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WATSAVE AWARDS
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) decided
at its 48th meeting in Oxford, UK in 1998 to institute the ICID Watsave
Annual Award(s), which includes Technology Award aiming at promoting research
that leads to substantial savings in water applications or uses, besides
demonstrated savings in a project or allied areas; Innovative Water Management
Award aiming at promoting development of new policies/approaches for water
saving leading to cost effective and efficient use of water; and Young
Professionals Award aiming at promoting all the above activities listed
for the two ICID's Awards but to be conferred only to "Young Professionals"
up to the age of 40 years. Since then the award(s) have been presented
each year to an individual or a team of individuals for OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
to water conservation/water saving for increasing the beneficial and/or
efficient use of water to develop and improve the sustainable use of the
critical resource.
The award aims at -
(i) Promoting and encouraging the best technological applications or projects
which have been successful in saving and/or recovering waste waters/low
quality waters.
(ii) Promoting other non-technological interventions and/or innovative
land and water management/techniques for increasing the availability of
water for different uses.
(iii) Promoting research that leads to substantial savings in water applications
or uses.
(iv) Promoting development of new policies/approaches for water saving
leading to cost effective and beneficial use of water.
The YEAR 2005 award(s) will be invited after the 55th meeting of the
International Executive Council, Moscow, Russia.
BEST PERFORMING NATIONAL COMMITTEE
ICID has instituted a new Award to recognize the best performing ICID
National Committee. The Award will be presented in the form of Revolving
Shield and a Citation Plaque at every Congress triennially based on various
facets demonstrated by the participating National Committees between two
ICID Congresses over a three year period. The Revolving Shield will move
to the next award winner every three years with an inscription about the
past winner. The Citation Plaque will remain with the award winning National
Committee. The first award has been presented at the time of 18th ICID
Congress, Montreal in July 2002 to Korean National Committee (KCID) for
its outstanding achievements and contribution to ICID activities in the
years 1999 to 2002.
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