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ICID Foundation Day

ICID celebrates its Foundation Day on 24 June. It is a matter of great pride for ICID fraternity spread across the globe to observe the ‘ICID Foundation Day’. It gives us the opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves to the mission of the Commission. ICID encourage all National Committees/ Committee / Direct Members to commemorate the day as ‘ICID Foundation Day’.

All National Committees/Committee are requested to celebrate the ‘Foundation Day of ICID’ by organizing a variety of events like scientific/professional meetings, brainstorming sessions, essay and drawing competitions to create awareness about the current hot issues on water and food security etc.

ICID75 Platinum Jubilee Celebration: Indo-Global Irrigation Summit 2025

The Indo-Global Irrigation Summit 2025 was held in New Delhi, India on 24-25 June 2025 by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) as part of its Platinum Jubilee Celebrations under the aegis of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, bringing together global leaders in water management, irrigation experts, and representatives from international and national financing agencies and governments. The main theme of the Summit is “Best Irrigation Practices for Water and Food Security”. The Summit was attended by over 300 delegates representing water resource departments, international agencies, and private innovators, etc.

This landmark event brought together national and international stakeholders to explore cutting-edge irrigation technologies, sustainable water management, and food security strategies.

The inaugural Session was graced by:

Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti
HE Hon. Ms Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia
Dr. Marco Arcieri, President, ICID
Mr. Mukesh Puri, IAS, CMD, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd
Dr. R.K. Gupta, Secretary General, ICID

With participation from:

President Hon. Prof. Dr. Chandra Madramootoo
President Hon. Eng. Felix Reinders
Vice President ANAFIDE Prof. El - Houssine Bartali
Ms. Cristina Clemente Martinez, DG, Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Spain – Virtual participation

Insightful deliberations from esteemed international organizations:

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) - Mr. Salman Maher, Senior Land & Water Officer; and Mr. Krishnan Pallassana, Senior Specialist
IWMI (International Water Management Institute) - Dr. Mark Smith, Director General (virtual participation), and Mr. Alok K. Sikka, Country Representative – India & Bangladesh
World Bank - Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director-Water
ESCAP - Ms. Mikiko Tanaka, Head, Sub-Regional Office for South and South-West Asia, The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Ms. Alexia Michels, Senior Water Resources Specialist; and Dr. Takeshi Ueda, Director
…alongside several other global leaders in sustainable agriculture and water systems.

For more information, please visit https://icid-ciid.org/inner_page/265

Website: https://igis2025.icidonline.org

75th ICID Foundation Day Celebration, 24 June 2024

ICID celebrated the 75th ICID Foundation Day Celebration by organizing a virtual technical event, which was participated by the invited participants from the member National Committees/ Committee, and Past and Present Office Bearers. Secretary General Eng. Ashwin B. Pandya welcomed the participants and introduced the speakers and the topic of their presentations. Presentations includes: "Irrigation Structures of the Roman Empire: Accumulation, conveyance and distribution systems" by Dr. Marco Arcieri, President ICID; "FAO's Work on Irrigation Development for Food Security and Climate Resilience" by Dr. Lifeng Li, Director, FAO Land and Water Division; "75 Years of ICID and its Contribution" by Eng. Felix Reinders, President Hon. ICID; and Presentation by Dr. Eriberto Eulisse, Executive Director, UNESCO Global Network of Water Museums; followed by the congratulatory messages from Past and Present Office Bearers of ICID, and National Committee representatives.

Presentations:

Live Video Recording

ICID@70 Coffee Table Book

ICID's 70th Anniversary Publication
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ICID's 70th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE VOLUME (1950-2020)

A Coffee Table Book was released as part of the ICID's 70th Anniversary Celebration which showcases key milestones achieved by the Commission in its efforts to make a water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development. The book is also a house of information about the global status of irrigation and drainage and professionals will find it very useful.

The ICID@70 Coffee Table Book was released by President Felix Reinders during the 71st International Executive Council Meeting held virtually in two sessions on 7th December and 8th December 2020.