News Update Dec 2013

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

NEWS UPDATE

December 2013

Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture
From Secretary General's Desk...
Dear Colleagues,
The year 2013,
closing on us, giving
way to 2014 saw
intense deliberations
on the Sustainable
Development Goals
for water in a post
2015 development
framework among the
various international water actors. UNWater is in the process of recommending a
global goal on water ‘Securing sustainable
water for all’ which is broad, capturing
the fundamental importance of water
for humans as well as environment.
The proposed framework is structured
into four interconnected target areas:
universal access to safe drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene; sustainable use
and development of water resources;
improved water quality and wastewater
management; and resilience to waterrelated disasters.
Year 2013 was also the International Year
of Water Cooperation. During the year
various activities ranging from publication
of “Free Flow” – bringing together a
broad range of water professionals and
stakeholders to share their knowledge and
experiences in water cooperation – to the
organization of World Irrigation Forum by
ICID, have taken many shapes and hues.
World Irrigation Forum, as initiated by
President Gao Zhanyi, was successfully
organized in Mardin, Turkey, bringing

together stakeholders that had hitherto
not been within the ICID network. It was
a mutually beneficial and rich experience
enhancing cooperation among various
stakeholders, irrigation managers and
institutions. The year also saw ICID
reaching out to all professionals engaged
in irrigation and drainage sector opening
doors to direct members and instituting
the World Irrigation and Drainage Prize.
The member National Committees have
been provided greater opportunity to
exchange information and obtain feedback
by providing a permanent column in the
News UPDATE. Decision has also been
taken to provide two National Committees
the opportunity to showcase their activities
at the plenary session of each IEC meeting.
The year also saw ICID adopt new
technologies by processing papers,
increasing interaction with the members
through WEBEX video conferencing,
initiating e-learning courses etc. The
teleconferencing facilities introduced have
already been put to use for organizing
the Management Board meeting which
took decisions on a number of the follow
up actions after the 64th IEC meeting.
Constant interaction between the
Central Office and the National
Organizing Committee of the 22nd ICID
Congress, scheduled to be held from
14-20 September, 2014 in Gwangju
Metropolitan City, South Korea, is keeping
the progress on its preparation, right on
schedule.
ICID has also strengthened the operation
of its workbodies to make them more

Season’s Greetings and
Best Wishes for a happy,
prosperous & fruitful
New Year – 2014
effective in meeting their objectives. We
are going through a mini-overhauling of
various working groups under strategy
theme Schemes with a slightly different but
inclusive approach. I will be approaching
the experts from the different areas of
irrigation management and drainage for
developing scoping document on each
of the working group. I also encourage
the working group chairs to make use
of video conferencing facilities to further
the objectives of their groups.
In the end let me take this opportunity
to thank all our patrons for supporting
our activities and making the year 2013
the year of consolidation of change in
ICID. I particularly thank our National
Committees, international partners and
experts who have contributed their
valuable time voluntarily to further our
activities.
With season’s greetings I wish you all a
very fruitful and successful New Year 2014.
With Best Regards

Avinash C. Tyagi
Secretary General

ICID Awards
Best Performing National
Committee Award (2014)
The fifth Best Performing National
Committee Award (BPNCA-5) will be
presented during the 22nd ICID Congress
to be held at Gwangju Metropolitan City,
Korea in September 2014. Applications
are invited from the eligible National
Committees for BPNCA-5 based on the
performance during the 3-year period
between 21st and 22nd Congresses
(covering calendar years 2011 - 2013)
by submitting the duly filled in Entry
Form (please refer ICID CO circular
letter dated 05 December 2013) to ICID
Central Office latest by 31 March 2014.
The BPNCA comprises of a Trophy and
a Citation Plaque.

The nominations will be adjudged by the
Panel of Judges (PoJ) constituted for this
purpose. For more details on BPNCA,
please visit the link http://www.icid.org/
awards_nc.html

Best Performing
Award (2014)

Workbody

ICID presents the Best Performing
Workbody Award (BPWA) triennially at
the time of every ICID Congress, based
on the performance and various other
facets demonstrated by its workbodies in
between two Congresses. The 4th Best
Performing Workbody Award (BPWA-4)
will be presented during the 22nd ICID
Congress in Gwangju Metropolitan City,
Korea in September 2014. Nominations are

invited from the Chairs of ICID Workbodies
and current Office Bearers so as to reach
the candidature of their workbodies, in
ICID Central Office latest by 01 May 2014.
The award will be adjudicated by a Panel
of Judges (PoJ). The Award comprises of
a Citation / Certificate / Plaque to each
member of the workbody (as per the latest
membership composition), besides free
publications of decided value that will be
given to each member of the workbody. The
works of the Award winning workbody are
publicized through a dedicated section on
the ICID website showcasing the personal
profile of each member. For more details
on BPWA, please visit http://www.icid.org/
awards_wb.html

WatSave Awards 2014
ICID instituted ‘WatSave Awards’ in 1997
to recognize ‘outstanding, contribution to
water saving / conservation in agriculture’
annually, across the world. The aim of
Annual WatSave Awards is to recognize
the outstanding contributions to water
conservation or water saving for the benefit
of all the water-users. Accordingly, the
Awards are only made in respect of actual
realized savings and not for promising
research results, plans and/or good ideas/
intentions to save water. The WatSave
awards are given in four categories:
(i) Technology; (ii) Innovative Water
Management; (iii) Young Professionals;
and (iv) Farmer.
Nominations are invited for the ‘WatSave
awards 2014’ from individuals/team through

National Committees/ Committee by 30
May 2014. The entries are open to all
professionals / teams from ICID member
countries as well as non-member countries.
In case of an entry from a ‘non-member’
country, the nomination has to be routed
through and validated by an active National
Committee of ICID, who should be in
touch with the nominee and is aware of
his / her work. The contact coordinates of
the ICID National Committees/ Committee,
the ‘Nomination Form’, ‘Conditions and
Criteria’, and ‘Check list’ of the documents
to be submitted are available on ICID
website.
Entries for the nominations for the 2014
awards are now open.
The awards will be presented at the 65th
International Executive Council (IEC)

meeting scheduled to be held during
September 2014 at Gwangju Metropolitan
City, Republic of Korea. The deadline for
receipt of the entries from the National
Committees along with a completed
‘Nomination Form’ etc. to the ICID Central
Office, New Delhi is 30 May 2014. The
nominations sent directly to the Central
Office, ICID cannot be entertained. The
selection of the winners from amongst the
nominations received will be made by an
International Panel of Judges. National
Committees are urged to give wide publicity
to these awards in their country among
persons actively engaged in water savings/
conservation practices, particularly farming
communities. For further information,
please contact Dr. Vijay K. Labhsetwar,
Director, ICID at Email: <icid@icid.org>.

Visit of Chinese delegates to ICID Central Office
A Chinese delegation comprising six
professionals from the Ministry of Water
Resources (MoWR) and Chinese National
Committee (CNCID) visited India during
12-14 December 2013. The purpose
of the visit was to understand water
resources development and management
activities in India, to see soil and water
conservation practices at field level, and to
explore the possibility of initiating scientific
exchange programme in agricultural water
management between China and India.
The delegates visited the Central Office
on 12 December 2013. Secretary General
Avinash C. Tyagi welcomed the delegates
and briefed the historical progression of
the Commission since its establishment
in 1950, management and functioning of
the Central Office, technical publications
brought out, etc. He also apprised
delegates about the recent initiatives taken
up by ICID like knowledge management,
e-learning, WebEx, use of social media,

Climate Change, Water
Resources and Disasters in
Mountainous Regions: Building
Resilience to Climate Change
The International Conference titled ‘Climate
Change, Water Resources and Disasters in
Mountainous Regions: Building Resilience
to Climate Change’ was successfully held
from 27-29 November 2013 at Kathmandu,
Nepal. The Conferences was organized by
Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists
Nepal (SOHAM-Nepal), in association with
Department of Irrigation, Nepal, IWMI
and other similar organizations. More
than 270 participants from 24 countries,
including representatives from international
organizations attended and actively
contributed to the Conference. Participants

2

and about forthcoming
ICID events. Secretary
General also made a
brief presentation about
India’s water resources
development and state
of agricultural production.
Mr. Zhao Leshi and Mr. Luo
Xiangsheng of MoWR, and
Dr. Ding Kunlun of CNCID
indicated that CNCID will
continue extending support
and cooperation with the
ICID in coming years
also. Secretary General
Tyagi thanked CNCID and
President Dr. Gao Zhanyi
for the kind support in
promoting ICID activities
In the afternoon, the delegates
the demonstration farm of the
Technology Centre (WTC) of the
Agricultural Research Institute

visited
Water
Indian
(IARI),

unanimously adopted “The Kathmandu
Declaration 2013” as a conclusion at the
Conference.
During the Conference a special session
was held by Nepal National Committee of
ICID (NENCID) / Department of Irrigation,
Nepal, for the presentation of current
activities of a joint project. The participating
institutions were UNESCO-IHE, The
Netherlands; AIT, Thailand; and Department
of Irrigation / NENCID, Nepal, “Adaptation
to Global Changes on Agricultural Practices”
(AGloCAP). Research based studies about
Climate Change in Koshi basin, Indrawati
basin of Nepal, Yellow River basin of China
and Maize cultivation in Sikkim and six other
papers were presented during the Session.
The session was chaired by Er. Uttam
Raj Timilsina, Deputy Director General of

ICID News Update

where Dr. T.B.S. Rajput, Principal Scientist
explained the various water saving/
conservation methods while increasing
the crop yields.

the Department of Irrigation and Member
Secretary of NENCID.

UNESCO-IHE : BoG Meeting
held at Delft, The Netherlands
The UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water
Education, held its 13th Session of the
Governing Board on 20-23 November 2013
at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
Secretary General Er. Avinash C. Tyagi
represented ICID at the BoG meeting.
Several topics were discussed and
implemented in the Board meeting. The
topic on “Establishment of UNESCOIHE Graduate School on Water and
Development” was also introduced during
the meeting.

December 2013

T

he 22nd International Congress on
Irrigation and Drainage and 65th
International Executive Council
meetings will be organized by host
Korean National Committee on Irrigation
and Drainage (KCID) in co-operation with
International Commission on Irrigation and
Drainage (ICID) during 14-20 September
2014 at Kimdaejung Convention Centre
in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of
Korea. The main theme of the Congress
is “Securing Water for Food and Rural
Community under Climate Change”.

Online Paper Submission for 22nd ICID Congress
‘Extended Abstracts’ / papers must be submitted online after registering on the
following URL https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icid2014
All authors are requested to create a new account on the above EasyChair
URL for submission of their papers by using “sign up for an account” link
as shown on the ‘Screen Catch’ in case they are not already registered on
EasyChair portal earlier. Existing EasyChair users can use their account
identities to submit their papers.

During the Congress, papers will
be presented and discussed for two
Questions –
Question 58: How Irrigation and Drainage
play an important role in Climate Change
Adaptation?
Question 59: How do Irrigation and
Drainage Interventions secure food
production and livelihood for rural
community?
A Special Session on 'New Partnership
for Rural Development'; and a Symposium
on Non-point Sources Pollution (NPS)
and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
will also beheld along with numerous
workshops.
Schedule for submission of papers:
(a) Submission (Online) of ‘Extended
Abstracts’ (500-600 words)
(i) Opening Date: 01 November 2013
(ii) Closing Date: 15 January 2014
(b) Intimation of acceptance of ‘Extended
Abstracts’ by: 28 February 2014
(c) Full Paper Submission (Online) by: 30
April 2014
The Guidelines for authors are available
at <http://www.icid2014.org/congress/
cogress_3.asp?sMenu=cog3>
22nd ICID Congress Secretariat: Dr. Young
D. Kim and Mr. Hun Sun Lee, 2nd Floor
BH B/D 902-5 Bangbae-Dong, SeochoGu,Seoul 137-060, Republic of Korea. Tel.:
+82-2-6288-6300, Fax: +82-2-6288-6399,
E-mail:icid2014@icid2014.org and Website:
http://www.icid2014.org
Congress Coordinator: Dr. Vijay K.
Labhsetwar, Director, International
Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
(ICID), Central Office : 48 Nyaya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India.
Tel : +91 11 26115679, +91 11 26116837,
+9111 24679532, Fax : +91 11 26115962;
E-mail : icid@icid.org, Website <http://www.
icid.org>

3

Submission Instructions
Step 1: Prepare ‘Extended Abstracts’
Step 2: Log in to the EasyChair account (https://www.easychair.org/
conferences/?conf=icid2014)
Step 3: Select ‘Sign up for an Account’ in case you are not having an
account.
To use EasyChair, one should first create an account. The procedure for
obtaining an account is as below:

1. You should type the words as shown on the screen and click on "Continue".
2. Fill the form details with name and e-mail address and click on “Continue”.
3. On submission you will receive an e-mail with a link to EasyChair account.
Step 4: Fill the details as required by Easychair and click and ‘create’
account.
Step 5: Account created, screen appears with a link to ‘ICID 2014’.
Please contact Dr. Vijay K. Labhsetwar, Congress Coordinator for questions
related to extended abstracts and/or paper submission. KCID has already
launched their Congress website and you may access http://www.icid2014.
org for other details.

ICID News Update

December 2013

E-learning course “Water
Footprint – Concept and
Application
The e-learning course titled “Water
Footprint - Concept and Application"
is the most effective online course for
understanding the fundamentals of Water
Footprint Assessment and how it can be
used by consumers, businesses, policy
makers and governments. This three
week course developed with the support
from Word Bank Institute and University
of Twente will be offered from 13 January
to 31 January 2014.
The course aims to provide participants
with an introduction to the concept
and application, with five modules – (i)
Water Footprint Concept and Application;
(ii) Global Water Management; (iii)
Government Policy; (iv) Corporate Strategy;
and (v) Calculating the Water Footprint. The
course involves both self-paced learning
and online discussion facilitated by experts.
Facilitation occurs in the third week of
the course. All participants are required
to complete an assignment and pass a
test to receive the certificate. To complete
the course, participants are expected to
spend around 15 hours. Please visit at
http://www.waterfootprint.org/downloads/
ELearning_Ann_13Jan2014.pdf for more
information.

Mainstream Ecosystem-based
Adaptation
A Regional Network Coordination
Workshop that focused on linking networks
and mainstreaming Eco-system-based
Adaptation (EbA) was hosted by the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP)-China
project on 'Enhancing capacity, knowledge
and technology support to build climate
resilience of vulnerable de-veloping
countries.'

Minutes of the 64th IEC
and Workbody Meetings at
Mardin – Online
The Draft Minutes of the 64th
International Executive Council and
Workbody meetings held from 1st
September to 5th October 2013 at
Mardin, Turkey, have been posted
on the ICID website http://www.icid.
org/minutes.html for comments.
Comments, if any, may please be sent to
the Central Office for further necessary
action and coordination with Chairs. The
printed copies of the ‘Minutes’ will be
sent to all the Office Bearers, Chairs
of Workbodies once the final minutes
are circulated.

4

Know your National Committees
Dr. Sang Mu Lee,
Chairman of Korean
National Committee
on Irrigation and
Drainage (KCID)

The book was released during Tehran
Congress in October 2011. KCID has
hosted numerous annual symposiums
and seminars and publishes journal and
biennial bulletin.

The Korean National
Committee
on
Irrigation and Drainage
(KCID) is a corporation
under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea
consisting of 2,700 individuals and
34 companies / organizations. The
objective of KCID is to develop advanced
knowledge and technology in the area of
irrigation, drainage, flood management
and enhance world-wide food supply
and preserve environment through
participating in various ICID activities,
cooperating with the otehr member
countries and relevant organizations and
disseminating information worldwide. KCID
has established its National Organizing
Committee (NOC) for Korean Congress
2014, consisting of 17 committee members
and 23 board members. The official website
of Korean Congress is www.icid2014.org.

Dr. Sang Mu Lee, the Chairman of
the (KCID) has more than 16 years of
professional experience in the field of
irrigation, drainage and rural development.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Korea Rural Community
Corporation (KRC). Dr. Lee started his
career in the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fishery as a Director-General of Planning
& Coordination Office.

KCID has been one of the most active
National Committees of ICID since 1969.
It has given ICID three Vice Presidents
in the past, namely, Mr. Yu, Keun-Hak
(1993-1996), Prof. Soon-kuk Kwun (20002003), and Dr. HUH, Yoo-Man (2004-2007).
Prof. Kim, Tai-Cheol is the current Vice
President of ICID (2011-2014). KCID
has hosted many ICID events, such as
52nd International Executive Council
(IEC) meeting, and 1st Asian Regional
Conference (ARC) in Seoul, South Korea.
KCID has won the 1st ‘Best Performing
ICID National Committee Award’ during
18th ICID Congress at Montreal, Canada
in 2002 for its outstanding achievements
and contributions towards the mission of
ICID. KCID has also contributed to Special
Issue (Volume 62, Issue Supplement S1)
of ICID Journal titled “Sustainable Water
and Land Management in Tidal Areas”
published in October 2013. and a book
on “Towards Sustainable Development of
Tidal Areas: Principles and Experiences”.
Participants discussed the existing
EbA initiatives of the Secretariat of
the Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP), including: work on
implementation of the Ramsar Convention in the Pacific; the formation of a
non-exclusive inter-regional working group
to build EbA capacity in existing regional
networks; and the provision of technical
support and transfer of EbA technology.
EbA promotes the use of biodiversity and
ecosystem services to help people adapt

ICID News Update

Dr. Lee has worked closely with several
organizations / institutes as Chairperson
or representative of KRC from 1999-2004,
he was representative of UN/FAO Regional
Office in Philippines, and Chairperson at
Global Agriculture Policy Institute for 10
year. He has been the Chairperson of
Asian-Pacific Agriculture Policy Forum,
Korea FAO Association. In 2004, Dr. Lee
was chosen as the Representative of
Regional Office for Fast East at AfricanAsian Rural Development Organization
(AARDO).
Presently, KCID will be organizing 22nd
International Congress on Irrigation and
Drainage & 65th International Executive
Council meetings from 14-20 September
2013 at Gwanju Metropolitan City,
Republic of Korea. The Public Relations
Subcommittee and the National Organizing
Committee (NOC) of the 22nd ICID
Congress organized ‘Korean Reception for
2014 Congress’ during 63rd IEC Meeting
and 7th Asian Regional Conference in
Adelaide, Australia in 2012 and again
during 1st World Irrigation Forum (1st
WIF) held in Mardin, Turkey in 2013 to
attract participants for 22nd ICID Congress.
ICID congratulates Dr. Sang Mu Lee,
Chairman of KCID for taking it to new
heights of international cooperation and
looks forward to his continued involvement
and support in the activities of ICID towards
fulfilling the mission of ICID.

to the adverse impacts of climate change.
Participants agreed on elements of a draft
strategy and workplan for integrating EbA
into existing networks, and commented
on a draft EbA manual/resource book
compiled by UNEP experts and the China
Ecosystem Research Network (CERN).
The workshop took place in Beijing,
China, from 16-19 October 2013, and
brought together representatives from
Nepal, Mauritania and Seychelles, the

December 2013

three pilot countries for the project, as
well as from Iran, Benin and China. More
information is available at <http://water-l.
iisd.org/news/unep-china-project-hostsworkshop-on-mainstream-ecosystembased-adaptation/>

‘Direct Membership’ of ICID
The International Commission on Irrigation
and Drainage (ICID) opened its doors to
individuals, busi-nesses and organizations/
institutions from countries that do not have
a National Committee. They can now join
ICID directly and receive the benefits of
ICID membership. This new opportunity
has great potential to enhance the working
of ICID and hopefully will result in greater
global exchanges of experiences and
multidisciplinary innovations. Opening
membership to such companies, institutions
and individual, the ‘Direct Membership’
will widen the repertoire of knowledge
and experiences within ICID and benefit
all its stakeholders. The direct members
would be able to receive:
(i) Electronic version of the ICID Journal
on Irrigation and Drainage, Annual Report,
ICID News, and News Update free of cost,
(ii) Extra copies of the ICID Journal on
Irrigation and Drainage at concessional
price based on the type of company or
institution, (iii) Special discount on all ICID

Obituary
Late Mr. Jean-Marcel Laferriere
It is with deep regrets that
the sad and untimely demise
of Mr. Jean-Marcel Laferriere
(Canada), member of CANCID,
passed away on 31st October
2013. Mr. Laferriere was very dedicated
to ICID and had been very active in ICID
activities during his lifetime. He was the
Chairman of Canadian National Organizing
Committee during 53rd IEC and 18th
Drainage held on 21-28 July 2002 at Montreal,
Canada. He was the Agriculture and Water
Management Advisor of the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).
He was graduate from Laval University,
Quebec, Canada. His career was spanned 35
years in the fields of agriculture production,
storage, marketing, drainage, irrigation, soil
improvement, water resources planning
and management. He had been actively
associated with international development as
agriculture specialists, irrigation and drainage
engineer and food security advisor. He was
the member of ICID Journal Editorial Board
(1999). He had been actively participated
the ICID annual meetings. His contribution
and dedication to ICID are widely recognized
in the ICID fraternity and will be long
remembered.
ICID fraternity records its profound sympathy
and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved
family and to the members of the Canadian
National Committee of ICID (CANCID). May
his soul rest in peace!

5

publications; (iv) Spe-cial advertisement
rates in ICID publications and on website;
and (v) Special exhibition rates and registration fees during ICID events.
Many individuals, institutions and companies
have become DIRECT MEMBERS of
ICID and already reaping the benefits.
For details of categories of Direct ICID
Membership and procedure for application
and subscription amount, etc., please
access http://www.icid.org/dir_mem.html.
Alternately, you could contact Dr. Vijay K.
Labhsetwar, Director, ICID at <icid@icid.
org> and <kulkarni@icid.org> for more
information and/or clarifications, if any.

Free Flow: Reaching Water
Security through cooperation
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has released a
report titled 'Free Flow: Reaching Water
Security through Cooperation,' which
was published in the framework of the
International Year of Water Cooperation.
The report reflects on the progress
and challenges encountered in the
fields of water management and
cooperation around the world. It features
chapters on, inter alia: water diplomacy;
transboundary water management; water
education and institutional development;
financing cooperation; legal framework
at the national/international level; water
cooperation, sustainability and poverty
eradication; and economic development
and water.
The report includes articles presenting the
views of experts on water cooperation from
various regions, including: water diplomacy
in the Middle East; transboundary water
diplomacy in the Mekong region; the Nile
Basin Initiative; efficient and effective
cooperation in the River Rhine catchment;
sharing water in Australia; regional water
cooperation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan
region; participation in the management
of the Niger, Senegal and Congo river
basins; the Murray–Darling Basin Plan;
the transboundary ecosystem of Russia
and Mongolia; Libya's experience in
the management of transboundary
aquifers; and transboundary groundwater
resources management implemented in
the Kumamoto region of Japan.
Please access <http://water-l.iisd.org/
news/unesco-presents-views-on-watercooperation/> for more information.

Impacts of Global Climate
Change on Snow, Glaciers and
Water Resources in the Andes
A Workshop titled “Science Policy
Workshop: Impacts of Global Climate
Change on Snow, Glaciers and Water
Resources in the Andes: Policy

ICID News Update

Take advantage of Irrigation
and Drainage Online
The ICID Journal, Irrigation and
Drainage is available online FREE
via Wile Online library for all ICID
office bearers, work body chairs &
members and national committees.
Special Issue on ‘Soil, Water, and
Vegetation Monitoring and Modelling’
Volume 62.S2 , December 2013 is
now available on the website. Click
on <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
doi/10.1002/ird.v62.S2/issuetoc> for
direct access to the papers in this issue
of irrigation and drainage.

Recommendations for Adaptation
Strategies' was held on 20-21 November
2013 at Quito, Ecuador, aimed to guide
research initiatives and public policy in
search of science-based climate change
adaptation strategies for the Andean
Region. The event brought together
glaciologists, hydrologists, water resources
experts, social scientists, local and national
policy advisers, practitioners, such as
mountain biosphere reserve managers,
and local stakeholders. The participants
included representatives from Argentina,
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, UK
and USA.
The workshop addressed
the optimization of research efforts and
identified science-based policy needs for
climate change adaptation strategies in
the Andean region, with a focus on its
water resources.
The workshop was organized by the
International Hydrological Programme
(IHP) of the UN Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
the Consortium for the Sustainable
Development of the Andean Eco-Region
(CONDESAN), Ecuador's Water Secretariat
(SENAGUA), and the Andean Climate
Change Interamerican Observatory
Network (ACCION), an initiative of the
Energy and Climate Partner-ship of the
Americas (ECPA).
The workshop developed general
recommendations to scientists, policy
advisers and decision makers to the
Andean countries on new research agenda
to guide adaptation policy. It also identified
strategies to successfully implement
adaptation measures in mountain areas,
including moorlands and wetlands.
For more information, please access at
<http://water-l.iisd.org/news/workshopseeks-to-guide-research-science-basedadaptation-strategies-in-the-andeanregion/>

December 2013

WebEx Online Meetings
ICID is happy to announce the beginning
of its virtual meeting platform using WebEx
technology. This technology will help ICID to
organize online meetings in real time over
the web using enhanced, high- quality video.
It is even more like face-to-face meeting.
The initial trial meetings were conducted
during the time of the 1st World Irrigation
Forum (WIF-1) with the Organizing
Committee members to resolve some of
the important issues. After the WIF-1, ICID
has conducted two online meetings with
the Organizing Committee of the 22nd
Drainage to speed-up the activities.
The third virtual meeting of the Management
Board (MB) was conducted on 12 December
2013 from 13:30-15:30 hours. All members
of the MB joined the meeting from their
respective time zones and countries in
the virtual meeting and the meeting was
conducted very smoothly. The MB endorsed
the newly introduced technology for future
virtual meetings of MB. The members
present during the meeting were – (i)

News from ICID National
Committees
Hungary (HUCID)
New postal address of Dr. Sándor Szalai,
President of Hungarian National Committee
of ICID (HUCID) is Secretariat of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Nador
u 7, Budapest, H-1051, Hungary.

India (INCSW)
ICID fraternity extends its warm welcome
to Er. A.B. Pandya (India), who has
assumed the charge of the new Chairman
of Central Water Commission (CWC) and
Indian National Committee on Surface
Water (INCSW). The contact coordinates
of Er. Pandya are:
Chairman, Indian National Committee
on Surface Water (INCSW) and Central
Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of
Water Resources, Govt. of India, Sewa
Bhavan, Room No.315(S), R.K. Puram,
Sector-1, New Delhi 110 066, India.
Tel: +91-11-26108855; Fax:+91-1126108614; E-mail:cmanoff@nic.in
We thank Mr. Bibhas Kumar (India), former
Chairman of CWC & INCSW for his active
support and con-tributions to ICID during
his tenure.

Dr. Gao Zhanyi, President, ICID (Chair); (ii)
VPH. Felix B. Reinders, Chair, PCTA; (ii)
VPH Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chair, PCSO; (iii)
VPH Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Chair, PFC; and (iv)
Er. Avinash Chand Tyagi, Secretary General,
ICID who acted as Member-Secretary of MB.

(IRNCID) Iran
Mr. Rahim Maidani (Iran) will be the new
Chairman of Iranian National Committee
on Irrigation and Drainage (IRNCID) in
place of Mr. Mohammad Reza Attarzadeh.
ICID fraternity extends its warm wel-come
to Mr. Maidani and looks forward to his
active contributions in the activities of ICID.
The contact coordinates of Mr. Rahim
Maidani are:
Chairman, Iranian National Committee on
Irrigation and Drainage (IRNCID)
No. 1, Shahrsaz Lane, Kargozar St.,
Dastgerdi (Zafar) Ave., Tehran, Iran
Tel: (009821) 22257348; Fax: (009821)
22272285; E-mail: irncid@gmail.com
We thank Mr. Mohammad Reza Attarzadeh
(Iran), former Chairman of IRNCID for his
active support and contributions to ICID.

Change of Guards at KCID
(Korea)
The Korean National Committee on
Irrigation and Drainage (KCID) has
informed that Dr. Sang Mu Lee and Mr.
Yongjin Kim have taken over as the new
President and Secretary General of the

As informed at the time of 64th IEC meeting,
all workbody Chairs are requested to make
use of this platform for conducting virtual
meeting with the group members during
the year.

KCID in place of Dr. Park, Jae-Soon and
Dr. Jin-Hoon JO, respectively. The contact
coordinates are:
Dr. Sang Mu Lee, President / Mr. Yongjin
Kim, Secretary General of Korean
National Committee on Irrigation and
Drainage (KCID), #1031-7 Sa-dong,
Sangnok-gu, Ansan-Si; Gyeonggi-do
425-170, Republic of Korea. Tel : +82
31 400 1755/1758, +82 31 400 1759;
Fax : +82 31 406 7278; E-mail : kcidkr@
gmail.com, kcid@ekr.or.kr
ICID fraternity extends its warm welcome to
Dr. Sang Mu Lee and Mr. Yongjin Kim and
expresses its thanks to Dr. Park, Jae-Soon
and Dr. Jin-Hoon JO, former President
and Secretary General of KCID for their
active support and contributions to ICID.

SANCID (South Africa)
The new e-mail and postal address of Prof.
M.F. Viljoen is: Department of Agricultural
Economics, University of the Free State
P.O.Box 339, BLOEMFONTEIN 9301,
South Africa, Tel +27 (0)51 4012213; Fax
+27 (0)514013473, E-mail: viljoenmf@
gmail.com

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India, Tel: 91-11-2611 5679, 91-11-2611 6837, 91-11-2467 9532
Fax: 91-11-2611 5962; E-mail: icid@icid.org; Website: http://www.icid.org
Editor: Dr. V.K. Labhsetwar, Director; DTP: Keshav Dev Tanwar, Central Office

6

ICID News Update

December 2013

News Update Dec 2013

More Related Content

What's hot (18)

Similar to News Update Dec 2013 (20)

More from Yaser Barghi (8)

Recently uploaded (20)

News Update Dec 2013