ICID : 6th Water for Food, Marseille 2012 : Activities

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

Managing water for sustainable agriculture

Water for food and rural development

Activities

October 2011	Prof. Dr. Bart Schultz, Chair (TF-WWF6) and Co-coordinator (Key Priority 2.2) participated in the 1st Thematic and Regional Coordinators meeting held on 27 October 2011 at Paris, France During the 6nd IEC and 21st ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, held at Tehran, Iran – the 2nd meeting of the TF and a Special session on Water for FAO Security with FAO were held
August 2011	The Chair of the Task Force, President Hon. Bart Schultz, has sent a letter on 8 August 2011 to the TSG Coordinator / Alternate of Targets, 4, 5, 6, 7 drawing their attention to the Updated Metaplan; 500 words; Action Plan; Target and Solutions Group Report; Form for Registering TSG contributors to the online working space; Solution Template; Target Citation with a request to check the information provided in the above documents are OK with a copy to Pasquale Steduto and Anna Dupont.
June 2011	WWC invited ICID for a meeting on 8 June 2011 to meet other WWC members and Governors. This meeting provided an opportunity to exchange with other members and learn more about the Council’s ongoing activities. Besides, WWC invited ICID as an Observer for their 42nd Board of Governors meeting, which was held on 9 and 10 June 2011.From ICID, Mr. Jacques Plantey (AFEID) attend the meeting on 8 June 2011.
May 2011	A circular letter was sent to Members of the TF, Chairmen of Workbodies ,and National Committees / Committee of ICID inviting them to nominate persons who would like to be involved in the further development of certain targets of the Forum as per the Target list. An International Conference on “Towards the 6th World Water Forum – Cooperative Actions for Water Security was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 12-13 May 2011, in which Secretary General M. Gopalakrishnan participated. A Concept Note in the light of the Process development framework “From targets to solutions” adopted by the WWC and International Forum Committee, which sets successive steps for development of proposals on solution of urgent water problems towards the 6th WWF was prepared by the Regional Process Commission: Central Asia Cross-Continental Process. A brief article “ICID Prepares for the 6th World Water Forum” as prepared by Chairman Bart Schultz was published in the 2011/2 issue of the ICID News.
March 2011	Circular letter sent to all National Committee / Committee; Chairs of Workbodies; Members of TF-WWF6 and Office-Bearers solicited comments on the ‘First Survey on the Thematic Priority’ through `Virtual Survey’. Letter inviting Workbody Chairs to become the members of the Task Force was sent on 31 March 2011. A side meeting of the Task Force was also held on 14 March 2011 on the occasion of the 24th European Regional Conference, where President Prof. Chandra Madramootoo chaired the meeting. Outcome of the Task Force meeting was sent to all members of the TF.
January 2011	Reminder letter sent to Chairs of all ICID National Committees / Committee and Chairs of all ICID Workbodies inviting comments on the brief report on the status of the preparations of the key priority issues on “Ensuring Food Security” of WWF6 especially inputs from workbody chairs in order to bring core issues for consideration. Circular letter sent to all the Members of the TF-WWF6; Chairs of Workbodies and Chairs of National Committees / Committee of ICID along with the revised ‘Background note and draft targets ensuring food security’. These documents formed the basis for discussions at the 2nd Stakeholders Consultation meeting held on 17-18 January 2011 in Paris. The 2nd Stakeholder Consultation Meeting was held on 17 and 18 January 2011 in Paris where the Core groups stand formed on each one of the 12 key priority issues. WWF6 invited ICID to be one of the members of the Nucleus Core Group on “Contribute to food security by optimal use of water”. ICID nominated President Hon. Bart Schultz and was accepted by the Thematic Process Commission / 6th Forum Secretariat.

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