The purpose of the Working Group (WG) is to review existing information and predictions on Global Climate change (GCC) and to explore and analyze the medium-term implications for irrigation, drainage, and flood control (termed "irrigation" for short).
Our Approach & Output
ICID has established a Working Group of self-selected and appointed professionals ideally comprising a mix of GCC and irrigation, drainage, and flood control specialists.
In addition, other interested and informed professionals will be invited to prepare papers and make presentations to the WG. The central focus for discussion will be a set of workshops held at the next three IEC meetings - Kula Lumpur, Sacramento and Lahore - on the topic. These workshops will provide a forum for presenting papers exploring various elements of the GCC/Irrigation nexus and discussing the issues raised. In advance of the workshops, national committees (NCs) will be invited to submit questions which they would like to see addressed in the workshops.
The
primary output from the WG's efforts will be the series of 3 workshops.
The WG will decide subsequently if a summary document consolidating the
results of the workshops is warranted.
Mandate
- To review the progression of and predictions for Global Climate Change (GCC) and climate variability,
- To explore and analyze the medium-term implications of climate change and climate variability for irrigation, drainage, and flood control,
- To stimulate discussion and raise awareness of water-related GCC issues within the ICID family,
- To stimulate discussion at national scales among scientists, policy makers, and, through the media, the general public on GCC and water, and
- To join the international dialogue on GCC and water
Agenda : 60th International Executive Council Meeting, New Delhi, India [In PDF format] ARCHIVE
Minutes : 58th International Executive Council Meeting, Sacramento, USA [In PDF format] ARCHIVE
About
ICID
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]