Enhancing irrigation service delivery requires improved management of assets in irrigation systems since this underpins the performance of formal irrigation schemes. Against this need, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has developed a software package, SAMS4i, that allows individual scheme managers and irrigation departments to input and track the status of their key assets as well as assess spatial variability within individual scheme performance. It also allows irrigation departments and development banks to view and compare assets across multiple schemes or even across countries.

This webinar will show the functionality of the SAMS4i as an introduction to a discussion between IWMI and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on improving the software capability and presentation of results to maximize its utility for different irrigation interests and users, and highlight linkages to other research and development between IWMI and ADB.

This webinar is part of a series, titled Science and Innovation for a Water-Secure Future for All, organized by the ADB’s Water Sector Group and IWMI. The four-part series focuses on innovative approaches and tools that can contribute toward advancing water security and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.

Experts from IWMI will share different ways ADB developing member countries can strengthen resilience through tested water solutions, as well as discuss water accounting and how it can help in understanding and managing the water–food–energy nexus. Irrigation asset management will also be tackled, including presenting IWMI’s SAMS4i software package that helps manage key assets and assess spatial variability. Lastly, they will zero in on the circular economy through case studies that demonstrate success.