Output 1 - R&D Proposals:

A) Joint preparation mission carried out for a new AfDB-funded project on the Intermediate Reuse of Drainage-water in Egypt

B) Joint preparation mission carried out to Pakistan in response to local request for technical assistance on a new project on salinity management in the Indus basin.

C) Assisted in preparation of technical cooperation exercise between Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia on reuse of wastewater.

D) Project proposal preparation mission was sent to South Africa to follow up discussions with DWAF in which the need for water quality monitoring was prioritised.

E) Discussions were carried out with respect to a proposed project on drainage maintenance.

Output 2 - Issues Papers:

A) IPTRID Issues Paper No 1 "Poverty reduction and irrigated agriculture" was completed, and has been widely distributed by FAO.

B) IPTRID Issues Paper No 2 "Realising the value of irrigation systems maintenance" was completed.

C) IPTRID Issues Paper No 3 "Priorities for Agricultural Drainage" is being completed jointly.

D) Water Resource Occasional Paper No 5 "Case Studies for Water Resources Planning" was completed and published by DFID. This was a synthesis of lessons learned from the work carried out by HR under project R6061.

E) Strategy Paper was prepared on KAR Theme 5, "Water for Sustainable Food Production and Rural Development" (in consultation with IH, BGS, WELL and other professionals).

Output 3 - Technical advice:

A) GRID magazine numbers 11, 12 and 13 were prepared by HR, and printed and distributed using IPTRID Secretariat funds. GRID 12 and 13 were printed and distributed by FAO as part of their contribution towards the IPTRID Programme.

B) A thematic network on maintenance was initiated, but will not be fully implemented until the IPTRID Communications Officer is appointed.

C) The IPTRID Internet web-site, which is maintained at HR as part of this project was updated. A major step was to install a downloadable version of the "Checklist on Small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (DFID Project R6518) on the site.

D) The IPTRID Web services were uprated.

Output 4 - Support to IPTRID Secretariat:

A) Considerable input was provided to assist in the transfer of the IPTRID Secretariat to its new institutional home at FAO, Rome, from the World Bank, and in the preparation of its new core programme.

B) IPTRID was represented at the ICID Conference in Indonesia to report its progress to ICID members. It also provided support for the Workshop on the "Use of Saline Water for Irrigation".

C) Arrangements were made for the transfer of the IPTRID Text Delivery Service to ICID headquarters in New Delhi were made and are currently being implemented.

D) A new initiative using IPTRID Secretariat seed-corn funds has been launched to encourage the consolidation of existing Country Networks and to establish new ones.

GRID, the IPTRID Network Magazine, is published at 6 monthly intervals. The most recent issue, GRID 13, was published in February 1999. Applications to receive GRID should be sent to the IPTRID Executive Secretary, Mr A Kandiah at arumagam.kandiah@fao.org

IPTRID Issues Papers
No 1 Poverty reduction and irrigated agriculture(1998) N Hasnip
No 2 Realising the value of irrigation systems maintenance(1999) J Skutsch
No 3 Priorities for Agricultural Drainage(1999) L Smedema & G Pearce
Copies may be requested from the IPTRID Executive Secretary, Mr A Kandiah at arumagam.kandiah@fao.org

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