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62nd International Executive Council Meeting, Tehran, Iran [Previous Agendas]

61st International Executive Council Meeting, Yogyakarta, Indonesia [Previous Minutes]

Tehran 2011

The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Iran's Agriculture, Ali Reza Massah Bavani

Present situation of small scale hydropower generation using agricultural water in Japan - As a kind of multi-functionality of agricultural water, Inosako, Koji

The Agriculture Multifunctionality - Current experience in Italy, M.E. Venezian Scarascia and Graziano Ghinassi

Increasing or Reducing Irrigation Water - Global debate on irrigation water use

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established on 24 June, 1950 as a Scientific, Technical and Voluntary Not-for-profit Non-Governmental International Organization (NGO) with headquarters in New Delhi, India.

The Commission is dedicated to enhancing the worldwide supply of food and fibre for all people by improving water and land management and the productivity of irrigated and drained lands through appropriate management of water, environment and application of irrigation, drainage and flood management techniques. [For more information contact http://www.icid.org]

To execute and promote suitable crop-water and environmental models under hydric constraints; to promote methods to optimize irrigation water supplied under different agro-pedoclimatic conditions; to study methods and techniques for irrigation scheduling and to include use of rain and irrigation for sustained crop production and environment; and to promote appropriate techniques and models for environmental enhancement following UNCED’s Agenda 21.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Working Group supports work to promote the sustainable use of natural resources for crop production. The Group aims to develop guidelines, methodologies, techniques and models for sustainable and integrated management of such resources.

Established : 1986

Completion of the Mandate : 2013

Members: (1) VP Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman (UK, 1993), (2) Mr. L.C. Tollefson Vice Chairman, 2009 (Canada, 1993); (3) Dr. K. Yella Reddy, Secretary, 2009 (India, 2009) (4) VPH Dr. B.I. Maticic (Slovenia, 1987); (5) Prof. M.E.V. Scarascia (Italy, 1988); (6) Prof. R.G. Allen (USA, 1991); (7) VPH Prof. Cai Lingen (China, 1995); (8) Mr. Tai Cheol Kim (Korea, 1996); (9) Mr. Chen Yih-Rong (Chinese Taipei, 2001); (10) Mr. Vincente Carelon (Spain, 2003); (11) Dr. Andrew Sanewe (South Africa, 2005); (12) Dr. Florent Maraux (France, 2006); (13) Ms Jaleh Vaziri (Iran, 2009); (14) Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz (Pakistan, 2009); (15) Dr. Kozi Inosako (Japan, 2010) and (16) Secretary General, ICID

Permanent Observers: (i) FAO Representative; (ii) Mr. Herbert H. van Lier (CIGR) and (iii) Prof. D. Wrachien (Italy) (iv) ICRISAT Representative