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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, 12 - 18 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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Vietnam’s agricultural sector: Rising star in food production
27 February 2023
Vietnam has been selected by the United Nations to host the 4th Global Conference of the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food Systems Programme in April this year.
Tackle heat stress to sustain productivity
27 February 2023
To combat the impact of global warming & terminal heat stress on crops, there is a dire need to identify & develop heat-tolerant varieties.
Indian millets are claiming rightful global recognition
26 February 2023
Millets are ecologically sustainable, require very little water and fertilisers, have a short cropping duration, improve soil health and can easily be grown in arid soil and hilly terrain.
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Study hints at high climate change risk in India, bats for investment in resilience
25 February 2023
The report, titled Gross Domestic Climate Risks 2023 ranked several provinces across the world by analysing 320 million assets globally and using climate models, projections, satellite images and available government data.
Reducing waste is critical for building a circular economy
24 February 2023
Global waste generation is estimated to increase to 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025. High-income countries produce 34% of the world’s waste but account for only 16% of the world’s population.
Why is the Amazon so important for climate change?
20 February 2023
The Amazon’s estimated 150-billion-ton-plus carbon bank is the equivalent of more than 10 years’ worth of global fossil fuel emissions.
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From the field: Weathering climate change in Sudan
25 February 2023
Women in arid parts of rural Sudan, where water is becoming increasingly scarce due to climate change, are learning techniques to adapt to new weather patterns which will build their resilience for the future.
Low rains, snow shortage, dry lakes: How winter drought is threatening Europe
25 February 2023
Europe recorded the third warmest January this year, as per Copernicus climate monitor. High temperatures, low rainfall and lack of snow this winter have raised concerns about the impact of a drought in parts of France, Italy and Spain.
La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions
20 February 2023
Argentina saw its driest year in 50 years and 1.3 million people in Somalia are displaced due to food insecurity.
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Cyclone Freddy travelled from Australia to batter Madagascar, one of the most climate-vulnerable nations
23 February 2023
Cyclone Freddy, which made landfall along Madagascar’s south-eastern coast February 21, 2023, is the most recent among the cyclones and tropical storms to badger the country for the past year or so.
Brazil hit by deadly floods and landslides
21 February 2023
At least 44 killed and dozens missing in the wake of the flooding and landslides in the coastal Sao Paulo state.
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The global onion deficiency
25 February 2023
The experiences of the two women more than 12,000km apart shows how the global crisis over food supplies is taking an alarming twist: threatening to consume ingredients critical to the world’s nutrition.
“Blue foods” can tackle global malnutrition, disease and climate change
22 February 2023
A new study has shown that foods that come from the ocean or freshwater, known as "blue foods," have the potential to address several important global issues, including nutritional deficits, disease, and climate change.
These countries have been the hardest hit by food price inflation
21 February 2023
The global cost-of-living crisis has left many countries facing double- and even triple-digit year-on-year food price inflation.
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Yemen: Sanaa gov't launches solar-powered project for coffee irrigation
20 February 2023
Rising fuel costs and energy scarcity have also set back coffee cultivation while the coalition-imposed blockade has also impacted exports of coffee, one of Yemen's primary crops.
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Rethinking river water temperature in a changing, human-dominated world
22 February 2023
Climate change and other human activities are modifying river water temperature globally.
6 things to know about the UN 2023 Water Conference
20 February 2023
On 22-24 March, the United Nations will hold the first global conference on freshwater in almost 50 years.
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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.
Eighth International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mar 14 - 16, 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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