TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 1996
8.00-9.00 Registration
Opening Session
Chair: Dong Quingsong
9.00-9.45 |
Opening statements: |
- Assistant Director-General and |
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- FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the
Pacific |
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- RID Director-General |
10.15-10.30 Refreshments
Technical Session I: Need and Scope of Modernization in
Irrigation Projects
Chair: C. Burt
10.30-11.00 |
Need, scope and potential for modernization in Asia (V.V.N.
Murty) |
11.00-11.30 |
Investment and opportunities for modernization projects in
Asia: Past and future trends (H. Plusquellec) |
11.30-12.00 |
Institutional change in support of modernization and
management transfer (David Molden and Ian W. Makin) |
12.00-13.30 |
Lunch |
13.30-14.00 |
Concepts for irrigation system modernization (H. Wolter and
C. Burt) |
14.00-14.30 |
Participants identification of major interest/issues to be
discussed |
14.30-15.00 |
Refreshments |
15.00-15.30 |
Plenary review of identified discussion topics |
15.30-17.30 |
Plenary discussion on Technical Session I |
18.30 |
River cruise organized and hosted by the Royal Irrigation
Department |
Technical Session II: Approaches to Successful Modernization - Review of Country Experiences
Chair: H. Plusquellec
8.00-8.30 |
Comparative analysis of country papers (T.
Facon) |
8.30-10.00 |
Country Papers: Thailand, India, China |
10.00-10.30 |
Refreshments |
10.30-12.00 |
Country Papers: Republic of Korea, Philippines,
Pakistan |
12.00-13.00 |
Lunch |
13.00-14.30 |
Country Papers: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia |
14.30-15.00 |
Refreshments |
15.00-16.30 |
Group discussions |
16.30-17.00 |
Plenary presentation |
Technical Session III: Main Technical Features and Technological Implications of Modernization
Chair: D. Molden
8.00-8.30 |
Modern water control and management practices in irrigation:
Methodology and Criteria for Evaluating the Impact on Performance (C.
Burt) |
8.30-9.00 |
Modernization of Rice Irrigation Systems: Implications for
diversified Cropping (S. Bhuiyan) |
9.00-9.30 |
Technical Features and Implications of Modernization: The
NEWMASIP Experience (A. Brolsma) |
09.30-10.00 |
Refreshments |
10.00-10.30 |
Automatic control and measurement of water distribution (Y.
Yoshida) |
10.30-12.00 |
Group discussions |
12.00-12.30 |
Plenary presentation on Technical session III |
12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
13.30-15.30 |
Group discussions |
15.30-16.00 |
Refreshments |
16.00-17.00 |
Plenary discussions |
Closing Session
Chair: S. Bhuiyan
8.00-8.15 |
Brief Introduction of the WB/IPTRID/IIMI Research Project on
Irrigation Systems Performance (H. Plusquellec) |
8.15-10.00 |
Technological Information Session (C. Burt and H.
Plusquellec) |
10.30-11.30 |
Presentation of Summary Report |
Plenary Discussions |
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Adoption of Report |
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11.30-12.00 |
Closing Remarks |