

No matter how efficiently our crops are watered, sooner or later we need to have a well-functioning drainage system for complete in-field water management. Damaging impacts of drainage water disposal resulting in pollution of water sources have always been of great concern. ICID has been organizing International Drainage Workshops since 1983 with the main emphasis on ‘Land Drainage’ design and construction. Over the years, the focus shifted further to ‘Modern Drainage’ where the concerns about the disposal of the drainage water and the methods to reduce environmental adverse impacts were given a priority.
The latest, 13th International Drainage Workshop was held at Iran in March 2017, which steered the discussion on ‘Beyond modern land drainage’. The theme Drainage and Environmental Sustainability enabled deliberations on the following while considering the importance of sustainable drainage systems.
- Measures to improve drainage water quality;
- Measures to a lower volume of drainage water.
- Adoption of new design criteria in favor of the environment;
- Application of alternative drainage methods.
forthcoming event(s) -
Date | Details | Location/Country |
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May 30, 2024 - Jun 01, 2024 | 14th International Drainage Workshop![]() Theme - Modernization of Irrigation and Drainage Systems for Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development NC Contact : Dr. Bahrom Gaforzoda, Secretary, Tajikistan National Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (TajNCID), Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, 5/1 Shamsi str., Dushanbe, 734064 |
Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Past Event(s)+
Past International Drainage Workshops
Date | Details | Location/Country |
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Mar 04, 2017 - Mar 07, 2017 | 13th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Drainage and Environmental Sustainability Topics - Topics: (i) Measures to lower volume of drainage water; (ii) Measures to improve drainage water quality; (iii) Adaption of new design criteria in favour of the environment; and (iv) Application of alternative drainage methods NC Contact : Mr. Mehrzad Ehsani, Secretary General, IRNCID Iranian National Committee on Irrigation, and Drainage (IRNCID), Iran Water Resources Management Company, No. 517, North Palestine St., below Zarathustra, P.O Box: 1415855641, Tehran |
Ahwaz City, Iran |
Jun 23, 2014 - Jun 27, 2014 | 12th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Drainage on Waterlogged Agricultural Areas Topics - Sub-topics: (a) New equipment and modern technology drainage construction in wetlands; (b) Ef?ciency of the use of reclaimed land and socio-economic aspects of the use of reclaimed land; (c) Drainage design and methods of calculating; (d) Advanced training of specialists: constructors and engineers in the ?eld of drainage systems management and operation; (e) An integrated approach to the management of drainage and environmental protection; (f) Using reclaimed land for agricultural purposes; and (g) History of the drainage system development. NC Contact : Dr. (Mrs.) Irena G. Bondarik, Secretary General, National Committee of the Russian Federation on Irrigation and Drainage (RUCID) VNIIGiM, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Room 410, B. Akademicheskaya ul. 44 bl. 2, 127550, Moscow |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Sep 23, 2012 - Sep 27, 2012 | 11th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Agricultural Drainage Needs and Future Priorities NC Contact : The Secretary, Egyptian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ENCID), Coastal Protection Building, Fum Ismailia Canal, Shoubra El-Kheima - P.O. Box 40, Cairo |
Cairo, Egypt |
Jul 06, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008 | 10th International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Ms. Anu Nemvalts, Chairman, ICID National Committee of Estonia (ESTICID)., Saku, Teaduse 2, 7550 |
Helsinki, Finland/ Tallinn, Estonia |
Sep 10, 2003 - Sep 13, 2003 | 9th International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Mr. Ir. Bert Pijpers, Treasurer, Duo Advies, Herenstraat 33C, 3512 KB Utrecht |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
Jan 13, 2000 - Feb 04, 2000 | 8th International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Mr. Avanti Verma, Director, Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (INCID) C/o Remote Sensing Directorate, Central Water Commission, Department of Water Resources (RD and GR) , Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India, 425(N), Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110066 |
New Delhi, India |
Nov 17, 1997 - Nov 21, 1997 | 7th International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Mr. Mohamad Radzi Bin Abdul Talib, Chairman, Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID) Director of Division of Irrigation and Agriculture Drainage, C/o Drainage and Irrigation Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry Malaysia, 2nd Floor, Galeria PJH No. 29 Precint 4, 62570 Putrajaya |
Penang, Malaysia |
Apr 21, 1996 - Apr 23, 1996 | 6th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Drainage and the Environment NC Contact : Mr. Peter Pribozic, Slovenian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (SINCID), SLOVENSKO DRU'TVO ZA NAMAKANJE IN, 1000 LJUBLJANA |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Feb 08, 1992 - Feb 15, 1992 | 5th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Subsurface Drainage on Problematic Irrigated Soils: Sustainability and Cost Effectiveness NC Contact : Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Chairman, Pakistan National Committee on Irrigation Drainage (PANCID), Chief Engineering Adviser/Cha, Office of the Chief Engineering, Plot No. 6, Ataturk Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad |
Lahore, Pakistan |
Feb 23, 1990 - Feb 24, 1990 | 4th International Drainage Workshop Theme - Land Drainage NC Contact : The Secretary, Egyptian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ENCID), Coastal Protection Building, Fum Ismailia Canal, Shoubra El-Kheima - P.O. Box 40, Cairo |
Cairo, Egypt |
Dec 05, 1987 - Dec 12, 1987 | 3rd International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Ms. Jane Townsend, Executive Director, U.S. National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID), 1521 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
Dec 05, 1982 - Dec 12, 1982 | 2nd International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Ms. Jane Townsend, Executive Director, U.S. National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID), 1521 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Washington, USA |
May 16, 1978 - May 17, 1978 | 1st International Drainage Workshop NC Contact : Mr. Ir. Bert Pijpers, Treasurer, Duo Advies, Herenstraat 33C, 3512 KB Utrecht |
Wageningen, Netherlands |