Programme title

Institution/organization

WCA infoNET

Contact person's address
IPTRID
Land and Water Development Division (AGL)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +39-06-570 55322 Fax +39-06-570 56275

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Virtual network

Certificate
None

Frequency of programme
Available online all the time

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
WCA infoNET information system is an Internet-based integrated information platform that merges high quality information resources and expertise allowing direct access to publications, documents, data, computer programmes and discussion groups providing a knowledge base, support and the necessary global platform for decisions on water conservation and use in agriculture.

WCA infoNET is managed by the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy.

WCA infoNET is governed by an international task force comprising leading R&D institutions ensuring the technical reliability of the information included. The task force members at present are: AGLW/FAO, HR Wallingford, Alterra-ILRI, Cemagref, USBR and ICID.

Target group
Senior level staff
Junior professionals
Trainers

Programme www
http://www.wca-infonet.org/iptrid/infonet/index.jsp

Dates/duration
Available online all the time

Language
English

Partners
AGLW/FAO, Italy
HR Wallingford, UK
ILRI, The Netherlands
Cemagref, France
USBR, USA
CSIRO, Australia
Tatura Centre, Australia
ICID, India

International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage

Acronym
IPTRID

Country
Italy

Address
IPTRID
Land and Water Development Division (AGL)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy

Tel +39-06-570 52068

Fax +39-06-570 56275

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.fao.org/iptrid/

Brief description of institution/organization
The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is an independent multi-donor trust fund programme hosted by FAO at its headquarters in Rome. It provides assistance to developing countries and development agencies for the formulation and implementation of sustainable agricultural water management strategies and programmes.

IPTRID aims to reduce rural and urban poverty, increase food security and enhance environmental sustainability by improving the access of farmers, farmers' associations and service providers to appropriate irrigation, drainage, water harvesting, salinity management and flood management technologies and practices.

One of the most effective ways in which external agencies can support farmers is to help governments and the private sector to identify capacity constraints and to take action and remove them. IPTRID works with international partners to do this. It supports capacity building in agricultural water management to promote irrigation technology transfer and adoption in its widest sense. IPTRID's approach is participatory, driven by demand through listening and reacting to the issues and priorities being raised by the developing countries.