Place and Date |
Congress themes / Questions discussed |
Tehran, Iran
15-23 October 2011 |
21st International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme Water productivity towards food security. - [ Report ]
Question 57: Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture
Question 56: Water and Land Productivity Challenges |
Lahore, Pakistan
13-18 October 2008 |
20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme Participatory Integrated Water Resources Management - From Concepts to Actions
Question 55: Roles of Public and Private Sectors in Water Resources Development and Management
Question 54: Sustainable Integrated Water Resource Management
[Lahore Declaration] [N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation In Irrigation and Drainage] |
Beijing, China
10-18 September 2005 |
19th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Use of Water and Land for Food and Environmental Sustainability
Question 53: Harmonious Coexistence with Flood Water
Question 52: Improving Water and Land Management for Increasing Efficiency in Irrigated Agriculture
[Beijing Declaration] [N.D. Gulhati Memorial Lecture for International Cooperation In Irrigation and Drainage]
[ Keynote address : President Hon. Dato' Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah (Malaysia); Question 53 - Prof. Liu Ning (China); Mr. M. Salah Darghouth (World Bank) ] [Presentation : Use of Water and Land for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability PDF - 5.17MB (President Hon. Dato' Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah) ] [ Presentation : Improving water and land management for efficient water use in irrigated agriculture (Dr. Luis S. Pereira, Vice President Hon., ICID and President, CIGR) ] |
Montreal, Canada
21-28 July 2002 |
18th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Food Production Under Conditions of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental Pressures
Question 51: Integration and management of irrigation, drainage and flood control
Question 50: Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced by limited water resources and population growth
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Granada, Spain
11-19 September 1999 |
17th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Water for Agriculture in the next millennium
Question 49: Rehabilitation and modernization of irrigation and drainage systems.
Question 48: Irrigation under conditions of water scarcity |
Cairo, Egypt 15-22 September 1996 |
16th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Sustainability of irrigated agriculture
Question 47: Irrigation planning and management: Measures in harmony with the environment.
Question 46: Farmers' participation towards sustainable irrigated agriculture. |
The Hague, Netherlands 04-11 September 1993 |
15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Water management in the next century
Question 45: Irrigation and drainage systems management - institutional and financial interrelationships.
Question 44: Planning and design of irrigation and drainage systems.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 April-04 May 1990 |
14th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 43: The role of irrigation in mitigating the effects of drought.
Question 42: The influence of irrigation and drainage on the environment with particular emphasis on impact on the quality of surface and ground waters.
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Casablanca, Morocco
21-26 September 1987 |
13th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Theme : Improving water management in developing countries
Question 41: Improving water management through training.
Question 40: Rehabilitation and modernization of irrigation and drainage projects for improving water management.
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Fort Collins, USA
28 May- 02 June 1984 |
12th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 39: Irrigation and drainage of problems soils.
Question 38: Water management factors.
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Grenoble, France
31 August 06 September 1981 |
11th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 37: Flood control in relation to land use planning and water management.
Question 36: Improvement and modernization of existing irrigation and drainage systems. |
Athens, Greece
24 May-04 June 1978 |
10th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 35: Operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems (Organization, maintenance equipment, operation, etc.).
Question 34: Lateral subsurface drainage techniques and drainage construction methods.
Question 33: Economic evaluation of irrigation projects - studies developed and case studies of economic and environmental effects.
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Moscow, USSR
28 July-02 August 1975 |
9th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 32: Comparison of advanced methods of irrigation including development of irrigation by pumping.
Question 31: Planning of development of ground water for irrigation.
Question 30: Sediment controlling irrigation intake structures.
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Varna, Bulgaria
17-27 May 1972 |
8th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 29: Factors affecting river training, and flood plain regulation (including flood zoning).
Question 28: Recent and promising developments including mechanization of operations in the field of irrigation and drainage.
Question 27: Field irrigation and drainage in deltaic, coastal and low-lying areas. |
Mexico City, Mexico
9-19 April 1969 |
7th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 26: Development of new irrigable and drained areas - procedures and policies.
Question 25: Methods and economics of operation and maintenance of drainage systems in agricultural areas.
Question 24: Hydraulic structures on small channels.
Question 23: Water requirements of crops.
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New Delhi, India
4-13 January 1966 |
6th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 22: Integrated operation of reservoirs for irrigation, flood control and other purposes.
Question 21: Development of deltaic areas.
Question 20: Sediment in irrigation and drainage channels.
Question 19: Reclamation of saline lands under irrigation. |
Tokyo, Japan
14-21 May 1963 |
5th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 18: Flood prevention and control by surface and subsurface retention or spreading.
Question 17: Control of water table in drained lands - prevention of overdrainage.
Question 16: Efficiency of water distribution and use on the land.
Question 15: Economics and financing of irrigation, and flood control works. |
Madrid, Spain
29 May - 04 June 1960 |
4th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 14: Use of longitudinal embankments or levees as flood protection measures.
Question 13: Tolerance of plants to minerals in solution in irrigation water and in soil.
Question 12: Sprinkler irrigation and comparison with other methods of irrigation.
Question 11: Reclamation of waterlogged and marshy lands. |
San Francisco, USA
30 April -06 May 1957 |
3th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 10: Interrelation between irrigation and drainage.
Question 9: Hydraulic structures on irrigation and drainage systems.
Question 8: Soil and water relationship in irrigation.
Question 7: Canal lining |
Algiers, Algeria
12-17 April 1954 |
2nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 6: Ground Water : Its use for irrigation, safe yield from a unit area or basin, artificial recharge of supply and planned utilization of underground reservoirs.
Question 5: The maintenance of irrigation and drainage channels with special reference to weed control.
Question 4: Behavior of subsoil water table under a system of irrigation and/or drainage.
Question 3: The problem of freeboard in irrigation channels.
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Delhi, India
11-16 January 1951 |
1st International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Question 2: Present-day problems in irrigation and drainage.
Question 1: National review of irrigation development and practice. |
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Special Sessions held during ICID congresses |
Year |
Topics / Themes |
2011 |
Modernization of Water Management Schemes |
2008 |
Implication of Global Changes on Irrigation and Drainage System Development and Management |
2005 |
Legal and institutional challenges |
2002 |
Research and development in irrigation, drainage and flood control |
1999 |
Sustainable use of poor quality water |
1996 |
The future of irrigation under increased demand from competitive uses of water and greater needs for food supply |
1993 |
Irrigation and drainage competition for water |
1990 |
Socio-economic and technological impacts of mechanized irrigation systems |
1987 |
The role and integration of irrigation, drainage and flood control projects in the national development plans of developing countries |
1984 |
Impact of the energy crisis on irrigation and drainage |
1981 |
Methods of post-project evaluation : Achievements and remedial measures |
1978 |
Mass transfer of water over long distances for regional development and its effects on the human environment |
1975 |
Environmental control for irrigation, drainage and flood control projects |
1972 |
Essential measures for introduction and development of irrigation and drainage schemes in developing countries |
1969 |
Essential elements necessary for successful irrigated agriculture |
1966 |
New and promising developments in the field of irrigation, drainage and flood control |
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Symposia's held during ICID congresses |
Year |
Topics / Themes |
2011 |
Climate Change Impacts on Soil and Water Resources |
2008 |
Integrated Water Management in the River Basin Context |
2005 |
Water quality/salinity management |
2002 |
Private sector participation in irrigation and drainage |
1999 |
Irrigated agriculture - Constraints, future role and crop diversification |
1996 |
Management information systems in irrigation and drainage |
1993 |
The impact of real time information on system management |
1990 |
Real-time scheduling of water deliveries |
1987 |
Designing and operating irrigation systems, particularly on-farm systems, having insufficient capacity to meet peak water requirements in semi-arid regions, with emphasis on economics |
1984 |
New developments in the protection of irrigation/drainage and flood control structures on
rivers |
1981 |
Principles of designing control systems for water resources and irrigation using modern techniques |
1978 |
Development of techniques to recharge subterranean aquifers to conserve surplus river flows |
1975 |
Introduction of automatic facilities for the needs of collecting and processing of information, planning and managing in the fields of irrigation and drainage |
1972 |
Water resources system planning with special reference to irrigation, drainage and flood control |
1969 |
The application of computers in the analysis of various problems relating to irrigation and drainage systems |
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