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INVITATION TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP OF ICID
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and professional international organization, which focuses on irrigation, drainage, and flood management. Click the link for more information:
A Webinar on "Temporary riverine agriculture, a case study from fluvial islands of Huallaga river, Peru" hosted by the University of Trento, will be held on 9 April 2021 from 14:30 to 15:30 (CET).
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Vertical farming is the future of agriculture in the water-scarce Middle East
28 March 2021
The idea behind the UAE's Food Security Strategy is to create more jobs, increase agricultural production and boost economic returns.
New book sets out plant breeding innovation’s contribution to sustainability
26 March 2021
The EU and the U.S. together represent approximately half of the world seed market and are home to a world-leading and integrated plant breeding industry.
NASA teams up with Israel's cropx to improving farming sustainabilty
25 March 2021
NASA Harvest and CropX will provide farmers and industry experts with the data and information they need to improve farming sustainability by conserving resources and improving crop yields.
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How will climate change affect hailstorms?
29 March 2021
Hail severity will increase in most regions of the world while Australia and Europe are expected to experience more hailstorms as a result of climate change.
NISAR spacecraft: Major new earth satellite to track disasters, effects of climate change
28 March 2021
NISAR will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches (a centimeter) over areas about the size of half a tennis court.
Asia-Pacific, the gigantic domino of climate change
25 March 2021
With the world’s most populous and fastest-growing economies, Asia-Pacific emits the largest volume of greenhouse gas, producing about half the world’s carbon dioxide.
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Drought in Madagascar: how can communities adapt to climate change?
29 March 2021
Southern Madagascar has been experiencing ongoing drought since 2019, and the devastating consequences are pushing local communities to the brink.
How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
25 March 2021
In 2007, a severe drought in Lesotho and South Africa drastically reduced crop yields and increased food prices.
Drought-tolerant rice varieties benefit farmers even in non-drought years
24 March 2021
Farmers that lack irrigation and rely on rainfed production are particularly vulnerable to drought.
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Innovative projects to protect against flooding selected
28 March 2021
Cutting-edge flood forecasting and natural flood management schemes trialled in 25 selected areas receiving a share of £150m to develop new flooding responses.
With climate change on the prowl, global displacement due to flood risks to increase rapidly in future: study
25 March 2021
Since 2008, nearly 30 crore people have been displaced due to natural disasters—more than three times the population displaced due to wars, conflicts, and violence.
Australia floods: Thousands evacuated as downpours worsen
22 March 2021
Some 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted.
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The world’s food waste problem is bigger than we thought - here’s what we can do about it.
26 March 2021
About 17% of global food production may go wasted, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021.
Hunger hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, March to July 2021 outlook
23 March 2021
Over 34 million people are grappling with emergency levels of acute hunger (IPC4) - meaning they are one step away from starvation - across the world.
Why we all need farmers to have access to better seeds
22 March 2021
Few of the world’s farmers can access improved, quality seeds, which offer higher yields and more resistance to drought.
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India : From plate to plough - improving Indian agriculture’s water efficiency
29 March 2021
Replace water, power and fertiliser subsidies with Direct per acre benefits to help Farmers adopt technology that improves Irrigation productivity.
Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
26 March 2021
Indus region in South Asia, the water supply is under stress due to heavy agricultural use and irrigation leading to unsustainable consumption of groundwater, which places it close to the tipping point.
Nebraska team aims to improve irrigated ag in sub-Saharan Africa
25 March 2021
Successful irrigated agriculture depends on more than farmers and technology.
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Understanding the value of water for sustainable development
26 March 2021
Ghana’s recent environmental analysis report indicates that the cost of environmental degradation due to water pollution is equivalent to three percent of GDP.
Africa: The five countries that stand out in water management
25 March 2021
The country, which is heavily dependent on the Nile to supply its population and for irrigation, quickly became aware of the persistent water stress throughout North Africa.
World Water Day 2021: Optimizing water resources with nuclear and isotopic techniques
22 March 2021
Groundwater is water found underground between spaces in soil, sand and rock, which is stored in and moves slowly through aquifers. According to the Global Water Partnership of Central America.
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IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference
IUCN World Conservation Congress Conference schedule 3 – 11 September 2021 in Marseille, France
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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Wastewater and Biosolids Management - 2nd Edition (IWA)
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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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.
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