|
icid@icid.org 23 January 2023 |
|
|---|
|
ICID FORTHCOMING EVENTS
10th International Micro Irrigation Conference, 25 - 27 January 2023, Dakhla, Morocco. Theme: Micro Irrigation in the Era of Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation. Website:https://icid-ciid.org/event/detail/28
25th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage & 74th IEC Meeting with Theme:- Tackling Water Scarcity in Agriculture, will be held during 1 - 8 November 2023, Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. https://icid25congress.in/index.html
75th International Executive Council Meeting and 9th Asian Regional Conference, 1 - 7, September 2024, Sydney, Australia.
76th International Executive Council Meeting and 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4), 7-13, September 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
26th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 77th International Executive Council Meeting, 01 - 06 October 2026 - Marseille, France.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Call for papers for 25th International Congress - The 25th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and the 74th International Executive Council meeting is being organised by Indian National Committee of ICID (INCID) on the theme ‘Tackling Water Scarcity in Agriculture’ from 01-08 November 2023 in Vishakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. For complete information please click the link: https://congress.icidevents.org/InfoDocs/25Congress_Call_For_Papers.pdf
International Conference on Water Management & Climate Change, organized by Water Resources Department, Government of Karnataka; Jan 24 - 25, 2023. https://walmievents2023.in/
INVITATION TO JOIN ICID MEMBERSHIP
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:
|
|
|---|
|
AI for agriculture: How Indian farmers are harnessing emerging technologies to sustainably increase productivity
19 January 2023
The AI for Agriculture Innovation initiative is transforming the agriculture sector in India by promoting the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies.
How China's dairy industry is building a sustainable future
17 January 2023
The industry is vulnerable to climate change and must meet the constantly increasing nutritional needs of developing countries.
|
|
|---|
|
Climate change: Invest in technology that removes CO2 - report
17 January 2023
Technology to remove the planet-warming greenhouse gas CO2 from our atmosphere must be urgently ramped up, leading climate experts say in a new report.
Climate change threatens everyone’s health – here’s how technology can help
17 January 2023
Climate change has the potential to impact everyone’s health. Every degree Celsius the world heats could have a devastating impact on global health.
Leaders concerned about climate change can turn worry into action. Here’s how.
16 January 2023
Strategies to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change will be key in helping companies survive and thrive.
|
|
|---|
|
Türkiye hit by severe drought amid lack of precipitation
20 January 2023
Türkiye is experiencing severe drought as dams around the country's major cities have reached low levels amid a lack of precipitation and an unusually warm winter stemming from global climate change.
As California faces droughts and floods together, farmers look to new water technologies
18 January 2023
Even after the drenching rains, about half the state still faces "severe drought," according to monitoring by the National Integrated Drought Information System.
Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023
16 January 2023
Scientists say phenomenon coupled with growing climate crisis likely to push global temperatures ‘off the chart’.
|
|
|---|
|
Devastated by flood, Pakistan’s economy South Asia's weakest: World Bank
19 January 2023
The unprecedented floods in Pakistan in July last year were cited as the main reason for the faltering economic situation by the World Bank.
As heat waves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions
17 January 2023
Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events.
Extreme storms and flood events cause damage worth billions to ports – and they are most disruptive to small island developing states
17 January 2023
These ports are located in regions prone to natural hazards. But, as some of the world’s largest ports, they contain a high concentration of valuable assets and are important centres for international trade.
|
|
|---|
|
How entrepreneurs can help strengthen food security in arid climates
19 January 2023
In 2023, rising food commodity prices will most likely push millions of people towards food insecurity in countries stressed by the severity of climate change and income inequality.
Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon
19 January 2023
The classification of food insecurity and malnutrition was conducted using the established IPC protocols, which are developed and implemented worldwide by the IPC Global Partnership.
|
|
|---|
|
New report shows alarming changes in the entire global water cycle
11 January 2023
In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific.
|
|
|---|
|
Riding a wave of innovation: These 10 start-ups are securing the world's freshwater
18 January 2023
Despite a growing number of innovative water solutions, freshwater resources are deteriorating around the world.
Garment industry in Bangladesh struggles to contain pollution
12 January 2023
Treatment plants are either non-existent or inefficient and underused, meaning Bangladesh’s garment industry continues to discharge highly polluting wastewater.
|
|
|---|
|
XVIII World Water Congress on Theme "Water for All: Harmony between Humans and Nature", hosted by International Water Resources Associations (IWRA) and Ministry of the Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, at Beijing, China, 11 - 15 September, 2023.
UN 2023 Water Conference - Yet, today, 40 per cent of the world’s people are affected by water scarcity; 80 per cent of wastewater is discharged untreated into the environment, and more than 90 per cent of disasters are water-related. https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023
Preparatory meeting for the United Nations Conference
Preparatory meeting for the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028." https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zx4ipa4x
40th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Vienna-Austria, 21 - 25th August 2023, Theme - Rivers Connecting Mountains & Coasts
|
|
|---|
|
|
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. Prachi Sharma, and Mr. Anurag Mamgain}
**SAVE PAPER, SAVE TREES..!! Please do not print this e-mail unless necessary** |
|
|---|
|
|
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ICID)
48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021, India
Tel : +91-11-26116837, +91-11-26115679; Fax : +91-11-26115962
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| | |
|  |
|
|
|
|
