International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage
Water scarcity and the resulting need for its efficient use is a global challenge. In some countries there are also increasing land use intensification impacts on water quality driven by irrigation. The investment in irrigation systems is considerable. For example in a modern agricultural context the irrigation system investment behind the farm gate is frequently greater than the water storage and distribution infrastructure. Ensuring that irrigation schemes are designed, installed, managed and maintained well is essential if production gains, subsequent direct, indirect and induced economic benefits are to be realized, all whilst managing direct and indirect environmental impacts. It may be expected that in the coming period most of the activities in irrigation will be in the field of modernization and enhancement of existing schemes. For a certain number of schemes revitalizations will be required, before modernization activities can be undertaken, or such activities may be undertaken in combination. The revitalization concerns the broader policy and strategy aspects of Governments with respect to actual activities with respect to the modernization of irrigation schemes.
About two-third of recent international financing for irrigation and drainage and almost all World Bank lending in the sector in the last decade has been for rehabilitation and upgrading of large-scale irrigation infrastructure. Much of this investment has addressed the huge backlog in deferred maintenance and repairs, supported by related reforms in institutions and management. Moving further; ICID felt the need to focus on modernizing irrigation services as this was one of the lacunas in many developing countries. Modernization of service through upgrading existing infrastructure is a challenging technical and institutional problem. New solutions are needed, based on new management options and widely available technologies. In order to provide a continuing focus for sustainable improvement of irrigation service delivery through progressive modernization of infrastructure, management and institutions, ICID established the Working Group on Modernization and Revitalization of Irrigation Schemes (WG-M&R). The WG is concerned with the lack of progress on modernization of services relative to the focus on improving the infrastructure elements of the irrigation system. The group closely works with FAO and other international organizations in developing and promoting strategies and tools like ‘Benchmarking’ and ‘MASSCOTE’ to monitor and evaluate performance of irrigation schemes.Water scarcity and the resulting need for its efficient use is a global challenge. In some countries there are also increasing land use intensification impacts on water quality driven by irrigation. The investment in irrigation systems is considerable. For example in a modern agricultural context the irrigation system investment behind the farm gate is frequently greater than the water storage and distribution infrastructure. Ensuring that irrigation schemes are designed, installed, managed and maintained well is essential if production gains, subsequent direct, indirect and induced economic benefits are to be realized, all whilst managing direct and indirect environmental impacts. It may be expected that in the coming period most of the activities in irrigation will be in the field of modernization and enhancement of existing schemes. For a certain number of schemes revitalizations will be required, before modernization activities can be undertaken, or such activities may be undertaken in combination. The revitalization concerns the broader policy and strategy aspects of Governments with respect to actual activities with respect to the modernization of irrigation schemes.
About two-third of recent international financing for irrigation and drainage and almost all World Bank lending in the sector in the last decade has been for rehabilitation and upgrading of large-scale irrigation infrastructure. Much of this investment has addressed the huge backlog in deferred maintenance and repairs, supported by related reforms in institutions and management. Moving further; ICID felt the need to focus on modernizing irrigation services as this was one of the lacunas in many developing countries. Modernization of service through upgrading existing infrastructure is a challenging technical and institutional problem. New solutions are needed, based on new management options and widely available technologies. In order to provide a continuing focus for sustainable improvement of irrigation service delivery through progressive modernization of infrastructure, management and institutions, ICID established the Working Group on Modernization and Revitalization of Irrigation Schemes (WG-M&R). The WG is concerned with the lack of progress on modernization of services relative to the focus on improving the infrastructure elements of the irrigation system. The group closely works with FAO and other international organizations in developing and promoting strategies and tools like ‘Benchmarking’ and ‘MASSCOTE’ to monitor and evaluate performance of irrigation schemes.
25 November 2022
25 November 2022
eDiscussion on Crop Water Productivity Performance Outcome of Irrigation System Modernization
Concept Note: https://icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/ediss_cn_mr_2023.pdf
Topics: Basic Crop Water Productivity (CWP) Definitions; and Empirical CWP Evidence(1-7 May 2023); Irrigation System Modernization (8-14 May 2023); eDiscussion Participant Feedback (15-21 May 2023); and Draft Summary Report (22-31 May 2023)
To join the eDiscussion you are invited to register, before
Friday, 24 April 2023, at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9300326/
Period of discussion: 1-31 May 2023
Jointly moderated and facilitated by:
To investigate, analyse, disseminate information on new developments and to formulate recommendations with respect to: Planning and preparation for modernization and revitalization of irrigation schemes; Interaction between modernization, revitalization and required operation and maintenance; Cost sharing for modernization, revitalization and required operation and maintenance; Institutional and organizational framework required for modernization, revitalization and operation and maintenance; Methods and techniques of lining of conveyance and distribution canals; Canal control systems with respect to their automation, using internet, mobile communication and remote monitoring in canal operation; Modification to improve communication, operational capacities and flexibility in operation and maintenance of systems; Standardization and codes of practice in irrigation systems.
As per the decision of the 75th IEC Meeting, WG-IWM&D was established with the amalgamation of the erstwhile workbodies WG-SON-FARM, WG-WATS, WG-M&R, WG-IDM
Established : 2015
Sl. No. | Name | Country | Position | |
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1 | Mr. Ian William Makin | ia************* | United Kingdom | Chair |
2 | Dr. Dong Bin | do************* | China | Vice Chair |
3 | Engr. Muhammad Sani Bala | ms************* | Nigeria | Secretary |
4 | Dr. Ali Omran Ali | al************* | Iraq | Member |
5 | Ms. Bedriye Nur Dikenli Aytekin | be************* | Turkey | Member |
6 | Dr. Brian T. Wahlin | bw************* | USA | Member |
7 | Dr. Chih Hung Tan | ch************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
8 | Mr. Dinesh Bhatt | di************* | Nepal | Member |
9 | Dr. Hwa-Lung Yu | hl************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
10 | Mr. Jan Potgieter | ja************* | South Africa | Member |
11 | Prof. Kwang Sik Yoon | ks************* | South Korea | Member |
12 | Dr. Li Yalong | ly************* | China | Member |
13 | Dr. Macdex Mutema | mu************* | South Africa | Member |
14 | Mr. Mehrzad Ehsani | ir************* | Iran | Member |
15 | Mr. Mohamad Ramdani | mr************* | Indonesia | Member |
16 | Mr. Mohd Yazid bin Abdullah | ir************* | Malaysia | Member |
17 | Dr. Mohsen Barahimi | mb************* | Iran | Member |
18 | Dr. Mona Liza Delos Reyes | mf************* | Philippines | Member |
19 | Dr. (Ms.) Neelam Patel | ne************* | India | Member |
20 | M. Omid Moridnejaad - Young Professional | o.************* | Iran | Member |
21 | Engr. Reyne B. Ugay | r_************* | Philippines | Member |
22 | Dr. Sanjay Madhukar Belsare | be************* | India | Member |
23 | Dr. Shi Yuan - Young Professional | 86************* | China | Member |
24 | Dr. Shinji FUKUDA | sh************* | Japan | Member |
25 | Prof. Sunil D. Gorantiwar | sd************* | India | Member |
26 | Prof. Dr. Tarek Ahmed El-Samman | ta************* | Egypt | Member |
27 | Dr. Toshihiko KUNO | to************* | Japan | Member |
28 | Dr. Usman Khalid Awan | u.************* | Pakistan | Member |
29 | Mr. Usman-e- Ghani | un************* | Pakistan | Member |
30 | Dr. Wu Di | wu************* | China | Member |
31 | Mrs. Zaineb Mohammed Akram | zo************* | Iraq | Member |
32 | Mr. Alan Kendall Clark | ac************* | United Kingdom | Observer |
33 | Mr. Ali Volkan Seyfi | vo************* | Turkey | Provisional Member |
34 | Dr. Bilal Alpaslan | ba************* | Turkey | Provisional Member |
35 | Mr. Muhammad Adrie Azhari | ad************* | Indonesia | Provisional Member |
36 | Dr. Alok Sikka | a.************* | India | Permanent Observer |
37 | Dr. Petra Schmitter (World Bank) | ps************* | Myanmar | Permanent Observer |
In addition to the below membership representatives from FAO are Permanent Observers.
| AGENDA (Previous) | MINUTES (Previous) |
24th ICID Congress, 2022: Proceedings - International Workshop on Modernization and Revitalization of irrigation and Drainage Services (WG-M&R)
Broad Outline for Case Study / Country Paper
Adelaide, Australia 2022
3. Modernising a pressurised pipeline - Supply system for high value Agriculture in Asia by Rob Rendell
8. Frenchman Cambridge Enhances River Basin Stability by Varun Ravi
9. Curse or Blessing! Are Smallholder Irrigation Schemes Doomed to Succeed? by Eng. Bezzel Chitsungo
Bali, Indonesia, 2019
1. International Workshop on Modernizing Irrigation Services for Water, Food, and Nutrition Security
2. Process of Irrigation Modernization of Indonesia, Case: Serayu and Wadaslintang Irrigation Schemes, Indonesia
3. Using smart water operation center for better water management in Thailand
4. ICT, IoT, and Big DATA Application for Irrigation facilities management
5. Practical evaluation of ICT smart automated sluice gate for paddy fields from the aspect of an additional function of ponding water temperature control
6. Innovative Initiatives in Water Stressed Area by Effective Monitoring of Canal Operations
7. Re-Visiting the Rap Evaluation for Irrigation Modernization - Concept and Application for Small-Scale Irrigation
8. Automatic Subsurface Irrigation and Drainage using Sheet-pipe typed Mole Drain
9. A Case Study on Conversion of Canal Based Irrigation Network System to Pressurized Pipe Based Network System Integrated with Solar Plant in The State of Uttar Pradesh, India
10. Subsurface water level control system “FOEAS” and its diffusion
11. Working Group on Modernization and Revitalization of Irrigation Schemes