ICID ANNUAL REPORT • 2010-11
Southern African Regional Irrigation Association (SARIA)
The Southern African Regional Irrigation Association (SARIA) chairman attended the AgWA Partners’ Meeting held on 17-18 January 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa which was co-convened with NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA). The major formal outcome of the meeting was the endorsement of the governance arrangements that had been proposed by each of the two regions (Western and Central Africa -WCA, Eastern and Southern Africa -ESA), which include the formation of steering committees for each region.
SARIA held a workshop and steering committee meeting from 15 - 17 February 2011 at Maguga Lodge, Swaziland. SARIA’s vision is to enhance communication, research, training and development of appropriate science and technologies in irrigation and drainage for gender balanced poverty eradication and economic
development to improve the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. It is currently comprised of members from 13 (out of 15) SADC countries.
Participants at the workshop included SARIA representatives from 11 SADC countries. The theme of the workshop was “Poverty reduction and household food security in SADC countries”. The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate the exchange of ideas and practices between researchers, advisory agents and government officials from the SADC countries. It also aimed to build a shared understanding of the necessary activities and priority areas for research and extension. A technical visit to irrigation schemes in Swaziland which included a presentation by the Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE) was organized. The annual SARIA Steering Committee meeting was held on 17 February. SARIA website:
www.saria.org.za.
Participants of the workshop
Mechanized laying of drip tapes
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
ICID has a standing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IWMI since 1993. IWMI has been represented in various technical workbodies as a Permanent Observer. On 24-25 February 2011, IWMI in cooperation with GWP has organized a Workshop on “”Climate Change, Food and Water Security” in Colombo, Sri Lanka where ICID has provided its view point and inputs through its Secretary General Gopalakrishnan.
A view of the Workshop
International Standards organization (ISO)
ICID has been participating in the ISO Technical Committee TC23/ SC18 (Irrigation and Drainage Equipment). With the cooperative arrangements between two organizations, ISO also acts as Permanent Observer in ICID’s WG-ON-FARM.
ICID regularly participates in ISO’s various activities through its National Committees in the countries where the meetings are held. The 29th meeting of TC23/SC18 was held in Adelaide, Australia on 18-23 October 2010 in which J. Cape of Australian National Committee represented ICID. The meeting proposed to bring out a joint ICID-ISO publication on “Irrigation Equipment Standards”.
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