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Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA)- WG on Non-Conventional Water Res. and Env. Protection (WG-NWREP)
- Working Group on Irrigation Water Management and Development (WG-IWM&D)
- Working Group on Climate Change and Agricultural Water Management (WG-CLIMATE)
- WG on Instnl. and Orgnl. Aspects of Modrn. of Irrig. Dev. and Mgmt. Supported by VE (WG-I&OMVE)
- WG on Sustainable Coastal Environment Regeneration (WG-SCER)
- WG on Irrig. and Drain. in the States under Socio-Eco. Trans. (WG-IDSST)
- WG on Capacity Devt., Training and Edu. (WG-CDTE)
- Intl. Research Program for Irrig. and Drainage (IRPID)
- WG on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
- ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
- TF for Updating and Mainten. of Multiling. Tech. Dict. (TF-MTD)
- TF to Guide ICID Inputs to 11th World Water Forum (TF-WWF11)
- WG on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE-N)
- WG on Water Harvesting for Managing Water Scarcity (WG-WHMWS)
- Working Group on Land Drainage (WG-LDRG)
- International Network of Service Providers for Irrigation Excellence (INSPIRE)
- Task Force on Women Empowerment in Water Management (TF – WEWM)
+Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA) +- WG on Non-Conventional Water Res. and Env. Protection (WG-NWREP)
- Working Group on Irrigation Water Management and Development (WG-IWM&D)
- Working Group on Climate Change and Agricultural Water Management (WG-CLIMATE)
- WG on Instnl. and Orgnl. Aspects of Modrn. of Irrig. Dev. and Mgmt. Supported by VE (WG-I&OMVE)
- WG on Sustainable Coastal Environment Regeneration (WG-SCER)
- WG on Irrig. and Drain. in the States under Socio-Eco. Trans. (WG-IDSST)
- WG on Capacity Devt., Training and Edu. (WG-CDTE)
- Intl. Research Program for Irrig. and Drainage (IRPID)
- WG on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
- ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
- TF for Updating and Mainten. of Multiling. Tech. Dict. (TF-MTD)
- TF to Guide ICID Inputs to 11th World Water Forum (TF-WWF11)
- WG on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE-N)
- WG on Water Harvesting for Managing Water Scarcity (WG-WHMWS)
- Working Group on Land Drainage (WG-LDRG)
- International Network of Service Providers for Irrigation Excellence (INSPIRE)
- Task Force on Women Empowerment in Water Management (TF – WEWM)
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Vision
A water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development.
Mission
Working together towards sustainable agriculture water management through inter-disciplinary approaches to economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound irrigation, drainage and flood management.
Vision
A water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development.
Mission
Working together towards sustainable agriculture water management through inter-disciplinary approaches to economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound irrigation, drainage and flood management.
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is a leading scientific, technical, and professional not-for-profit international organization working in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management to the promote and achieve sustainable agriculture water management.
READ MOREPresident’s Participation
Italian National Committee of ICID (ITAL-ICID) Organized a Special Lecture on “Evolution of Greenhouses Gas Fluxes in Irrigated Agriculture”, Rome, Italy READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri Participated in the Rome Water Dialogue 2024 Organized by the FAO, 17 October 2024 READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri participated in UN FAO International Soil and Water Forum 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, 9 - 11 December 2024 READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri attended the 19th INWEPF Steering Meeting and Symposium, Pattaya, Thailand, 12-14 December, 2024 READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri was recognized with the Italian Excellency in the World Award during the Italian Knowledge Leaders 2024 held on 26 November 2024 at Sala della Protomoteca, Campidoglio, Rome READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri was recognized during the XIII Edizione del Premio Heraclea organized on 11 August 2024 in Policoro, Italy. READ MORE
President Dr. Arcieri Marco visited Uzbekistan and held discussions with senior-level government officials and National Committee members. READ MORE
President Dr. Marco Arcieri and SG Pandya with other participating Office Bearers at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. READ MORE
Our Mission
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage has six goals to achieve
A water secure World free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development as part of its Vision 2030
WHO WE ARE
Forthcoming Events
6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Tackling Irrigation Development and Water Management Crises in Africa
Date : Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 18, 2025
Location : Nigeria. READ MORE
11th International Micro Irrigation Conference
Theme : Micro Irrigation - Sustainable future for Water and Agriculture
Date : Apr 27, 2025 - Apr 29, 2025
Location : Iraq. READ MORE
76th International Executive Council Meeting
Date : Sep 07, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
Location : Malaysia. READ MORE
4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4)
Theme : Is Irrigation a sunset industry?
Date : Sep 07, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
Location : Malaysia. READ MORE
77th International Executive Council Meeting
Date : Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026
Location : France. READ MORE
26th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Agriculture and climate change: stakes and levers for irrigation and drainage
Date : Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 17, 2026
Location : France. READ MORE
5th World Irrigation Forum (WIF5)
Theme : Modernization of Irrigation Systems
Date : Jan 01, 2027 - Jan 01, 2027
Location : China. READ MOREAwards
WatSave
Improving water efficiency is an imminent challenge faced in agriculture today. There is a need to innovate and change existing water policies... READ MORE
Best Performing Workbody Award (BPWA)
BPWA 2022 presented to African Regional Working Group for promoting links and networking among the African countries. READ MORE
World Irrigation and Drainage Prize
To recognize and promote commendable work done in food security and sustainable water utilization around the world. READ MORE
World Heritage Irrigation Structures
To recognize irrigation and draingae structure - more than 100 years old; Shall fall under one of the categories: (1) Dams (operational largely for irrigation purpose)... READ MORE
Best Performing National Committee
Presented triennially at every ICID Congress, with the main objective to recognize the contributions made by a National Committee to fulfill ICID’s mission and objectives... READ MORE
Mr. Bruno Grawitz
Vice President
Prof. Dr. Sylvester Mpandeli
Vice President
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Mr. Kushvinder Vohra
Vice President
Dr. Fuqiang Tian
Vice President
Dr. Vadim Sokolov
Vice President
Dr. Watchara Suiadee
Vice President
Mr. Mohamed Bouaam
Vice President
Dato’ Ir. Mohd Azmi Bin Ismail
Vice President
Dr. Bakhrom Gaforzoda
Vice President
Dr. Marco Arcieri
President
Dr. R.K. Gupta
Secretary General
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48
Active National Committees/ Committee
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323.374
Irrigrated Area
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186.903
Drained Area
(Mha) -
45208
Sprinkler Irrigation
(Kha) -
21658.087
Micro Irrigation
(Kha)
Any geographical area independently administered by a sovereign government and interested to participate in the Commission's activities to work together towards a water-efficient management system is eligible to become a National Committee (NC)... READ MORE
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