ICID e-Bulletin 25 November 2013 • Wednesday, 2013-November-27 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014.
- 22nd
International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture financing in Africa
- In Sierra Leone, “Agriculture can become the engine of Growth” – EBK
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change and Pakistan
DRAINAGE
- Precision field drainage
DROUGHTS
- Drought stricken areas to benefit from USDA, NOAA-Led initiative
FLOODS
- USA: After floods, some Colorado rivers aren't where they used to be
FOOD SECURITY
- Ghanaian rice growers cultivate a food security solution
- Food security: Key global farmers' bodies seal food security deal
- USA: Report on food security in San Francisco released
- Tunisia: Summit final declaration to focus on food security and co-operation between Arab and
African countries - Jerandi
- Global food security institute gets boost from Viterra
- FAO: PH needs $24-M for food security after 'Yolanda'
- China and USA can use biotechnology to end scourge of global hunger
IRRIGATION
- Asia's biggest micro-irrigation project in Ramthal
- Pakistan: Solar-powered irrigation project launched in Chitral
- Somaliland: Prospects for irrigation
- Pakistan: IDA to provide $173.90 million to improve irrigation efficiency
LATEST PUBLICATION
- McCartney, Matthew, et al, 2013. Agricultural water storage in an era of climate change: assessing
need and effectiveness in Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute
(IWMI). 37p. (IWMI Research Report 152)
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Kyrgyzstan deputies study water resources management in Scotland
click here ICID News update November 2013 • Friday, 2013-November-22 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
- IPCC Fifth Assessment Report(AR5): A Glimpse
- 22nd ICID Congress & 65th IEC Meeting
- Online Paper Submission for 22nd ICID Congress
- https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icid2014
- Beating the Odds, Building Resilience in the Sahel: Water in the 21st Century
- ICID e-Publications
- News from ICID National Committees
- Information emerging from ICID Workbody meetings
- Forthcoming Events
- 12th International Drainage Workshop (IDW), 23-26 June 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- 22nd ICID Congress and 65th IEC, 14-20 September, 2014, at Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, 11-16 October 2015, Montpellier, France.
click here ICID e-Bulletin 18 November 2013 • Monday, 2013-November-18 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014.
- 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture output: Government sets wheat production target at 25m tons in Pakistan
- USDA: Corn harvest will set a record
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Arid parts of Kenya could get more rain as climate shifts - report
DRAINAGE
- Singapore: 200 drainage projects island-wide to tackle flash floods
DROUGHTS
- U.S. unveils new program designed to help prepare for droughts
- Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western United States
FLOODS
- USA: Floods end agricultural drought in Austin, don't help Lake Travis
FOOD SECURITY
- Saudi Arabia to increase investment in agriculture and global food security
- Tanzania: Moro hosts global meet on food security in Africa
- UAE: Food security, sustainable use of resources targeted
- China boosts agriculture innovation to ensure food security
IRRIGATION
- Pakistan: $237m irrigation project for Sindh
- Borlaug Institute receives USAID grant to lead irrigation technology project in Africa
LATEST PUBLICATION
- McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Evaluating the flow regulating
functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International
Water Management Institute (IWMI). 51p. (IWMI Research Report 148)
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Ghana: WaterAid launches learning group on water management
click here ICID e-Bulletin 11 November 2013 • Friday, 2013-November-15 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014.
- 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.
AGRICULTURE
- Pakistan: Agriculture sector development
CLIMATE CHANGE
- India: Unchecked climate change to lower food production
- Climate change will pinch food supply: UN Panel
DRAINAGE
- USA: Field drainage innovations can improve Lake Erie water quality
DROUGHTS
- Zambia: Drought-prone areas need hi-tech irrigation
FLOODS
- Climate change to bring more floods: World Bank
- India: Bengal floods - Paddy output may drop by more than 30% in state
- Scientists alert on ‘dangerous’ floods, drought as El Niño becomes more active
FOOD SECURITY
- Indonesia promotes GIS for food security
- East Africa: Experts warn of food insecurity in East Africa
- UNDP discusses Jordan's food security strategy with stakeholders
- Report: Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
- ADB on food security in Asia: No time for complacency
- Nigeria: Smallholder farmers key to food security
IRRIGATION
- India: Rs. 50,000 cr. to complete irrigation projects in Karnataka
- Pakistan: Bosan for latest irrigation technology
- A third reduction for Kazakhstan’s irrigated land area
- Nelson Irrigation introduces R55A end of pivot sprinkler
- World Bank aims to double irrigated land in Sahel
LATEST PUBLICATION
- Cambodian agriculture: Adaptation to climate change impact - Discussion paper with overview of
Cambodian agriculture's adaptation to climate change, IFPRI Discussion Paper 01285, August
2013.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Water, a sector of preference for the AfDB
click here ICID e-Bulletin 4 November 2013 • Tuesday, 2013-November-05 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014.
- 22nd
International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.
AGRICULTURE
- India: Agriculture department to promote new rice variety
- USA: Precision agriculture reshaping crop routine
- Green agriculture in Guatemala
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change and global governance linked to green religion
- Climate change to disrupt soil nutrients in drylands
DRAINAGE
- India: AP CM promises steps to improve drainage in Godavari delta
DROUGHTS
- USA: State prepares for future droughts
FLOODS
- India: Floods to affect paddy output in Bengal
FOOD SECURITY
- ADB urges food security action
- BRICS agriculture ministers address food security
- Food security in Ethiopia, and the first global index on modern-day slavery
IRRIGATION
- More irrigation, pastoralism could transform Africa’s Sahel region – Diop
- Malawi: 32 Luanar students to undergo Irrigation Course in Israel
LATEST PUBLICATION
- FAO Statistical Yearbooks 2013 - World food and agriculture
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Kazakhstan establishes Ministry of Environment and Water Resources
- Serious water shortage encroaches on Tanzania
- India: Water management in agriculture sector crucial for overall sustainability of our water
resource, says President
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