WORKSHOP

Due to the prevailing food, water and energy crisis in the world a comprehensive strategy is needed to be adopted where all of these resources are efficiently utilized for maximum production. Various departments working in the area of ILWM should be brought under one umbrella to carry on organized efforts for the integrated use of soil and water resource efficiently and productively. The proposed workshopwill equip the participants with new skills, information and a good level of accomplishment on "Integrating land and water use management (ILWM)".

Topics:

Topics of Workshop
- Water measuring and management practices in use
- Basic units used in water and soil measurements
- Use of GIS for integrated land and water use management (ILWM)
- Water provision and governance of water systems; Ground water, underground water, glaciers
- Drought; Low and erratic precipitation, lowering of water table; Rising temperature
- Water use efficiency; High efficiency irrigation systems; Sprinklers and drip irrigation system
- Raised bed technology: a good combination of soil and water management
- Controlling runoff, water logging, salinity, Sea water intrusion
- Equal distribution of the quotas for water among various stake holders at regional and international levels
- Introduction of low water consuming crops and short maturing varieties
- Land Use Management (LUM) as a mean to protect water resources
- Land and water use management in Arid, Semi-Arid, humid and tropical environments
- Reforms for effective land and water management
- Degraded lands; Controlling soil erosion and degradation
- Raising the profile of the risk and vulnerability impacts of climate change on communities' natural resources, (land/water) and promote appropriate adaptation mechanisms
- Mainstreaming of integrated approaches to Land and Water resources management for food security and poverty reduction
- Effective decision and policy making along with application of new technological developments