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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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Post-harvest losses, weak policies stall Nigeria’s agriculture, says UN
9 March 2023
The UN agency said Nigeria’s population was estimated to hit 400 million by 2050, but noted that large food deficits remained a cardinal challenge to the food system.
NASA engages U.S. farmers: Bringing satellite data down to Earth
8 March 2023
NASA and its partners have mapped agriculture worldwide and provided key input into global supply outlooks that bolster the economy and food security.
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Cutting pollution could slow the spread of superbugs
12 March 2023
Pollution from sectors such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare and agriculture are releasing antimicrobials and resistant microbes into the wider environment.
Here's why cold-blooded animals are especially threatened by the climate crisis
7 March 2023
Cold-blooded animals rely on the thermal conditions of their environment to regulate their body temperature.
Five reasons why climate action needs women
8 March 2023
By involving women in community planning and disaster response efforts, we can build stronger, more resilient communities that are better equipped to face the challenges of climate change.
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Morocco’s corn imports drop as drought grips Argentina
12 March 2023
Morocco’s annual corn imports from Argentina are set to drop in 2023 as yield reaches a three-year low.
China hits record high temperatures for early March, drought-like conditions in several parts
8 March 2023
China saw a summer of harsh weather last year as well, with hundreds of millions being impacted by the country's highest rainfall in 60 years.
Researchers uncover causes for increased compound droughts and heatwaves in East Asia
7 March 2023
Compound drought and heatwaves (DHWs), for example, can cause massive damage to society through agricultural losses, wildfires, and deaths.
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Record-breaking Queensland flooding to peak, says forecaster
12 March 2023
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology predicted that a record-breaking flood in the country's Queensland state was forecast to peak on Sunday.
Cyclone Freddy: Winds and rain lash Mozambique as storm arrives
12 March 2023
Mozambique is being lashed by rain, powerful winds and flooding as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall for the second time in a month.
Flash floods: why are more of them devastating the world’s driest regions?
7 March 2023
Shifting weather, changing settlement patterns and a lack of preparedness mean that dryland areas are most at risk from flooding.
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3 strategies that can future-proof the global food system
8 March 2023
As agriculture is one of the least digitized industries, mass digitization is crucial for reversing the vulnerabilities faced by the global food system.
LDC5: UN conference weighs building resilient agrifood systems in the face of risk and uncertainty
7 March 2023
Government leaders and experts attending the Fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) and weighing the main challenges facing the world’s most vulnerable countries.
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Exploring the most efficient solutions to water scarcity
7 March 2023
SDG 6 looks to ‘ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’ by 2030; a quite ambitious task considering that 2.3 billion people – or one-quarter of the world’s population – live in water-stressed countries.
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The West’s weather whiplash should not influence long-term water management
11 March 2023
California has experienced one of the wettest winters on record, with a statewide snowpack that’s almost 200 percent of normal for this time of year and a flooding risks from rain and snow events in March.
Another side of poverty: The hidden costs of water scarcity
10 March 2023
As climate change and population growth make water scarcity increasingly common, a larger share of the global population are set to be forced to cope with the costs of urban water scarcity.
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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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