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ICID FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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
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:
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Urban farming in India requires holistic policy support; here is why
30 January 2023
Globally, in 2020, the UN-FAO acknowledged that urban and periurban farming can contribute to local food and nutritional needs, enables jobs and reduce poverty.
Regenerative agriculture can help bring soil back to life
25 January 2023
Regenerative agriculture can help bring our soil back to life. We can regain a relationship with all the microbes that live in that soil. We can reeducate ourselves on how to build relationships between earth, animals and humans.
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Unified global effort to repair Earth’s ozone layer infuses new life into climate change fight
29 January 2023
This is the ozone shield, a belt of gas specifically ozone, or O3, which is made of three oxygen atoms formed by the natural interaction of solar ultraviolet radiation with O2, the oxygen we breathe.
Mapping the world's forests: How green is our globe?
27 January 2023
Forests cover 31% of the world's land surface, acting as an important buffer against climate change, the UN says.
Climate crisis raised the risk of 2021 weather extremes, annual report finds
26 January 2023
The report is part of an 11-year series which found that 80% of extreme weather events studied over that period can be connected to climate change.
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Looming El Niño could push us into a new era of global heating
28 January 2023
Today the world is now around 1.14 to 2 degrees warmer than the pre-industrial period, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). And the average temperature anomaly keeps growing.
A warmer, wetter world could make ‘Enhanced Rock Weathering’ a more useful tool to slow climate change
26 January 2023
Grinding and spreading certain types of minerals pulls carbon dioxide from the air, but it takes a lot of rock dust, land and time to see results.
UNCCD join forces with a top U.S based academic partner to advance global drought resielence agenda
26 January 2023
The future collaboration between UNCCD and NDMC is envisioned as a working partnership that will utilize the latest science to help reduce the high human, social and economic costs of drought and water scarcity.
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Auckland floods: New Zealand city declares emergency after torrential rain
27 January 2023
New Zealand's largest city has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain prompted widespread flooding and evacuations.
Becoming a ‘Sponge City’ at Shenzhen Speed
27 January 2023
Sponge cities create floodable spaces that can not only survive but thrive during floods. They often contain wetland vegetation, elevated paths, and permeable pavement.
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How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems
29 January 2023
The world wastes millions of tonnes of food every year. Reducing food waste and encouraging people to consume diets with lower carbon footprint would therefore be ideal.
Seaweed farming could boost food security, yet preserve nature
27 January 2023
A new study from the University of Queensland finds that seaweed offers a sustainable alternative to meet the world’s growing need for food and materials.
Smallholder farmers could help fix global food systems with the right technology. Here's how
26 January 2023
Farmers are leaving their communities to pursue alternative livelihoods, adding to the weight of challenges already facing our food systems, like geopolitical conflicts, after-effects of the pandemic, and worsening climate shocks, putting food security at risk.
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Satellite data shows no rise in groundwater levels across Europe, increasing drought fears
30 January 2023
The low water levels delayed shipping along Germany's Rhine, while the lack of rain hit hydropower generation and slashed maize and soybean crop yields.
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Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands
29 January 2023
Iraq’s population, which is entirely dependent on the Tigris and Euphrates along with other smaller rivers for irrigation, drinking and sanitation, has nearly doubled in the past two decades.
Marine Protected Areas Congress: Protecting 30% of global ocean by 2030
25 January 2023
The world’s leading ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials will meet in Vancouver, Canada, from 3-9 February 2023, to chart a course towards protecting 30% of the global ocean by 2030.
The impact of climate change on water resources
24 January 2023
Climate change is impacting water resources, including changes in precipitation patterns, melting of glaciers, and water quality.
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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
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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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