【2024 ICID Conference】The 75th IEC Meeting & the 9th Asian Regional Conference

The 75th International Executive Council Meeting of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) and the 9th Asian Regional Conference will be held in Sydney, Australia, from September 1 to September 7, 2024. Members of the Taiwanese delegation will share our irrigation and drainage achievements with international representatives, allowing other countries to understand the current state of Taiwan's agricultural water resources development. At the same time, they will absorb new knowledge from abroad, keep up with global trends, and establish opportunities for international cooperation and exchanges.

The theme of the 9th Asian Regional Conference is "Irrigation's role in delivering economically viable food security and sustainable urban spaces in an increasingly unpredictable climate." The three sub-themes are as follows:

1. Governance – identifying and addressing structural and policy impediments to the adoption of better irrigation practices.

2. Investment – fit-for-purpose and cost-effective technologies which support end users to implement sustainable irrigation practices (Environmental, Social, Governance and Triple Bottom Line).

3. Capacity development – ensuring that end users can access and adapt knowledge and systems to support sustainable irrigation practices.