The need and motivation for a workshop on modelling water movement in cracking soils arose out of the National Program on Irrigation and Development(NPIRD) Project DAN11,

'Improving water use efficiency by reducing groundwater recharge under irrigated pastures'. The main objectives included identifying problems associated with water movement in cracking soils ( including water balance issues) : identifying key technical and functional weaknesses in modelling approaches: assessing the ability of existing models to underpin water policy and planning decisions and recommendations to improve model capabilities.