IPTRID Report: July 2003-December 2004

The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is an international independent multi-donor trust fund programme created in 1990 and first located at the World Bank. Since 1998, it has been hosted by FAO as a Special Programme. IPTRID aims to assist developing countries and countries in transition in building capacity for sustainable agricultural water management to reduce poverty and enhance food security, while conserving the environment. IPTRID mobilizes the expertise of a worldwide network of leading institutions in the fi eld of irrigation, drainage and water resources management. Together with its partners, the IPTRID Secretariat provides advisory services and technical assistance to countries and developing agencies, for the formulation and implementation of strategies, programmes and projects. IPTRID was created as an initiative of ICID. During the last ten years it has been supported by more than twenty international organizations and government agencies. The present programme is co-fi nanced by FAO, the World Bank, IFAD, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain.