PRODUCTION LINE I: SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIES
| TYPES OF OUTPUTS | TARGET QUANTITY | DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY/ INTENDED OUTPUT | STATUS | CONTACT PERSON |
| Internal publication on country selection criteria | 1 | Description: This activity aims at defining criteria and indexes that will help IPTRID in (i) selecting priority countries for its intervention, and in (ii) carrying out needs assessments, prior to intervention. Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | S. Fernandez |
| Assessment reports or Thematic studies | 3 | • Evaluation Study of Paddy Irrigation under Monsoon Regime (ESPIM) project Description: This activity aims at studying the institutional needs assessment and arrangements for paddy rice production in Cambodia and Viet Nam. Executing structures: AGLW (FAO) and IPTRID Secretariat | On-going | S. Tato |
| • Research and Development Strategy for Ethiopia in the Irrigation and Drainage sectors Description: Study on R&D needs in Irrigation and Drainage Executing structures: IWMI and Ministries of Water Resources and Agriculture with the support of the IPTRID Secretariat | On-going | C. Garces | ||
| • Agricultural water management in Italy : analysis of actual research orientations and practice, identification of potential gaps Description: This activity aims at analyzing the existing gap between research and practice in agricultural water management and provides tools for large scale planning. It will lead to a joint IPTRID/ICID publication. Executing structures: ICID Italy and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | F. Di Battista IPTRID Secret. | ||
| Strategy documents or Action Programmes | 1 | |||
| • Proposal on Financing water for agriculture Description: Four regional consultations will be organized in support to the Fourth World Water Forum to be held in Mexico in 2006. The first consultation was organized in Hyderabad, India. Executing structures: GWP, WWC, AGLW (FAO) and IPTRID Secretariat | Decision pending from donor | C. Garces |
PRODUCTION LINE II: SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS
| TYPES OF OUTPUTS | TARGET QUANTITY | DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY/ INTENDED OUTPUT | STATUS | CONTACT PERSON |
| Project identification/ Formulation reports | 4 | • Proposal for Latin America Description: Capacity development for improved irrigated agriculture Executing structures: Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA, Costa Rica) with the support of the IPTRID Secretariat | Under discussion | C. Garces |
| • Proposal for West Africa Description: The project proposed is a follow-up of the project on water lifting technologies. Executing structures: HR Wallingford (United Kingdom), EIER-Etsher, National committees of ICID in West Africa and IPTRID Secretariat | Submitted to IFAD for funding with uncertain result.On-going | J. Verdier C. Garces | ||
| • Proposal for India Description: Methodological Approach for capacity needs assessment and evaluation of investment needs Executing structure: ICID Central Office (India) | ||||
| • Proposal for Syria Description: support for Syrian irrigation modernization programme Executing structure: Ministry of agriculture of Syria, UNDP, IDE and IPTRID Secretariat | On-going | M. Salman | ||
| Assistance for the implementation of projects | 3 | • Support for the development of an environmentally-friendly irrigated agriculture in Morocco Description: The aim of the project is the development of farmer capacities and the introduction of irrigation techniques able to alleviate negative impacts of irrigation on the environment. Executing structure: FAO Representation in Morocco | Pending | Jean-Marc Faures (AGLW) S. Tato |
| • Support to the second phase of the Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) in Cuba Description: Support to food crop production Executing structure: FAO Representation in Cuba | Cancelled upon request of the Cuban government | S. Tato | ||
| • Support to IWMI (Letter of agreement signed in July2004) Description: it includes the following activities, in Africa and Asia, that are taking place in 2005: 1) Support for capacity and institutional building in water management for smallholders 2) Support for Web-Site on performance of irrigation systems through Benchmarking 3) Support and promotion of the policy-related research and development (PODIUM Model) 4) Support for networking activities on Irrigation and Drainage Executing structure: IWMI | On-going | C. Garces/V. Gillet |
PRODUCTION LINE III: COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY
| TYPES OF OUTPUTS | TARGET QUANTITY | DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY/ INTENDED OUTPUT | STATUS | CONTACT PERSON | |
| IPTRID Integrated Information System | 1 | Description: • IPTRID Web site (http://www.fao.org/iptrid/) upgrading, | Completed | ||
| • Joint IPTRID-AGLW webpage on Modernization of Irrigation Systems (http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/watermanagement/default.stm) upgrading | Completed | ||||
| Merging IPTRID database on capacity development opportunities for improved irrigated agriculture (http://www.fao.org/iptrid/cbinventory.html) and AGLW database on Education and Training Courses in Irrigation and Flood Control (http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/ watertraining/default.stm) | Completed | F. Besseat | |||
| Analysis of the sustainability and impact of WCA-Infonet Information System (http://www.wcainfonet.org/iptrid/infonet/index.jsp): (i) evaluation of the performance of the net (determination through time of the number, type and geographical origin of users, timings, hits, visits, downloads, etc, (ii) recommendations, options propositions on different alternatives; including merger or transfer to other organizations | Completed | ||||
| Test of the "Virtual Centre for Water in Agriculture" prototype • Production of a tool box on “salinization”, in collaboration with AGLL (S. Fernandez) • Test of the tool box with the platform potential users • Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat, in collaboration with AGL | Completed | ||||
| E-mail conference | 1 | Description: Contemplated within the Virtual Centre for Agricultural Water project, subject: salinization Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Moved to early 2006 | F. Besseat | |
| Issues of GRID magazine | 2 | Description: 2 GRID issues in English translated into French and Spanish The English version is funded by DFID (UK), the French version by MAE (France) and the Spanish version by MAPA (Spain) Executing structure: HR Wallingford and IPTRID secretariat | Decision to have only one issue in 5 languages. GRID N. 23 published in August 2005 | IPTRID Secretariat | |
| Pulicatuions | 9 | Project final reports (3) | Formulation of a strategy for appropriate water-lifting technologies in West Africa: Description: This activity included the publication and dissemination of the final report of the project. The publication is the basis for the workshops held in West Africa (Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso) Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | C. Garcés |
| • Towards Integrated Planning of Irrigation and Drainage, Egypt Description: This activity included the editing, publication and dissemination of the final report of the project Executing structure: the World Bank (ARD), HR Wallingford (United Kingdom), FAO-RNE, Drainage Research Institute (Egypt) and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (Egypt) and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | M. Salman | |||
| • Towards a strategy for sustainable irrigated agriculture with feasible investment in drainage, Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia Description: This activity included the editing, publication and dissemination of the final report of the project. The publication is the basis for the workshops held in Rome - Italy. Executing structure: Alterra-ILRI (The Netherlands), Brace Centre for Water Resources Management (Canada), HR Wallingford (United Kingdom), Scientific Information Centre-Interstate Committee for Water Commission (Uzbekistan), Water Watch (The Netherlands) and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | C. Garcés | |||
| Conference proceedings (2) | • Workshops on Management and Prioritization of Research held in the United Kingdom, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Tanzania, Uzbekistan. Description: The workshops in Malaysia and Tanzania were held in 2005. This activity includes the production, publication and dissemination of the proceedings of the Workshops Executing structure: HR Wallingford (United Kingdom) and IPTRID Secretariat | Malaysia and Tanzania completed but proceedings pending for 2006 | G. Pearce , C. Garces and J. Verdier S. Tato | ||
| • Workshop on Capacity needs assessment in agricultural water management, Moscow, Russian Federation, September 2004. Description: This activity included the production, publication and dissemination of the Workshop proceedings Executing structure: ICID and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | ||||
| Awareness publications (2) | Issue paper N. 5 on Trade liberalization: implications for irrigated agriculture Description: This activity included the production, publication and dissemination of the issue paper Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | G. Cornish S. Fernandez | ||
| • Issue paper number 6: theme to be defined Description: This activity includes the production, publication and dissemination of the issue paper Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat and partner to be defined | On-going | J. Verdier V. Gillet | |||
| Others (3) | Inventory on Capacity Development Opportunities for Improved Irrigated Agriculture Description: This activity included the publication and dissemination of the document Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | M. Salman S. Fernandez | ||
| • IPTRID 18 month Report July 2003 – December 2004 Description: This activity included the publication and dissemination of the document Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | S. Tato | |||
| Workshops/Seminars | 15 | Global (1) | • 1 regional workshop (out of 4 planned before the World Water Forum in Mexico, 2006) on Financing water for agriculture (India) Description: The workshop was part of the implementation of the activity described under the type of outputs “Strategy documents or Action Programmes” Executing structure: GWP, WWC, AGLW and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | C. Garcés |
| Africa (6) | • 3 Workshops on Appropriate Water-lifting technologies in West Africa, held in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - March 2005 Description: The objective was to present the outcomes of the formulation project on Appropriate Water-lifting technologies and discuss the way forward. Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat with the assistance locally of the national committees of ICID | Completed | F. Besseat | ||
| Asia (5) | • Regional Workshop on Management and Prioritization of Research for South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, January 2005 Description: The objective was to train senior research managers on Management and Prioritization of Research Executing structure: HR Wallingford (United Kingdom) and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | C. Pearce & J. Verdier | ||
| • Seminar Towards a strategy for sustainable irrigated agriculture with feasible investment in drainage, Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia, Rome - Italy. Description: The objective was to discuss the outcomes of the project “Towards a strategy for sustainable irrigated agriculture with feasible investment in drainage, Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia” and discuss the way forward. Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | C. Garces and J. Verdier | |||
| • Contribution to the International Forum on Performance Benchmarking in the Irrigation and Drainage Sector, Aurangabad - India, January 2005 Description: The objective was to discuss the findings of studies carried out in Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Sri Lanka on Benchmarking Executing structure: HR Wallingford (United Kingdom) | Completed | C. Garces | |||
| • Contribution to the ICID International Workshop on Benchmarking, Beijing-China, 13 September 2005 Description: The ICID Working group DMIS in collaboration with IPTRID organized a workshop on “Diversity of the perception of performance management: heterogeneity of the objectives, variety of the indicators”. IPTRID suported the participation of two persons from developing countries that presented a paper. Executing structure: Afeid (France) and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | S. Fernandez | |||
| • International workshop on Design and Implementation of Capacity Development Strategies, Beijing-China, 14 September 2005. Description: This event was based on the achievements of the Workshop held in Moscow in 2004. Both provided material for further production of the methodological guideline on capacity development for IPTRID's activities, planned to be done in 2006. Technical papers : • Two keynote paper • Seven case studies Executing structure: ICID and IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | S. Tato | |||
PRODUCTION LINE IV: OPERATION OF THE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
| TYPES OF OUTPUTS | TARGET QUANTITY | DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY/ INTENDED OUTPUT | STATUS | CONTACT PERSON |
| Annual reports | 1 | Description: IPTRID annual report January–December 2005 preparation. The annual report will be ready for publication early 2006 Executing structure: IPTRID Secretariat | Completed | G. Bonanno/E. Mahabir C. Garcés |
| Triennial IPTRID evaluation | 1 | Description: This activity aimed at evaluating IPTRID's orientations and activities since August 2001. Executing structure: External evaluators | Completed | C. Garcés |
| Donors meeting | 1 | Description: IPTRID's donors meeting Executing structure: the IPTRID Secretariat is responsible for the organization of the meeting | Rescheduled for early March 2006. | C. Garcés |
| IPTRID Governing bodies meetings (CG and MC) and Advisory Committee meeting | 1 | Description: The IPTRID governing bodies (Consultative Group and Management Committee) annual meetings as well as the Advisory Committee (AC) meeting were held during the ICID Congress, Beijing, China (10–18 September 2005) Executing structures: The IPTRID Secretariat is responsible for CG and MC the meetings organization. The ICID is responsible for the AC meeting organization | Completed | C. Garcés J. Verdier |
