Year of Establishment: 2009 Completion of the Mandate: 2012

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1 APPENDIX XVI [PCTA Item 3.1.5] Minutes of the Third Meeting of the TASK FORCE TO GUIDE ICID INPUTS TO WORLD WATER FORUM 6 (TF-WWF6) 24 June 2012: 11: hours and hours, Adelaide, Australia Year of Establishment: 2009 Completion of the Mandate: 2012 Terms of Reference: 1. To liaise with 6 th WWF Program Committee and other International Bodies, especially FAO; 2. To provide overarching lead role on behalf of ICID for inputs to 6 th WWF by liaising with: (i) National Committees for inputs to the themes and sub-themes of the 6 th WWF, of direct relevance to ICID (ii) Workbodies on specific subjects related with 6 th WWF 3. To liaise with French National Committee (AFEID) for preparatory work of 6 th WWF and 4. To recommend ICID inputs for 6 th WWF for consideration in 62 nd IEC Members present: (1) PH Prof. dr. Bart Schultz, Chairman (The Netherlands); (2) Mr. Bernard Vincent, representing Mr. Francois Brelle, Vice-chairman (France); (3) VPH Felix Reinders (South Africa); (4) VP Dr. Willem Vlotman (Australia); (5) Dr. S.A. Kulkarni, ICID. Permanent observers: (1) Prof. Gao Zhanyi (China); (2) Mr. Thierry Facon, representing Dr. Pasquale Steduto (FAO). Observers: (1) Mr. Hun Sun Lee (Republic of Korea); (2) Dr. Mochammad Amron (Indonesia); (3) Mr. Jaakko Sjerla (Finland); (4) Mr. Graziano Ghinassi (Italy); (5) Dr. Yu Yinghuo (China), (6) Ms Louise Whiting (FAO); (7) Prof. Jaekyoung Noh (Korea); (8) Prof. Joongdae Choi (Korea). Website: Item 1 : Report of ICID contributions to WWF-6 ICID jointly with the FAO was involved in the preparations and conduct of Theme 2.2 on Contribute to Food Security by Optimal Use of water for the 6 th World Water Forum (WWF6). For Theme 2.2, the Coordinator of the Core Group was FAO (Dr. Plasquale Steduto) while Co-Coordinator was ICID (Prof. Bart Schultz).Under Theme 2.2. nine Targets were prepared and presented. AFEID took the responsibility for Theme 2.1 on Balance multiple Uses through IWRM. During the morning session of the Task Force (TF), the various relevant aspects of WWF6 were reviewed. In the afternoon there was an initial discussion on the input to WWF7 to be held in the Republic of Korea in Activities since Tehran meeting of the TF The 2 nd meeting of the TF and a Special Session on Water for Food Security jointly with FAO was held at Tehran in October Chairman jointly with Dr. Pasquale Steduto (FAO) had prepared a draft Core Group Report of Theme 2.2. The draft report was circulated among all concerned. Based on the input received from each of the Target Coordinators, a final version of the draft report containing draft summaries of each target and session proposals and the draft session plan, draft meta plan, brief report on the 3 rd Coordinators meeting was prepared. The revised version of the draft Core Group Report was circulated amongst all National Committees, Chairs of Workbodies, Office Bearers, and TF members for their comments/suggestions. 197

2 During the 3 rd African Regional Conference held in November/December 2011 at Bamako, Mali, a group discussion on WWF6 was organized with the active involvement of the conference participants in which many solutions were proposed for the African region. President Gao Zhanyi and VP Mr. Adama Sangare participated in the discussion. In the Framework of Theme 2.2, the Chairman, together with Mr. Jacques Plantey was responsible for Target on Increase sustainable productivity and lower costs of water management (yield per ha, per m 3 of water and per unit production cost) in such a way that by year 2025 there is food security at affordable prices for all and Pres. Hon. Chandra Madramootoo, together with ICOLD, was responsible for Target on Increasing capacity of water storage in support of irrigated agriculture in an environmentally sufficient and socially sound management. All relevant preparatory and Session Proposal reports were posted by Central Office on the ICID Website. ICID had also contributed to the innovative (case studies) on the Solution Template. Among others on the WATSAVE prize, which are in fact all existing solutions that have proven their value in practice. 1.2 Participation in WWF6, Marseille, March 2012 The 6th World Water Forum (WWF6) was held at Marseille from March Theme 2.2 Contribute to Food Security by Optimal Use of Water was one of the twelve key priorities of the WWF6. Besides the opening session, a multi-stakeholder panel, and a synthesis session, the theme involved more than 28 international organizations and many experts world over. In all nine Targets under the theme were presented and debated during the Forum. The opening session of the Theme was addressed by Mr. Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources, P.R. of China and Mr. Agatham Ag Alassane, Minister of Agriculture of Mali. The Forum was participated by large number of ICID members, past and present Office Bearers, Chairs of the workbodies, and professionals from all the regions. All the Target sessions coordinated by ICID were well attended by the Forum participants. The Chairman gave a presentation of the main findings and recommendations of Theme 2.2. This was followed by a presentation of President Gao Zhanyi on his observations and recommendations. Mr. Thierry Facon presented the observations and recommendations of FAO and Mr. Bernard Vincent presented the observations of the French Committee, AFEID. ICID committed to continue its work in line with the actions and milestones as described in the various Action Plans, specifically intensifying the monitoring of progress made, publish about the results in our media, renew our Task Force on Storages and look forward to continue its cooperation with FAO and other partners. For details see Annex I. During the Forum a MoU for cooperation on the preparations of the 7 th World Water Forum (WWF7) was signed between the French and the Korean National Committees. Item 2 : Formal closure of the Task Force TF-WWF6 was constituted in 2009 to guide ICID inputs to WWF6 and has completed its mandate. The last step will be to bring out a Synthesis Report of Theme 2.2 as an outcome of the TF. This can be completed in the coming months and doesn t require another meeting of the Task Force. In light of the above, the Task Force is recommended to be closed. Discussion on WWF7 While it may be expected that the preparations will have to start soon it is recommended that a new Task Force should be established. For this Task Force it is of importance that the convener is well aware of the situation in Asia. It will also be of importance that the new TF in close consultation with Central Office will take care for the cooperation on the implementation of the ICID commitment as expressed in Annex I. During the afternoon session discussions and exchanges occurred on what could be the format and contents of the next Forum to be held in the Republic of Korea in There were questions related to lessons learnt from the previous fora, how to participate to the design of the next Forum, and how to assess its impact. These discussions were mainly held by Korean and French NC s and FAO representative. The National Korean Committee explained that the process of preparation for WWW7 has started and is currently reported to be initiated at the regional level in Korea. Until now no decisions have been taken, which is normal at this stage of the process. A key tool for the 198

3 involvement of ICID in the preparation/assessment process will be the MoU undersigned in Marseilles by the French and Korean National Committees. Item 3 : Any other business It was expressed that the cooperation of ICID and FAO has been highly appreciated and was very effective. The present TF-WWF6 has done an excellent work and its contributions were very valuable. The TF recorded its heartfelt thanks to the Chair, PH Bart Schultz, Co-Coordinator, Theme 2.2, Central Office, French National Committee and others for all their hard work and efforts. 199

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5 Annex 1 [Appendix XVI, Item 1.2] TASK FORCE TO GUIDE ICID INPUTS TO WORLD WATER FORUM 6 (TF-WWF6) TARGETS III AND V ACTION PLANS Target III Strategic direction: Priority for action: System: Recommendation: TARGET III: Coordinator: Members: Contribute to Economic Development Contribute to food security by optimal use of water Water Management More crop per land or drop Increase sustainable productivity and lower costs of water management (yield per ha, per m 3 of water and per unit production cost) in such a way that by year 2025 there is food security at affordable prices for all. ICID: Bart Schultz and Jacques Plantey FAO: Robina Wahaj; ICARDA:Theib Oweis; Farm foundation: Billy Troy; OECD: Kevin Parris; UNESCO-IHE: A. Mehari Haile and Macarena Johns; AFD:J.F. Cavana; AFEID / AIRMF:S. Balsan; AFEID / CACG:N. Daurensan; fast4meter: Pierre Walther; CBE: Santosh Ghosh; IFAD: Sara Delaney; Farmer: Steve Mills; IFPRI: Claudia Ringler; ADB: Ian Makin, Lourdes Adriano; Guilford Holding SA: Laurent Selles; IDE: Urs Heierli RESPONSIBLE CONTRIBUTING Consultants Government Policy, legislation, Contractors, manufacturers national waters Universities, schools Agencies Main and distributary systems Research institutes Farmers Field systems Banks, donors Int. organisations, NGO s Farmers associations Indicative schematisation of actors in agricultural water management Figure to be used as the umbrella for the Target Action Plan and Session Proposal Report 201

6 TARGET ACTION PLAN TARGET III Annex 1 [Appendix XVI, Item 1.2] Draft Target Action Plan Implementation of the target expected results and indicators of success Practical steps/ Activities to be done Lead institution Responsible parties Main partners Keyrequirements/ Assumptions Milestone 3: December 2013: to be checked in which countries there is the risk that the objectives of the MDG on hunger will not be achieved and if insufficient water management may be the cause of it. If yes, to provide an overview with measures in the field of water management that can be recommended for direct application under different geographic conditions, as well as for research on potential measures that need further elaboration before they can be applied in practice. April June 2013 Collect relevant information Target Group members June 2013 November 2013 December 2013 Milestone 4: Food prices would by 2020 not exceed present day levels, in spite of energy price increases and climate change, thanks to improved and newly developed risk management tools for governments, firms and farmers, in order to build capacity to manage and mitigate the risks associated with food price volatility, in particular in the least developed countries. January 2014 June 2017 Collect relevant information Target Group members June 2017 November 2017 December 2017 Milestone 5: December 2020: to be checked in which countries there is the risk that the Target to provide food for all at affordable price will not be achieved and if insufficient water management may be the cause of it. If yes, to provide an overview with measures in the field of water management, based on current technologies and on potential innovative solutions that can be recommended under different conditions. January 2014 June 2020 Collect relevant information Target Group members June 2020 November 2020 December 2020 Milestone 1 & 2 action is already over. 202

7 Annex 1 [Appendix XVI, Item 1.2] TARGET V Increasing capacity of water storage in support of irrigated agriculture in an environmentally sufficient and socially sound management. Strategic direction: Priority for action: System: Recommendation: Coordinator: Co-coordinator Members: Contribute to Economic Development Contribute to food security by optimal use of water Water Development Increasing storage in support of irrigated agriculture ICID: Chandra Madramootoo / M. Gopalakrishnan ICOLD: Jia Jinsheng / Michel De Vivo (President /Secretary General) FAO: Domitille Vallee; Farm foundation: Billy Troy; Water for Food Institute - University of Nebraska: Marc Andreini and Thomas Farrell; ICID/AFEID: Daniel Boubee; AFEID/DRAF: Denis Baudequin; INCID: R.C.Jha; INCOLD: M. Gopalakrishnan /V.K. Kanjlia; Women for Water Partnership: Badra Kamaladasa; EDF: Emmanuel Branche; IWMI: Mathew Mac Cartney; IFPRI: Tingju Zhu; IHA; IUCN; WMO; OECD: AFD 203

8 TARGET ACTION PLAN TARGET V: Annex 1 [Appendix XVI, Item 1.2] Implementation of the Target Expected results & indicators of success Practical steps activities to be done Lead institution Responsible parties Main partners Keyrequirements/ assumptions Milestone 3: December 2013: to be checked in which countries there is the risk that the objectives of the MDG on hunger will not be achieved and if insufficient water Storage could be the cause of it. If yes, to provide an overview with measures in the for storage creation (in all forms) that can be recommended for direct application under different geographic conditions, as well as for research on potential measures that need further elaboration before they can be applied in practice. April June 2013 Collect relevant information Target Group members June 2013 November 2013 December 2013 Milestone 4: Because of improved and newly developed risk management tools for governments, firms and farmers, in order to build capacity to manage and mitigate the risks associated with food price volatility, in particular in the least developed countries, food prices will by 2020 not exceed present day levels. January 2014 June 2017 June 2017 November 2017 December 2017 Collect relevant information Target Group members Milestone 5: December 2020: to be checked in which countries there is the risk that the Target to provide food for all at affordable price will not be achieved and if insufficient water management may be the cause of it. If yes, to provide an overview with measures in the field of water management, based on current technologies and on potential innovative solutions that can be recommended under different conditions. January 2014 June 2020 Collect relevant information Target Group members June 2020 November 2020 December 2020 Milestone 1 & 2 action is already over. 204