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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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How drought impacts corn yields
6 March 2023
Vennam studies how corn responds to drought. In his latest research, Vennam and his lab group looked at how sensitive corn flowering is to drought and the impacts it has for farmers.
Start up leverages power of AI to enable more cost effective accrelation of the greenhouse emission
27 February 2023
Greenhouse agriculture is a proven solution to sustainable, local, and climate resilent food production.
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Climate change is launching a mutant seed space race
5 March 2023
Hurtling around the Earth at more than 20 times the speed of sound, some of the tiniest life forms aboard the International Space Station are on a mission to feed people on a warming planet.
Women to lead actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation
3 March 2023
The Global Climate Risk Index 2016 emphasizes that Pakistan is among those experiencing extreme weather events continuously and year after year.
Small island states fight back against nature loss, climate change
2 March 2023
Sea level rise is leading to the salinization of rivers and lakes, thus making freshwater scarce on the islands. Rising sea levels are also eroding coastlines battered by intensifying storms.
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Madagascar and the social impacts of drought
3 March 2023
Respondents identified the drought as causing the following particular stresses: lack of access to water and food, increased food prices, increased poverty and pressure on livelihood
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Italy faces new drought alert as Venice canals run dry
28 February 2023
Italian rivers and lakes are suffering from a severe lack of water, with concerns the country could face another drought this year, Reuters reports.
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A way to predict coastal flooding was hiding in plain sight
5 March 2023
It takes more than just salt sensitivity to make a lichen a good indicator of whether a site has experienced the first effects of sea-level rise.
New Zealand’s flooding disaster and the case for socialism
1 March 2023
Large parts of the North Island of New Zealand, including Auckland, Northland, the East Coast and Hawke’s Bay, remain in a state of devastation after unprecedented floods triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Mozambique – Thousands displaced as cyclone Freddy brings flooding rain
28 February 2023
Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall in Vilankulo District in the Inhambane Province on 24 February with winds of 95 km/h. Freddy then weakened to a tropical storm with recorded winds of 55km/h.
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Why smallholder farmers are key to both African and global food security
6 March 2023
The planet is home to 8 billion people, a total which the UN predicts will rise to 10 billion by 2050.
Predicting food crisis outbreaks using natural language processing of news streams
3 March 2023
Severe food insecurity increased both globally and in every region in 2021 and is now a top priority of the international community.
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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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