Please join us for a webinar on mapping and monitoring irrigation performance in the irrigation and drainage (I&D) sector organized by the International Network of Service Providers for Irrigation Excellence (INSPIRE). This webinar will focus on using advanced innovative technologies for conducting performance assessments in the I&D sector and will present examples of a systematic way of measuring key performance indicators.
Elements that make up good irrigation service provision are adequate, reliable, flexible, and equitable water deliveries, and, in the case of drainage, the removal thereof. By conducting assessments, root causes of low levels of performance can be identified and addressed through development of appropriate measures and action plans. Also, traditional methods of performance assessment are facing growing challenges. The level of effort is often very significant, the costs are high, and the results often lack accuracy. More innovative methods for performance assessment have become available that can be leveraged to improve accuracy while reducing costs and effort.
INSPIRE serves as a technical working body with a worldwide reach, supported by multiple development organizations. By serving to inform the practices of I&D agencies and managers, the platform provides opportunities for knowledge exchange on hands-on experiences, innovations, and best practices for improving quality of service provision.
Simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish, and Chinese will be available.
Abdul Malik Sadat Idris currently serves as the Director for Water Resources and Irrigation of the Ministry of National Development Planning in Indonesia, where he supports the development of national policies and plans for water resources development in Indonesia. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology as well as a Master's degree in Civil Engineering, majoring in coastal engineering, from the University of Tokyo. With over 15 years of experience working in water resources management, Mr. Idris seeks innovative approaches in managing Indonesia’s water sector, especially on how to spur the involvement of private sector in the management of multipurpose dams, water supply, and flood risk management.
IJsbrand de Jong is the World Bank’s Lead Water Resources Specialist for Indonesia based in Jakarta. His responsibilities include providing advice on the strategy and long-range policy and programs for water resources management, irrigation, drainage, and flood control. Prior, he led the preparation and supervision of investment operations in South Asia related to water resources development and management, spearheading analytical studies on issues related to water resource management, and developing partnerships with government and non-government institutions to address national and transboundary water resource management issues in South Asia. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. de Jong held numerous positions with the United Nations, NGOs, and private sector in South, South-East and Central Asia, and Africa in the field of irrigation, water resources management, and rural development. He holds a Master of Science degree in water resources from the University of Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Mutlu Özdoğan is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, teaching courses on global agriculture, water resources, irrigation sustainability, environmental change, and geospatial technologies. He holds over 15 years of experience applying observational and modeling tools to better understand the relationship between the environment, water resources, and farming, ranging from the tropics to the arid lands. He holds a geological engineering degree from Istanbul University, masters' degrees from North Carolina State University and Boston University, and a Ph.D. from Boston University .
Nizar Zaied is the Global Lead for Water at the Islamic Development Bank, within its Economic and Social Infrastructure Global Practice, where he is responsible for overall policy direction, operational innovation, and quality control for the water portfolio. Prior to this, he served as Lead Urban Development Specialist in the Infrastructure Department and led business generation, portfolio management, policy dialogue, and donor coordination. Nizar’s professional experience in water and infrastructure projects spans over 25 years, covering countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He joined IsDB in 1997 as part of the Young Professionals Program. He holds a Ph.D. in Water Engineering from the National Laboratory for Public Works in Nantes, France, and a Master's degree in Water Treatment from INSA, Toulouse, France .
Paavan Kumar is currently working with ITC Limited in the Social Investments Division on planning, reviewing, and monitoring natural resource management engagements. He currently focuses on water stewardship in Uttarakhand, Springshed Management in Himachal Pradesh, and on conservation agriculture, particularly crop residue management in the rice-wheat cropping systems, in Punjab .
Poolad Karimi is a Senior Irrigation Specialist at the World Bank. Most recently, he worked as an Associate Professor of Water and Agriculture at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (formerly UNESCO-IHE) in the Netherlands as a Senior Lecturer in Irrigation Management. Prior to joining IHE Delft, Poolad worked with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka and Iran for 9 years. At IWMI, he led the development and application of Water Accounting Plus (WA+) that provides key information and data on water use, availably, and productivity using remote sensing-based data. Poolad holds a Ph.D. in Water Resources Management – Water Accounting from the Delft University of Technology, a MSc degree in Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, and a BSc in Agricultural engineering .
Shri Ashwin Pandya currently serves as the Secretary General of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Saurashtra University and a M. Tech. in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi. He is also a former Ex-Officio Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. He has also received awards for his distinguished performance and lifetime achievements by the Central Board of Irrigation and Power – Delhi Chapter of India's Geotechnical Society as well as by five other professional bodies. Throughout his career, Mr. Pandya has provided mentorship and led the large water resources engineering community towards a sustainable and rational development regime in the sector .
