Countdown Begins for Nominations : Heritage Irrigation Structures
The 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 65th International Executive Council meetings will be held during 14-20 September 2014 at Kimdaejung Convention Centre in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea. The main theme of the 22nd
ICID Congress is ‘Securing Water for Food and Rural Community under Climate Change’.
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ICID News Update
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National Drought Management Policy Guidelines: A Template for Action
22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
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Training Course: Multilevel Water Governance, The Hague, 30 June – 11 July, 2014
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International Conference on Water and Energy Interactions: Strategic challenges to territorial development and their impacts on food and health, 29-30 October, 2014, Lyon, France. click here
AGRICULTURE
Farming Cuba: Urban Agriculture from the Ground Up click here
Pakistan, Brazil to work on bilateral agriculture cooperation: Bosan click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
World Bank providing US$38 million for climate change project click here
DRAINAGE
USA: Innovative drainage systems help eliminate pollutants click here
DROUGHTS
World day to combat desertification and drought click here
USA: Detrimental droughts threaten California agriculture click here
FLOODS
Flooding in Nepal: will the economy survive the deluge? click here
FOOD SECURITY
South Africa falls behind on food indicators click here
AFED to study role of technology in lifting food security click here
Fieldwork in Tanzania brings insights on food security click here
Yemen, FAO sign $ 2.5 mln agreement in food security field click here
IRRIGATION
Rwanda: New strategy to promote irrigation, mechanisation click here
Small scale irrigation: Large scale benefits for Baluchistan click here
Pakistan: Punjab allocates Rs 35.572 billion to irrigation click here
Ethiopia: Kessem Irrigation Dam Nearing Completion click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
FAO, 2014, Pesticide residues in food 2013 - Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues, FAO, Rome, FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 219 click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
USDA program helps farmers manage water resources click here
Ghana: Women’s role in water resource management crucial click here
