ICID E Bulletin 26 February 2018 Tuesday, 2018-February-27 Smart irrigation scheme cuts water use and boosts crop yields – scientists
AGRICULTURE
- More than 30 percent of world’s organic producers are in India
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- Precision agriculture is changing farming in Montana
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- Punjab has a new plan to move farmers away from water-guzzling paddy: India
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change 'will push European cities towards breaking point'
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- Climate warming causes local extinction of Rocky Mountain wildflower species
Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurely
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DROUGHTS
- Drought-hit Cape Town dreads 'Day Zero' when taps will run dry
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- Tropical trees use unique method to resist drought
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FLOODS
- Britain warned to prepare for more frequent floods as weather pattern changes
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FOOD SECURITY
- UAE seeks global efforts for food security
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- Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security
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IRRIGATION
- Smart irrigation scheme cuts water use and boosts crop yields: Scientists
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Involving the public in water policies is key to successful municipal water systems: Study
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- Low-flying copter will map water resources in Mississippi
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 19 February 2018 Monday, 2018-February-19
 HOW A COMPUTER GAME IS FOSTERING NEW INTEREST IN FARMING
AGRICULTURE
- India, Russia mark 70 years of relations in field of agriculture
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- New computer game piques interest in farming
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- Mobile app uLima promises farmers better yields
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change speeding up sea level rise, satellites show
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- Lightning may strike less as planet warms, say scientists
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DROUGHTS
- South Africa declares drought a 'national disaster'
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- Water use climbs in California enclaves as drought returns
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FLOODS
- World Bank to draft 5-year plan to tackle flood, erosion in Assam: India
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FOOD SECURITY
- WUF: Challenge to ensure food security with rapid urbanisation
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- Dry spells, fall armyworm raise concerns about food security in Southern Africa
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- World Food Programme lauds Pakistan for improving food security
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IRRIGATION
- Maharashtra gets Rs 12k cr Nabard loan for 26 pending irrigation projects: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Aerial imagery from drones can help measure water resources
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- World's freshwater bodies choked with phosphorus
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID News Update February 2018 Royal Irrigation Department / Inbox Monday, 2018-February-19
- From Secretary General’s Desk
- Welcome Georgia: New member joins ICID family
- CNCID holds bilateral exchange with Indonesia, Tajikistan
- VP Dr. Brian Wahlin represents ICID at Water for Food International Forum held on 29-30 Jan 2018 in Washington D.C., U.S.
- World Water Systems Heritage (WSH) Program
- India hosts International Dam Safety Conference 2018
- Workshop on Value Engineering in Iran by Dr. Kamran Emami
- 5th WASAG ISC meeting held on 5 Feb 2018
- Virtual Meetings: 1st WG-SDTA and SC-E-THEMES held on 29 Jan 2018
- Training of Young Professionals in Beijing, China from 9-13 April 2018
- Basin Futures Technical Advisory Board Meeting
- IYPeF First E-discussion held from 15-31 Jan 2018 on ‘Use of Groundwater for Sustainable Agriculture’
- Visitors to ICID Central Office
- Online Course on Sustainable Energy for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from 5 Feb-11 March 2018
- Water Governance and International Water Law Training from 25-27 June 2018 in Kampala, Uganda (Africa)
- Call for Papers for forthcoming ICID Events
- News Buzz: ICID National Committees
- Opportunity at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
- Events Corner
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ICID E Bulletin 12 February 2018 Thursday, 2018-February-15
A rubber tree farmer at his plantation in Thailand's southern Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The current price of rubber has fallen well below the record high of $6.00 a kilogram in 2011. © Reuters
AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture offers little chance of escaping poverty in Africa
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- Thailand asks farmers to cut down rubber trees to boost prices click here
Bangkok: Thailand, the world's largest rubber producer and exporter, has launched a program to encourage farmers to cut down rubber trees earlier than the 25-year life cycle to reduce total annual output by 5% by the end of April, in a bid to support falling rubber prices.
- Premium coffee growers branch out to cheaper beans
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change could unleash vast reserves of toxic mercury from Arctic permafrost
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- Australia tourism industry under climate change threat: Study
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DROUGHTS
- Southern Africa still battles to recover from drought
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- Farmers now accustomed to a drying climate are donating water to Cape Town: S.Africa
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FLOODS
- Floods hit Jakarta, thousands evacuated
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- Create “Sponge Cities” to tackle worsening floods
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FOOD SECURITY
- SAVE FOOD initiative passes 1,000 member mark
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- UN seeks $1.06 billion to help 26 fragile countries create ‘firewall against famine’
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- Action on Food Safety to be focus of GFSI Global Food Safety Conference 2018
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IRRIGATION
- Projects under long-term irrigation fund get Rs 14,398 cr: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- World Bank to fund water schemes for Doon, 6 other districts: India
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- 90% Nigerian households consume faeces-tainted water
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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