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10 February 2025
ICID Events
6th African Regional Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, 14-18 April 2025
Theme: “Tackling Irrigation Development and Water Management Crisis in Africa.”
11th International Micro Irrigation Conference, 27th - 29th April 2025, Baghdad, Iraq
76th IEC Meeting & 4th World Irrigation Forum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7-13 September 2025
77th IEC Meeting & 26th ICID Congress, Marseille, France, 12-18 October 2026
Theme: “Agriculture and climate change: stakes and levers for irrigation and drainage.”
78th IEC Meeting & 5th World Irrigation Forum (WIF5), at Guoce International Conference & Exhibition Center, Beijing, China, 2027
Other Events
8th Africa Agri Expo 2025- Kenya, 19 - 20 February 2025 - AAE 2025 is the premier platform connecting Africa’s flourishing agribusiness sector to the world. The expo offers an excellent opportunity for agribusinesses and professionals to expand into Africa’s rapidly growing sector, which is projected to reach US$1 trillion by 2030. For more information please click the link: https://africa-agriexpo.com/about.html
Water, as the key natural resource, is fundamental to all economic, social and environmental development processes. Thus, efficient water resources management is essential for achieving poverty reduction through sustainable water management in irrigated agriculture. Proper irrigation systems can secure uninterrupted agriculture. Irrigation schemes play a key role in assuring timely and adequate agricultural water supply apart from other benefits. ICID has taken an initiative to document development of irrigation in the World through irrigation schemes. The register will fulfil a much-awaited global repository of information in the systematic irrigation and agricultural water management. the register is being implementing as a collaborative effort of National Committees of ICID and other interested entities dealing with irrigation and drainage. Please Visit
Invitation to Join ICID Membership
The Commission thrives on its worldwide network of experts from multifarious disciplines from 70 countries, who came together in the interest of global water management. All are members contribute to this higher cause by offering their voluntary services.
Currently, there are two different kinds of membership categories; National Committees and Direct Members. National Committees (NC) represent their countries mostly through their government departments responsible for irrigation, drainage or agricultural water management.
Companies, institutions, and individuals can also participate in ICID activities through their respective NCs or as Direct Members (DM). Professionals, individuals and officers of a government or of an institution or institutions - government and non-government; and companies, effectively representing interests within the scope of the objects of the Commission can participate in ICID activities through Direct Membership, to further the objects of the Commission in their countries or sovereign areas.
In the course of our activities and events conducted throughout the world, we associate with many different kinds of NGOs, national governments, researchers, corporate sectors, civil society organizations, and individuals. They are not necessarily members of ICID network but our associates and an important part of ICID fraternity. For more details, please visit: https://icid-ciid.org/view_page/2
New UN report offers insights into how geospatial technology can advance the global food security agenda
7 February 2025
This new report recommends strengthening global capacities in the use of satellite data for agriculture, increasing international coordination on agriculture-focused satellite missions, and improving accessibility and interoperability between space data and services.
Decades of agricultural innovation has delivered a triple win: more food, more land, more biodiversity
7 February 2025
Higher-yielding crops designed to boost food security and farmer incomes have had striking co-benefits for nature, which all stem from the preservation of land, a new study reveals.
Vanishing glaciers of the Himalayas
9 February 2025
Fresh water from its glaciers feeds some of the world’s biggest and most populated river basins, such as the Indus and Ganges rivers.
Climate change threatens to expand area of world too hot for humans
6 February 2025
Climate change is driving an increasing number of deadly heatwaves across the world, exposing a growing number of people to conditions that test the limits of human endurance.
Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet grow more rapidly in response to climate change, study warns
3 February 2025
Greenland contains enough ice to add 7 meters (23 feet) of sea level rise to the world's oceans if the entire ice sheet were to melt. Research has shown that Greenland could contribute up to 30 cm (one foot) to sea level rise by 2100.
How climate extremes fuel droughts and heavy rains
7 February 2025
The consequences of climate change are costly and in many cases permanent. Climate change claims both lives and livelihoods, and some types of damage are simply beyond repair.
How the climate crisis has intensified marine heatwaves across the world
6 February 2025
A 2021 report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said MHWs have increased by 50% over the past decade and now last longer and are more severe.
How some French towns have managed to better protect themselves against floods
9 February 2025
With more than a quarter of the French population being exposed to flooding risks from overflowing rivers, several towns, notably in southern France, have set up projects that have proven efficient.
The role of climate and population change in global flood exposure and vulnerability
3 February 2025
Using a high-resolution global flood model considering coastal, fluvial, and pluvial hazards, we clarify the role of climate effects versus population growth effects in changing flood exposure.
UN Committee of Experts on food security, agricultural and rural statistics
9 February 2025
The side event will focus on the progress, achievements and future plans of the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2030 and the Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI).
A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century
4 February 2025
These global data products support critical insights into the spatially detailed patterns of irrigated and rainfed cropland change since the start of the century and provide an improved foundation for a wide array of global assessments spanning agriculture, water resource management etc.
Rwanda, China sign over $40 million financing deal to boost irrigation
24 January 2025
The project in southern Rwanda's Gisagara District aims to enhance agricultural resilience to climate change by irrigating 2,640 hectares of land in line with the targets of Rwanda's Second National Strategy for Transformation.
The looming water crisis: A call for urgent action
7 February 2025
From wells and ponds to rivers and reservoirs, freshwater sources are depleting at an alarming rate, pushing the world closer to potential conflicts.
Commission launches call for evidence for development of European Water Resilience Strategy
4 February 2025
The main goal of the European Water Resilience Strategy is to establish a path towards water security and resilience by ensuring the availability of clean water and better protecting the EU against water-related risks.
Water Insecurity in Central Asia: The 2021 Central Asia drought, the loss of the Aral Sea, the evaporation of glaciers in the Tian Shan mountains, and the alarming shrinking of the Caspian Sea are reminders of how natural and man-made disasters have destructive consequences on Central Asia’s strained water resources. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/central-asia-needs-regional-and-international-cooperation-to-bolster-water-security/
The Role of Digital and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Climate Change Mitigation: A Systematic Mapping Protocol for South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate-smart agriculture is a key global policy priority due to its potential to support climate change adaptation, mitigation, and food security through innovative practices and technologies. Recent advancements in digital agriculture technologies, such as precision agriculture and data analytics, are enabling its implementation. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/9c71917c-35db-4501-aaeb-6b0b58567b54
Emissions Gap Report 2024: The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, and deliver, in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), due for submission in early 2025 ahead of COP30. Cuts of 42 per cent are needed by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 to get on track for 1.5°C. https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2024
ICID Publication - Historical Water Sustainability, 2023
The latest data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (August 2023) show that 25 countries housing one-quarter of the global population face extremely high water stress each year, regularly using up almost their entire available water supply. And at least 50% of the world’s population around 4 billion people live under highly water-stressed conditions for at least one month of the year. https://icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/HWS-ePublication.pdf
ICID Publication - Compendium World Heritage Irrigation Structures (2014-2022)
Since the dawn of human civilization water has been an enabler of societal development so much so that we started believing “Water is Life,” a common phrase in most languages. And, life is multi-dimensional involving not only a physical aspect but also economic, social, cultural, political, religious, and spiritual concepts.
https://icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/WHISCompendium-ePublication.pdf
ICID Publication - Water-Saving in Agriculture - A Roadmap to ICID Vision 2030
This publication is in a way to celebrate the 7-decade existence and relevance of ICID which started with a handful of members and has grown to represent more than 90% of the world irrigated area.
https://www.icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/Watsave_eBook2022_comp.pdf
Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review
Climate litigation represents a frontier solution to change the dynamics of the fight against climate change. This Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review shows that people are increasingly turning to the courts to combat the climate crisis. As of December 2022, there have been 2,180 climate-related cases filed in 65 jurisdictions, including international and regional courts, tribunals, quasi-judicial bodies, or other adjudicatory bodies, such as Special Procedures at the United Nations and arbitration tribunals. https://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-climate-litigation-report-2023-status-review
Climate Crossroads: Fiscal Policies in a Warming World - The report takes stock of mitigation policies across countries and presents the trilemma facing policymakers of balancing between achieving climate goals, debt sustainability, and political feasibility. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/FM/Issues/2023/10/10/fiscal-monitor-october-2023
Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report - The much-anticipated Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report is based on years of work by hundreds of scientists during the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment cycle which began in 2015. https://www.unep.org/resources/report/climate-change-2023-synthesis-report
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IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE - THE JOURNAL OF ICID
Articles available via complimentary online access @ https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ird
ICID e-Bulletin is a weekly compilation of news items on ICID-related issues in the domain of Agriculture, Climate Change, Droughts, Floods, Food Security, Irrigation, and Water Resources Management that might be of interest to the ICID fraternity. The information contained in the BULLETIN does not purport to be exhaustive and is taken ''as it is'' from external sources and is freely available on the internet. No evaluation on the part of the ICID Central Office is being made in terms of the authenticity of the information that it may contain. ICID Central Office makes no guarantee, either express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information published. Your valuable feedback on the usefulness of the bulletin is solicited at <icid@icid.org.>.
[ Compiled and Edited by: Ms. Kalpana Adhikari, and Mr. Anurag Mamgain ]
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Tel : +91-11-26116837, +91-11-26115679; Fax : +91-11-26115962
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