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The triennial World Irrigation Forum (WIF) aims to bring together all the stakeholders relevant to the field of irrigation, drainage and other aspects of water management.
WIF is a multi-sectoral platform creating avenues for discussions and engagement for everyone, the governments of relevant countries, policymakers the multi-lateral and bi-lateral organizations, civil society institutions, the grass-root farmers as well as corporate leaders. Every WIF attracts veterans, experts, and acclaimed researchers and academicians from various sectors to bring all possible issues and forthcoming solutions to the forum concerning the sector. The WIF3 took place in Bali, Indonesia, in 2019 and attracted over fifteen hundred participants. The WIF4 was successfully held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in September 2025 with a record number of participants.
In the face of depleting freshwater resources, a growing population, and emerging global health concerns as a result of global warming and climate change, WIF provides an open space for the world irrigation community and interested development professionals to find solutions to problems plaguing the agriculture and water landscape globally. A unique platform for sharing and learning by engaging and in the process creating knowledge and disseminating it globally.
The World Irrigation Forum stimulates and promotes collaborative actions and discussions towards sustainable solutions to water management in agriculture. Core activities covered under WIF are
- Exchange of latest irrigation and drainage policies, practices, innovations, and technologies;
- Exploring and formulating concrete inter-disciplinary proposals;
- Development of liaison/ collaboration among various national / international institutions/ organizations/ private sector working for irrigated agriculture; and
- Advocacy for political commitments
4th WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
The Fourth World Irrigation Forum (WIF4) together with the 76th International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting was held from 7-13 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in cooperation with the Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID). The main theme of the WIF4 is "Is Irrigation a Sunset Industry?" with Four Sub-themes:(ST-1): Challenges of irrigation and drainage for food security in the changing world; (ST-2): Technology and modernization in the agricultural sector towards food security; (ST-3): Innovation policy, service delivery, and financing mechanisms to meet the challenges of the future; and (ST-4): Nature-based solutions in agriculture to foster ecological resilience.
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forthcoming event(s) -
| Date | Details | Location/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 01, 2027 - Sep 01, 2027 | 5th World Irrigation Forum (WIF5)  Theme - Modernization of Irrigation Systems NC Contact : Prof. Dr. Wenyong Wu, Secretary General, Chinese National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (CNCID), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), A1, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100038 Email : wenyongwu@126.com Mobile : +86 13810689476 Email : gaolh@iwhr.com, cncid_office@sina.com, lihui.gao@qq.com, Fax : +86 10 6878 1153 Tel. : +86 10 6878 1193 |
Guoce International Conference & Exhibition Center, Beijing, China |
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