The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). ICID, through its network of professionals spread across more than a hundred countries, has facilitated sharing of experiences and transfer of water management technology for over half-a-century. [More... ]

Recognizing that the benefit of science and technology can only be realized through innovation and moving with the changing technologies, ICID brings all stakeholders in its core activities under one umbrella. [More...]

Hearty welcome to:

WAPCOS Limited, India

India Water Foundation, India

SU/YAPI Engineering & Consulting 

Inc., Turkey

63rd IEC & 7th Asian Regional Conference, Adelaide, Australia

| Inaugural address | Opening Remarks
| President's Corner |

- UNESCO-IHE e-Learning Program, 01 Mar 2013 to 05 Jul 2013

- Masteral Studies in Agricultural Water Management Program, WEM/AIT, Thailand and UNESCO-IHE [For

Scholarships - World Bank, NFP]

- Short Course on Water Care - Water Quality Management, 6-10 May 2013, Durban South Africa

Mr. Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities addressed the gathering through pre-recorded video. President Dr. Gao Zhanyi delivered the keynote speech on ‘Water and Irrigation for Food Security’.. [More...]
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63rd IEC - Press Release

63rd IEC/ Workbody Meetings - Technical Presentations

Nominations are invited for the WatSave Awards 2013 from across the world to recognize outstanding contributions to water saving/ conservation in agriculture. The awards are given in four categories viz. (i) Technology, (ii) Innovative Water Management, (iii) Young Professionals, and (iv) Farmer. Each award consists of an appreciation Plaque and US $ 2000 in cash. The deadline for receipt of the entries is 31st May 2013. [More..]

Sponsored by: Turkish National Committee, ICID (TUCID)

Asia/ Pacific Regional Workshops on "Future of irrigation modernization" and “Strengthening regional capacity for irrigation revitalization” were held from 28 February to 6 March 2013 at Nanjing, China. [More...]

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have reiterated their keen interest in active participation in the First World Irrigation Forum in Mardin, Turkey, from 29 September-3 October 2013 at the highest level. Dr. Gao Zhanyi, President and Er. Avinash C. Tyagi, Secretary General, visited FAO and IFAD offices to hold detailed discussions with them on various technical aspects of the forthcoming First World Irrigation Forum. 

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1st World Irrigation Forum and 64th IEC Meeting, 29 September - 5 October 2013, Mardin, Turkey. [More...]

— EasyChair (online paper submission)

— Online Regisration

22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea. Website: http://www.icid2014.org

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Australia - Newly elected IAL Chairman, Mr. Ian Moorhouse and Mr. Duane Findley, CEO.

Irrigation Australia 2013, 28-30 May 2013, Griffith, NSW

Italy - Dr. Marco Arcieri, Secretary General, Comitato Nazionale Italiano ICID (ITAL-ICID)

Japan - Mr. Kanehiko Shindo, Secretary General, Japanese National Committee, ICID (JNC-ICID)

Nepal - Er. Shiva Kumar Sharma
Chairman, Nepal National Committee, ICID (NENCID)

Thailand - 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, 16-20 May 2013, Chiang Mai, Thailand

FENACORE held its 15th Conference on the theme “The Importance of Irrigation in the New Water Management Planning”. Ms. Liana Ardiles, Director General of Water, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), chaired the Opening Session..

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