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ANNEX 2. Agenda

TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 1996

8.00-9.00 Registration

Opening Session
Chair: Dong Quingsong

9.00-9.45

Opening statements:

- Assistant Director-General and



- FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific



- RID Director-General


9.45-10.15 Participant introduction

10.15-10.30 Refreshments

Technical Session I: Need and Scope of Modernization in Irrigation Projects
Chair: C. Burt

10.30-11.00

Need, scope and potential for modernization in Asia (V.V.N. Murty)

11.00-11.30

Investment and opportunities for modernization projects in Asia: Past and future trends (H. Plusquellec)

11.30-12.00

Institutional change in support of modernization and management transfer (David Molden and Ian W. Makin)

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.00

Concepts for irrigation system modernization (H. Wolter and C. Burt)

14.00-14.30

Participants identification of major interest/issues to be discussed

14.30-15.00

Refreshments

15.00-15.30

Plenary review of identified discussion topics

15.30-17.30

Plenary discussion on Technical Session I

18.30

River cruise organized and hosted by the Royal Irrigation Department


WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 1996

Technical Session II: Approaches to Successful Modernization - Review of Country Experiences

Chair: H. Plusquellec

8.00-8.30

Comparative analysis of country papers (T. Facon)

8.30-10.00

Country Papers: Thailand, India, China

10.00-10.30

Refreshments

10.30-12.00

Country Papers: Republic of Korea, Philippines, Pakistan

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.00-14.30

Country Papers: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia

14.30-15.00

Refreshments

15.00-16.30

Group discussions

16.30-17.00

Plenary presentation


THURSDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 1996

Technical Session III: Main Technical Features and Technological Implications of Modernization

Chair: D. Molden

8.00-8.30

Modern water control and management practices in irrigation: Methodology and Criteria for Evaluating the Impact on Performance (C. Burt)

8.30-9.00

Modernization of Rice Irrigation Systems: Implications for diversified Cropping (S. Bhuiyan)

9.00-9.30

Technical Features and Implications of Modernization: The NEWMASIP Experience (A. Brolsma)

09.30-10.00

Refreshments

10.00-10.30

Automatic control and measurement of water distribution (Y. Yoshida)

10.30-12.00

Group discussions

12.00-12.30

Plenary presentation on Technical session III

12.30-13.30

Lunch


Technical Session IV: Proposals for Follow-up Action
Chair: H. Wolter

13.30-15.30

Group discussions

15.30-16.00

Refreshments

16.00-17.00

Plenary discussions


FRIDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1996

Closing Session
Chair: S. Bhuiyan

8.00-8.15

Brief Introduction of the WB/IPTRID/IIMI Research Project on Irrigation Systems Performance (H. Plusquellec)

8.15-10.00

Technological Information Session (C. Burt and H. Plusquellec)

10.30-11.30

Presentation of Summary Report

Plenary Discussions


Adoption of Report


11.30-12.00

Closing Remarks


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