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The Irrigation Strategy Working Group (ISWG)

The Irrigation Strategy Working Group (ISWG) for preparing the Draft Irrigation Strategy of the Republic of Serbia 2022-2031 with the five-year Action Plan and Investment Atlas was established under the Decision No. 119-01-72/2020-07 of 24 July 2020 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia. Under the Decision on Amendments to the Decision on Establishing the ISWG No. 119-01-72/1/2020-07 of 15 December 2020 the ISWG was expanded to include new members and their deputies. 

ISWG tasks:

  • to prepare the Draft Irrigation Strategy of the Republic of Serbia 2022-2031, Draft Irrigation Action Plan 2022-2026, and Draft Investment Atlas;
  • to provide technical support and enable the work of a team of experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) by providing them access to the necessary data and information;
  • to direct, monitor and verify the work of technical experts in all drafting phases of the Irrigation Strategy of the Republic of Serbia 2022-2031 and supporting documents and presentation of these documents to the competent state authorities;
  • to analyse all studies, strategies, international agreements, regulations, EU Water Directive, as well as conventions concerning irrigation, water management, agriculture, environment, climate change and mitigation of adverse impacts, sustainable development and other relevant policies;
  • to coordinate with the competent authorities the process of presentation of the Draft Irrigation Strategy, Draft Irrigation Action Plan, and Draft Investment Atlas.

ISWG is to complete its tasks by the adoption date of the Irrigation Strategy of the Republic of Serbia 2022-2031 and supporting documents by the Government of the Republic of Serbia. 

ISWG is composed of members and deputies from the following institutions:

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management – Directorate for Agricultural Land 
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management – Rural Development Sector – Rural Development Department 
  • Ministry of Environmental Protection 
  • Ministry of European Integration  
  • Ministry of Mining and Energy
  • Republic Water Management Directorate
  • Provincial Secretariat for Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry – Water Management Sector 
  • Public Water Management Company “Vode Vojvodine”
  • Public Water Management Company “Srbijavode”
  • Faculty of Agriculture – University of Belgrade
  • Institute for the Development of Water Resources “Jaroslav Černi”
  • BioSense Institute
  • Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
  • Faculty of Agriculture – University of Novi Sad
  • Agricultural Extension and Consultancy  Service Kruševac
  • Institute for Science Application in Agriculture
  • Agricultural Extension Service – Novi Sad Station
  • Cooperative Union of Serbia
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia