International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage
Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater can be collected from rivers or roofs, and in many places, the water collected is redirected to a deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), a reservoir with percolation, or collected from dew or fog with nets or other tools. Its uses include water for gardens, livestock[ irrigation, domestic use with proper treatment, indoor heating for houses, etc. The harvested water can also be used as drinking water, longer-term storage, and for other purposes such as groundwater recharge
Concept Note ..... Notification
Renamed Working Group on Rain Water Harvesting (WG-RWH) as Working Group on Water Harvesting for Managing Water Scarcity (WG-WHMWS) at the 75th IEC Meeting, Sydney, 2024.
(a) To promote water harvesting as a natural, local, and efficient source of water (including rainwater, soil moisture, and groundwater);
(b) To conduct research and provide advice on water harvesting for managing water scarcity under competing demand;
(c) To organize international workshops and seminars on water harvesting to foster knowledge with all members; and
(d) To develop guidelines for water harvesting including planning, design, storage, distribution, and multiple use of water.
Renamed Working Group on Rain Water Harvesting (WG-RWH) as Working Group on Water Harvesting for Managing Water Scarcity (WG-WHMWS) at the 75th IEC Meeting, Sydney, 2024.
Sl. No. | Name | Country | Position | |
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1 | Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham Bin Mohd Ghazali | hi************* | Malaysia | Chair |
2 | Dr. Watchara Suiadee | wa************* | Thailand | Vice Chair |
3 | Dr. Feng-Wen Chen | ch************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Secretary |
4 | Dr. A.K. Randev | ra************* | India | Member |
5 | Mr. Ahmet Gökberk Kurmuş | ah************* | Turkey | Member |
6 | Dr. Ahmet Seren | as************* | Turkey | Member |
7 | Mr. Ali Hassan Hommadi Altai | al************* | Iraq | Member |
8 | Mr. Amali A. AMALI - Young Professional | AA************* | Nigeria | Member |
9 | Mr. Bashu Dev Lohanee | ba************* | Nepal | Member |
10 | Dr. Bing-Chen Jhong | jh************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
11 | Prof. Dato' Dr. Nor Azazi Bin Zakari | re************* | Malaysia | Member |
12 | Ir. David Florentino | fl************* | Philippines | Member |
13 | Dr. Ding Kunlun | kl************* | China | Member |
14 | Prof. (Ms.) Elena Bresci | el************* | Italy | Member |
15 | Mr. Franklin E. Dimick | fr************* | USA | Member |
16 | Engr. Gulsah Cakir Heikal | gu************* | Turkey | Member |
17 | Ms. Haofang Yan - Young Professional | Ya************* | China | Member |
18 | Mr. Hasan Burak Yalçın | hb************* | Turkey | Member |
19 | Prof. Dr. Hesham Mostafa Mohamed Ali | hm************* | Egypt | Member |
20 | Dr. Jaepil Cho | jp************* | South Korea | Member |
21 | Dr. Jing Liu | Ji************* | China | Member |
22 | Dr. Leila Eamen | Le************* | Canada | Member |
23 | Dr. Mikiko SUGIURA | su************* | Japan | Member |
24 | Dr. Ming Young Jan | ag************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
25 | Dr. Ming-Che Hu | mc************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
26 | Engr. Ozden Erturk Gazel | oz************* | Turkey | Member |
27 | Prof. Dr. Ragab Ragab | ra************* | United Kingdom | Member |
28 | Dr. Ratan Chand Jain | ra************* | India | Member |
29 | Dr. Shao Yiu Hsu | sy************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
30 | Dr. Shivaji T. Sangle | sa************* | India | Member |
31 | Dr. Shu Yuan Pan | sy************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
32 | Dr. Takanori NAGANO | na************* | Japan | Member |
33 | Mr. Thayalam Sekaran | th************* | Malaysia | Member |
34 | Mr. V.C. Ballard | cl************* | Australia | Member |
35 | Mr. Veysel Yildiz | ve************* | Turkey | Member |
36 | Dr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari | vi************* | India | Member |
37 | Ts Ir Wan Noorul Hafilah Binti Wan Ariffin | no************* | Malaysia | Member |
38 | Dr. Warren Helgason | wa************* | Canada | Member |
39 | Dr. Ya-Wen Chueh | ya************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
40 | Mr. Yu Yingduo - Young Professional | yu************* | China | Member |
41 | Dr. Yuan-Chien Lin | yc************* | Chinese Taipei Committee | Member |
42 | Mr. Zafar Iqbal | zi************* | Pakistan | Member |
43 | Dr. Alok Sikka (IWMI) | a.************* | India | Permanent Observer |
44 | Dr. Puspa Raj Khanal | me************* | India | Permanent Observer |
Water Harvesting and Recycling - Indian Experiences by V.N. Sharda, A.K. Sikka, J.S. Samra and Adlul Islam