ICID e-Bulletin Your Weekly News Wrap 14 June 2021
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INVITATION TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP OF ICID 
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ICID webinar on "Suitable Water, Crops and Land Management for Water Stressed Regions” to be held on 17 June 2021 at 16:30 hours (IST)

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Are corporate claims of regenerative agriculture real?
8 June 2021
Regenerative agriculture could save the world. Or at least it belongs in the toolbox to help reduce and reverse climate change.
 
What is nano urea? India’s ‘21st century’ product aiming to revolutionise world agriculture
7 June 2021
Nano urea liquid is expected to potentially replace 13.7 million tonnes of conventional urea usage by 2023.
 
We are good at agriculture, and we can be proud of it
7 June 2021
Even on the 6-8 per cent of land in New Zealand that is suitable for cropping, animals are often integrated into mixed systems.
G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change
12 June 2021
The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture carbon emissions.
 
Soil carbon scientists explore fungi to enlist crop farmers in battle against climate change  
12 June 2021
Soil Carbon CO is exploring the potential of microbes to sequester carbon in agricultural soils. 
 
How consumers in rich countries drive global deforestation 
11 June 2021
In 2020, tropical zones lost 12.2 million hectares of forest, an increase of 12% on 2019, according to recent data by the University of Maryland and Global Forest Watch.
How severe is the western drought? 
13 June 2021
Across the region, reservoir levels are near record lows and mountain snowpack, which slowly releases water in the spring and summer, is largely depleted.  
 
Global food costs surge to decade high as drought parches crops 
12 June 2021
Drought in South America has withered crops from corn and soybeans to coffee and sugar.
 
Life on the Amargosa—a desert river faced with drought
11 June 2021
The river is the Amargosa, and for much of its 180-mile course, from the desert highlands of southern Nevada through California’s Mojave Desert and into Death Valley. 
Chamoli disaster (India): 'It hit the valley floor like 15 atomic bombs' 
13 June 2021
It set in train a cascade of debris that claimed over 200 lives and destroyed hydro-electric infrastructure worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 
 
Book review: America’s long struggle to tame its greatest rivers 
11 June 2021
Dutch, who live below sea level with the world’s best flood defenses and who, after Hurricane Katrina, realized their coastlines weren’t equipped for the storms and seas of the future. 1 June 2021.
 
In Nairobi, this informal settlement is changing how we adapt to floods
7 June 2021
Kibera is adapting to flooding by creating multifunctional spaces to improve the wellbeing of citizens and protect their homes from climate change. 
The cacao project tackles food insecurity in the Philippines  
11 June 2021
Improvements in agriculture can increase food security in developing countries, which in turn, aids people living in poverty. 
 
Helping farmers in Kenya keep produce cool to cut food waste 
9 June 2021
Many smallholder farmers in Kenya lack access to cold storage facilities, which can lead to produce being wasted. 
 
World Food Safety Day 2021: Significance and theme for this year 
7 June 2021
In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that every June 7 would be celebrated as World Food Safety Day.   
Expansion project at lake Diefenbaker could generate $82B in GDP for Sask
13 June 2021
The proposed irrigation expansion project at lake Diefenbaker is viable, would have attractive returns on investment, and could yield positive social and economic benefits.
 
Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What’s needed next  
10  June 2021
Water was diverted from the Niger River through a canal system to enable irrigation on over one million hectares of fertile land.
 
Hoover dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought  
10 June 2021
Arizona could have its supply cut by 320,000 acre-feet. That is a year's supply for nearly 1 million households, according to the Arizona Department of Water Resources. 
Integrated mgmt mechanism among Brahmaputra basin countries needed: Study 
13 June 2021
The Brahmaputra river basin is key to the growth of South Asian because it is critical in meeting the demands of water and its uses for people & their livelihoods.
 
Research puts wastewater to work, as a source of both water and electricity 
11 June 2021
Washington University researchers have developed a filter that treats wastewater and also generates electricity—an advance that could reshape energy use at treatment plants.
 
‘Recharge Pakistan to address environmental, water challenges’ 
11 June 2021
Water management is one of the biggest issues that Pakistan has been facing in recent decades.
XV World Aqua Congress - 2021, International Conference & Exhibition Schedule 14 - 17 September, 2021
 
5th Arab Water Forum - Arab Water Security for Peace & Sustainable Development Schedule from 21 - 23 September, 2021, Abu Dhabi, UAE
 
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."
 
Granda, Spain 39th IAHR World Congress, 19 - 24 June 2022 - From Snow to Sea
 
17 IWRA World Water Congress, 29 November - 3 December  2021, Daegu, Republic of KOREA
PUBLICATIONS

Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change

Part of the Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering book series (STICEE)

This volume arises from the work of Roorkee Water Conclave 2020 and focuses on the hydrological aspects of climate change, hydrological extremes, and adaptation for water resources management. The research papers in this book are centred on themes such as climate change and water security, water resources management, and adaptation to climate change.

 

Contemporary Environmental Problems In Nepal

This book will utilize many empirical examples of environmental cases spanning the diverse landscapes of Nepal to demonstrate how useful information GIS tools can be in effective decision making and record keeping in such a problematic South Asian ‘developing country’, ISBN 978-3-030-50168-6

 

World Economic Situations Prospects 

How is COVID-19 affecting the world economy? Find out how we can speed up an equitable, green recovery. (ISBN - 9789211091823)

 

Thematic Study for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

This study provides an overview of the roles that the biodiversity found in and around food and agricultural production systems play in the supply of ecosystem services ranging from provisioning services, such as the supply of food, fuel, and fiber, to cultural services, such as recreation and aesthetic enjoyment, and regulating services, such as pollination, carbon sequestration, pest control, and nutrient cycling.

FAO 2020, ISBN 978-92-5-133168-2

 

Progress towards development of the progressive management pathway for improving aquaculture biosecurity (PMP/AB): Highlights of 2019 activities

This report highlights the accomplishments of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) consultations and round-table discussions on the PMP/AB that were held during 2019. 

FAO 2019, ISBN 978-92-5-133144-6

 

Guidance – Water Resources Planning Guideline (24 February 2021)

This guideline is relevant to water companies in England and Wales. It is also relevant to those producing regional plans.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-resources-planning-guideline/water-resources-planning-guideline
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