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Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA)- WG on Adaptive Flood Management (WG-AFM)
- WG-Water Saving in Irrigated Areas (WG-WATS)
- WG on Climate Change and Agrl. Water Management (WG-CLIMATE)
- Working Group on Environment (WG-ENV)
- WG on Irrig. and Drain. in the States under Socio-Eco. Trans. (WG-IDSST)
- WG on Manag. Water Scar. under Conflict Demands (WG-MWSCD)
- WG on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)
- WG on Capacity Devt., Training and Edu. (WG-CDTE)
- WG on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
- ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
- TF for Updating and Mainten. of Multiling. Tech. Dict. (TF-MTD)
- TF to Guide ICID Inputs to 10th World Water Forum (TF-WWF10)
- Working Group on Value Engineering (WG-VE)
- WG on Sustain. On-Farm Irrig. Sys. Development (WG-SON-FARM)
- WG on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE-N)
- WG on Use of Non-Conven. Water Res. for Irrig. (WG-NCWRI)
- WG on Irrigation Development and Mgmt. (WG-IDM)
- WG on Institutional Asp. of Irrig. Drain. Sys. Mgmt. (WG-IOA)
- WG on Modernization and Revitali. of Irrig. Schemes (WG-M&R)
- Working Group on Rain Water Harvesting (WG-RWH)
- Working Group on Land Drainage (WG-LDRG)
- International Network of Service Providers for Irrigation Excellence (INSPIRE)
+Permanent Committee for Technical Activities (PCTA) +- WG on Adaptive Flood Management (WG-AFM)
- WG-Water Saving in Irrigated Areas (WG-WATS)
- WG on Climate Change and Agrl. Water Management (WG-CLIMATE)
- Working Group on Environment (WG-ENV)
- WG on Irrig. and Drain. in the States under Socio-Eco. Trans. (WG-IDSST)
- WG on Manag. Water Scar. under Conflict Demands (WG-MWSCD)
- WG on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)
- WG on Capacity Devt., Training and Edu. (WG-CDTE)
- WG on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST)
- ICID Journal Editorial Board (EB-JOUR)
- TF for Updating and Mainten. of Multiling. Tech. Dict. (TF-MTD)
- TF to Guide ICID Inputs to 10th World Water Forum (TF-WWF10)
- Working Group on Value Engineering (WG-VE)
- WG on Sustain. On-Farm Irrig. Sys. Development (WG-SON-FARM)
- WG on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE-N)
- WG on Use of Non-Conven. Water Res. for Irrig. (WG-NCWRI)
- WG on Irrigation Development and Mgmt. (WG-IDM)
- WG on Institutional Asp. of Irrig. Drain. Sys. Mgmt. (WG-IOA)
- WG on Modernization and Revitali. of Irrig. Schemes (WG-M&R)
- Working Group on Rain Water Harvesting (WG-RWH)
- Working Group on Land Drainage (WG-LDRG)
- International Network of Service Providers for Irrigation Excellence (INSPIRE)
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Vision
A water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development.
Mission
Working together towards sustainable agriculture water management through inter-disciplinary approaches to economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound irrigation, drainage and flood management.
Vision
A water secure world free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development.
Mission
Working together towards sustainable agriculture water management through inter-disciplinary approaches to economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound irrigation, drainage and flood management.
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) is a leading scientific, technical, and professional not-for-profit international organization working in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management to the promote and achieve sustainable agriculture water management.
READ MOREOur Mission
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage has six goals to achieve
A water secure World free of poverty and hunger through sustainable rural development as part of its Vision 2030
WHO WE ARE
Forthcoming Events
76th International Executive Council Meeting
Date : Sep 07, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
Location : Malaysia. READ MORE
4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4)
Theme : Is Irrigation a sunset industry?
Date : Sep 07, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
Location : Malaysia. READ MORE
77th International Executive Council Meeting
Date : Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026
Location : France. READ MORE
26th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Agriculture and climate change: stakes and levers for irrigation and drainage
Date : Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 17, 2026
Location : France. READ MORE
5th World Irrigation Forum (WIF5)
Theme : Modernization of Irrigation Systems
Date : Jan 01, 2027 - Jan 01, 2027
Location : China. READ MOREAwards
WatSave
Improving water efficiency is an imminent challenge faced in agriculture today. There is a need to innovate and change existing water policies... READ MORE
Best Performing Workbody Award (BPWA)
BPWA 2022 presented to African Regional Working Group for promoting links and networking among the African countries. READ MORE
World Irrigation and Drainage Prize
To recognize and promote commendable work done in food security and sustainable water utilization around the world. READ MORE
World Heritage Irrigation Structures
To recognize irrigation and draingae structure - more than 100 years old; Shall fall under one of the categories: (1) Dams (operational largely for irrigation purpose)... READ MORE
Best Performing National Committee
Presented triennially at every ICID Congress, with the main objective to recognize the contributions made by a National Committee to fulfill ICID’s mission and objectives... READ MORE
Highlights
Books Released
The Opening Ceremony of the 25th ICID Congress and 74th IEC Meeting released two publications on Historical Water Sustainability and Compendium of World Heritage Structures (2014-2022) READ MORE
Signing of MoU with IAAS
An MoU was signed between ICID and the IAAS to promote knowledge sharing, co-financing and technical assistance, capacity development, explore in common member countries. READ MORE
Online Membership Forms
Launched new online membership forms for joining as National Committee, Direct Member. READ MORE
READ MOREPresident’s Office
Prof. Dr. Tsugihiro WATANABE
Vice President
Mr. Aziz FERTAHI
Vice President
Mr. Ali Reza Salamat
Vice President
Prof. Dr. Sylvester Mpandeli
Vice President
Mr. Bruno Grawitz
Vice President
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Mr. Kushvinder Vohra
Vice President
Dr. Fuqiang Tian
Vice President
Dr. Vadim Sokolov
Vice President
Dr. Watchara Suiadee
Vice President
Dr. Marco Arcieri
President
Er. A.B. Pandya
Secretary General
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48
Active National Committees/ Committee
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315.976
Irrigrated Area
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186.901
Drained Area
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40985.557
Sprinkler Irrigation
(Kha) -
27278.653
Micro Irrigation
(Kha)
Any geographical area independently administered by a sovereign government and interested to participate in the Commission's activities to work together towards a water-efficient management system is eligible to become a National Committee (NC)... READ MORE
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