ICID e-Bulletin, 28 March 2016 • Wednesday, 2016-March-30  El Nino puts millions at risk with intense typhoons, floods, droughts, food shortages
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 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.
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- Irrigation Australia International (IAL), International Conference and Exhibition on the theme: Irrigation – For Prosperity and Wellbeing, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria, Australia, 24-26 May 2016.
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- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 4-7 March 2017.
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- 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
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Temasek Foundation Water Leadership Programme (TFWLP) - Call for Application, Singapore, 10-22 July 2016. click here
AGRICULTURE
- Haiti - Agriculture: $8M to improve agricultural productivity
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- Madagascar gets World Bank support to help spur its agriculture sector
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- Future of New Zealand agriculture lies in move away from commodities: study
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- New FAO video on sustainable intensification of agriculture outlines the importance of improved land and water management.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- USA: Hydrologist discusses impact of climate change on Utah’s water supply
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DRAINAGE
- USA: Saturated buffers enhance on-farm conservation efforts
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DROUGHTS
- Mekong drought worsens amid doubts over Lao promises
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FLOODS
- El Nino puts millions at risk with intense typhoons, floods, droughts, food shortages
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FOOD SECURITY
- Southern Africa warned of severe food crisis click here
- Gambia continues to face food security challenges - official
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- 2015-16 El Niño has affected food security, Africa worst hit: FAO
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IRRIGATION
- Coca-Cola expands sugarcane irrigation project in China.
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- India: Celebrating World Water Day in the shadow of drought
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Asfaw, S., and Maggio, G., 2016, Gender integration into climate-smart agriculture - Tools for data collection and analysis for policy and research, FAO, Rome. click here
ICID News Update March 2016 • Friday, 2016-March-25 
- President Dr. Saeed Nairizi visited ICID Central Office
- The last date for submission of Extended Abstracts for 2nd
World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) is fast approaching. WE solicit
all stakeholders to submit papers and participate in this unique
event. SPECIAL attention of Young Professionals is drawn to
the fact that the Scholarships provided by ICID to attend the
WIF2 will be given to only those professionals below 40 years
whose papers would be accepted for inclusion in the Forum.
Extended to 31 March 2016
- Special Side Event on History of Irrigation and Drainage around the world….
- Rural Fresh Water Aquaculture
- 2nd World Irrigation and Drainage Prize 2016
- Inclusive Investment – Rural people, state and business in the Post 2015 Agenda
- WatSave Awards 2016 – Call for Nominations
- Water Systems Heritage Program
- Chairman G.S. Jha visits ICID Central Office
- Water Security and Safety Planning
- Irrigation and Drainage Products & Service Directory (Online)
- Integrated Approach for Sustainable Water Management
- News from ICID National Committees
- Water footprint and sustainable water use in food production
- Forthcoming Events
ICID Events-
4th African Regional Conference, 26 to 28
April 2016 at Cairo, Aswan City, Egypt
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) and
67th IEC, 6-12 November 2016, Chiang Mai,
Thailand
- 13th International Drainage Workshop
(IDW), 4-7 March 2017, Ahwaz City, Iran
- 23rd ICID Congress and 68th IEC, 8-14
October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
Other Events-
World Water Day 2016 on the theme ‘Water
for Jobs’, 22nd March 2016
- India Water Week (IWW), 4-8 April 2016
- Asia Water 2016, 6-8 April 2016, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 19th International River Symposium: Green
Rivers of the World: Management for
Shared Benefits, 12-14 September 2016 at
New Delhi, India.
click here ICID e-Bulletin, 21 March 2016 • Thursday, 2016-March-24 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 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
- Irrigation Australia International (IAL), International Conference and Exhibition on the theme: Irrigation – For Prosperity and Wellbeing, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria, Australia, 24-26 May 2016. click here
- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 4-7 March 2017. click here
- 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
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Temasek Foundation Water Leadership Programme (TFWLP) - Call for Application, Singapore, 10-22 July 2016. click here
AGRICULTURE
- Indian agriculture has potential to grow at per cent: Dr Ashok Gulati click here
- The US has a lot to learn from Cuba about sustainable agriculture click here
- Developing nations look to Australia as model for agricultural industries
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change may be redistributing global water resources with the Polar vortex
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- Africa’s farmers need to act fast to adjust to a rapidly changing climate
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DRAINAGE
- USA: North Dakota drainage project worries South Dakota farmers
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DROUGHTS
- Drought and rising temperatures 'leaves 36m people across Africa facing hunger'
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FLOODS
- United Kingdom: Cumbria floods - The recovery in Glenridding click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Climate change sabotaging food security in Pakistan
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- FAO issues new food security warning
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IRRIGATION
- Maharashtra: Economic Survey stays mum on state's actual irrigated area
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Rwanda: World Water Day: Govt turns to private sector for increased water access
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- Vietnamese expert hails China's water discharge in Mekong River cooperative move click here
- UNDP donates equipment worth US$3 million to water resources click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Deininger, Klaus W.; Harris, Charles Anthony Philip. 2016. Large farm establishment, smallholder productivity, labor market participation, and resilience : evidence from Ethiopia. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7576. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 7 March 2016 • Wednesday, 2016-March-09 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 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
- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 4-7 March 2017.
click here
- 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
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Temasek Foundation Water Leadership Programme (TFWLP) - Call for Application, Singapore, 10-22 July 2016.
click here
AGRICULTURE
- Pakistan needs to increase agriculture production: US official
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- Australia sees agriculture output boost as El Nino fades
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change, dams, deforestation a vicious cycle for Amazon Rivers, lakes
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DRAINAGE
- USA: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Opens Distribution Centre in Florida
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DROUGHTS
- Zimbabwe: Govt in irrigation drive to mitigate drought
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- Syria’s drought has likely been the worst in 900 years
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- USA: Drought in Colorado River Basin best explained by temperatures
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FLOODS
- Droughts, floods, dying forests: New climate extremes for Canada in 2050
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FOOD SECURITY
- FAO official hails UAE's food security model
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- India, Africa are key partners in global food security
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IRRIGATION
- Hapoalim leads $200m finance for Netafim project in Ethiopia
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- Philippines - DBM releases P12.3 billion in irrigation funds
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Southern Africa's water resources depleting at an alarming rate
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- NASA data used to track groundwater in Pakistan click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Fuchs Tarlovsky, Alan; Wolff, Hendrik. 2016. Drought and retribution: evidence from a large-scale rainfall-indexed insurance program in Mexico. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7565. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. click here
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