The theme of the 19th ICID Congress in Beijing is ‘Use of Water and Land for Food and Environmental Sustainability’. The topics for the Questions, the Special Session and Symposium are:
• Question 52 : Improving Water and Land Management for Increasing Efficiency in Irrigated Agriculture
• Question 53 : Harmonious Coexistence with Flood Water
- Special Session : Legan and Institutional Challenges
- Symposium: Water Quality/Salinity Management
The purpose of the congress is to study recent developments and to present new expectations from such developments, especially in light of continuous growth of world population and the growing environmental concern. The congresses also provide a platform for reviewing a number of contentious issues which concern the future of irrigation water under increased demands arising due to competitive uses of water.