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ICID's Important Events Rescheduled
Due to prevailing Covid-19 conditions worldwide, in consultation with the host National Committees and the Central office, the Management Board decided to reschedule ICID's upcoming events as follows.
72nd IEC Meeting and 5th African Regional Conference (AFRC): The 72nd IEC meeting and 5th African Regional Conference (AFRC) will be held during 22-29 September 2021 in Marrakesh, Morroco. Young Professional's Training Program (YP-TP) will be held along with the 5th African Regional Conference. Exact dates and further details will be announced as and when available.
73rd IEC Meeting and 24th ICID Congress: 73rd IEC meeting and 24th ICID Congress will be held from 30 May to 6 June 2022 in Adelaide, Australia, hosted by Irrigation Australia Ltd., & Irrigation Australia's Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (IACID). For more information, please contact Mr. Bryan Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Irrigation Australia Limited (IAL) (Incorporating IACID); Email: bryan.ward@irrigation.org.au, info@irrigation.org.au, http://www.irrigationaustralia.com.au/
74th IEC Meeting and 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4): 74th IEC Meeting and 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4) will be held during 16-22 April 2023 in Beijing China.
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75th IEC Meeting and 25th ICID Congress
75th IEC Meeting and 25th ICID Congress will be held in November 2023, Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh State, India
10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC):10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC) will be held in September 2022 in Agadir, Morocco, as a stand-alone event. Final Dates to be announced later.
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These are the ‘positive’ tipping points that could slow global warming
29 January 2021 The creation of a carbon tax, an EU scheme that made gas cheaper than coal, and an investment strategy for renewable energy that made coal less economical.
Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever climate poll 27 January 2021 Almost two-thirds of over 1.2 million people surveyed worldwide say that climate change is a global emergency, urging greater action to address the crisis, results from a new UN climate survey.
The ‘1%’ are the main drivers of climate change, but it hits the poor the hardest: Oxfam report
26 January 2021
The richest of the rich are polluting the world and driving climate change, while the poorest of the poor suffer the greatest consequences, according to a new report published by Oxfam International.
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Extreme drought and fire risk may double by 2060
28 January 2021 The study warns that global temperature rise will shift the patterns of rainfall around the tropics − with the consequent risks to tropical crop harvests and to equatorial ecosystems such as rainforest and Savannah.
31 January 2021 From the California coast to the eastern borders of Colorado and New Mexico, 2021 is beginning with virtually all of the Colorado River Basin in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, conditions that haven’t been eased by this winter’s snowfall.
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Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger
Ice jams on Platte River lead to flooding in Fremont 30 January 2021 Several homes and cabins along the Platte River in Dodge County absorbed floodwaters early Saturday when the river flowed over its banks because of ice jams.
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Covid lays waste to a fragile, unjust food system in need of rescue
30 January 2021 As the Covid pandemic unravels the world’s food security, disrupting supply chains and causing widespread hunger – even in wealthy countries.
AI strawberries and blockchain chicken: how digital agriculture could rescue global food security
26 January 2021
25 January 2021 Small farms, which account for about 90% of the world’s 570 million farms, are particularly vulnerable to changes in a seasonal climate.
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India will have to spend more in budget 2021 to provide tap water to all its rural homes 30 January 2021 In India, 7% of the population, or 9.1 crore people, are without basic water supply, as per a 2019 joint report by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Prosopis juliflora acutely reduces water resources in Ethiopia, costing rural livelihoods
29 January 2021
Prosopis juliflora seriously diminishes water resources in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, consuming enough of this already scarce resource to irrigate cotton and sugarcane.
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/c-pja012621.php
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Farmers need a key role in water management, (NFU - UK)
The future of corporate water action
27 January 2021
The water crisis is one of the greatest human, environmental, economic, and financial challenges of our time. No person or business, no matter the industry, can survive without clean water — and that supply is dwindling and in danger.
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1st Baghdad International Water Conference
1st Baghdad International Water Conference under the slogan "planning and rational management of water resources to achieve sustainability" will be schedule b/w 13 - 14 March 2021 with the collaboration of the Iraqi Ministry of Water, International Organizations, and other Arab bodies.
IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference
IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference schedule 3 – 11 September 2021 in Marseille, France
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly
The fifth session of the UNEA schedule 22 -26 February 2021, Nairobi, Kenya
9th World Water Forum March 21 - 26, 2022, Diamniadio (Dakar) – Senegal with the theme "Water security for peace and development."
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille.
IWRA World Water Congress 13 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2021, DAEGU, KOREA
Hellenic Open University presents meeting on Sustainable Waste Technology Management
Patras Greece, March 2021
2022 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)
The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place from 7-18 November 2022, at a location to be determined.
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The Status of Global Climate Change Legal Action: a New Report
Countries around the world are increasingly setting national emissions reductions targets and articulating policy objectives to address climate change impacts. The report finds, as of July 1, 2020, at least 1,550 climate change cases have been filed in 38 countries around the world.
https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2021/01/27/global-climate-change-litigation/
Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through the integration of fisheries
FAO, WorldFish, and IWMI
This guide jointly published by FAO, the International Water Management Institute, and WorldFish, focuses on how to sustainably optimize and broaden the range of benefits from irrigation development - not only economic but also social and environmental benefits. http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb2025en
Status of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus
World Health Organisation
Environmental surveillance by testing of wastewater for evidence of pathogens has a long history of use in public health, particularly for poliovirus1 and more recently antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water
The powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticides. Wastewater is a significant environmental issue. Researchers say the technology could be readily applied to the wine industry, paper processing, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
New series of FAO & UN
Policy and Field Guides to improve water productivity in small scale agriculture
The case of Burkina Faso, Morocco & Uganda
UN World Water Development Report
Water & Climate Change
The 2020 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (UN WWDR 2020) entitled ‘Water and Climate Change’ aims at helping the water community to tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation.
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