THE INPIM E-NEWSLETTER

July 09, 2006; Number 55

http://www.inpim.org

ihussain@inpim.org

 

Welcome to the INPIM E-Newsletter #55

 

NEWS AND EVENTS

 

Ø      INPIM’s Second International Capacity Building Program held successfully in Izmir/ Turkey

 

Ø      INPIM’s Training Manual on PIM now available

 

Ø      Afghanistan establishes its first ever WUA

 

Ø      News on donors’ lending for irrigation and drainage projects

o       Lending for Irrigation and Drainage Projects by the World Bank

o       Lending for Irrigation and Drainage Projects by the Asian Development Bank

 

Ø      New Irrigation Related Projects in Balochistan

 

Upcoming Regional and International Meets and Events

 

Ø      Effective learning for sustainable action

     August 13-26 2006

Ø      World Water Week

August 20-26 2006 Stockholm Sweden

Ø      Challenges in Developing Agricultural Input Markets in Africa

    The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

     21-25 August 2006 Arusha, Tanzania

Ø      3rd Asian Regional Conference

     September 13-15 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ø      7th International Micro Irrigation Congress

     September 13-15 2006, Kuala Lumpur

Ø      IPTRID/ICID International Workshop: Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Development Programmes

     September 14 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ø      57th IEC Meeting

     September 10-17 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ø      Prosperity and Poverty in a Globalized World - Challenges for Agricultural Research

     October 11-13 2006

Ø      GFAR Triennial Conference 2006 - 'Reorienting Agricultural Research to meet the Millennium Development Goals'

     November 9-11 2006

Ø      Innovation Africa Symposium

     November 20-26 2006

Ø      An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources

     December 18-20 2006 New Delhi, India

Ø      4th Asian Regional Conference

2-5 May 2007 Tehran Iran

Ø      22nd ICID European Regional Conference

     September 2-6 2007 Pavia, Italy

Ø      58th IEC Meeting

     September 30-October 5 2007 Sacramento, USA

Ø      First International Conference on Water Resources Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation

     December 25-27 2007 Alexandria, Egypt

Ø      ICID CONGRESS

        20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage

     Lahore, Pakistan 2008

Ø      ICID COUNCIL MEETING

    59th IEC Meeting

     Lahore, Pakistan, 2008

Ø      ICID COUNCIL MEETING

    60th IEC Meeting

     Abuja, Nigeria, 2009

Ø      2nd African Regional Conference

     Abuja, Nigeria, 2009

 

 

NEW PUBLICATIONS

 

Ø      Water Recycling in Australia(April 2006)

Ø      A Growers Guide to Using Recycled Water in Horticulture (May 2006)

Ø      Cotton Response to Multiple Irrigation Rates Controlled by a Constant Time Threshold (12 June 2006)

Ø      Behavior of Temperature-Based Water Stress Indicators in Biotic Controlled Irrigation (1 May 2006)

Ø      Water resources in Italy: availability and agricultural uses (27 March 2006)

Ø      Optimal irrigation reservoir operation and simultaneous multi-crop cultivation area selection using simulated annealing (27 March 2006)

Ø      Verification, Monitoring of Nitrogen and Irrigation Bmps for Horticultural Crops and Crop Simulation Models As Aids to Decision Support System (1 October 2006)

 

 

Fellowship and funding opportunities

 

Ø      Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program

 

DETAILS

 

 

NEWS AND EVENTS

 

 

INPIM’s Second International Capacity Building Program held successfully in Izmir/ Turkey

 

Participants from 11 countries (Afghanistan, Albania, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Uzbekistan, USA, Yemen, Tunisia and Turkey) attended the INPIM’s 2^nd International Capacity Building Program (ICBP) during 18-29 June 2006 in Izmir/ Turkey. The program was organized by INPIM in collaboration with the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSI) department and International Agrohydrology Research and Training Center (THAEM), Menemen, near the picturesque city of Izmir. The participants included policy makers, planners, managers, implementers and practitioners, trainers, farmers and others involved in irrigation management reforms. This 12-day intensive training course involved a mix of lectures and presentations, group discussions and exercises, country experience sharing sessions and field visits.

 

 

The course covered 15 modules on a wide range of aspects of irrigation management/ reforms including policy, planning and legal aspects, intuitional and management aspects, communication and organizational aspects, technical and financial aspects, gender, poverty and environmental aspects at various levels from micro/ watercourse to the macro/ watershed levels. A number of internationally renowned resource persons shared their global experiences in irrigation management with the participants. These were enriched with enlightening presentations on reforms in Turkey, delivered by distinguished speakers from O&M department of DSI. The participants greatly appreciated a 2-day field visit to 3 WUAs (Menemen Left Bank Irrigation Association, Menemen Right Bank Irrigation Association and Alasehir Grape Irrigation Association) in the Gadez basin where they studied various aspects of the associations and their on-ground functioning. The International Agrohydrology Research and Training Center provided an excellent atmosphere and facilities for the international participants.

 

Training Manual

 

A comprehensive training manual was prepared for the INPIM’s 2^nd Capacity Building Program. The manual consists of 15 modules, prepared by internationally renowned resource persons, covering various aspects of irrigation management, including policy, planning and legal aspects, intuitional and management aspects, communication and organizational aspects, technical and financial aspects, gender, poverty and environmental aspects at various levels from micro/ watercourse to the macro/ watershed levels. The hard-copy of the manual can be obtained from INPIM’s global office in Islamabad at a price of only US$ 40. Contact ssarwar@inpim.org.

 

Afghanistan establishes its first ever WUA

 

The first ever WUA in Afghanistan, namely Enjil WUA was formed in April 2006 in Herat province. The Enjil WUA was established under the pilot project initiated in November 2004 with the aim of pilot testing and establishing water users associations in the country. The WUA covers around 4000 hectares of land irrigated from lateral 1 to 99 of the Enjil canal. The Enjil WUA is a legal entity and takes the form of a non-profit corporation. The main functions of the WUA include operation and maintenance of canal, collection of funds and maintaining accounts and dispute resolution. The objectives of the association are: (i) to promote and secure equitable distribution of water among its users; (ii) to provide efficient operation and maintenance of the irrigation system; (iii) to utilize water efficiently and economically to increase agricultural production; (iv) to protect the environment and take necessary measures for conservation of water  resources; and (v) to ensure participation of irrigators in the management of irrigation system, and ownership building ultimately leading to a system of local governance for irrigation management.

 

Enjil-WUA was established by the Chemonics International group with funding from USAID. Some of the key people behind the successful creation of this first ever WUA in Afghanistan included Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Sultani (Chemonics staff), Mr. Besmellah (President of Enjil WUA) and Mr. Ghulam Daud (one of the members of Enjil WUA). These people attended INPIM’s Second International Capacity Building Program in Izmir and greatly benefited from the exposure to functioning of the WUAs in Turkey.

 

 

 

DONORS’ LENDING FOR IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE PROJECTS

 

Lending for Irrigation and Drainage Projects by the World Bank

 

Project name	ID	Commitment Amnt (Mil.US$)	Product line	Country/ area	Approval date
Community Based Watershed Management Project	P087670	6.01	Global Environment Project	Mauritania	22-JUN-2006
Tanzania Agricultural Sector Development Project	P085752	90	IBRD/IDA	Tanzania	15-JUN-2006
Senegal River Basin Multi-purpose Water Resources Development Project	P093826	111.42	IBRD/IDA	Africa	08-JUN-2006
Sustainable Agro-Pastoral and Land Management Promotion under the PNDP	P089289	6	Global Environment Project	Cameroon	06-JUN-2006
Agricultural Markets and Agribusiness Development Project	P083609	35	IBRD/IDA	Senegal	28-FEB-2006
Rehabilitation & Completion of Irrigation & Drainage Infrastructure Additional Financing Project	P099099	5	IBRD/IDA	Azerbaijan	28-FEB-2006

 

Lending for Irrigation and Drainage Projects by the Asian Development Bank

 

Project Name	ID	Country	Initial	Updated
Rural Recovery through Community Based Irrigation Rehabilitation	36222-01	Afghanistan	9 Feb 2004	7 Apr 2006
Western Basins Water Resources Management Project	36252-01	Afghanistan