 Future is often the reflection of the past. The rapid changes that are taking place around the world over a few decades have, however, cautioned us to learn from it. One can learn by studying the past processes, the causes of successes and failures, despite new complexities.
Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST) has worked over the years to motivate ICID National Committees in various countries to set up their national working groups and provide guidance to compile, publish, update and/or translate documents on history of irrigation, drainage, flood management, and river engineering, incorporating relevant agricultural, political, socio-economic, climatologic and geographic aspects for proper understanding of the technological developments. The WG has brought out many outstanding publications and presently exploring the possibility of compiling a book on “Water Sustainability through History”. The Group also organizes a History Seminar at the time of ICID Congresses, on regular basis.
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Mandate: (a) To motivate ICID National Committees in various countries to set up their National Working Groups on History;
(b) To provide guidance to compile, publish, update and/or translate documents on history of irrigation, drainage, and flood management; (c) To promote inter—disciplinary exchange of information, knowledge and experience, as well as networking on the topic (agricultural, political, socio-economic, climatologically and geographical, aspects) for proper understanding of the technological developments on the subject; (d) To organize seminars at ICID Congresses to enhance awareness of Water history; (e) To prepare a paper on “Historical Water Sustainability” for publication in Irrigation and Drainage (IRD) Journal; (f) To finalize a book on “Historical Water Sustainability”. and
(g) To encourage member countries to produce documentaries on Water History.
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Name |
Country |
Membership |
1 |
Dr. Kamran Emami |
Iran |
Chairman |
2 |
Mrs. Xuming Tan |
China |
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3 |
Dr. Sinite Yu |
Chinese Taipei |
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4 |
Eng Ahmed Awad Hag Abd-Elnabi |
Egypt |
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5 |
VPH Prof. Dr. Dia El Din Ahmed El Quosy |
Egypt |
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6 |
VPH Dr. Laszlo Hayde |
Hungary |
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7 |
VPH A. Hafied A. Gany |
Indonesia |
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Prof. N. Hatcho |
Japan |
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9 |
Mr. Ju-Chang Kim |
Korea, Rep. of |
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10 |
Dr. José Luis Martínez Ruiz |
Mexico |
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11 |
Engr. Sirika Ahmad Abubakar |
Nigeria |
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12 |
VPH Dr. Gerhard Backeberg |
South Africa |
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13 |
Dr. Ahmed Adam Ibrahim |
Sudan |
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14 |
VPH Chaiwat Prechawit |
Thailand |
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15 |
Mr. Charles L. Abernethy |
United Kingdom |
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| AGENDA (Previous) | MINUTES (Previous)
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WG-HIST Website |
Notification No. 2 of 2018 - Establishment of WG-HIST
Publications:
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Committee on assembling irrigation efficiency data (1974-1978) Constituted as Committee on History of Irrigation (1978)
Renamed as Committee on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (C-HIST) in the year 1998 and again renamed as Working Group on History of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control (WG-HIST) in the year 2000
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