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
call for papers

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.

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". For more information please visit the page: https://icid-ciid.org/event/detail/17

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: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: http://www.icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/invitation.pdf
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• Agriculture may be the answer to the world's water crisis
  22 March 2023
  Agriculture currently accounts for 72 per cent of freshwater withdrawals. On current trends, an additional 35 per cent in water resources will be needed by 2050 to meet growing demand for food, fibre and feed.
  https://en.tempo.co/read/1705796/agriculture-may-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-water-crisi

• Polar regions are our insurance policy against runaway climate change. Here's why
  24 March 2023
  The polar regions are the control centre for our climate system. They help regulate the world’s climate, influencing the Earth’s atmospheric and oceanographic circulation systems.
  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/polar-regions-insurance-policy-against-climate-change/


• How climate change is reshaping the Alps
  23 March 2023
  As the frozen "glue" that helps hold the rock faces of the Alps together begins to thaw, mountaineers face a growing risk of sudden rockfall.
  https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230322-how-climate-change-is-melting-permafrost-in-the-alps


• 10 Countries at risk of climate disaster
  20 March 2023
  The catastrophic consequences of climate change are already here as more frequent and intense natural disasters and extreme weather destroy livelihoods, intensify violent conflict, and force people to flee their homes.
  https://www.rescue.org/article/10-countries-risk-climate-disaster

• Why Western Sydney is feeling the heat from climate change more than the rest of the city
  27 March 2023
  Global warming has led to higher summer temperatures across Sydney over the past 30 years. However, the data analysis shows very hot summer days are becoming much more common in Western Sydney than in coastal Sydney.
  https://theconversation.com/why-western-sydney-is-feeling-the-heat-from-climate-change-more-than-the-rest-of-the-city-201477


• Early wildfire in Spain rages out of control
  25 March 2023
  In 2022, which was a particularly bad year for wildfires in Europe, Spain was the worst-hit country with nearly 500 blazes that destroyed more than 300,000 hectares, according to figures from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
  https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/early-wildfire-in-spain-rages-out-of-control-1203535.html


• 5 charts from the IPCC report that show why every increment of warming matters
  23 March 2023
  The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the climate crisis makes it clear that the actions we take over the next few years will have a direct impact on our ability to create a liveable and sustainable planet.
  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/climate-change-ipcc-emissions-risks-net-zero/

• Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions
  26 March 2023
  Bangladesh is often called a climate victim. It contributes only a tiny fraction of global carbon emissions – 0.56%, by one count. But it suffers disproportionately from their effects.
  https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/03/26/1165779335/facing-floods-what-the-world-can-learn-from-bangladeshs-climate-solutions


• California’s wild storm: The Fujiwhara effect, a bomb cyclone, even landspout, tornado warnings
  21 March 2023
  The storm was marked by powerful winds in the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Northern California that downed trees, created treacherous commuting conditions, broke windows in downtown San Francisco and caused power outages.
  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-21/california-weather-fujiwhara-effect-bomb-cyclone-landspouts


• Historic UN water conference comes amid surge in floods, droughts
  20 March 2023
  The UN Water Conference, the first event of its kind in 46 years, will cover a range of water-related issues, including a surge in flooding, droughts, drying rivers and other extreme changes to water resources linked to climate change.
  https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/historic-un-water-conference-comes-amid-surge-floods-droughts

• At the U.N. Water Conference, food security needs to take center stage
  23 March 2023
  Food production systems are exceptionally vulnerable to drought and declining groundwater supplies, a challenge made worse as climate change increases fluctuations in precipitation and, therefore, the severity of drought risk. https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/at-the-u-n-water-conference-food-security-needs-to-take-center-stage/
  
  
• Europe's unique trials in food 'social security'
  22 March 2023
  As food prices rise around the world and access to healthy nutrition falls, trials in France and Belgium are experimenting with a unique "social security" for food.
  https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230321-cost-of-living-europes-trials-in-social-security

• 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.
  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/10-entrepreneurs-what-inspired-them-to-tackle-water-insecurity/
  
  
• New research will enable fresh understanding of irrigation water use
  20 March 2023
  A University of Birmingham-hosted project has been awarded €2 million to investigate how the volumes of water used in agriculture affect freshwater resources.
  https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/new-research-will-enable-fresh-understanding-of-irrigation-water-use

• Highlighting rise in water scarcity, climate-induced disasters, speakers at global conference call for transformational change to better manage aqua resources.
  23 March 2023
  Against the backdrop of water scarcity and climate-induced disasters, ministers and other Government officials today called for change.
  https://press.un.org/en/2023/envdev2054.doc.htm


• UN’s nuclear agency and food and agriculture wing announce key commitments to tackle global water crisis
  23 March 2023
  On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quickly gather data on the state of their water resources.
  https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134987


• Water: essential for all, available to a few
  22 March 2023
  Pakistan remains a disaster flashpoint, and preparedness is crucial before another large-scale climate disaster strikes the country’s children.
  https://www.unicef.org/rosa/stories/water-essential-all-available-few


• 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.
  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-water-report-warns-imminent-water-crisis

• 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. https://www.worldwatercongress.com/


• 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 https://www.iea.org/events/climate-and-energy-summit-building-a-grand-coalition-to-keep-1-5-c-within-reach


• 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 https://worldcongress2023.iahr.org/

• State of the world's drinking water: This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to accelerate access to safe drinking water. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240060807


• The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022: Groundwater Making the invisible visible https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380721/PDF/380721eng.pdf.multi


• Europe’s groundwater — a key resource under pressure ‘Groundwater: making the invisible visible is the World Water Day theme for 22 March 2022. In recognition of this, this briefing provides an overview of the state of groundwater in the EU. https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-groundwater/europes-groundwater


• FAO Publication: Sustainable management of freshwater resources for food security and nutrition in Small Island the Developing States https://www.fao.org/3/cb7200en/cb7200en.pdf


• FAO-UN WASAG STRATEGY for 2021-2024: The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture Turning water scarcity into opportunities for sustainable agriculture, food security & nutrition http://www.fao.org/3/cb5448en/cb5448en.pdf


• Irrigation & Drainage in Republic of Uzbekistan History & Modern State: Towards the 70th anniversary of the International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage (ICID) https://icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/UzNCID_book_web_en.pdf