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WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TIDAL AREAS (WG-SDTA)

The coastal zone comprises only 3% of the earth’s surface and accommodates about 60% of the world’s population, a figure set to increase to 80% by 2050. As a result, 2/3 of those cities in the world, with a population of more than 7.6 billion people are found in coastal areas. Coastal areas have a great ecological value, for recreation and tourism and provide habitat for many endangered species and also are source of 90% of the world's fish catch. When thinking of food demands of the future, one cannot ignore the coastal zone that provides both Paddy and fish. ICID took note of this way back in 2001 and established the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA).

The tidal areas can be defined as all those coastal areas where the tidal processes are capable of affecting man's activity or of being influenced by human (on the seaward side about 30m water depth and on the landward side up to the limit of the action of sea). The Working Group reviews the progression of natural wet land conservation and constructed wetland development in tidal areas. It attempts to raise awareness of the increasing risk to tidal areas due to global climate change, stimulate discussion on impacts and mitigation measures, and find a balance between the preservation and development of tidal areas. The Group advocates for enhancement of survey, improvement in design techniques, collect information about the tidal area environment around the world; join the international dialogue and organize international conferences. Based on the work undertaken by the WG-SDTA, ICID has brought out publication titled “Towards Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas: Principles and Experiences” to improve the planning, design and management of irrigation and drainage projects in tidal areas.

In addition to the below membership, representatives from Indonesia, South Korea and FAO are Permanent Observers.

Mandate:

(a) To understand the existing and potential challenges and opportunities of tidal areas for now and the future by figuring out underlying issues; (b) To raise awareness of the increasing risk on tidal areas due to global climate change and stimulate interdisciplinary discussions on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation (c) To enhance survey, design techniques, and monitoring and management programs for the irrigation and drainage facilities, and apply to collect information about the tidal area environment around the world; (d) To identify sustainable development and management options in tidal areas, and find a balance between the conservation and development of tidal areas with acknowledgement of ecosystem services; (e) To join the international dialogues and organize international conferences and short courses to promote interdisciplinary and participatory land and water planning and management in tidal areas; and (f) To collaborate with other related working groups actively, and to exchange relevant expe

Established : 2017

Chairman Message

Dr. Ruey Chy Kao, Chinese Taipei Committee

Activities

Papers: International Workshop on Managing, on the Regional, State or Local Level, Water Scarcity Resulting from Conflicting Demands, Adelaide, Australia, 2022

e-Discussion on ICID Young Professional e-Forum (IYPeF) on LinkedIn:

Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas on ICID Young Professional e-Forum (IYPeF) on LinkedIn, 12-31 August 2016 - Background Note

Announcement

Call for Papers for the International Workshop on the Global Challenges of Land Subsidence in Tidal Areas and the Integrated Solutions, 03 November 2023 (tbc) from 09:30-13:00 hours (tbc) in Vizag., Andhra Pradesh, India

Membership

Sl. No.	Name	Email	Country	Position
1	Dr. Ruey Chy Kao	si*************	Chinese Taipei Committee	Chair
2	Dato’ Ir. Hj. Nor Hisham Bin Mohd Ghazali	hi*************	Malaysia	Vice Chair
3	Mr. Paavan Kumar Reddy Gollapalli	pa*************	India	Secretary
4	Prof. Budi Santoso Wignyosukarto	bu*************	Indonesia	Member
5	Dr. Hiroki Minakawa	hi*************	Japan	Member
6	Dr. (Ms.) Hsiao Weng Wang - Young Professional	wh*************	Chinese Taipei Committee	Member
7	Dr. JANG Jeong Ryeol	wg*************	South Korea	Member
8	Dr. Mona Liza Delos Reyes	mf*************	Philippines	Member
9	Mr. Surat Thanusin	su*************	Thailand	Member
10	Dr. Vijay Labhsetwar	vi*************	India	Member
11	Prof. Zhang Zhanyu	zh*************	China	Member
12	Dr. Ir. Henk Ritzema	he*************	Netherlands	Observer
13	Mr. Alok Paul Kalsi	ws*************	India	Provisional Member
14	Dr. Dina Salesh	di*************	Egypt	Provisional Member
15	Ir. LIU Zhitong	53*************	China	Provisional Member
16	Dr. Daeou Eo	da*************	South Korea	Permanent Observer
17	Dr. Harry W. Denecke	ha*************	Italy	Permanent Observer
18	Prof. Ir. Robiyanto Hendro Sustanto	ro*************	Indonesia	Permanent Observer
19	Dr. Jo Jin Hoon	jo*************	South Korea	Permanent Observer

ARCHIVES

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA) was launched in 2001 during Seoul IEC Meeting based on the activities of the Task Force on “Environmentally Sustainable Options of Tidal Lands and Estuaries" which was constituted by the Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG) during the pre-Council meetings at 51st IEC Meeting at Cape Town in October 2000.

Established : 2011

Completion of the Mandate : 2016 (The WG-SDTA was first established in 2001 and completed its mandate in 2011 by publising the Hand Book on SDTA. The details of the activities during 2001-2011 can be accessed at http://wg-sdta.icidonline.org/sub_bpwa.pdf

AGENDA/ MINUTES/ REPORTS/ PUBLICATIONS

| AGENDA (Previous) | MINUTES (Previous) |

24th ICID Congress, 2022: Proceedings - International Workshop on Integrated Solution for Irrigation and Drainage Tails and Land Subsidence in Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)

PRESENTATIONS

Montpellier, France 2015

2011

GALLERY

CONCLUDED WORKBODIES/ TECHNICAL GROUPS

AWARDS

Won the 3rd Best Performing Workbody Award (BPWA) for its contribution towards the mandate and mission of ICID. The Award was presented to Dr. Park Sang Hyun (Korea), Chairman, WG-SDTA by the President Chandra Madramootoo on the occasion of the 62nd IEC and 21st ICID Congress held at Tehran, Iran, October 2011.

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