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PROCESS UPTO WWF5
It is recommended that a consortium be created of parties that are leading/interesting in the items as outlined above. Potential members of such a consortium would have to be invited for an initial meeting. A where required amended version of this concept note could be used as a start for debate and to develop a joint program, making use of each ones background, skills and interest. Potential members could be:
- FAO/IPTRID;
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID);
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI);
- Farmers association(s);
- Association(s) of agricultural producers;
- Representatives of governments of each group of countries (developed, emerging, least developed);
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI);
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI);
- Representative(s), World Bank, AFDB, ADB;
- Representative European Union.
Envisaged outcome
- Position paper;
- Presentation(s) during WWF5.
References:
- FAO, 2002. Assessment of the world food security situation. Committee on world food security, twenty-eights session, 6-8 June 2002, Rome, Italy.
- Hofwegen, P.J.M. van and M. Svendsen, 2000. A vision of water for food and rural development, The Hague, The Netherlands.
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), 2004, Updated statistics on irrigation and drainage in the world, New Delhi, India.
- IWMI, 2007. Comprehensive assessment, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Plusquellec, H., 2002. Is the daunting challenge of irrigation achievable?. Irrigation and Drainage, vol. 51, no. 3, 2002.
- Schultz, E., 2003. Irrigation and drainage. Present and potential role in food production and sustainable rural development. In: Proceedings Water Week, The World Bank, 4-6 March, 2003, Washington, USA.
- Schultz, Bart, C.D. Thatte and V.K. Labhsetwar, Irrigation and drainage. Main contributors to global food production. Irrigation and Drainage 54.3, 2005.
- Tardieu, H. and B. Prefol, 2002. Full cost or ‘sustainability cost’ pricing in irrigated agriculture. Charging for water can be effective, but is it sufficient?, Irrigation and Drainage, vol. 51 no. 2.
- Tardieu, H. (ed.), 2004. Irrigation and drainage services. Some principles and issues towards sustainability. A position paper of ICID. ICID Task Force 3.
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