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ICID e-Bulletin 25 October 2021 • Tuesday, 2021-October-26
 INVITATION TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP OF ICID 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. ICID FORTHCOMING EVENTS 5th African Regional Conference (ARC) and 72nd International Executive Council (IEC) - Theme “SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION FOR IMPROVED RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA” to be held from 23-30 November 2021, Marrakech, Morocco. 73rd IEC Meeting & 24th ICID Congress combined with the Irrigation Australia National Conference & Exhibition to be held in Adelaide, Australia from 3 October to 10 October 2022.  Farming's voice must be heard at COP26 23 October 2021 Soils are the world’s biggest carbon sink containing three times the carbon in living plants and double that in the atmosphere. click here Survey finds cover crop usage strong on prairies 21 October 2021 Cover cropping is a process that involves planting a crop that may not be able to be harvested conventionally but helps outcrops all the same. click here Where can you find the world’s most sustainable coffee? 20 October 2021 Now a lab in Finland says it can grow coffee using cellular agriculture, and other companies in the US are exploring similar concepts. click here  India among 11 'countries of concern': US intel report on climate change 24 October 2021 India is among the 11 countries which have been identified by United States intelligence agencies as ‘countries of concern’ with regard to climate change. click here Climate change: Why Australia refuses to give up coal 23 October 2021 Australia's biggest coal buyers - Japan, South Korea and China - have all pledged net zero targets by mid-century. click here Climate change: Nature readers say their fears are growing 22 October 2021 In Paris in 2015, 196 governments agreed to limit global warming to below 2 °C, and preferably below 1.5 °C, relative to pre-industrial temperatures. click here  COP26: What is the 1.5C temperature target? 24 October 2021 Cop26 will also be focusing on areas such as ending the use of coal, moving to selling only ultra-low emissions cars, ending net deforestation, and curbing the powerful but short-lived greenhouse gas methane. click here Droughts can protect vineyards from deadly disease 23 October 2021 According to researchers, dieback due to vine wood diseases such as esca – a disease caused by parasitic fungi for which there is no curative treatment – are responsible for the loss of five percent of vineyard surface each year. click here Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine 21 October 2021 More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). click here  How technology is helping cities tackle climate disasters 24 October 2021 Flood prevention systems should combine technology with better emergency planning systems. click here Flood risk is rising. Here's where and what can be done 19 October 2021 The World Economic Forum has created a visualization of flood impacts around the world. click here Africa's glaciers to disappear soon; 118mn may face droughts, floods: Report 19 October 2021 The new report seizes on the shrinking glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda as symbols of the rapid and widespread changes to come. click here  How to build sustainable, healthier, more equitable food systems 20 October 2021 The Food Systems Summit Dialogues that underpinned the recent UN Food System Summit demonstrated this need for both global and national action. click here Food security a growing issue in Nigeria 20 October 2021 A report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) earlier this year ranked Nigeria among the top three countries where acute hunger and food insecurity are set to worsen. click here Crop diversity is needed today for tomorrow's food security and nutrition 20 October 2021 A team of 15 scientists from a wide range of research centers and universities set out 18 months ago to answer these persisting questions. click here  Study shows southeast New Mexico water gets scarcer in coming decades 22 October 2021 Farmers and ranchers in the Pecos River Basin of southeast New Mexico could be in for hotter temperatures and scarcer water in the coming years. click here Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy 22 October 2021 Assessing the potential water and carbon savings from using more renewable energy requires a granular analysis of site-level factors, ideally guided by a company-level strategy. click here Study shows southeast New Mexico water gets scarcer in coming decades UC davis to lead groundwater and irrigated agriculture sustainability 18 October 2021 Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $10 million grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to find ways to sustain irrigated agriculture. click here  Wastewater and faecal sludge reuse – to address India’s water and food security 22 October 2021 Globally, over half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas and it will be over two-thirds by 2050. click here Half of the world is failing to manage its water resources 18 October 2021 Over half the countries across the world aren’t sustainably managing their water resources and are unlikely to be doing so by 2030, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization. click here WMO endorses water declaration, including the water and climate coalition 18 October 2021 The resolutions reflect the top priority given to water by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the face of growing water stress and water-related hazards, coupled with inadequate and fragmented capacity to meet the challenges. click here   Call for papers_24th ICID Congress, 03-10 October 2022, Adelaide, Australia • Friday, 2021-October-22 Call for Papers 24th International National Congress on Irrigation and Drainage 03-10 October 2022, Adelaide, Australia ICID has been organizing its flagship triennial event International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage since 1951. The 1st ICID Congress was held in 1951 at Delhi and so far ICID has held 23 Triennial Congresses. The 24th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and the 73rd International Executive Council meeting is being organised by Irrigation Australia’s Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (IACID) on the theme ‘Innovation and Research and In Agricultural Water Management to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals’ from 03-10 October 2022, in Adelaide, South Australia at the Adelaide Convention Centre. ICID triennial Congresses focus on the upcoming issues that need to be addressed in irrigation, drainage and flood management. The Congresses also provide a platform for reviewing a number of contentious issues concerning the future of irrigation water vis-à-vis increased demands for competitive uses.
Theme of 24th ICID Congress ‘Innovation and Research in Agricultural Water Management to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals’ is expected to address these issues in the form of two questions. CONGRESS THEME: Innovation and Research in Agricultural Water Management to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals CONGRESS QUESTIONS (TOPICS / SUB-TOPICS) SPECIAL SESSION SCHEDULE OF SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS/FULL PAPERS ONLINE PAPER SUBMISSION CONTACT COORDINATES ICID e-Bulletin 18 October 2021 • Friday, 2021-October-22
Why Hong Kong should be hot for hi-tech agriculture in a warming world 17 October 2021 A local agricultural industry can provide much safer food and enable the government to monitor the production and processing of agricultural products more effectively. click here Gender gap in agriculture 11 October 2021 Assessments based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) show that 386.8 million people in South Asia experience severe food insecurity and 849.8 million people experience moderate to severe food insecurity. click here
Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: Experts 17 October 2021 The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East, experts say, by destroying its oil income as the world shifts to renewables and by raising temperatures to unliveable extremes. click here The climate disaster is here 14 October 2021 The world has already heated up by around 1.2C, on average, since the preindustrial era, pushing humanity beyond almost all historical boundaries. click here
Future of extreme drought and brutal storms predicted by new climate modelling 17 October 2021 Two new climate modelling studies map how the world might experience climate change under warming scenarios of increasing severity and over longer terms. click here Drought in northern Kenya pushes millions towards hunger 15 October 2021 More than 465,000 children under five and over 93,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are malnourished in Kenya's northern region, the U.N. says. click here India: Cloudburst may have led to latest Kerala disaster, say experts 17 October 2021 Weather experts said cloud bursts must have triggered torrential rain at several places in Kottayam and Idukki districts. Cloud burst is a pattern of torrential downpour in a limited area in a short time. click here China floods: Nearly 2 million displaced in Shanxi province 12 October 2021 More than 1.76 million people have been affected by severe flooding in China's northern Shanxi province, according to local media. click here World Food Day: sustainably addressing food security 17 October 2021 World Food Day is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, and this year marks the second time countries around the world are dealing with the widespread effects of the global pandemic. click here Dubai's salty farming experiment could help tackle food security challenges 17 October 2021 Traditional agriculture is facing increasing scarcity of fresh water because of climate change. click here The changing face of floodplains in the Mississippi River Basin detected by a 60-year land use change dataset 15 October 2021 Long-term land use data can be used to quantify floodplain functions and provide spatially explicit information for management, restoration, and flood-risk mitigation. click here Global syndromes induced by changes in solutes of the world’s large rivers 12 October 2021 A comprehensive dataset from 600 gauge stations in 149 large rivers reveals nine binary patterns of co-varying trends in runoff and solute concentration. click here Bangladeshi women’s leadership in water governance 17 October 2021 To increase women’s employment and potential leadership in water governance, the World Bank has introduced the Bangladesh Rural WASH for Human Capital Development program. click here Israel passes on innovation, inspiration to PH on managing water crisis 16 October 2021 More than half of Israel is covered in desert and there is hardly any rain. Due to limited water resources, they developed policies and unconventional solutions to improve the country’s water sufficiency. click here ICID e-Bulletin 11 October 2021 • Monday, 2021-October-11
Food Hero: Cultivating women farmers in Georgia 10 October 2021 A farmer in the central European country, Georgia, has been sharing her lifetime of knowledge with other women farmers in the region. click here African agriculture without African farmers 9 October 2021 Despite the apparent need for more technology, smallholders find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle, sacrificing tomorrow’s soil for today’s planting. click here Agriculture: Bahá’í International Community (BIC) underscores the role of farmers in policymaking 5 October 2021 Discussions at the gathering also addressed the harmful impact of certain major challenges of environmental degradation, such as soil erosion, large-scale deforestation, and water shortages. click here
NASA is ready to take on the world with its new climate action plan 10 October 2021 NASA scientists have been using tools like Earth-monitoring satellites to study Earth's climate and collect valuable data for many years. This has included the study of ice loss, ozone levels, sea-level rise, temperature, etc. click here With a warming climate, the coastal fog around the world is declining 10 October 2021 Fog is essential for plants and animals, agriculture, and human health, not only in California but in coastal zones around the world. click here Climate change is devastating coral reefs worldwide, major reports say 5 October 2021 The world lost about 14% of its coral reefs in the decade after 2009, mainly because of climate change, according to a sweeping international report on the state of the world’s corals. click here
Southern coastal Queensland misses out on rain again as severe drought persists 9 October 2021 Southern coastal Queensland remains in severe drought after much of the east coast has recovered. click here Record-breaking 2011 Texas drought worse than previously thought 7 October 2021 A new study from The University of Texas at Austin, using improved methods for tracking drought severity and impact through the soil, found that the 2011 Texas drought had affected more of the state more severely. click here Scientists sound the alarm over drought in East Africa 5 October 2021 The next five years will very likely bring a strong El Niño, contributing to another horrendous drought in northern Ethiopia, and another drought disaster in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, and South Africa. click here
South Sudan flooding affects more than 600,000: UN 8 October 2021 Four out of five of South Sudan's 11 million people live in 'absolute poverty', according to the World Bank in 2018. click here Breakwater innovation to manage river flooding 8 October 2021 The mass production of a structure used at breakwaters offers the possibility of being able to build a series of dams along tributaries of rivers at a lower cost. click here Corps of Engineers considers nature-based flood control 5 October 2021 In Missouri, the Corps recently completed a levee setback along the Missouri River after the existing levee was overtopped and breached by flooding in 2019. click here
Hunger crisis: how innovation on the ground can address food insecurity 11 October 2021 Europe is among the top overall performers globally in terms of food security, performing well in the categories of affordability, quality, and safety, with natural resources and resilience. click here Use agro-tech for food security, region told 7 October 2021 As a Caribbean Community, by and large, we import more than 60 percent of the food we consume, with some countries importing more than 80 percent of the food they consume,” it was revealed. click here UN looks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels of food insecurity 4 October 2021 The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 billion is needed urgently, to support 41 million in danger of sliding into famine. click here
Irrigation’s role in agriculture cannot be overstated 9 October 2021 Irrigation engineers are not alone in looking at ways to improve system efficiency and increase the value of water. It also includes the management of crop varieties and the management of weeds. click here Ganga river basin lost over 200 cubic km of groundwater between 2002-2016: Study 9 October 2021 Ganga basin has lost about 225 km cube of groundwater during 2002-2016, which is about 20 times the storage of the largest reservoir in India, new research has found. click here Can agriculture use less water? 8 October 2021 Water use for municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes has resulted in lowering the groundwater table, resulting in the drying of springs, creeks, and rivers, causing massive loss of riparian habitat all over the state. click here
Outline to protect Yellow River Basin 11 October 2021 It includes measures to support environmental protection, water conservation, and urban planning along China's second-longest river, whose agricultural production areas account for about a third of the country's grain and meat output. click here Adapting to receding glaciers in the Tropical Andes 8 October 2021 Indonesia, and South America and providing much-needed water to more than one-sixth of the world’s population. click here Water, water, everywhere: U.N. report warns of global water crisis amid climate change 7 October 2021 The number of people with inadequate access to water is expected to rise to more than 5 billion by 2050, up from 3.6 billion in 2018, the report said. click here ICID e-Bulletin 4 October 2021 • Wednesday, 2021-October-06 INVITATION TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP OF ICID 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: click here A New Alliance of ICID with Arab Water Council (AWB) Arab Water Council, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the International Committee for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), on the sidelines of the Fifth Arab Water Forum, held b/w 21 - 23 September 2021, click here ICID FORTHCOMING EVENTS 5th African Regional Conference (ARC) and 72nd International Executive Council (IEC) - Theme “SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION FOR IMPROVED RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA” to be held from 23-30 November 2021, Marrakech, Morocco. click here 73rd IEC Meeting & 24th ICID Congress combined with the Irrigation Australia National Conference & Exhibition to be held in Adelaide, Australia from 3 October to 10 October 2022. click here On October 5 The International Scientific Committee on Water and Heritage of ICOMOS and the TU Delft, Netherlands organise a hybrid conference "Valuing Water - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE ON CULTURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE WATER CHALLENGES''. Sicilian coffee dream a step closer as climate crisis upends farming 4 October 2021 Scientists say the climate emergency could sweep traditional agricultural crops from the Mediterranean, leaving growers to search for tropical alternatives. click here Farmers need practical innovation, not moonshots, to stave off the global food crisis 28 September 2021 Farmers need practical innovation that addresses their immediate needs: keeping crops healthy and sustaining their businesses. click here Robotic farmers: Can AI farming make agriculture more sustainable? 27 September 2021 Agriculture is a major activity in many nations across the world, and with a growing population, which according to UN predictions will rise from 7.5 billion to 9.7 billion by 2050. click here Deforestation and climate change are projected to increase heat stress risk in the Brazilian Amazon 1 October 2021 In 2020, the warmest September in history was recorded, with several locations in Europe and South America breaking record-high temperatures. click here Climate change: COP26 is the biggest conference in the world. Here's why it matters 30 September 2021 Over 190 nations will come together in Glasgow this November to address the climate crisis. click here How the animal world is adapting to climate change 29 September 2021 At a time when the climate change discourse is focused mainly on its causes, its effects on weather, and our so-far tepid efforts to address the problem, it’s good to see a book on how animals and plants are responding and faring amid the flux. click here Tools for improved drought and flood response 29 September 2021 A new book presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods of use to emergency response organizations and policymakers on a global scale. click here Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report 28 September 2021 Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts by 39%, and river floods by 38% click here Paraguay on the brink as historic drought depletes river, its life-giving artery 27 September 2021 The Paraná River, which winds through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, has dropped to its lowest levels in 77 years. click here Seismic forensics and its importance for early warning 30 September 2021 The analysis of a flood disaster in the Himalayas may help establish an early warning system for flash floods. click here Gulab resurrects as cyclone Shaheen over the Arabian Sea; Continues to move away from India 30 September 2021 As it continues to move west-northwestwards across the North Arabian Sea, it is likely to skirt along the coasts of Pakistan and Iran and move towards the Gulf of Oman, says India Meteorological Department (IMD). click here Surviving sea-level rise 28 September 2021 Rising seas increase the vulnerability of cities and the infrastructure that line many coastlines around the world because of flooding. click here The world needs a food revolution, not just reform 3 October 2021 This year, the United Nations is convening a special gathering to “raise awareness and elevate public discussion” about how food-system reform can help us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. click here World leader face litmus test on hunger at UN Food Systems Summit 27 September 2021 The UN Food Systems Summit followed decades of international efforts to ensure food security and nutrition for all. click here Needed: A climate-smart food system that can feed 10 billion 22 September 2021 The world’s food systems will have to become much more productive by 2050 to feed a global population of 10 billion while also reducing emissions and protecting the environment. click here As above, so below: Will woes on the colorado river come to roost on Arkansas 1 October 2021 The reservoir, which straddles Utah into Arizona, is down 50 feet from a year ago, evidenced by a stark white ring against the red desert rock, representing former water levels. click here Artificial intelligence, a huge potential for Morocco’s agriculture 2 September 2021 Morocco’s Green Plan reached a goal of strengthening localized irrigation, one of the three major components of its Irrigation Strategy. click here The challenge of water management in Thailand 28 October 2021 Water management challenges in Thailand are becoming increasingly complex due to growing demand, rapid urbanization, land-use change, and outdated urban water systems. click here New water source could solve drought crisis 2 October 2021 According to the United Nations, some 800 million people are without clean water, and 40% of the world’s population is impacted by drought. click here How to provide safe water to billions of people by 2030 1 October 2021 To meet Sustainable Development Goal 6, Clean water and sanitation for all, the current rate of progress must quadruple. Otherwise, 1.6 billion will still be without safe water in 2030. click here Largest wastewater treatment plant: Egypt sets world record 29 September 2021 Equipped with advanced operating systems for pumping raw water, coagulation, flocculation, decantation, filtration, and disinfection, the plant will recover the wastewater that flows along the Bahr Al-Baqar drain. click here 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021: The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. click here 9th World Water Forum March 21 - 26, 2022, Diamniadio (Dakar) – Senegal with the theme "Water security for peace and development." click here 39th IAHR World Congress, 19 - 24 June 2022 - From Snow to Sea, Granda, Spain click here 17 IWRA World Water Congress, 29 November - 3 December 2021, Daegu, Republic of KOREA click here IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, September 2022 The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is a global event for water professionals covering the full water cycle. Join over 10,000 leading water professionals and companies convened by the International Water Association. click here Value Engineering for Savings in Irrigation, Drainage, and Flood Management Projects Water, as the main input for food production, has played the most significant role in societal evolution over much of the recorded human history. Numerous civilizations flourished and vanished over a period of time because of the way they managed their agricultural water. click here World Food Safety Day 2021: Overview of festivity and creativity With a theme of ‘Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow’, World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021) focused on the immediate and long-term benefits of producing and consuming safe food. click here IPCC Sixth Assessment Report 2021: The Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis is now out. click here 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 click here Irrigation & Drainage in Republic of Uzbekistan History & Modern State: Towards the 70th anniversary of the International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage (ICID) click here Hydrological Aspects of Climate Change Part of the Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering book series (STICEE) This volume arises from the work of Roorkee Water Conclave 2020 and focuses on the hydrological aspects of climate change, hydrological extremes, and adaptation for water resources management. The research papers in this book are centered on themes such as climate change and water security, water resources management, and adaptation to climate change. Contemporary Environmental Problems In Nepal This book will utilize many empirical examples of environmental cases spanning the diverse landscapes of Nepal to demonstrate how useful information GIS tools can be ineffective decision making and record keeping in such a problematic South Asian ‘developing country’, ISBN 978-3-030-50168-6 <<< Previous page | Next page >>>
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