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2011

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The researches and application on brackish water for irrigation in China, Dr. Gao Zhanyi

Cemagref – Sciences, eaux & territories  

2008

Advancing Human Development and MDG’s Role Water and Agriculture (ICID – FAO – Israeli Committee to ICID 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, United Nations, New York, May 2008

2006

The Use of Brackish Water in Agriculture and Aquaculture (Dr. Samia El Guindy, Director of the APP Central Office, Cairo, 2006)

Environmental Impact of Misusing Pesticides (Dr. Magdy Salah El-Deen and Dr. Samia El Guindy, Advisory Panel Project/ APP, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Cairo, Egypt)

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established on 24 June, 1950 as a Scientific, Technical and Voluntary Not-for-profit Non-Governmental International Organization (NGO) with headquarters in New Delhi, India.

The Commission is dedicated to enhancing the worldwide supply of food and fibre for all people by improving water and land management and the productivity of irrigated and drained lands through appropriate management of water, environment and application of irrigation, drainage and flood management techniques. [For more information contact http://www.icid.org]

To promote a safe and good management of poor quality water for irrigation, to minimize the negative impact on human health and the environment , to promote the multiple use of poor quality water, and to give consideration to the Institutional and legislation aspects with regard to the use of poor quality waters.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Team supports work to promote the safe use of poor quality waters for irrigation especially in water stressed regions. The Team aims to develop guidelines, methodologies, techniques and models for integrated management of such waters. In doing so, the Team focuses primarily on preventing land and water resources degradation, as well as on protecting human health, the environment and ecological systems.

Established : 1995

Completion of the Mandate : 2013

Members: (1) VP Dr. Ragab Ragab, Chairman (UK, 1997); (2) Dr. Frans Huibers, Secretary (Netherlands, 1999); (3) VPH Dr. Karim Shiati (Iran, 1997); (4) Dr. Jan Salek (Czech Rep., 1998); (5) Dr. N.K. Tyagi (India, 1998); (6) Mr. Jose Manuel Arango Maldonado (Mexico, 1998); (7) Dr. Wen-Lin Chang (Chinese Taipei, 1998); (8) VPH Dr. Gao Zhanyi (China, 1998); (9) VP Dr. Samia El- Guindy (Egypt, 1999); (10) Dr. Ramzan Choudhry (Pakistan, 2000); (11) Mr. Martin Roche (USA, 2002); (12) Ms. Esther O. Ogunniyi (Nigeria, 2002); (13) Mr. Ghannami Mohamed (Morocco, 2003); (14) Mr. Bernard Vincent (France, 2003); (15) Dr. Jorge Tarchitsky (Israel, 2004); (16) Dr. Makoto Yokozawa (Japan, 2009); (17) Dr. Leon van Rensburg (South Africa, 2010) and (18) Secretary General, ICID

Permanent Observer: (i) FAO Representative and (ii) ICBA Representative (UAE)

Report : PANCID Sub-Committee on Use of Poor Quality Water for Irrigation