Future is often the reflection of the past. The rapid changes that are taking place around the world over a few decades have, however, cautioned us to learn from it. One can learn by studying the past processes, the causes of successes and failures, despite new complexities.
Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST) has worked over the years to motivate ICID National Committees in various countries to set up their national working groups and provide guidance to compile, publish, update and/or translate documents on the history of irrigation, drainage, flood management, and river engineering, incorporating relevant agricultural, political, socio-economic, climatologic and geographic aspects for proper understanding of the technological developments. The WG has brought out many outstanding publications and presently working on finalizing a book on “Historical Water Sustainability” planned to be released during the 74th IEC Meeting, Vizag, India, November 2013. The Group also organizes a History Seminar at the time of ICID Congresses, on a regular basis.
Notification No. 2 of 2018 - Establishment of WG-HIST
Committee on assembling irrigation efficiency data (1974-1978) Constituted as Committee on History of Irrigation (1978). Renamed as Committee on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (C-HIST) in the year 1998 and again renamed as Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST) in the year 2000
(a) To motivate ICID National Committees in various countries to set up their National Working Groups on History; (b) To provide guidance to compile, publish, update and/or translate documents on history of irrigation, drainage, and flood management; (c) To promote the inter-disciplinary exchange of information, knowledge, and experience, as well as networking on the topic (agricultural, political, socio-economic, climatologically and geographical, aspects) for proper understanding of the technological developments on the subject; (d) To organize seminars at ICID Congresses to enhance awareness of Water history; (e) To prepare a paper on “Historical Water Sustainability” for publication in Irrigation and Drainage (IRD) Journal; (f) To finalize a book on “Historical Water Sustainability”; and (g) To encourage member countries to produce documentaries on Water History
Established : 1998This video was recorded by Chairman, Vice President Hon. Dr. Kamran Emami for the 73rd International Executive Council Meeting held at Adelaide, Australia, October 2022.
In the long history of mankind, the 21st century would be very distinct from the other centuries and may be considered as the most challenging era for humanity. In this context, ensuring the sustainability of water systems in changing and unknown circumstances is one of the most crucial challenges.
The development of societies in the last 5,000 years is closely connected with water management problems that have shaped the relevant society and its structures. In the course of the centuries, systems and methods worked out under these conditions have conclusively demonstrated their sustainability. Today, the knowledge and structural remains of these methods are not only interesting archaeologically and historically, but can also help solve current problems.
In view of Data, Information, Knowledge, Intelligence and Wisdom hierarchy studied in knowledge management, the water wisdom of the past which was achieved in a period of hundreds of years, can be regarded as a unique and irreplaceable gift from our ancestors to our generation.
Sl. No. | Name | Country | Position | |
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1 | Prof. Dr. Yutaka MATSUNO | ma************* | Japan | Chair |
2 | Mr. Gao Lihui | li************* | China | Vice Chair |
3 | Dr. Sinite YU | dr************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Secretary |
4 | Dr. A. Hafied A. Gany | ha************* | Indonesia | Member |
5 | Mr. Ahmet Emirhan Yolcu Emirhan Yolcu | ah************* | Turkey | Member |
6 | Mr. Chaiwat Prechawit | c_************* | Thailand | Member |
7 | Prof. Cheh-Shyh Ting | cs************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
8 | Prof. (Ms.) Chen Jing | ch************* | China | Member |
9 | Dr. Dai Xiaoping - Young Professional | xi************* | China | Member |
10 | Mr. Hasan Basri Yuksel | ha************* | Turkey | Member |
11 | Mr. Ju Chang Kim | kl************* | South Korea | Member |
12 | Mr. Kailaiselvam Velayudan | ka************* | Malaysia | Member |
13 | Dr. Kamran Emami | kk************* | Iran | Member |
14 | Dr. László G. Hayde | l.************* | Hungary | Member |
15 | Dr. Masaomi KIMURA | mk************* | Japan | Member |
16 | Mr. Oğuz Şirin | og************* | Turkey | Member |
17 | Dr. Qazi Tallat Mahmood Siddiqui | qa************* | Pakistan | Member |
18 | Dr. Shivaji T. Sangle | sa************* | India | Member |
19 | Engr. Sirika Ahmad Abubakar | si************* | Nigeria | Member |
20 | Dr. Tsu-Chuan LEE | ts************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
21 | Mr. Wang Li | wa************* | China | Member |
22 | Dr. Watchara Suiadee | wa************* | Thailand | Member |
23 | Dr. Ya-Wen Chueh | ya************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
24 | Dr. Yu Chuan Chang | 09************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
25 | Dr. (Mrs.) B. Dolfing | ************* | Netherlands | Observer |
26 | Dr. Yao Jianfeng | ji************* | China | Observer |
27 | Dr. Ir. M. Ertsen (IWHA) | m.************* | Netherlands | Permanent Observer |
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