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ICID News 2021 - Third Quarter • Wednesday, 2021-November-17 
1) President's Message 2) 5th African Regional Conference and 72nd International Executive Council Meeting, 23-30 November 2021, Marrakech, Morocco: This article gives a brief introduction to the forthcoming 5th African Regional Conference (ARC) being organized in Morocco. The African Regional Conference (ARC) series started in April 2004 in Cairo, Egypt addressing agricultural drainage. Because of global restrictions posed due to COVID-19, the 5th conference in the series will be organized on a hybrid model (physical and online participation) by the Moroccan National Committee of ICID (ANAFIDE) from November 23 to 26, 2021 in Marrakech, Morocco with the support of the Directorate of Irrigation and Agricultural Land Planning. 3) The Emphasis on Agricultural Water Management in the IPCC Climate Report 2021 and the Role of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage: This article reflects on the IPCC's Climate report, its future implications and the efforts of the ICID's working group on climate (WG-Climate) to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and adapt to them. 4) Remote Sensing Based Irrigation Intelligence With Manna Software: This article describes the Manna Irrigation Software which helps in decision-making support system for farm management. 5) ICID Initiative for A Global Inventory of Irrigation and Drainage Projects: This article describes the necessity for having a global view of projects devoted to irrigation and drainage for understanding development and approaches used worldwide. 6) ICID Forthcoming Events click here ICID Monthly News-Update October 2021 • Wednesday, 2021-November-17 Some of the issue's highlights:-
2) President Prof. Dr. Ragab Ragab Made a Presentation at the Glasgow University, UK 3) 5th African Regional Conference of ICID on Sustainable Irrigation for Improved Resilience of Agriculture in Africa and 72nd IEC of ICID 23-30 November 2021, KENZI ROSE GARDEN Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco 4) A message from Irrigation Australia 5) ICID Forthcoming Events & Other Updates 6) President of the Moroccan National ICID Committee (ANAFIDE) Writes an Open Letter about the Morrocco Events 7) President's Prof. Dr. Ragab Activities (October 2021) 8) A Writeup from Dr. Ray Shyan Wu, President CTCID and Chairman of WG-CLIMATE 9) 4th African Young Water Professionals Forum, 25-27 October 2021 10) ICID Initiative for a Global Inventory of Irrigation and Drainage Projects 11) President Prof. Dr. Ragab Ragab Attended the International Event on“International Symposium Mitigating Agricultural Greenhouses Gases and Increase Carbon Sequestration in a Circular Economy” 12) News from UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) click here ICID e-Bulletin 15 November 2021 • Wednesday, 2021-November-17  State of organic agriculture: a global perspective 14 November 2021 organic farms generally have more plant diversity, greater faunal diversity (insects, soil fauna and microbes, birds), and often more habitat and landscape diversity. click here The future of agriculture 14 November 2021 Automation has been a key factor for progress since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and it can make farming easier and more efficient. click here Vietnam reconsiders methane-emitting rice amid the climate crisis 13 November 2021 Country says it can no longer be ‘rice first’ as it urges farmers in Mekong Delta to change planting techniques or consider alternatives. click here  Climate change is transforming the bodies of Amazonian birds 12 November 2021 A 40-year study found 77 species of rainforest birds weigh less on average, and many have longer wings than they used to. click here 8 Wonders of the world that climate change could destroy 9 November 2021 In 2020, the IUCN World Heritage Outlook warned that 7 percent of all-natural wonders faced ‘critical’ threats due to the climate crisis and that 30 percent were of ‘significant concern’. click here COP26: Sweden steps up to help at-risk small-scale farmers adapt to climate change 8 November 2021 Recent research supported by IFAD shows that the yields of staple crops such as maize could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in parts of Angola, Lesotho, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe due to climate change. click here  "ASEAN Regional Plan" of action for adaptation to drought 2021-2025 12 November 2021 The impact of drought is not limited to water consumption for agricultural purposes but also affects domestic and industrial water consumption, with critical long-term implications. click here The climate crisis is about the Global South’s present 12 November 2021 Droughts, coupled with increasing demand and terrible groundwater management, make access to this water even harder. click here World’s ‘calamitous’ water crisis being ignored in climate talks – WaterAid 10 November 2021 Cop26 summit focusing on slowing down global heating at expense of current impact on water-stressed regions, says head of WaterAid. click here  COP26: Flooding lessons from Hull, a city below sea level 13 November 2021 Hull is the second biggest flood risk area in the UK outside of London and experienced major flooding in 2007 and 2013. click here Torrential rains put swaths of southeast Australia at flood risk 13 November 2021 Large swaths of Australia’s southeast were on high alert for major flooding today after torrential rains caused rivers to break their banks, with meteorologists warning of more severe weather ahead. click here Satellite monitoring of Greenland ice melting highlights increasing global flood risk 12 November 2021 Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and intense over the past 40 years, rising sea levels and flood risk worldwide. click here  UN warns food insecurity to worsen in Somalia by May 2022 14 November 2021 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said an estimated 3.5 million people will face acute food security. click here Food security policy must consider the local context: “Climate change and poverty are inherently sexist” 13 November 2021 During the UN-COP26 on November 9, an international panel of experts gathered at the WHO Pavilion in Glasgow to discuss the nexus between climate change and health, particularly in relation to food security. click here Averting a food crisis without foreign aid 12 November 2021 According to the FAO and WFP, 23 million Afghans including 3.2 million children under the age of 5 — are currently suffering from hunger. click here  Vietnam's mega irrigation system to be ready in two weeks 15 November 2021 The delta has for decades functioned as the nation's agriculture and aquaculture hub. The system also includes bridges and embankments that connect with national highways. click here Half of the world’s coastal sewage pollution flows from a few dozen places 12 November 2021 An analysis of roughly 135,000 watersheds reveals that large amounts of key pollutants come from human wastewater, not just agricultural runoff. click here Irrigation, water management play key roles in smoothing drought impacts 8 November 2021 The study showed that farmers who have access to groundwater and surface water tend to bring more land into cultivation. click here  Why wastewater holds the key to building climate-resilient cities 13 November 2021 Water management in cities will be even harder under climate change, with the increasing frequency of extreme events. click here Pakistan looming water crisis 13 November 2021 Pakistan can only store 10 percent of the average annual flow of its rivers, which is far below the world average storage capacity of 40 percent. click here COP26: In a warming world how do nuclear sciences help protect water resources 9 November 2021 As freshwater around the world is decreasing in quality and quantity, many countries are turning to groundwater as a source of drinking water. click here <<< Previous page | Next page >>>
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