Message from Chairman

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 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.

62nd International Executive Council Meeting, Tehran, Iran [Previous Agendas]

61st International Executive Council Meeting, Yogyakarta, Indonesia [Previous Minutes]

2011

Tradition and Modernity  -  New Ways for an efficient Water Management, von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Röttcher

A Brief Introduction to: The International Conference on Traditional Knowledge for Water Resources Management (TKWRM 2012) 

ICID Congress History Conference - An Introduction to the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures, A. A. Semsar Yazdi  

History Seminar – Using Traditional Methods in Modern Water Management Systems, Bijan Farhangi   

2010

An Outlook of Infrastructural Heritages of Irrigation in Indonesia (VPH A.Hafied A. Gany)

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established on 24 June, 1950 as a Scientific, Technical and Voluntary Not-for-profit Non-Governmental International Organization (NGO) with headquarters in New Delhi, India.

The Commission is dedicated to enhancing the worldwide supply of food and fibre for all people by improving water and land management and the productivity of irrigated and drained lands through appropriate management of water, environment and application of irrigation, drainage and flood management techniques. [For more information contact http://www.icid.org]

• To motivate ICID National Committees in various countries to set up their National Working Groups and provide them guidance to compile, publish, update and/or translate documents on history of irrigation, drainage, flood control, and river engineering, incorporating relevant agricultural, political, socio-economic, climatological and geographical aspects for proper understanding of the technological developments in the subject, if possible chronologically. Furthermore, to organize seminars at ICID Congresses, in order to show the importance of historical studies and as to how they help when planning for the new projects.

  The WG will also focus on governance, institutions and management issues of irrigation and drainage systems, sustainable development and integrated water management in rural areas.
  

Established : 1980

Members:(1) Dr. Kamran Emami, Chairman (Iran, 2009); (2) Dr. Hubert Toussaint, Secretary (The Netherlands, 2005); (3) Prof. N. Hatcho (Japan, 1998); (4) VPH Dr. Ricardo S. Graino (Spain, 1998); (5) Mrs. F. Sinatti (Italy, 1998); (6) Mrs. Xuming Tan (China. 1998); (7) VP Dr. Illahi B. Shaikh (Pakistan, 2000); (8) VP Dr. Laszlo Hayde (Hungary, 2001); (9) Mr. Satit Maneepai (Thailand, 2002); (10) Mr. Jean Verdier (France, 2003); (11) VP Dr. Hafied A. Gany (Indonesia, 2005); (12) Mr. Charles L. Abernethy (UK, 2005); (13) Dr. Ing. Klaus Roettcher (Germany, 2006); (14) Prof. Wen-Pin Shu (Chinese Taipei, 2006); (15) Dr. Jeong-Woo, Na (Korea, 2007); (16) Mr. Yogesh Paithankar (India, 2009); and (17) Secretary General, ICID.

Permanent Observers: (i) Dr. (Mrs.) B. Dolfing (The Netherlands); and (ii) Dr. Ir. M. Ertsen (IWHA).