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Special publications

To help the members stay updated with the latest data, information and key developments, ICID brings out special publications and reports which document the outcome of the activities of work bodies, position papers, proceedings/transactions of triennial congresses, regional conferences, workshops/symposia, regional conferences, and others. These also include joint publications and collaborative work done by ICID and its members with other international and regional organizations. 

As part of the new initiative, all the publications in digital format are now freely accessible/downloadable for registered ICID members, through the ‘Members only’ section on the ICID website. Kindly find the catalogue below


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Special Publication+

Historical Water Sustainability
(2023)
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Historical Water Sustainability

Author: Dr. Kamran Emami and Dr. Vijay K. Labhsetwar

Year: 2023,

Type: Special Publication, Format: e-version

The 21st century would be very distinct from the other centuries in the history of mankind. According to Dr. James Martin (2007), an entrepreneur and founder of the 21st Century School at the University of Oxford in his crowning achievement, “The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future”, “We are at an extraordinary crossroad of human history. Our actions, or failure to act, during the next decades will determine the fate of the Earth and human civilization for centuries to come. This is a make-or-break century”. The latest data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (August 2023) show that 25 countries — housing one-quarter of the global population — face extremely high water stress each year, regularly using up almost their entire available water supply. And at least 50% of the world’s population — around 4 billion people — live under highly water-stressed conditions for at least one month of the year.

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Compendium World Heritage Irrigation Structures (2014-2022)
(2023)
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World Water Policy Special Issue on Coping with Water Scarcity: New Advances in Africa and Beyond
(2023)
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Water-Saving in Agriculture - A Roadmap to ICID Vision 2030
(2022)
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Value Engineering for Savings in Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management Projects
(2021)
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Value Engineering for Savings in Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management Projects,
(2021)
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Irrigation and Drainage in Republic of Uzbekistan - History and Modern State
(2020)
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Improving irrigation water use efficiency: A synthesis of options to support capacity development
(2020)
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ICID's 70th Anniversary Commemorative Volume, 2020
(2020)
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Adaptive Flood Risk Management
(2020)
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Solar Powered Irrigation Systems in India: Lessons for Africa Through a FAO Study Tour
(2019)
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Global Review of Institutional Reforms in the Irrigation Sector for Sustainable Agriculture Water Management, including Water Users Association
(2019)
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Water for Bio-Energy
(2018)
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Irrigated Agriculture Development under Drought and Water Scarcity
(2017)
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Salinisation Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment: a Review of Challenges and Options Towards their Consistent Integration - Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
(2016)
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The potential contribution of Life Cycle Assessment to analysing the environmental impacts and the sustainability of irrigation and drainage systems
(2016)
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Capacity Building Strategy
(2015)
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LCA of Local and Imported Tomato: An Energy and Water Trade-Off
(2015)
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Evaluation of groundwater-based irrigation systems using a water–energy–food nexus approach: a case study from Southeast Nepal
(2015)
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Eco-efficiency of Cotton-cropping Systems in Pakistan: an Integrated Approach of Life Cycle Assessment and Data Envelopment Analysis - Journal of Cleaner Production
(2015)
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Water Use Charging Systems and Available Financing of Irrigation Development Country Case Studies
(2014)
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CD-ROM on Agriculture Drainage Digest (1983-2013) - Outcome of the ICID Working Group on Drainage (2013)
(2013)
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Analysis of the implementation of Environmental Flows in the wider context of the River Basin Management Plans
(2013)
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Long-Term Groundwater Quality and Saline Intrusion Assessment in an Irrigated Environment: A Case Study of the Aquifer under the LBDC Irrigation System
(2013)
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Agriculture Drainage Digest - An output of Working Group on Drainage (1983-2013), containing valuable compilation of Drainage related publications by ICID and other International Organizations like FAO, ILRI and The World Bank - DVD version
(2013)
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Climate Change Adaptation for Irrigation and Drainage in Asia ? Report of the Asian Regional Task Force for Climate Change
(2012)
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Towards Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas: Principles and Experiences?by Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)
(2011)
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CD-ROM ICID@60?
(2010)
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CD-ROM Version of Multilingual Technical Dictionary
(2010)
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Water Saving in Agriculture?
(2008)
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Report of ICID Task Force for Least Developed Countries in Asia
(2008)
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Manual for Performance Evaluation of Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation Systems in Different Agro-Climatic Regions of the World
(2008)
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CD-ROM version of Task Force Reports - An ICID Input to WWF 3 and 4
(2007)
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Agricultural Water Management a Critical Factor in the Reduction of Poverty and Hunger - Principles and Recommendations for Action to Guide Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa (June 2007)
(2007)
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Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions - Guidelines for Planning and Design
(2006)
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Planning and Designing of Micro-Irrigation in Humid Regions
(2005)
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Manual on Planning of Structural Approaches to Flood Management
(2005)
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Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment : Practical Guidelines
(2005)
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Global Issues Related to Food Production, Security and Trade
(2005)
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Application of Geosynthetics in Irrigation and Drainage Projects
(2004)
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The Indus Basin: History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management
(2004)
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Danube Valley: History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control
(2004)
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Irrigation and Drainage Services Some Principles and Issues Towards Sustainability
(2004)
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Water Management Strategies to Combat Drought in the Semiarid regions
(2004)
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Aquatic Weeds and their Management
(2002)
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Historical Dams
(2001)
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CD-ROM on WatSave Activities
(2001)
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Subak Irrigation System in Bali: An Ancient Heritage of Participatory Irrigation Management in Modern Indonesia
(2001)
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Canal Operations Simulation Models
(2000)
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ICID Survey on Funding of Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation and Drainage Projects
(2000)
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Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Irrigation and Drainage ? Methodological Guide and Applications
(2000)
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CD-ROM ICID@50?
(2000)
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ICID Strategy for Implementing Sector Vision - Water for Food and Rural Development and Country?Position Papers
(2000)
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Guidelines for Rehabilitation and Modernization of Irrigation Projects
(1999)
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Manual on Non-Structural Approaches to Flood Management
(1999)
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Controlled Water Saving Method for Paddy Cultivation - A Case Study
(1999)
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Guide et Formulaires pour la Preparation des petits Projets D'irrigation En Afrique Sub-Saharienne
(1999)
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Checklist to Assist Preparation of Small-Scale Irrigation Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
(1998)
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The Watsave Scenario
(1997)
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Management of agricultural drainage water quality
(1997)
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Revised copy of Planning the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage System - A Guide for the Preparation of Strategies and Manuals
(1997)
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Multilingual Technical Dictionary on Irrigation and Drainage
(1996)
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Subsurface Drainage of Irrigated Land in India
(1996)
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Selection Criteria for Irrigation Systems?
(1995)
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IPTRID: An ICID VISION
(1995)
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Watsave Activities - Some Lessons and Experiences
(1995)
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Report on Special Session on Development of Irrigation in Africa, Varna, Bulgaria
(1994)
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Report on Special Session on Aral Sea Basin
(1994)
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Research in Irrigation Drainage ( A Review of ICID Efforts)
(1994)
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Proceedings of the Meeting on the future of IPTRID, Mexico
(1994)
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Automation of Canal Irrigation Systems
(1993)
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L'automatisation des Reseaux D'irrigation en Canaux
(1993)
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A Guide to Acquiring a Computer System for the Management of Water Resources
(1992)
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Criteres de Choix des Systemes D'irrigation
(1992)
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Guidelines on the Construction of Horizontal Subsurface Drainage Systems
(1990)
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40th Anniversary ICID, Salutations
(1990)
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Planning the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage System - A Guide for the Preparation of Strategies and Manuals
(1989)
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Improvement in Irrigation Management with Special Reference to Developing Countries (State-of-the-Art No. 4)
(1987)
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Design Practices for Covered Drains in an Agricultural Land Drainage System - A Worldwide Survey
(1987)
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Automatisation des Systemes D'irrigation de Surface a la Parcelle a Travers le Monde
(1987)
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The influence of wind on sprinkler irrigation ( Annotated Bibliography)
(1987)
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Automated Farm Surface Irrigation Systems-Worldwide
(1986)
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History of Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control and River Engineering (Volume I) - History of Irrigation and Drainage in the USSR
(1985)
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Development of Bitumen Concrete & Membranes
(1985)
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Design Practices of Open Drainage Channels in an Agricultural Land Drainage System – A Worldwide Survey
(1984)
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Research in Irrigation and Drainage (A Review of ICID's Efforts)
(1984)
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State of the Art Irrigation and Drainage (Number 3)
(1984)
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Manual of Flood Control Methods and Practices
(1983)
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Irrigation and Drainage in the World - A Global Review, Vol.III
(1983)
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Irrigation and Drainage in the world – A Global
(1982)
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State-of-the-art: Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, No.2?
(1981)
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N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation in irrigation
(1981)
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Tendance·s Modernes Dans la Mecanisation de Construction dans les Projets d'Irrigation et de Drainage
(1980)
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ICID Technical Memoirs No.3
(1979)
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State-of-the-art: Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, No.1
(1978)
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Drainage Construction Techniques for Vertical/ Tubewell Drainage
(1978)
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Irrigated Rice - A World-Wide Survey
(1977)
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Flood Control in the World - A Global Review, Vol. II
(1977)
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Flood Control in the World - A Global Review, Vol. I
(1976)
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Irrigation and Salinity - A World-Wide Survey
(1976)
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ICID Silver Jubilee Commemorative Volume
(1975)
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Small Hydraulic Structures
(1975)
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ICID Technical Memoirs No. 2
(1974)
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Irrigated Cotton - A World-Wide Survey
(1973)
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ICID Technical Memoirs No.1?
(1972)
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Design practices of Irrigation?Canals in the World
(1972)
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Irrigated Wheat - A World-Wide Survey
(1972)
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Cooperation Internationale Des La Rise En Valeur Des Ressources Hydrauliques Pour L'Agriculture (F)
(1970)
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International Cooperation in the Development of Water Resources for Agriculture?
(1970)
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Irrigation and Drainage in the World - A Global Review, Vol.I
(1969)
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Irrigation and Drainage in the World - A Global Review, Vol.II
(1969)
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Standard Notation of Technical Terms ( Commonly used in Irrigation & Drainage)
(1969)
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World-Wide Survey of Experiments and Results on the Prevention of Evaporation Losses from Reservoirs
(1967)
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Irrigation in the World – A Global Review
(1955)
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Irrigation and Drainage in the World – A Global Review
(1955)
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