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EUROPEAN
REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (ERWG)
PROFILE
The European Regional Working Group (ERWG) of ICID was founded at the
46th IEC Meeting in Rome in September, 1995, and is acting under the motto
"Comprehensive land and water management in European river basins
for the sustainable development of the rural landscape". The tasks
of ERWG can be summarized :
- Knowledge
transfer and exchange of experience in matters of border crossing water
and land management in European countries
- Co-operation
of experts and organisations engaged in national, supranational and
international objectives of water management and irrigated agriculture
- Development
and promotion of border crossing projects and conferences
MANDATE
OF WORKING GROUP
The mission of ERWG is to promote awareness about critical ICID relevant
water issues at all levels in Europe and to pay special attention to the
environmentally sustainable water management in Europe.
Established
: 1995
MEMBERS
Members are the ICID National Committees
of 25 European Countries [Detail]
AGENDA
: 60th International Executive
Council Meeting, New Delhi, India [In PDF format] [Previous
Agendas]
MINUTES
: 59th International Executive
Council Meeting, Lahore, Pakistan [In PDF format] [Previous
Minutes]
ABOUT
ICID
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established
on 24 June, 1950 as a Scientific, Technical and Voluntary Not-for-profit
Non-Governmental International Organization (NGO) with headquarters in
New Delhi, India.
The
Commission is dedicated to enhancing the worldwide supply of food and
fibre for all people by improving water and land management and the productivity
of irrigated and drained lands through appropriate management of water,
environment and application of irrigation, drainage and flood management
techniques. [For more information contact http://www.icid.org]
Design
: Madhu Mohanan, ICID Central Office
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