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Glimpses of the 66th IEC and 26th ERC meetings

The Council elected Prof. Dr. Charlotte de Fraiture (The Netherlands), Mr. Ian Makin (UK), and Prof. Abdelhafid DEBBARH (Morocco) as Vice Presidents for the period 2015-18.

The WatSave Award were presented to:     

• Technology – “Technology for Water Saving, Pollution Prevention and Emission Reduction of Paddy Rice” by Mr. Li Xinjian (China)
   
• Innovative Water Management – “Crop Rotation: An Approach to Save Irrigation Water under Water Scarcity in Egypt” by Prof. Samiha Ouda and Prof. Abd-El-Hafeez-Zohry (Egypt)
   
• Farmers’ – “Group Farming and Micro Irrigation a Way to Prosperity” by Mr. Bhagwan M. Kapse (India)

The Wiley-Blackwell 2015 Best Paper Award was awarded to Dr. Willem F. Vlotman and Mr. Clarke Ballard for their paper titled “Water, Food and Energy Supply Chains for a Green Economy”, published in Special Issue: First World Irrigation Forum, April 2014, Volume 63, Issue 2, of Irrigation and Drainage – the Journal of ICID. The award was given during 66th IEC meeting on 11-16 October 2015, Montpellier, France.

• The Council elected Prof. Dr. Charlotte de Fraiture (The Netherlands), Mr. Ian Makin (UK), and Prof. Abdelhafid DEBBARH (Morocco) as Vice Presidents for the period 2015-18.
   
• The Council adopted ICID Vision 2030, including its Mission, six organizational Goals and how ICID will contribute to them. The Council set up a mechanism to chalk out an Action Plan for achieving those Goals.
   
• Approval to set up of a Technical Support Unit (TSU) in ICID with a core group Chaired by President and consisting of Chairs – PCSO, PCTA, ASWRG, AFRWG and representatives contributing to the Capacity Development Fund as its members, and SG
  • Approval of the establishment of the Working Groups on:
  • Irrigation Development and Management (Chair: VPH Francois Brelle);
  • Water Savings in Irrigated Areas (Chair: Ehsani);
  • Capacity Development, Training and Education (VP Abdelhafid Debbarh); and
  • Task Force to Guide ICID Inputs to World Water Forum 8 (TF-WWF8)
  • Approval to establish ICID-YPF group on Linkedin portal which will be duly mentored

• The Wiley-Blackwell 2015 Best Paper Award was awarded to Dr. Willem F. Vlotman and Mr. Clarke Ballard for their paper titled “Water, Food and Energy Supply Chains for a Green Economy”, published in issue 63.2 of Irrigation and Drainage – the Journal of ICID. The award was given during 66th IEC meeting on 11-16 October 2015, Montpellier, France.
   
• The WatSave Award were presented to:     
  • Technology – “Technology for Water Saving, Pollution Prevention and Emission Reduction of Paddy Rice” by Mr. Li Xinjian (China)
  • Innovative Water Management – “Crop Rotation: An Approach to Save Irrigation Water under Water Scarcity in Egypt” by Prof. Samiha Ouda and Prof. Abd-El-Hafeez-Zohry (Egypt)
  • Farmers’ – “Group Farming and Micro Irrigation a Way to Prosperity” by Mr. Bhagwan M. Kapse (India)

• Total sixteen irrigation structures were included in the ICID Register of Heritage Irrigation Structures (9 Approved + 7 Provisional).

• • China

1.   Quebei Pond

2.   Tuoshan Weir

3.   Zhuji Shadoof Irrigation System

• • Thailand

1.   Rangsit Canal and Chulalongkorn Regulator

2.   Sa Reed Phong Dam

• • Japan

1.   Irukaike Reservoir

2.   Kumedaika Reservoir

3.   Sadaiyousui Irrigation System

4.   Uwae Irrigation Canal

5.   Genbegawa Irrigation Canal (Provisional)

6.   Jikkasegi Irrigation System (Provisional)

7.   Minamiieki-kawaguchi-yusui Irrigation System (Provisional)

8.   Murayama Rokkamura-segi Irrigation Canal (Provisional)

9.   Takinoyusegi and Ohkawarasegi Irrigation System (Provisional)

10. Tokiwako Reservoir (Provisional)

11. Uchikawa Irrigation System (Provisional)

• The Scheme for Recognition of Heritage Irrigation Structures (HIS) laying down the category and criteria of recognition, the method of adjudication and the nomination form.
   
• Approval to organize –
  • 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage, 26-28 April 2016, Cairo, Egypt
  • 67th IEC Meeting, 2016 and 2nd World Irrigation Forum, 6-13 November 2016, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • 13th International Drainage Workshop, March 2017, Ahvaz City, Iran
  • 68th IEC and 23rd Congress, 8-14 October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
  • 69th IEC, Saskatoon, Canada, 2018 (In principle)
  • 8th Asian Regional Conference, 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal (In principle)
• Approved the direct membership of:
  • Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., India (Company)
  • Md. Samiul Ahsan Talucder, Bangladesh (YP – Individual)
  • Mr. Aytekin Turgay, Turkey (Life Membership - Individual)
  • Prof. Prashanta Kumar Bordoloi, India (Life Membership - Individual)