Tokyo conclusion of the workshop ICID 2000: toward sustainable development in paddy agriculture

摘要

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), the Japanese National Committee of the ICID organized a workshop in Tokyo from 24 to 28 July, 2000. The workshop entitled as "The Asian Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development of Irrigation and Drainage for Rice Paddy Fields" was designed to support the activities of the Asian Regional Working Group of ICID as well as to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation among Asian countries.Delegates from countries in the monsoon region of Asia and rice producing countries as well as international organizations participated in the workshop and addressed their views and experiences in association with the said subject. Most Asian countrieswhich are located in the monsoon region attributed their economic development basically to paddy agriculture in the past. There is a common understanding that innovative technology in irrigation and drainage played a substantial role to the development and to the social and economic stability of the monsoon region of Asia, as well.