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17 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
How drones are transforming agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
16 February 2025
In Côte d'Ivoire, where agriculture accounts for 20 percent of GDP, the sector is gradually modernising and adopting new technologies to improve efficiency notably drones, used in the application of pesticides.
Climate change threatens global cocoa production: New study highlights pollination-based solutions
14 February 2025
The research, conducted across three major cocoa-producing countries Brazil, Ghana, and Indonesia, which together account for 33% of global cocoa production investigated key factors influencing cocoa yields.
Pivot Bio is using microbial nitrogen to make agriculture more sustainable
13 February 2025
The nitrogen product developed by the company, which was co-founded by Professor Chris Voigt, is being used across millions of acres of American farmland.
How climate change is spreading dengue across the world
14 February 2025
As per the World Health Organization report (WHO), dengue cases surged from 4.1 million in 2023 to over 10.6 million in 2024 in North and South America alone.
Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
13 February 2025
The programme discusses issues most relevant in climate governance and amplifies the work and experiences and opinions of colleagues, activists and experts from this region and others on climate issues.
Understanding climate change
11 February 2025
Observed global changes over the 20th and 21st centuries include increases in average air and ocean temperature, rising sea levels, reduction of snow and ice cover, and changes in atmospheric and ocean circulation and regional weather patterns.
January 2025 sees record global temperatures despite La Niña
14 January 2025
2024 was the warmest year on record, likely temporarily hitting 1.5°C for the first time, according to WMO’s consolidated global analysis of six international datasets.
Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
12 January 2025
In recent days, the highest temperatures recorded in Brazilian cities have all been in Rio Grande do Sul, a state which is normally milder than other Brazilian regions closer to the equator.
WMO calls for proposals for youth-led projects for flood and drought resilience
14 February 2025
Collaborative Mapping for Flooding Resilience Empowered local communities in Medellín, Colombia, by providing training in collaborative mapping and developing a comprehensive cartographic database for vulnerable areas.
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 GCC imports 85% of its food – here’s how it is increasing food security through innovation
14 February 2025
Government initiatives, public-private partnerships and supporting technology, innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours form a multi-part strategy for GCC food security.
Comprehensive FAO analysis published for improved disaster risk reduction and management systems
14 February 2025
The FAO supports countries in developing disaster risk reduction and management systems for their agriculture sectors, not only to respond to disaster impacts but also to increase the resilience of at-risk populations by combining prevention, mitigation and preparedness.
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.
Securing water through the power of Multi-stakeholder action
14 February 2025
The 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) offers an example of how multi-stakeholder collaboration builds trust, coordinates priorities, and turns commitments into action on water security.
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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