ICID ANNUAL REPORT • 2010-11
Highlights of the 61st International executive Council (IeC) Meeting and 6th Asian Regional Conference (ARC) october 2010, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
More than 500 professionals, scientists, irrigation managers and consultants from 35 countries and international organizations gathered at the historic and scenic city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia during 10- 16 october 2010 to participate in the 61st International executive Council (IeC) meeting and 6th Asian Regional Conference (ARC) of the ICID. the theme of the 6th ARC was ‘Improvement of irrigation and drainage efficiency through participatory irrigation development and management under the small land holding conditions’. During the week, more than 31 ICID Workbody/ task Force meetings, three full day seminars and three special sessions, and a technical exhibition were held. these events were organized by the Indonesian national Committee of ICID (InACID). the following are the highlights of the event:
ceremony, a plenary session was held where a general report of the 6th ARC was presented by Paul van Hofwegen (The World Bank). He briefed the key findings from the papers contributed to the 6th ARC. It was brought out that a smallholder focus in most Asian countries is a prerequisite for successful irrigation management, efficient water use and food security.
Dr. Reza Ardakanian, Director UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) presented the highlights of the workshop ‘Improving Farm Management Strategies through AquaCrop: Worldwide Collection of Case Studies’. The workshop was jointly organized by UNW-DPC, FAO and ICID and was held on 8 -9 October concurrently with the 6th ARC. He said that UNW- DPC will create additional nodes for the Aqua-Crop network with potential for future cooperation with ICID.
President Prof. Dr. C. Madramootoo
The 6th Asian Regional Conference was opened in the Sheraton Mustika by His Highness Sri Paduka Paku Alam IX, the Vice Governor of Yogyakarta. The occasion was graced by H.E. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Government of India; Agus Widjanarko, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Works; Prof. Dr. Chandra A. Madramootoo, President of ICID; Dr. Ir. Roestam Sjarief, President of INACID; Dr. Ir. Mochamad Amron, General Director of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works; and Ir. Imam Agus Nugroho, Chairman of the Organizing Committee. Following the opening
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Ganesh Thapa, Regional Economist, Asia and the Pacific Division of IFAD talked on ‘Re-engaging in Smallholder Small scale Irrigation to tackle Poverty Hotspots in Asia’. He said that 87% of world’s 500 million small farms (<2 ha) are in the Asia/Pacific region and that investment in small-scale irrigation is an investment in economic development, poverty reduction, and wise environmental stewardship. President Dr. Madramootoo, in his opening speech, deliberated on the current issues such as the continuing food crisis and volatile food prices, climate variability — floods and droughts, competition from other water users, population growth, lack of water storage capacity, demands for energy and alternative fuels, changing dietary patterns, weak institutional capacity, lack of investments in agriculture and water, weakened applied research and technology transfer capabilities, and environmental and water quality degradation.
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