6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation & Drainage
The 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) will focus on the theme: “Tackling Irrigation Development and Water Management Crises in Africa.” The conference aims to convene experts in irrigation and drainage from across Africa to address contemporary and future challenges in these fields, fostering collaboration through the International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage’s network and working groups.
| Time | Session Details | Location |
| 09:00 – 17:00 |
Smart Irrigation Systems: The role of AI and Machine learning Moctar Dembélé (presenter) |
TBD |
| Time | Session Details |
| 12:00-18:00 | Arrival and Start of Registration |
| Time | Session Details | Location |
| 11:30-12:45 |
Tackling the Irrigation Development and Management Crises in Africa Mark Smith (presenter) |
TBD |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) Komlavi Akpoti (session lead) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation: Water Enabler Compact (TAAT-WEC) Adebayo Oke (session lead) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| Time | Session Details | Location |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Farmer-led Irrigation Development (FLID) Birhanu Zemadim Birhanu (session lead) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| 11:30-13:30 |
Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem NEXUS Mohsin Hafeez (session lead) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| 14:30-16:30 |
WaterTalk Moctar Dembélé (session lead) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| 17:00-18:30 |
IFPRI-CAADP TBD (panelist) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| Time | Session Details | Location |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Irrigation Tool-IFPRI TBD (panelist) |
Room B (upstairs) |
| 14:30-17:00 |
High-level Policy Dialogue on Achieving SDGs in the Prevailing Transboundary Water Governance, Irrigation Funding, Scales, and Spread in Africa Mark Smith (panelist) |
TBD |
IWMI delegation at ARCID
Birhanu Zemadim Birhanu
Abdulkarim Seid
