
The matter will be put up to the Management Board for its consideration and decision in its nextmeeting.
Item 15 : Any other business (with the permission of the Chair)
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Annex 1[PFC Agenda Item 3]
AUDIT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1999
RAGHU NATH RAI & CO.Chartered Accountants
Ref : 13A/NP
International Executive CouncilInternational Commission onIrrigation and Drainage48 Nyaya Marg, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi 11 0 021
Dear Sir,
We have carried out the audit of the accounts of the Commission for the year ending 31st December 1999. In thisconnection, we have to report as under :
1. Receipts and payments account for the year under report has been checked with the cash book,vouchers, bank statements of accounts and the other records. We have also verified by test check that thepayments are within the authority of the respective officers.
2. The Balance Sheet has been prepared after incorporating certain provisions which have been made in theaccounts with regard to the amounts payable, amounts recoverable, estimated realisable value of stock ofpublications in hand. These provisions have been estimated by the Deputy Secretary and have beenrelied upon by us.
3. These accounts do not incorporate the entries in respect of Provident Fund for which separate accountshave been prepared and audited.
4. We have compared the receipts and expenses with the budgeted provisions. There are some variationsbetween the budgeted amount and the actuals. We understand that these are being brought to yournotice.
5. The foreign currency account with Citibank, London has been converted at budgeted rate of exchangeand incorporated in these accounts.
Subject to the above, Balance Sheet and the Receipts and Payments Account are correct in accordance with thebooks and vouchers produced before us and as per the information and explanations given to us and upon whichwe have relied.
Yours faithfullyFor Raghu Nath Rai & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Sd/-New Delhi (PREM PRAKASH)Dated : 22 May 2000 Partner
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGEConsolidated Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ending 31 December 1999
Notes 1999 1998Rs. Rs.
RECEIPTS
Membership Subscriptions 2 8 475 084 8 766 233
Publications 3 2 485 803 1 078 310
Meeting Receipts 3A 3 844 361 –
Interest 4 1 786 174 1 220 876
Grants 5 2 397 189 475 339
Others 6 1 537 627 1 198 651
Total Receipts 20 526 238 12 739 409
PAYMENTS
Salaries and Benefits 7 6 301 408 6 239 357
Central Office 8 2 818 417 3 047 609
Printing and Distribution 3 2 319 027 1 404 659
Dues 9 121 385 109 040
Travel (Meetings) 10 1 001 637 740 352
Grants Utilisation 5 1 884 128 883 967
Others 11 350 899 157 627
Total Payments 14 796 901 12 582 611
SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 5 729 337 156 798
Sd/– Sd/– Sd/–L.N. Bablani S.P. Goyal C.D. ThatteStaff Officer Deputy Secretary Secretary General
Sd/–V.K. DurejaAsstt. Accounts Officer
Auditor’s ReportAs per our separate report of even date
For Raghu Nath Rai & Co.,Chartered Accountants
Sd/-New Delhi (PREM PRAKASH)Dated : 22 May 2000 Partner
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGEConsolidated Balance Sheet as on 31 December 1999
Notes 1999 1998Rs. Rs.
ASSETS
Property and Equipment 12 4 293 141 3 600 124
Receivables 13 6 578 782 5 012 482
Stocks 14 1 227 333 1 131 264
Cash at bank and in hand 15 25 664 533 19 168 869
Total Assets 37 763 789 28 912 739
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 184 316 340 122
Suspense Account 485 771 288 771
Grants 5 1 031 497 258 429
Gratuity Fund 16 1 269 475 931 648
Superannuation Fund 17 767 783 772 947
Total Liabilities 3 738 842 2 591 917
NET ASSETS 34 024 947 26 320 822
RESERVES
General Fund 33 486 317 25 827 205
Dictionary Fund 18 538 630 493 617
Sd/– Sd/– Sd/–L.N. Bablani S.P. Goyal C.D. ThatteStaff Officer Deputy Secretary Secretary General
Sd/–V.K. DurejaAsstt. Accounts Officer
Auditor’s ReportAs per our separate report of even date
For Raghu Nath Rai & Co.,Chartered Accountants
Sd/-New Delhi (PREM PRAKASH)Dated : 22 May 2000 Partner
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGENotes to the Financial Statements – 31 December 1999
1. Accounting Policies
(1) Fixed Assets
The fixed assets have been stated at their original cost less depreciation.
(2) Method of Accounting
(a) Cash basis of accounting is followed with regard to receipts and payments.
(b) Contributions to Gratuity Fund and Superannuation Fund have been made on the basis of budgetprovisions These funds are shown separately.
(3) Stock Valuation
Stock of publications in hand is valued on estimated realisable value.
(4) Foreign Currency Transaction
The foreign currency account with Citibank, London has been converted at budgeted rate of exchange andincorporated in these accounts.
(5) Investments
Investments are stated at cost.
2. Membership Subscriptions 1999 1998US $ US $
Balance - Previous year (Ref. page A-175, Agenda 1999) 86 975.00
Add :Arrears of Ukraine National Committee whichbecame member w.e.f. 1996 10 060.00
97 035.00
Less:Honduras deemed inactive (5, 410.76)
91 624.24
Due : Current year (1999) including due from Ukraine 225 220.00
316 844.24
Less:Advance amount adjusted (1 650.00)
315 194.24Receipts
• Arrears (Rs. 1 649 792) US $ 39 595.00
• Current year (Rs. 6 825 292) US $ 165 968.22 205 563.22
Balance outstanding 109 631.02 86 975.00
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1999 1998US $ US $
Advance subscription received to be adjustedin future year(s) :
Balance as on 1.1.1999 5 363.28
Received during the year -
5 363.28
Adjusted during the year
• Towards subscription US $1 650.00
• Towards publications US $ 491.00 2 141.00
3 222.28 5 363.28
Total Membership receipts during the yearRs. Rs.
• Arrears ($ 39 595) 1 649 792 2 856 353
• Current Year ($ 165 968.22) 6 825 292 5 811 673
• Advances – 98 207
8 475 084 8 766 233
3. Publications1999 1998
Rs. Rs. Rs.
Publications Receipts
Periodicals and Dictionary 628 622 557 234
ICID Journal 577 743
ICID Bibliography 10 413
ICID Annual Report 648
Dictionary 39 818
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1999 1998Rs. Rs. Rs.
Congress Publications 1 711 051 186 713
XVII Congress - Transactions 51 960
XVI Congress - Transactions 31 454
XV Congress - Transactions 31 863
XVII Congress Reg. Fees 1 564 559
Unforeseen Receipts 31 215
Special Publications 146 130 334 363
Selection criteria for irrigation systems (F+E) 1992/1995 9 628
Automation of canal irrigation systems (E+F) 1993/1994 12 648
Environment Checklist (F) 1997 –
Checklist to assist preparation of small scale irrigationsystem project in Sub-Sahera Africa (E+F) 1998/1999 4 686
Manual on Non-Structural approaches to floodmanagement 1999 32 226
Guidelines on rehabilitation and modernisationof irrigation projects 1999 28 296
Unforeseen Receipts 58 646
Total 2 485 803 1 078 310
Printing and Distribution
Periodicals and Dictionary 823 134 1 165 627
ICID Journal 256 920
Newsletter 48 085
Agenda and Annual Report 254 000
Dictionary (Postage) 4 174
Periodicals (Postage) 259 955
Congress Publications 1 309 559 88 297
XVII Congress - Transactions 870 048
Postage 439 511
Misc. Printing –
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1999 1998Rs. Rs. Rs.
Special Publications 186 334 150 735
Postage 56 833
Checklist to Assist Preparation of Small Scale Irrigation System Projectsin Sub-Sahara Africa 1999 (F) 41 828
Manual on non-structural approaches toflood management, 1999 55 438
Guidelines on rehabilitation and modernizationof irrigation projects, 1999 32 235
Total 2 319 027 1 404 659
Consolidated statement for publications 1999 1998during the year Rs. Rs.
Publications receipts 2 485 803 1 078 310
Increase (decrease) in receivables 392 872 (95 848)
Increase (decrease) in stocks 212 116 (72 030)
Sub-total 3 090 791 910 432
Cost of printing and distribution (2 319 027) (1 404 659)
Excess/deficit on publications (including currency gain) 771 764 (494 227)
3A. Meeting Receipts
Congress
XVII Congress – Registration Fees 3 844 361 –
3 844 361 –
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1999 1998Rs. Rs.
4. Interest
Main Rupee Account 1 001 341 691 247
Main Dollar Account 434 920 471 750
Dictionary Account 9 369 2 880
Vehicle Advance 11 301 2 000
Housing Loan 9 000 –
Gratuity Fund 237 827 20 261
Superannuation Fund 82 416 32 738
1 786 174 1 220 876
5. Grants
Grants Receipts
CIDA 1 118 920 475 339
HR Wallingford (Text Delivery Service) 210 389 –
FAO (Text Delivery Service) 852 075 –
EDI – World Bank (Water Vision) 215 805 –
Grant for Podium Workshop – –
2 397 189 475 339
Grants Utilisation
CIDA 805 924 294 668
FAO – 149 184
UATI – 71 382
IPTRID 20 000 157 500
USBR – 211 233
HR Wallingford (Text Delivery Service) 209 864 –
FAO (Text Delivery Service) 415 264 –
EDI – World Bank (Water Vision) 187 205 –
Expenditure against grant for Podium Workshop 245 871 –
1 884 128 883 967
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Consolidated details of grants during the year1999 1998US $ US $
CIDA Grant
Balance brought forward at 31.12.1998 4 883.31
Receipts from CIDA (Rs. 1 118 920) 27 973.08
32 856.39
Payments (Rs. 516 680) (12 917.00)
19 939.39
Amount transfered to Sectt/Overhead charges (Rs. 289 244) (7 231.11)
Balance carried forward at 31.12.1999 12 708.28 4 883.31
= Rs. 508 320
IPTRID Grant
Balance brought forward at 31.12.98 2 287
Payment (Rs.20 000) 588
Balance brought forward at 31.12.99 1 699 2 287
= Rs.57 766
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1999 1998Rs. Rs.
HR Wallingford Grant (Text Delivery Service) Rs.
Grant Received (US $ 5000) 210 389
Payment (209 864)
525 –
Balance say Nil
FAO Grant (Text Delivery Service) Rs.
Grant Received (US $ 20 000) 852 075
Payment (415 264)
Balance carried forward on 31.12.1999 436 811 –
EDI – World Bank Grant (Water Vision) Rs.
Grant Received (US $ 5 000) 215 805
Payment 187 205
Balance carried forward on 31.12.1999 28 600 –
Net Balance of Grants on 31 December 1999 = Rs.1 031 497
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6. Other Receipts
1999 1998Rs. Rs.
Recovery of advances 90 516 99 600
Sale of old office equipment – 25 000
Miscellaneous 27 627 76 097
Suspense Account (pending adjustment) 197 000 70 855
Security for the accommodation provided adjusted – –Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award – Contribution to – –
Watsave Award – Contribution to 120 000 111 000
Amount reimbursed for IWALC Secretariat Servicesprovided by ICID 25 800 20 719
Amount (US $ 245 000) transferred from Citibank, Londonto Central Office - Difference due to exchange rate prevailingat the time of credit (Rs. 10 587 440) and budgeted rate ofexchange (Rs. 9 800 000) 787 440 795 380
Secretariat / Overhead charges transfered from thefinancial assistance received for the activities of ICID 289 244 –
1 537 627 1 198 651
7. Employee Information
(a) The average number of persons employed by the Commission, including the Secretary General andSecretary during the year is analysed below :
1999 1998
Management 1 1
Technical (excluding OSDs) 4 4
Others 23 23
28 28
1999 1998Rs. Rs. Rs.
(b) Staff salaries 4 907 792 4 701 360
(c) Staff benefits 1 100 668 1 265 555
Provident Fund 442 657
Medical Aid 242 749
LTC 73 476
Accommodation provided 333 405
Group Insurance 3 381
Housing loan subsidy 5 000
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1999 1998Rs. Rs.
(d) Staff advances - recoverable 110 700 83 286
(e) Other payments
Gratuity to outgoing staff – –
Superannuation Relief to retired personnel 177 580 184 488
Ex-gratia payments to families of deceased staff 4 668 4 668
Total 6 301 408 6 239 357
8. Central Office
Land Rent/Office Maintenance 100 474 74 251
Electricity & Water Charges 230 002 325 765
House Tax 14 351 14 351
Postage, Telegrams/Telexes/Faxes/Internet and Telephones 644 495 776 009
Legal/Auditing 12 600 16 050
Purchased Services (Misc.) 417 921 350 431
Office Stationery and Misc. Printing 383 601 363 307
Library Books and Periodicals 49 023 45 139
Equipment (New) 232 950 526 985
Tubewell for water supply 219 605 –
Modernization of building 80 000 –
Equipment Repair and Maintenance 147 207 193 475
Vehicle for Commission – –
Maintenance of Vehicles 218 096 279 734
Security deposit with garrage for oil – 11 000
Security deposit for accommodation – –
Plaques 23 882 17 248
Security deposit for telephone – 10 000
Executive Expenses 35 210 43 864
Golden Jubilee Celebration 9 000 –
Total 2 818 417 3 047 609
9. Dues
UATI 81 385 72 040
WWC 40 000 37 000
Others – –
Total 121 385 109 040
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1999 1998Rs. Rs.
10. Travel (Meetings)
Meetings in India 5 176 50 423
International Meetings 397 268 344 640
Congress/Council Meeting/Regional Conf. 490 563 246 335
Management Board Meeting 108 630 98 954
Total 1 001 637 740 352
11. Other payments
Suspense Account (Adjusted) – –
Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award 80 000 37 000Watsave Award 120 000 37 000
TDS on interest earned 132 732 74 716
Advance subscription adjusted 18 167 8 911
Total 350 899 157 627
12. Property and Equipment
Property Office Library VehiclesEquipment Books
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Value at 31-12-1998 572 385 2 586 181 270 881 170 677
Additions 80 000 858 078 41 453 –
Sub-totals 652 385 3 444 259 312 334 170 677
Depreciation/Writeoff/Sale 14 485 206 661 31 233 34 135
Value at 31.12.1999 637 900 3 237 598 281 101 136 542
= Rs.4 293 141
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Annex 1[Continued]
1999 1998Rs. Rs. Rs.
13. Receivables
Outstanding subscription 4 385 240 3 218 075
Publications supplied 1 797 824 1 404 952
Advances to staff
• Balance as on 1.1.1999 256 215
• Advance to staff [7(d)] 110 700
• Advance & interest recovered 110 817
• Interest accrued on advances 10 580
• Advances as on 31.12.1999 266 678 256 215
Security Deposit 72 940 72 940
Telephone Deposit 56 100 60 300
6 578 782 5 012 482
14. Stocks
Balance in Franking Machine 177 54 324
Printing Paper 98 762 160 662
Publications 1 128 394 916 278
1 227 333 1 131 264
15. Cash at Bank and in hand
Cash in hand 12 101 559
Current Accounts
• Canara Bank 1 318 739 1 750 758
• Citibank, London ($ 38 017) 1 520 680 422 281
Deposit Accounts
• Main Account 11 887 602 7 700 000
• Citibank, London ($ 215 029) 8 601 160 7 597 839
• Gratuity Fund 1 227 056 814 178
• Superannuation Fund 810 095 804 497
• Dictionary Account 287 100 78 757
25 664 533 19 168 869
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Annex 1[Continued]
1999 1998Rs. Rs.
16. Gratuity Fund
Opening Balance 931 648
Interest Earned 237 827
Contribution 100 000
Expenses –
Balance as on 31.12.1999 1 269 475 931 648
17. Superannuation Fund
Opening Balance 772 947
Interest Earned 82 416
Contribution 90 000
Expenses (177 580)
Balance as on 31.12.1999 767 783 772 947
18. Dictionary Fund
Opening Balance 493 617
Interest Earned 9 369
Receipts 39 818
Expenses (4 174)
Balance as on 31.12.1999 538 630 493 617
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Annex 2[PFC Agenda Item 3]
LIST OF ACTIVE NATIONAL COMMITTEES / COMMITTEE IN ARREARS OFANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AS ON 31 DECEMBER 1999
(As on 31 August, 2000)
Sl. National Committee / Committee Arrears in US $ Total (US $)
no. Up to 1998 For 1999
1. Argentina (balance for 1995 andfor 1997-1999) 8283.00 3790.00 12073.00 *
2. Austria (1997) 2770.00 – 2770.00
3. Bangladesh (1999) – 2350.00 2350.00 ****
4. Brazil (balance for 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999) 1868.30 2851.78 4720.08
5. Bulgaria (1998-1999) 2565.00 2685.00 5250.00 ****
6. Colombia (1998-1999) 2340.00 2450.00 4790.00 *****
7. Ethiopia (1999) – 1390.00 1390.00
8. Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia (1998-1999) 1335.00 1395.00 2730.00 **
9. Greece (balance for 1990 and 1999) 2435.94 140.00 2575.94
10. Indoneisa (balance for 1999) – 480.00 480.00 ****
11. Iran (1999) – 5095.00 5095.00
12. Jordan (1997-1999) 2660.00 1390.00 4050.00 *
13. Kenya (1999) – 1360.00 1360.00
14. Korea, Republic of (1999) – 2450.00 2450.00
15. Libya (1997-1999) 3700.00 1935.00 5635.00 *
16. Mozambique (balance for 1999) – 60.00 60.00
17. Nepal (1999) – 1475.00 1475.00 ****
18. Nigeria (1998-1999) 1425.00 1490.00 2915.00 ****
19. Philippines (balance for 1998 and 1999) 1067.00 575.00 1642.00
20. Saudi Arabia (balance for 1996) 270.00 – 270.00
21. Sudan (balance for 1996 and for 1997-1999) 4475.00 2275.00 6750.00 *
22. Ukrain (1997-1999) 7980.00 3350.00 11330.00 *****
23. USA (1999) – 10485.00 10485.00
24. Uzbekistan (1998-1999) 3275.00 3425.00 6700.00
25. Vietnam (balance arrears for reactivationand for 1999) 2985.00 1985.00 4970.00 ***
26. Zambia (1998-1999) 1230.00 1290.00 2520.00
27. Zimbabwe (1998-1999) 1365.00 1430.00 2795.00
52029.24 57 601.78 109 631.02
* Deemed to have withdrawn with effect from 1.1.2000** Received for the year 1998*** Received for the year 1999**** Since received***** Partly received
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Annex 3[PFC Agenda Item 3]
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNT(Citibank, London) for the year ending 31 December 1999
US $ US $ Rs.
RECEIPTS
Membership Subscription
Subscription - Current year 98 303 3 932 120
Subscription - Arrears 17 100 684 000
Subscription - Advance – –
Total 115 403 4 616 120
Publications
Periodicals and Dictionary 2 384 95 360
ICID Journal 2 351
ICID Bibliography –
Dictionary –
Mailing charges 33
Congress Publications 293 11 720
XVII Congress – Transactions 143
XVI Congress – Transactions 150
XV Congress – Transactions –
XVII Congress – Registration Fees –
Unforeseen Receipts –
Special Publications 210 8 400
Mailing charges 55
Unforeseen Receipts 155
Total 2 887 115 480
Meeting Receipts
XVII Congress – Registration Fees 135 223 5 408 920
Total 135 223 5 408 920
Interest / Contributions / Others
Interest Earned 10 873 434 920
Miscellaneous – –
CIDA Grant 27 973 1 118 920
Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award – Contribution to – –
Watsave Award - contribution to 3 000 120 000
Amount reimbursed for IWALC Secretariat services provided by ICID 645 25 800
Suspense account 4 925 197 000
Total 47 416 1 896 640
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Annex 3[Continued]
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNT(Citibank, London) for the year ending 31 December 1999
US $ Rs.
Total Receipts 300 929 12 037 160
PAYMENTS
Central Office
Purchased Services (Miscellaneous) – Bank charges 726 29 040
Total 726 29 040
Dues
WWC 1 000 40 000
Total 1 000 40 000
Others
Suspense account adjusted – –
Expenditure against CIDA Grant 12 917 516 680
Amount Transferred to Central Off ice ( India) 245 000 9 800 000
Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial International Award 2 000 80 000
Watsave Award 3 000 120 000
Total 262 917 10 516 680
Total Payments 264 643 10 585 720
Total Receipts 300 929 12 037 160
Surplus (Deficit) 36 286 1 451 440
Fund Balances (Carryover)
Previous year 216 760 8 020 120
Current year
In current account : US $ 38 017
In fixed deposits : US $ 215 029 253 046 10 121 840
Note : The above transactions of foreign currency account have been included in main Receipts and Payments account atbudgeted rate of exchange.
For Raghu Nath Rai & Co.,Chartered Accountants
Sd–New Delhi (PREM PRAKASH)Dated : 22 May 2000 Partner
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Annex 4[PFC Agenda Item 3]
SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 1999 (AS PRESENTED IN THE50TH COUNCIL MEETING AT GRANADA) AND ACTUALS 1999
Anticipated Out-turn Actuals1999 1999
Rs. Rs.
RECEIPTS
Membership Subscriptions 8 874 000 8 475 084
Publications 2 169 000 2 485 803
Meeting Receipts 5 195 000 3 844 361 (1)
Interest 1 432 500 1 786 174
Grants 1 400 000 2 397 189 (2)
Others 263 000 1 537 627 (3)
Total Receipts 19 333 500 20 526 238
PAYMENTS
Salaries and Benefits 7 036 500 6 301 408
Central Office 3 386 000 2 818 417 (4)
Printing and Distribution 3 165 000 2 319 027 (5)
Dues 121 000 121 385
Travel (Meetings) 815 000 1 001 637 (6)
Grants Utilised 1 660 000 1 884 128
Others 160 000 350 899
Contingency 163 000 –
Total Payments 16 506 500 14 796 901
SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 2 827 000 5 729 337
Internal Transfers 190 000 190 000
Note : (1) Shortage in receipt of Central Office's share of registration fees of delegates at the XVII Congress is due to lessnumber of full participants than anticipated.
(2) Grant received from CIDA during the year.(3) Adjustment of transfer of amount from Citibank, London to Canara Bank – at actual rate of exchange vis-a-vis the
assumed rate of exchange in the anticipated out turn 1999 (Rs. 787 440); (ii) Transfer from the financial assistancereceived for the activities of ICID towards Secretariat / Overhead charges (Rs. 289 244).
(4) Saving is partly due to good use of internet for faster communication, resulting in saving on the postage,expenditure on ICID Web Page acould not be incurred though provided for, etc.
(5) Less expenditure on printing and distribution on publications due to (i) CD Rom version of the Dictionary has beendeffered to 2000; (ii) printing of publication “History of irrigation, drainage and flood control in the Danube Valley”deffered to 2001.
(6) Director was required to join the IEC and Congress in Granada in addition to Secretary General and DeputySecretary. Expenditure incurred on air freight was more than anticipated.
Annex 5[PFC Agenda Item 3]
ICID INTERNAL ACCOUNTS/HEADS PERTAINING TO NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS 1999
Account/Head Opening Interest Receipt Expenses Transfer Net transfer Closingbalance earned during during during balance
(1.1.1999) the year the year the year (31.12.1999)Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Gratuity Fund 931 648 237 827 – – 100 000 337 827 1 269 475
Superannuation Fund 772 947 82 416 – 177 580 90 000 (5 164) 767 783
Dictionary Account 493 617 9 369 39 818 4 174 – 45 013 538 630
Total 2 198 212 2 575 888
The net closing amount of Rs. 2 575 888 of the above non-transferable accounts/funds has been included in the carryover of the Accounts 1999.
Annex 6[PFC Agenda Items 4, 6, 7]
SUMMARY OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
I RECEIPTS
1. Membership Subscriptions 8 475 084 8 874 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 0002. Publications 2 485 803 969 000 739 000 924 000 2 279 000 942 0003. Meeting Receipts 3 844 361 – 347 000 – 5 932 000 –4. Interest 1 786 174 1 281 000 1 470 000 1 266 000 787 000 930 0005. Grants 2 397 189 500 000 1 806 000 500 000 500 000 500 0006. Others 1 537 627 356 000 764 000 359 000 1 955 000 2 044 000
TOTAL RECEIPTS 20 526 238 11 980 000 14 261 000 12 184 000 20 588 000 13 551 000
II PAYMENTS
1. Salaries and Benefits 6 301 408 7 628 500 7 425 000 8 631 000 7 710 000 8 210 0002. Central Office 2 818 417 3 450 000 3 713 000 4 638 000 4 958 000 4 758 0003. Printing and Distribution 2 319 027 2 220 000 2 455 000 2 749 000 3 444 000 2 719 0004. Dues 121 385 122 000 113 000 113 000 114 000 114 0005. Travel (Meetings) 1 001 637 790 000 840 000 930 000 1 400 000 1 190 0006. Grants utilisation 1 884 128 500 000 2 070 000 1 102 000 500 000 500 0007. Others 350 899 160 000 168 000 168 000 168 000 168 0008. Contingency – 431 000 441 000 517 000 534 000 515 000
TOTAL PAYMENTS 14 796 901 15 301 500 17 225 000 18 848 000 18 828 000 18 174 000
Surplus (Deficit) 5 729 337 (3 321 500) (2 964 000) (6 664 000) 1 760 000 (4 623 000)
Internal Transfers 190 000 300 000 450 000 600 000 600 000 600 000
Annex 7[PFC Agenda Items 4, 6, 7]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
I RECEIPTS
1. Membership Subscriptions
Subscription - Current year 6 825 292 8 874 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 000Subscription - Arrears 1 649 792 3 262 000 3 407 000 3 407 000 3 407 000 3 407 000Subscription - Advance (likely arrears) – (3 262 000) (3 407 000) (3 407 000) (3 407 000) (3 407 000)
Total (1. Subscriptions) 8 475 084 8 874 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 000 9 135 000
2. Publications
2.1 Periodicals and Dictionary
ICID Journal 577 743 400 000 500 000 400 000 300 000 –ICID Journal – Royality/Editorial expenses
from M/s. Wiley Publishers – – – – 505 000 665 000
ICID Bibliography 10 413 – 10 000 5 000 – –Annual Report 648 – – – – –Dictionary 39 818 50 000 50 000 50 000 40 000 40 000Dictionary (CD Rom version) – 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 20 000
Sub Total (2.1 Periodicals and Dictionary) 628 622 480 000 590 000 485 000 875 000 725 000
2.2 Congress Publications
XVIII Congress - Transactions – – – – – 100 000XVII Congress - Transactions 51 960 100 000 100 000 80 000 40 000 30 000XVI Congress - Transactions 31 454 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 –XV Congress - Transactions 31 863 – – – – –XVII Congress - Reg. Fees 1 564 559 – – – – –XVIII Congress - Reg. Fees – – – – 1 155 000 –Unforeseen Receipts 31 215 – – – – –
Sub total (2.2 Congress Publications) 1 711 051 120 000 120 000 100 000 1 215 000 130 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
2.3 Special Publications
Selection criteria for irrigationsystems (F+E) 1992/1995 9 628 2 000 2 000 2 000 – –
Automation of canal irrigation systems(English+French) 1993/1994 12 648 5 000 5 000 – – –
Environmental checklist (French) 1997 – 2 000 2 000 1 000 1 000 1 000
Checklist to assist preparation of smallscale irrigation system project in Sub-Saharan Africa, (E 1998) (F 1999) 4 686 – – – – –
Manual on non-structural approachesto flood management, 1999 32 226 10 000 10 000 8 000 8 000 6 000
Guidelines on rehabilitation and moderni-zation of irrigation projects, 1999 28 296 10 000 10 000 8 000 8 000 6 000
Saline water management forirrigation. 2000 – – – 10 000 8 000 8 000
Historical dams, Vol. I - English, 2000 – – – 10 000 8 000 8 000
Weed control in canals andreservoirs, 2000 – – – 10 000 8 000 8 000
Guide on using remote sensing andGIS for irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol, 2000 – – – 10 000 8 000 8 000
History of irrigation, drainage andflood control in Danube Valley, 2001 – 10 000 – – 10 000 8 000
Guidelines on construction of opendrainage system, 2001 – – – – 10 000 8 000
History of irrigation in the Indus Basin, 2001 – – – – 10 000 8 000
History of irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol in Southern Europe and theMediterranean, 2001 – – – – 10 000 8 000
History of irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol in Eastern Asia, 2002 – – – – – 10 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Contribution from Unesco/others – 330 000 – 280 000 100 000 –
Unforeseen receipts 58 646 – – – – –
Sub total (2.3 Special Publications) 146 130 369 000 29 000 339 000 189 000 87 000
Total (2. Publications) 2 485 803 969 000 739 000 924 000 2 279 000 942 000
3. Meeting Receipts
XVII Congress - Reg. Fees 3 844 361 – 347 000 – – –
XVIII Congress - Reg. Fees – – – – 5 932 000 –
Council Meeting – – – – – –
Regional Conference – – – – – –
Total (3. Meeting Receipts) 3 844 361 – 347 000 – 5 932 000 –
4. Interest
Main Rupee Account 1 001 341 600 000 832 000 622 000 160 000 262 000
Main Dollar Account 434 920 480 000 425 000 430 000 435 000 435 000
Dictionary Account 9 369 16 000 23 000 21 000 28 000 34 000
Vehicle Advance 11 301 8 000 13 000 5 000 4 000 –
Housing Loan 9 000 12 000 12 000 10 000 – –
Gratuity Fund 237 827 100 000 100 000 110 000 81 000 112 000
Superannuation Fund 82 416 65 000 65 000 68 000 79 000 87 000
Total (4. Interest) 1 786 174 1 281 000 1 470 000 1 266 000 787 000 930 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
5. Grants
CIDA 1 118 920 – – – – –
HR Wallingford (Text Delivery Service) 210 389 – – – – –
FAO (Text Delivery Service) 852 075 – 210 000 – – –
EDI – World Bank (Water Vision) 215 805 – – – – –
Grants for PODIUM Workshop – – 1 596 000 – – –
Grant Expected – 500 000 – 500 000 500 000 500 000
Total (5. Grants) 2 397 189 500 000 1 806 000 500 000 500 000 500 000
6. Other Receipts
Recovery of advances 90 516 141 000 95 000 76 000 72 000 61 000
Sale of old office equipment – – – – – –
Miscellaneous 27 627 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000
Suspense Account (pending adjustment) 197 000 – – – – –
Security for the accommodation providedadjusted – – – – – –
Dr. Hassan Ismail Memorial InternationalAward – Contribution to – 40 000 42 000 42 000 42 000 42 000
Watsave Award - Contribution to 120 000 120 000 126 000 126 000 126 000 126 000
Amount reimbursed for IWALC Secretariat Services provided by ICID 25 800 40 000 – – – –
Security for telex refunded – – 10 000 – – –
Rent from Commercial users – – – – 1 500 000 1 500 000
Webpage advertisement – – 50 000 100 000 200 000 300 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Excess receipt due to difference ofexchange rate prevailing at the time ofcredited and budgeted rate of exchangeon the amount transferred fromCitibank London to Central Office 787 440 – – – – –
Secretariat/Overhead charges from thefinancial assistance received for theactivities of ICID 289 244 – 426 000 – – –
Total (6. Other Receipts) 1 537 627 356 000 764 000 359 000 1 955 000 2 044 000
TOTAL RECEIPTS (Item 1 to 6) 20 526 238 11 980 000 14 261 000 12 184 000 20 588 000 13 551 000
II PAYMENTS
1. Compensation package for Secretary General – – – 732 000 760 000 768 000
2. Salaries and Benefits
Staff salaries 4 907 792 5 965 000 5 445 000 5 652 000 5 380 000 5 780 000
Staff benefits
Provident Fund 442 657 452 000 452 000 464 000 476 000 488 000Medical Aid 242 749 358 000 450 000 350 000 400 000 450 000LTC 73 476 60 000 60 000 60 000 70 000 80 000Accommodation provided 333 405 380 000 380 000 254 000 254 000 254 000Group Insurance 3 381 4 000 4 000 4 000 4 000 4 000Housing loan subsidy 5 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000
Advances to staff (Festival) - recoverable 24 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000
Advances to staff (Vehical) - recoverable 79 200 30 000 190 000 30 000 30 000 30 000
Advances to staff (LTC) - recoverable 7 500 – – – – –
Advance to Staff (Travelling) - recoverable – – – – – –
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Gratuity to outgoing staff – 109 000 109 000 800 000 – –
Superannuation relief to retired personnel 177 580 220 000 275 000 230 000 280 000 300 000
Ex-gratia payments to families of deceased staff 4 668 5 500 15 000 10 000 11 000 11 000
Total (1. Salaries and Benefits) 6 301 408 7 628 500 7 425 000 8 631 000 7 710 000 8 210 000
2. Central Office
Land rent/office maintenance 100 474 125 000 125 000 140 000 140 000 140 000
Electricity and water charges 230 002 220 000 220 000 230 000 240 000 240 000
House tax 14 351 15 000 18 000 18 000 18 000 18 000
Postage, telegrams/telexes/faxes/internet
and telephones 644 495 900 000 750 000 750 000 800 000 800 000
Legal/Auditing 12 600 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000
Purchased services (Misc.) 417 921 380 000 380 000 380 000 390 000 390 000
Office stationery & misc. printing 383 601 380 000 380 000 380 000 390 000 390 000
Library books and periodicals 49 023 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000
Equipment (New) 232 950 150 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 200 000
Tubewell for water supply 219 605 – – – – –
Modernization of building 80 000 300 000 500 000 1 000 000 1 000 000 500 000
Equipment repair and maintenance 147 207 200 000 200 000 200 000 220 000 220 000
Vehicle for Commission – – – – – –
Maintenance of vehicles 218 096 220 000 180 000 180 000 200 000 200 000
Security to Garrage for Oil – – – – – –
Security deposit for accommodation – – – – – –
Plaques 23 882 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000
ICID Web Page / TDS Hardware & Software – 300 000 300 000 1 000 000 1 200 000 1 500 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Security deposit for new telephones – – – – – –
Executive expenses 35 210 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000
Golden Jubilee Celebration 9 000 100 000 200 000 – –– –
Total (2. Central Office) 2 818 417 3 450 000 3 713 000 4 638 000 4 958 000 4 758 000
3. Printing and Distribution
3.1 Periodicals and Dictionary
ICID Journal 256 920 400 000 400 000 – – –
ICID Journal by M/s Wiley Publisher – – – 1 134 000 1 134 000 1 134 000
ICID Bibliography – – – – – –
Newsletter 48 085 80 000 80 000 90 000 100 000 110 000
Agenda and Annual Report 254 000 270 000 270 000 280 000 290 000 300 000
ICID Directory – – – – – –
Dictionary (Postage) 4 174 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000
Dictionary (CD ROM Version) – – 350 000 – – –
Periodicals (Postage) 259 955 300 000 300 000 200 000 200 000 200 000
Sub Total (3.1 Periodicals and Dictionary) 823 134 1 070 000 1 420 000 1 724 000 1 744 000 1 764 000
3.2 Congress Publications
XVII Congress - Transactions 870 048 130 000 130 000 – – –
XVIII Congress - Transactions – – – – 600 000 130 000
Postage 439 511 50 000 50 000 30 000 300 000 50 000
Misc. Printing – 75 000 75 000 – – 75 000
Sub Total (3.2 Congress Publications) 1 309 559 255 000 255 000 30 000 900 000 255 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
3.3 Special Publications
Postage 56 833 100 000 200 000 100 000 100 000 100 000Checklist to assist preparation of small–scale irrigation system projectsin Sub-Saharan Africa, (E 1998) (F 1999) 41 828 – – – – –Manual on non-structural approachesto flood management, 1999 55 438 – – – – –Guidelines on rehabilitation and moderni-zation of irrigation projects, 1999 32 235 – – –– – –Saline water management forirrigation, 2000 – – 50 000 – – –Historical Dams, Vol. 1 – English, 2000 – 100 000 150 000 – – –Weed control in canals and reservoir, 2000 – – 40 000 – – –ICID strategy for implementing sectorvision, 2000 – – 150 000 – – –Role of dams for irrigation drainage andflood control, 2000 – – 90 000 – – –Guide on using remote sensing and GISfor irrigation, drainage and flood controlmanagement, 2000 – 100 000 100 000 – – –History of irrigation, drainage and floodcontrol in the Danube Valley, 2001 – – – 200 000 – –Guidelines on construction of opendrainage systems, 2001 – 65 000 – 65 000 – –History of irrigation in the Indus Basin, 2001 – 150 000 – 150 000 – –History of irrigation, drainage & floodcontrol in Southern Europe and theMediterranean 2001 – 80 000 – 80 000 – –History of irrigation, drainage andflood control in Eastern Asia, 2002 – – – – 100 000 –Publication(s) to be decided – 300 000 – 400 000 600 000 600 000
Sub Total (3.3 Special Publications) 186 334 895 000 780 000 995 000 800 000 700 000
Total (3. Printing and Distribution) 2 319 027 2 220 000 2 455 000 2 749 000 3 444 000 2 719 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
4. Subscription (Dues)
UATI 81 385 82 000 71 000 71 000 72 000 72 000
WWC 40 000 40 000 42 000 42 000 42 000 42 000
Others – – – – – –
Total (4. Subscription – Dues) 121 385 122 000 113 000 113 000 114 000 114 000
5. Travel (Meetings)
Meetings in India 5 176 50 000 100 000 100 000 100 000 100 000
International Meetings 397 268 400 000 400 000 500 000 600 000 700 000
Congress/Council Meeting/Regional Conference 490 563 240 000 240 000 230 000 600 000 290 000
Management Board Meeting 108 630 100 000 100 000 100 000 100 000 100 000
Total (5. Travel – Meetings) 1 001 637 790 000 840 000 930 000 1 400 000 1 190 000
6. Grants Utilisation
CIDA 805 924 – 407 000 127 000 – –
IPTRID 20 000 – 58 000 – – –
HR Wallingford [Text Delivery Service) 209 864 – – – – –
FAO -Text {Text Delivery Service) 415 264 – 647 000 – – –
EDI – World Bank (Water Vision) 187 205 – 28 000 – – –
PODIUM Workshop 245 871 – 930 000 475 000 – –
Grant Expected during the year tobe utilised – 500 000 – 500 000 500 000 500 000
Total (6. Grants Utilisation) 1 884 128 500 000 2 070 000 1 102 000 500 000 500 000
Annex 7[Continued]
DETAILS OF ACTUALS 1999, APPROVED BUDGET 2000, ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Actuals 1999 Approved Budget Anticipated Out-turn Budget 2001 Forecast 2002 Forecast 20032000 2000
(1$ = Rs. 40.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00) (1$ = Rs.42.00)
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
7. Other Payments
Suspense Account (Adjusted) – – – – – –
Advance Subscription adjusted 18 167 – – – – –
Dr. Hassan Ismail MemorialInternational Award 80 000 40 000 42 000 42 000 42 000 42 000
Watsave Award 120 000 120 000 126 000 126 000 126 000 126 000
TDS on interest earned 132 732 – – – – –
Totol (7. Other Payments) 350 899 160 000 168 000 168 000 168 000 168 000
8. Contingency – 431 000 441 000 517 000 534 000 515 000
TOTAL PAYMENTS 14 796 901 15 301 500 17 225 000 18 848 000 18 828 000 18 174 000
Surplus (Deficit) 5 729 337 (3 321 500) (2 964 000) (6 664 000) 1 760 000 (4 623 000)
9. Internal Transfers
Gratuity Fund 100 000 150 000 150 000 300 000 300 000 300 000
Superannuation Fund 90 000 150 000 300 000 300 000 300 000 300 000
Total (9. Internal Transfers) 190 000 300 000 450 000 600 000 600 000 600 000
Annex 8[PFC Agenda Items 4, 6, 7]
ICID INTERNAL ACCOUNTS/HEADS PERTAINING TO NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS - APPROVED BUDGET 2000,ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Account/Head Opening Interest to Receipt Expenses Transfer Net transfer Likely closingbalance be earned during during the during the balance
1 January the year year year 31 December
APPROVED BUDGET 2000
Gratuity Fund 1 221 648 100 000 – 109 000 150 000 141 000 1 362 648
Superannuation Fund 797 947 65 000 – 220 000 150 000 (5 000) 792 947
Dictionary Account 176 617 16 000 80 000 20 000 – 76 000 252 617
2 196 212 2 408 212
The likely closing balance of Rs. 2 408 212 is included in the carryover at the end of 2000.
ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000
Gratuity Fund 1 269 475 100 000 – 109 000 150 000 141 000 1 410 475
Superannuation Fund 767 783 65 000 – 275 000 300 000 90 000 857 783
Dictionary Account 538 630 23 000 80 000 370 000 – (267 000) 271 630
2 575 888 2 539 888
The likely closing balance of Rs. 2 539 888 is included in the carryover at the end of 2000.
BUDGET 2001
Gratuity Fund 1 410 475 110 000 – 800 000 300 000 (390 000) 1 020 475
Superannuation Fund 857 783 68 000 – 230 000 300 000 138 000 995 783
Dictionary Account 271 630 21 000 80 000 20 000 – 81 000 352 630
2 539 888 2 368 888
The likely closing balance of Rs. 2 368 888 is included in the carryover at the end of 2001.
Annex 8[Continued]
ICID INTERNAL ACCOUNTS/HEADS PERTAINING TO NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS - APPROVED BUDGET 2000,ANTICIPATED OUT-TURN 2000, BUDGET 2001, AND FORECASTS 2002 AND 2003
Account/Head Opening Interest to Receipt Expenses Transfer Net transfer Likely closingbalance be earned during during the during the balance
1 January the year year year 31 December
FORECAST 2002
Gratuity Fund 1 020 475 81 000 – – 300 000 381 000 1 401 475
Superannuation Fund 995 783 79 000 – 280 000 300 000 99 000 1 094 783
Dictionary Account 352 630 28 000 70 000 20 000 – 78 000 430 630
2 368 888 2 926 888
The likely closing balance of Rs. 2 926 888 is included in the carryover at the end of 2002.
FORECAST 2003
Gratuity Fund 1 401 475 112 000 – – 300 000 412 000 1 813 475
Superannuation Fund 1 094 783 87 000 – 300 000 300 000 87 000 1 181 783
Dictionary Account 430 630 34 000 60 000 20 000 – 74 000 504 630
2 926 888 3 499 888
The likely closing balance of Rs. 3 499 888 is included in the carryover at the end of 2003.
IMPORTANT STATISTICAL DATA In Descending Order of Irrigated Area
Sl. Description Popu- % Total Arable % of APC Irrigated % of Irrigated Eco- GNP Per*No. lation Popu- Geog. & Perm to Geog. area Area to nomic Capita 1994
millions lation Area ‘95 Crop area Area Mha Arable Status US $1997 in Agr. Mha 1995 Mha Co. 6/5 1996 & PCR 8/6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
AFRICA
1. Egypt 64.46 35.30 100.14 3.28 3.20 3.26 100.00 LM 710.00
2. Sudan 27.89 63.70 250.58 13.00 5.10 1.94 14.90 L —
3. South Africa 43.33 10.70 122.13 15.82 12.90 1.27 8.00 UM 3010.00
4. Morocco 27.51 38.50 44.65 9.30 20.80 1.25 13.50 LM 1150.00
5. Madagascar 15.84 75.50 58.70 3.10 5.30 1.08 34.80 L 230.00
6. Senegal 8.76 74.60 19.67 2.26 11.50 0.70 3.10 L 610.00
7. Algeria 29.47 25.00 238.17 8.06 3.38 0.55 6.80 LM 1690.00
8. Libya 5.78 7.10 175.95 2.17 1.20 0.47 22.40 UM —
9. Tunisia 9.32 25.70 16.36 4.88 29.80 0.38 7.30 LM 1800.00
10. Nigeria 118.36 36.10 92.37 32.90 35.60 0.23 0.70 L 280.00
11. Ethiopia 60.14 83.60 110.43 11.86 10.70 0.19 1.60 L 130.00
12. Zimbabwe 11.68 64.40 39.07 3.21 8.20 0.15 4.60 L 490.00
13. Mozambique 18.26 81.20 80.15 3.28 4.10 0.10 3.20 L 80.00
14. Ivory Coast 14.30 52.5 32.24 7.20 22.33 0.07 10.13 L 510.00
15. Angola 11.56 72.70 124.68 3.50 2.80 0.07 2.10 LM —
16. Kenya 28.41 76.70 58.03 4.52 7.80 0.06 1.50 L 260.00
17. Zambia 8.47 71.10 75.26 5.27 7.00 0.04 0.80 L 350.00
18. Malawi 10.08 84.10 11.84 1.70 14.30 0.02 1.60 L 140.00
19. Sao-Tome Prn. 0.13 — 0.10 0.04 42.70 0.01 — L 250.00
20. Uganda 20.79 81.60 224.10 6.80 28.20 0.01 0.10 L 200.00
21. Ghana 18.33 57.60 23.85 4.50 18.80 0.01 0.13 L 430.00
Total 552.87 50.53 1898.47 146.65 7.72 11.86 8.08 L = 14 -
Sl. Description Popu- % Total Arable % of APC Irrigated % of Irrigated Eco- GNP Per*No. lation Popu- Geog. & Perm to Geog. area Area to nomic Capita 1994
millions lation Area ‘95 Crop area Area Mha Arable Status US $1997 in Agr. Mha 1995 Mha Co. 6/5 1996 & PCR 8/6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
AMERICA
22. USA 271.64 2.30 936.35 187.76 20.00 21.40 11.30 H 25860.00
23. Mexico 94.28 23.30 195.82 27.30 13.90 6.10 22.30 UM 4010.00
24. Brazil 163.13 18.50 851.19 65.50 7.70 3.16 4.80 UM 3370.00
25. Peru 24.36 31.80 128.52 6.25 4.90 1.75 28.00 LM 1890.00
26. Argentina 35.67 10.40 278.64 27.20 9.70 1.70 6.20 UM 8060.00
27. Chile 14.62 16.60 75.66 4.20 5.50 1.26 30.00 UM 3560.00
28. Colombia 37.06 22.20 113.89 6.28 5.90 1.05 16.40 LM 1620.00
29. Canada 29.94 2.60 997.06 45.50 4.50 0.71 1.50 H 19570.00
30. Dominican Rep. 8.09 18.90 4.87 1.89 41.40 0.25 1.40 LM 1320.00
31. Ecuador 11.93 28.00 28.35 3.00 10.60 0.24 8.00 LM 1310.00
32. Venezuela 22.77 9.10 91.20 3.55 3.90 0.18 5.20 LM 2760.00
33. Guyana 0.84 19.00 21.49 0.49 2.30 0.13 26.50 L 530.00
34. Honduras 5.98 34.50 11.20 2.04 18.20 0.07 3.60 L 580.00
35. Suriname 0.43 19.60 16.32 8.07 0.40 0.06 0.70 LM 870.00
36. Panama 2.72 22.00 7.55 0.65 9.60 0.03 4.90 LM 2670.00
Total 723.46 12.58 3758.11 389.68 10.36 38.09 9.77 L = 2 -
Sl. Description Popu- % Total Arable % of APC Irrigated % of Irrigated Eco- GNP Per*No. lation Popu- Geog. & Perm to Geog. area Area to nomic Capita 1994
millions lation Area ‘95 Crop area Area Mha Arable Status US $1997 in Agr. Mha 1995 Mha Co. 6/5 1996 & PCR 8/6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
ASIA AND OCEANIA
37. India 960.17 61.00 328.76 169.70 51.60 57.00 29.50 L 310.00
38. China 1243.73 68.50 959.69 95.84 9.90 49.88 52.00 L 530.00
39. Pakistan 143.83 48.40 79.61 21.60 27.10 17.58 79.60 L 440.00
40. Iran 71.51 28.20 163.31 18.30 11.30 7.26 39.70 LM —
41. Thailand 59.15 58.80 51.31 20.44 39.80 5.00 24.40 LM 2210.00
42. Indonesia 203.48 50.40 190.43 30.18 15.80 4.58 15.20 LM 880.00
43. Turkey 62.77 48.40 77.48 27.11 31.10 4.20 15.40 LM 2450.00
44. Bangladesh 122.01 58.60 14.40 8.70 60.40 3.72 36.80 L 230.00
45. Iraq 21.17 11.60 43.83 5.75 13.10 3.52 61.20 LM —
46. Japan 125.63 4.80 37.78 4.37 11.70 2.72 61.80 H 34630.00
47. Australia 18.24 4.80 774.12 48.34 6.20 2.31 4.70 H 17980.00
48. Viet Nam 76.54 68.60 33.16 6.75 20.30 2.00 29.60 L 190.00
49. Phillipines 70.72 41.40 30.00 9.52 31.70 1.58 18.50 LM 960.00
50. Saudi Arabia 19.49 12.20 214.96 3.83 1.80 1.48 38.40 UM 7240.00
51. Myanmar 46.76 71.20 67.65 10.11 14.90 1.92 15.30 L —
52. Korea Rep. 45.71 12.00 9.92 1.98 19.90 1.17 73.70 UM 8220.00
53. Syria 14.95 29.30 18.51 5.97 32.20 1.12 18.10 LM —
54. Chinese Taipei 20.92 NA NA NA NA 0.89 NA NA NA
55. Nepal 22.59 93.3 14.72 2.96 20.16 0.88 29.8 L 200.00
56. Sri Lanka 18.27 46.40 6.56 1.88 28.60 0.55 29.20 L 640.00
57. Malaysia 21.01 21.00 32.97 7.60 23.10 0.34 4.50 UM 3520.00
58. Israel 5.78 3.10 2.10 0.43 20.50 0.19 45.30 H 14410.00
59. Lebanon 3.14 4.60 1.02 0.30 29.40 0.08 29.33 LM —
60. Jordan 4.52 12.30 8.92 0.41 44.50 0.07 18.30 LM 1390.00
61. Tajikistan 0.60 35.1 1.43 0.09 6.29 0.07 77.00 L 350.00
Total 3402.69 56.99 3162.64 502.16 15.87 170.11 43.83 L = 9 -
Sl. Description Popu- % Total Arable % of APC Irrigated % of Irrigated Eco- GNP Per*No. lation Popu- Geog. & Perm to Geog. area Area to nomic Capita 1994
millions lation Area ‘95 Crop area Area Mha Arable Status US $1997 in Agr. Mha 1995 Mha Co. 6/5 1996 & PCR 8/6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
EUROPE
62. Russia 147.70 11.40 117.09 208.40 12.00 5.36 4.61 LM 2650.0063. Ujbekistan 23.65 29.70 44.74 4.48 10.00 4.00 89.30 LM 950.0064. Spain 39.71 8.50 50.59 20.12 39.80 3.52 17.50 H 13280.0065. Romania 22.60 17.50 23.83 9.90 41.50 3.11 13.00 LM 1230.0066. Italy 57.24 6.20 30.12 10.76 35.70 2.71 25.20 H 19270.0067. Ukraine 51.42 15.90 60.37 32.00 56.80 2.58 7.50 LM 1570.0068. France 58.54 3.90 55.15 19.49 35.30 1.63 8.30 H 23470.0069. Greece 10.52 18.50 13.19 3.48 26.50 1.36 38.10 UM 7710.0070. Bulgaria 8.42 8.60 11.09 4.21 37.90 0.80 19.00 LM 1160.0071. Portugal 9.80 14.10 9.19 3.04 33.50 0.63 20.80 H 9370.0072. Netherlands 15.66 3.70 4.08 0.91 22.30 0.56 61.50 H 21970.0073. Germany 82.19 2.90 35.69 12.06 33.70 0.47 3.90 H 25580.0074. Slovenia 1.92 2.70 4.90 1.60 32.60 0.02 18.10 UM 7140.0075. Hungary 9.99 11.90 9.30 5.03 54.00 0.21 4.10 UM 3840.0076. Slovak Republic 5.35 9.8 4.91 1.6 32.8 0.19 12.06 LM 2230.0077. UK 58.42 1.90 24.48 5.97 34.20 0.10 1.80 H 18410.0078. Poland 38.63 23.30 32.32 14.57 45.10 0.10 0.70 LM 2470.0079. Macedonia 2.19 15.10 2.57 0.66 25.68 0.05 8.33 LM 790.0080. Cyprus 0.76 9.90 0.93 0.14 4.50 0.04 28.50 H —81. Switzerland 7.27 4.60 4.13 0.42 10.10 0.02 10.10 H 37180.0082. Czech Rep. 10.23 9.00 7.80 3.38 45.20 0.02 0.70 UM 3210.0083. Austria 8.16 5.80 8.38 1.51 6.00 0.04 0.26 H 24950.0084. Croatia 4.49 10.30 5.65 1.23 21.70 0.03 0.24 LM 2530.0085. Yugoslavia 1.06 21.7 1.02 0.41 40.10 0.01 1.00 LM 726.0086. Lithuania 3.71 13.90 6.52 3.00 4.60 — 1.94 LM 1350.0087. Belgium 10.00 5.00 NA NA NA NA NA H 22920.0088. Ireland 3.55 11.3 7.02 1.33 18.97 NA NA H 13630.00
Total 693.18 13.05 575.06 169.70 29.50 27.56 16.24 L = 0 -
Sl. Region Number Popu- % Total Arable % of APC Irrigated % of Irrigated Eco- GNP Per*No. of lation Popu- Geog. & Perm to Geog. area Area to nomic Capita 1994
Members millions lation Area ‘95 Crop area Area Mha Arable Status US $1997 in Agr. Mha 1995 Mha Co. 7/6 1996 & PCR 9/7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Africa 21 552.87 50.53 1898.47 146.65 7.72 11.86 8.08 L = 14 -
2. America 15 723.46 12.58 3758.11 389.68 10.36 38.09 9.77 L = 2 -
3. Asia and Oceania 25 3402.69 56.99 3162.64 502.16 15.87 170.11 43.83 L = 9 -
4. Europe 27 693.18 13.05 575.06 169.70 29.50 27.56 16.24 L = 0 -
Grand Total Members 88 5372.20 44.67 9394.28 1208.19 12.86 247.62 20.49 L = 25 -
Number of ICID Member Committees = 88; Total countries = 188 ; Committees = Active members of ICID
Source of Data : FAO Production Year Book 1997; World Bank Atlas 1996
Note : L = Low; LM = Lower Middle; UM = Upper Middle; H = High