

Today, agriculture consumes 70 percent of all global water withdrawn for consumptive use, up to 95 percent in several arid and semi-arid countries. In fact, irrigated agriculture has played a major role in the development of rural economies, supporting economic growth and poverty reduction. The irrigation water, passing from its source to the field and then finally consume by crops, has been through many links, including water resources allocation, conveyance, distribution, irrigation, soil evaporation and plant transpiration, etc. So, corresponding measures should be taken at each of these links. In order to reflect the essence of water-saving irrigation in a comprehensive and objective way and make the issue less complicated, the irrigation water consumption, irrigation water using efficiency, and engineering and technical requirements, etc. have been selected as the key criteria on water saving in irrigated land.
There is a vast range of techniques and technologies available for minimizing water losses and maximizing water saving in agriculture and efficient use of irrigation water, ranging from simple tubes for field water application to sophisticated canal automation and telemetry. Water saving practices in irrigated agriculture can be categorized as engineering, management, technology, technique, policies and institutional. The success of these parameters depends on the level of their integration and socio-economic dimensions of a given locality. The modern irrigation knows how to use less water to produce more agriculture products.
Mandate: The working group discussed the scoping document during the meeting which was accepted in general however some new idea emerged which WG decided to consider in the work plan. WG recommended the following mandate: (a) water accounting and irrigation auditing (and other ancillary uses); (b) irrigation water measuring devices; (c) assessment of water loss in various components of irrigation systems; (d) various methods and techniques used for water saving in irrigation; (e) policies and strategies for irrigation water saving; (f) charging for Irrigation Services; (g) success stories and best management practices in water saving; (h) tools and processes applied in irrigation water saving; (i) outreach of water saving technologies; and (j) WatSave Awards.
Sl. No. | Name | Country | Membership | |
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1 | Mr. Mehrzad Ehsani | ehsani2@gmail.com | Iran | Chair |
2 | Mr. Mortaza Yazdekhasti | Yazdekhasti_m@yahoo.com | Iran | Secretary |
3 | Mr. Abijit Joshi - Direct Member | joshi.abhijit@jains.com | India | Member |
4 | Er. Isomiddin Akramov | isomiddinakramov@gmail.com | Uzbekistan | Member |
5 | Dr. Tasuku Kato | taskkato@cc.tuat.ac.jp | Japan | Member |
6 | Dr. Ray Shyan Wu | raywu@ncu.edu.tw | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
7 | Prof. Michele Pernoila | info@italicid.it | Italy | Member |
8 | Ms. Jianxin Mu | jianxin.mu@gmail.com | China | Member |
9 | Mr. S. Mohanarajah | mohanarajah@sltnet.lk | Sri Lanka | Member |
10 | Prof. (Ms.) Kyung Sook Choi | ks.choi@knu.ac.kr | South Korea | Member |
11 | Dr. P. Soman - Direct Member | dr.soman@jains.com | India | Member |
12 | Dr. Mohamed Hassan Amer | Egypt | Member | |
13 | Mr. Ian William Makin | ianwmakin@gmail.com | United Kingdom | Observer |
14 | Mr. Kamal Kumar Jangid | ipodte@nic.in | India | Provisional Member |
15 | Mr. Dhuha Mahmood Hussein | duha.mahmood@yahoo.com | Iraq | Provisional Member |
16 | Dr. Joe Stevens | joe.stevens@up.ac.za | South Africa | Provisional Member |
17 | Mr. Yalçin Dalgin | yalcinda@dsi.gov.tr | Turkey | Provisional Member |
18 | Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Sheikh | ashfaq_sheikh@hotmail.com | Pakistan | Provisional Member |
19 | Eng. (Ms.) Hala Ramadan El-Sayed Ismail | Egypt | Provisional Member | |
20 | Dr. Mohamed El-Hagarey | Egypt | Provisional Member | |
21 | Ir. Felipe Dantas | felipe.dantas@valmont.com | Australia | Provisional Member |
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Mr. Mehrzad Ehsani
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1. Water use efficiency: Benefits flow from SA water innovation to irrigation schemes