On this website, you will find:
News on events, publications, training courses, projects, updates of the website, etc. Website subscribers can post their related news on this website by contacting the webmaster.
Tools for use in the appraisal, benchmarking and upgrading of irrigation systems for modernization and their upgrading.
Training materials and programmes on operation and management, modernization and benchmarking of irrigation schemes. Training materials can be consulted on-line and downloaded from the website.
Publications from FAO on modernization of irrigation schemes and links to relevant publications form other agencies and publishers. FAO publications can be downloaded for free from the website.
Technical briefs and papers on technical, strategic and policy aspects of irrigation modernization.Technical briefs submitted by subscribers of the website will be uploaded on the website after review by the website manager.
Links to related sites, projects, organizations and databases.
By signing up to the website, you can participate in the web-board, get news on modernization activities and website updates, receive new FAO products on irrigation system modernization, post news and technical documents, have a link on the website to your website, organization or project.
The manager of this website is Thierry Facon ( Thierry.Facon@fao.org ), Regional Water Management Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the webmaster is Mongkhol Fangprasertkul. Please contact them for any information or problem related to the use of this website.
Although the website is primarily destined for use by the irrigation and drainage professional community of Asia, it is believed that most of the documents, methodologies, tools and training materials available on the site will be of interest to professionals from other regions. It is hoped that the web-board of the site, links and technical briefs will facilitate the exchange of information among the professionals of Asia and other regions.
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