ICID News Update (December 2015) • Tuesday, 2015-December-22 
- Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability
- Secretary General of THAICID on WIF2
Dr. Somkiat Prajamwong, Secretary
General of Thai National Committee
on Irrigation and Drainage (THAICID)
interviewed on ‘Thailand Today’ TV
network on Second World Irrigation
Forum (WIF2) provided on THAICID
website (http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/).
- 2nd World Irrigation and
Drainage Prize 2016
- The Paris Agreement
"We have entered a new era of global cooperation
on one of the most complex issues ever to confront
humanity. For the first time, every country in the world
has pledged to curb emissions, strengthen resilience
and join in common cause to take common climate
action. This is a resounding success for multilateralism.”
- INWEPF Symposium 2015
Mediterranean Forum on Water Resources
- Virtual Workbody Meetings (WebEx)
- Agenda 2030: SDG Targets and Indicators
- Minutes of the 66th IEC
and Workbody Meetings at
Montpellier, France - Online
- Universal Access Wherever
You Are
- Sustainable Clean Ganga Mission: The Way Ahead
- CNCID Delegation visits Indonesia
- New GWP Executive Secretary
Mr. Rudolph Cleveringa, Executive Secretary, GWPO
- Exploring Cooperation between ICID and Netherlands
click hereICID e-Bulletin, 21 December 2015 • Monday, 2015-December-21 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016.
Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia Lópaz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 3-6 March 2017.
www.irncid.org; E-mail: irncid@gmail.com
- 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
AGRICULTURE
- JICA sees heightened Japanese interest in VN agriculture
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- India: NITI Aayog mulling big reforms in agriculture sector
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- 25 AL counties get USDA agriculture disaster designation
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- USDA takes climate change conversations to Colorado farmers
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- COP 21: Five ways climate change could affect Africa
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DRAINAGE
- USA: ISG Principal Appointed to Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition Board
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DROUGHTS
- 10 million people facing food shortages as drought grips Ethiopia
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FLOODS
- Indian economy suffers $3 billion loss from recent floods - Aon Benfield click here
FOOD SECURITY
- WTO talks: Kenya backs food security, farmers’ interests
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IRRIGATION
- India: Andhra Pradesh government allots 623 acres land to Jain Irrigation
click here
- Zambia: State to boost irrigation
click here
- Azerbaijan: Farmers can use drones for improving irrigation
click here
- South East Irrigation Scheme: Australia's most expensive irrigation scheme opens in Tasmania
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- China Exclusive: Beijing needs more as water diversion eases thirst
click here
- How renewables could power Asia
click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Bellwood-Howard, I., et al., 2015. Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 38p. (IWMI Working Paper 163). click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 14 December 2015 • Wednesday, 2015-December-16 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016.
Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia Lópaz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 3-6 March 2017. click here E-mail: irncid@gmail.com
- 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
AGRICULTURE
- German farmers hit by oversupply in agriculture
click here
- Vietnam to promote agriculture investment
click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change likely to worsen global hunger
click here
- Pakistan among countries most affected by climate change
click here
DRAINAGE
- Drainage gains in water management
click here
DROUGHTS
- Namibia: Worse, Catastrophic Droughts on Horizon - Shifeta
click here
- Worsening US droughts demand various water safety approaches, research suggests
click here
FLOODS
- Historic rainfall floods Southeast India click here
- 500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia’s climate history
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FOOD SECURITY
- Food trade key against world hunger, but keep it safe: FAO
click here
- Joint farming to help ensure Africa's food security
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IRRIGATION
- Jain Irrigation bags Rs 2.2-billion contract from Tanzania
click here
- Balochistan: Karezes Irrigation System Included in UNESCO World Heritage List
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- IFAD sets aside $55 million for revitalizing Zimbabwe irrigation schemes
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- India: Detailed project report of Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation ready
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- Bolivia will improve access to potable and irrigation water with IDB assistance
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- UAE, South Korea sign water resources management agreement
click here
- Man-made issues exacerbate Iran’s water crisis
click here
- Paris summit brings $1 billion to protect world’s water
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
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FAO, 2015, Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – Main Report, FAO and Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, Rome, Italy. click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 7 December 2015 • Wednesday, 2015-December-09 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016.
Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia Lópaz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017 on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
AGRICULTURE
- ADB to help Afghanistan revive agriculture sector
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- Transforming African agriculture to reduce poverty
click here
- Chinese drone maker plows into agriculture
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Managing the politics of climate change
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- Climate change threatening food security in Nigeria – Buhari
click here
DRAINAGE
- Canada: Manitoba toughens up on wetland drainage
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DROUGHTS
- Central America tests drought-resistant 'miracle' beans
click here
- South Africa grapples with worst drought in 30 years
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FLOODS
- India: Relief, rescue efforts intensify in Chennai floods
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FOOD SECURITY
- USDA report warns climate change may impede food security
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- FAO: Surge in climate change-related disasters poses growing threat to food security
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IRRIGATION
- Ethiopia: Irrigation activities restoring hope in drought affected Raya-Kobo
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- India: Maharashtra needs to invest Rs1.35 trillion in irrigation to beat drought.
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Water resources management: Cabinet approves MoU between India, Israel
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- Philippine: MWSS set to award P24.4-B Bulacan water project
click here
- Africa: Netherlands donates US$7 million to improve water management in Near East and Africa
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- Azerbaijan, Georgia solving problems in use of Kur’s water resources
click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Winsemius, Hessel C.; et al., 2015. Disaster risk, climate change, and poverty: Assessing the global exposure of poor people to floods and droughts. Policy Research Working Paper No. WPS 7480.. World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 30 November 2015 • Tuesday, 2015-December-08 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016.
Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia Lópaz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017 on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
AGRICULTURE
- USDA Joins Collaborative Food and Agriculture Research Initiative with Ireland and Northern Ireland click here
- USA: Genomics and Precision Agriculture: The Future of Farming click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change threatens food security in sub-Saharan Africa click here
- How can climate change trigger conflict in South Asia?
click here
DRAINAGE
- Nepal: Drainage in Tinkune to end waterlogging
click here
DROUGHTS
- World Bank sets $16 billion plan for climate fight in Africa
click here
- Ethiopia seeks help to survive drought
click here
FLOODS
- Climate change boosted Australia’s 2010 floods
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- 10,000 displaced by floods as Tana River overflows in Kenya
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FOOD SECURITY
- El Nino set to worsen Africa’s food woes
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IRRIGATION
- Japan ready to assist with irrigation technology
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- New law: Romania should spend EUR 1 bln on irrigation infrastructure
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- U.S. Senate committee backs Yakima irrigation plan
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Indo-European Water Forum to discuss key issues in water resources management in India
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
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