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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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Microbes on the farm: a solution for climate change?
19 March 2023
Evolving technology is enhancing soil’s ability to store carbon and mitigate the environmental effects of industrialised farming.
How agriculture and technology are driving development forward
17 March 2023
Biotechnology has also played a crucial role in agricultural innovation, with crops engineered to be more resistant to pests, diseases, and drought.
How Africa’s new Free Trade Area will turbocharge the continent’s agriculture industry
14 March 2023
Agriculture makes up 35% of Africa’s GDP and employs about half of its people, but the continent still imports billions of dollars of agri-product every year
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‘Alarming’ rate of mountain forest loss a threat to alpine wildlife
17 March 2023
Since 2001, 7% of the habitat has been lost globally due to logging, wildfires and agriculture, scientists report.
Explore time-lapse views of our changing planet
17 March 2023
The following collection features examples of global change as observed by NASA satellites, including urbanization, natural hazards, weather events, and the effects of global warming.
Entire populations of Antarctic seabirds fail to breed due to extreme, climate-change-related snowstorms
13 March 2023
The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs.
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Why heat is a challenge in the fight against climate change, and what we can do about it
16 March 2023
Heat comprises half of the world’s total energy consumption – which is significantly more than electricity (20%) and transportation (30%). Unsurprisingly, heat contributes more than 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Heat waves in India set to intensify, says climate scientist
15 March 2023
After its hottest February since 1901, the India Meteorological Department has issued an early heat wave warning and forecasts for higher-than-normal temperatures between March and May.
Scientists confirm global floods and droughts worsened by climate change
13 March 2023
The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water.
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Untimely rains threaten India winter crops just before harvesting
16 March 2023
Weather department warns key growing states in central, northern and western regions could receive more rain and hailstorms in the next 10 days.
Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather?
14 March 2023
The team analysed weather data from several stations, which show the observed increase in heavy rain.
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Think local, says new FAO report, pointing towards ‘hunger-free and healthy’ Europe, Central Asia
14 March 2023
The publication points to local agriculture as a lifeline for countries, seeking to prevent rising food insecurity and malnutrition.
Forum tackles how AI can help deal with global food security
13 March 2023
With the world’s population predicted to hover around 9.8 billion by 2050, artificial intelligence could help feed people across the globe now and in the future.
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UNEP’s measuring progress report highlights water data improvements and gaps
18 March 2023
The analysis identified strong inter-linkages related to policies that integrate land and water conservation, ensure suitable water infrastructure in urban areas, mitigate pollution, and address impacts from water withdrawals associated with economic activity.
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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Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
17 March 2023
Nations must start to manage water as a global common good, because most countries are highly dependent on their neighbours for water supplies.
Expert insights on sustainable freshwater management: A perspective on World Water Day
17 March 2023
The UN has developed 17 sustainable development goals related to the themes of water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport and science and technology. Sustainable Development Goal No. 6 is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
World Water Day: These innovators are improving access to clean water
15 March 2023
World Water Day and the UN Water Conference, which take place in March each year, aim to accelerate action on water for the health of people and the planet.
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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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