ICID E Bulletin 18 June 2018

• Monday, 2018-June-18

Schoolchildren touch an electronic globe to learn about the rise in sea levels caused by global warming in Tokyo. There are numerous lessons countries in Asia can learn from Japan, including public awareness and education for disaster prevention.

AGRICULTURE

Child labour in agriculture is on the rise, driven by conflict and disasters: FAO click here
World Bank promotes agricultural risk management to benefit most vulnerable producers click here

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change could lead to major crop failures in world’s biggest corn regions click here
Japan’s climate change preparedness an example for Asian countries click here
Climate change has fish migrating faster than regulations can keep up click here

DROUGHTS

Building underground greenhouses ‘Walipinis’ to avoid drought click here
Israel to top up Sea of Galilee after years of drought click here

FLOODS

Over one lakh people affected in first wave of flood in Assam: India click here

FOOD SECURITY

Canada publishes final food safety regulations click here
South Africa’s metrology institute reports successful food safety conference click here

IRRIGATION

Punjab govt encouraging drip irrigation to tackle water scarcity: India click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Myanmar to construct national water resources committee headquarters with World Bank support click here
Groundwater overpumping boosts arsenic in California aquifer click here

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)

Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
The Egyptian National Committee for Irrigation and Drainage (ENCID) has launched a new book titled 'Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned.' ...... Encid@link.net