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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
14th International Drainage Workshop, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 23-25 May 2024. Contact:
Gbahrom_75@mal.ru
1st Middle East Regional Conference, 26-28 February 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Contact: Saudi Arabian National Committee of ICID, Email: a.almajed@sio.gov.sa, ma.alomair@sio.gov.sa
76th International Executive Council Meeting and 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4), 7-13, September 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Contact: mancidmalaysia@gmail.com
26th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 77th International Executive Council Meeting, 12 - 18 October 2026 - Marseille, France. Contact: sami.bouarfa@inrae.fr
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 organized by the 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:
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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Members maintain focus on food security, discuss farm policies, transparency
28 March 2023
At a meeting of the Agriculture Committee on 27-28 March, WTO members vowed to intensify their efforts to address the severe food security crisis, which is especially challenging for least developed countries (LDCs) and net food-importing developing countries (NFIDCs).
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How innovation can make the world more sustainable
3 April 2023
Ranging from renewable energy to transportation, agriculture, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing, innovative technologies hold the potential to create a brighter and more sustainable future for all of us.
Planes, shipping lanes, and automobiles: surprising ways climate change can affect transportation
30 March 2023
One of its most significant changes to the planet is the continuing decline of Arctic sea ice. Over the past 40 years, the amount of ice cover at both the annual maximum and minimum has shrunk, and the percentage of thick ice that survives from year to year has also dropped.
Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050
29 March 2023
New research by Australian scientists suggests 40% slowdown in just three decades could alter world’s climate for centuries.
How wildlife can help curb global warming
29 March 2023
The study showed that protecting or restoring wild animal could collectively lead to the additional capture of 6.41 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year.
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Why the U.S. is leading the world in extreme weather catastrophes
2 April 2023
Florida, North Carolina and Louisiana also stick out in the water so are more prone to being hit by hurricanes, said Shepherd and Dello.
Tunisia implements water quota system as severe drought bites
1 April 2023
Tunisia has introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until September 30 in response to a severe drought that has hit the country.
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Cyclone Freddy prompts pleas for urgency on loss and damage finance
30 March 2023
In the worst-hit Malawi, the storm killed more than 600 people and displaced at least 650,000 more, while also dismantling infrastructures and livelihoods.
India, UK scientists collaborate on SMART early warning flood alert system
28 March 2023
Scientists from India and the UK have come together to create a real-time early warning system to help reduce the devastating impact of flooding on people and property, particularly in mountainous regions where extreme water events are a major problem.
Flood season arrives early in S.China
27 March 2023
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather alert system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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Food insecurity reaches critical levels in Arab world, UN says
30 March 2023
At an event in Cairo on Wednesday, the UN, alongside other international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, launched its annual overview of food security in Arab countries.
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10 entrepreneurs on what inspired them to tackle water insecurity
23 March 2023
Fresh water represents less than 3% of the world's water. However, just a fraction of it, less than 1%, is easily accessible to us.
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UN conference hears litany of water disasters linked to climate crisis
23 March 2023
Accounts of global impact of floods, droughts and storms at New York meeting add to pressure to make water central to Cop28.
World Water Report warns of an imminent water crisis
22 March 2023
The World Water Report highlighted that approximately 26% of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water, and 46% lack access to safely managed sanitation.
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3rd International Baghdad Water Conference on Theme - Water Scarcity, the Marshes of Mesopotamia, and the Shatt Al-Arab Environment is Everyone's Responsibility; Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel, Iraq; 6 - 7, May 2023. https://icid-ciid.org/event/detail/17
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.
Climate and Energy Summit: Building a Grand Coalition to Keep 1.5 ºC Within Reach - Organiser - International Energy Agency (IEA); 02 Oct 2023; Madrid, Spain
Cairo Water Week 2023 - The sixth edition of the Cairo Water Week 2023, will take place from 29th October to 2nd November 2023 in Cairo Egypt. This year the theme of the conference is "Action on Water Adaptation for Sustainability". https://www.cairowaterweek.eg/cww2023/
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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