Smart Water Management

Priority
Water for Rural Development
Action groups
2D Ensure sustainable agricultural practices|including water productivity and efficiency|reduction of diffuse pollution|and decreased food losses
Code
2D4
Description

Water management can be more efficient and scientific through increasing the efficiency and accuracy of water management based on ICT technology and sharing water management information by establishing a smart system that can forecast, monitor and control the supply of agricultural water.

Programme

0-5’ Introduction by the session chairs
5-65’ Six presentations each in 10 minutes
65- 85’ Discussions and Q and A
85-90’ Conclusion: 5 minutes

Projects included

1- Near real-time multivariate drought monitoring system (MDMS) at the national level based on smart water management (SMW) to support integrated water resources management (IWRM) and sustainable agricultural practices.
2- Smart Decision Support System (SDSS) based on Climate- Smart Agriculture (CSA) approach to Ensure Minimum Water Loss and Higher Productivity focusing on of Sustainability of the Region (Urmia Basin Case Study)
3- Integrating smart water management for enhancing resilience and water productivity at multiple scales
4- Design and implementation of “Khuzestan Water and Power Observatory” as a pilot of the
“Iran National Water Center”
5- Strengths, Weaknesses, opportunities and threats to establish smart water management in KWPA
6- Issues of of transboundary use of water resources in Russia
7- Challenges in SWM Implementation from the Water Utility Point of View, cases in Korea

Organizers

ICID

Other organizers

1- Iranian National committee on Irrigation and Drainage (IRNCID)
2- Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA)
3- Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI)
4- Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran.
5-Water Governance and Circular Economy Cities, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (OECD)
6- Korean Water (K-Water)- Asian Water Council
7- Enabel Belgian development Agency
8- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
9- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
10- China National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (CNCID)

Duration
90'
Expected results, impacts and follow-up links with events and initiatives after the Forum

1- Promoting and exchanging up to date knowledge on smart water management technologies
2- Highlighting the importance of the smart water management practices
3- Networking between relevant entities