ICID e-Bulletin 22 April 2019 • Tuesday, 2019-April-23
AGRICULTURE

- Organic Olive cultivation increasing worldwide
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- CICR develops mobile app on cotton for benefit of farmers
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- Sweet corn out, sweet potatoes in: Data shows fundamental shifts in American farming
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CLIMATE CHANGE

- Antarctica could go green as a result of climate change, scientists warn
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- New satellite photos show climate change is sweeping Europe
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- 5 ways cities can use emerging technologies to fight climate change
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DROUGHTS

- Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone
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- Drought to drag down Kenya's 2019 economic growth: World Bank
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FLOODS

- Iran moves 300,000 people to safer areas as flooding emergency is declared in three cities
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- Over 1,000 homes flooded across Quebec as water continues to rise
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FOOD SECURITY

- FAO starts giving much-needed seeds to cyclone-hit Mozambique
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- New partnership to boost food security in Africa by use of AI
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IRRIGATION

- World Bank to study irrigation service delivery in Telangana: India
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- NASA study finds meteor showers eject water on Moon
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- City team uncovers Buddhist site’s efficient water managing systems: India
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference, 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia
- ISMAR 10: International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
- 5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
- MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation, 31 March-3
- 24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
ICID News Update April 2019 • Thursday, 2019-April-18
- From Secretary General’s Desk
- ICID, INACID hold 2nd Preparatory Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia | 15 March 2019
- ‘Water for All - Leaving no one behind’ -- World Water Day 2019 | 22 March 2019
- Water is the defining issue of our age – Secretary General A.B Pandya, ICID
- VP Arcieri participates in First WASAG International Forum on Water Scarcity in Agriculture in Praia, Cabo Verde, West Africa | 19-22 March 2019
- Water is a women's topic: Monika Weber-Fahr, Executive Secretary, GWP
- NEW THIS YEAR : Women for Water: A side event of Water for Food Global Conference in Nebraska, USA | 1 May 2019
- Download latest Water Editions: (i) ICID Position Paper on Water Accounting as a Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Framework, 2019 (ii) UN Report finds billions still lack access to water, sanitation
- New irrigation investment guidelines launched at annual FAO Land and Water Days | Cairo, Egypt
- Announcement: Virtual Meetings with ICID National Committees & Direct Members for Establishment of Independent Service Unit |17-18 April 2019
- Visitors to ICID Central Office
- Virtual Meetings: Third meeting of TF-GPP (29 March 2019); Third Meeting of ITAC (1 April 2019); First meeting of TT-TWM-AWM (5 April 2019)
- 6th India Water Week 2019 to focus on Water Cooperation - Coping with 21st Century Challenges in New Delhi, India | 24-28 September 2019
- IYPeF Third e-Discussion held on Soil conditions to ensure sustainable agriculture and coping with climate change | 15-31 March 2019
- Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19) in Rome, Italy | 15-17 May 2019
- Early Bird discounted registrations now open!! Landscape Irrigation Conference and Exhibition, Queensland, Australia | 18-20 June 2019
- News Buzz: ICID National Committees
- Events Corner
ICID e-Bulletin 15 April 2019 • Wednesday, 2019-April-17
AGRICULTURE

- New CASA programme to benefit 565,000 smallholders in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal
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- 1st hydroponic vertical farm to support adults with autism opens in New Jersey
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- Council gives out free sunflower seeds in bid to attract bees
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CLIMATE CHANGE

- Antarctica team to search world's oldest ice for climate change clues
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- Cyclone Idai reveals secondary impact of climate change
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- Meghalaya cave may solve mysteries of climate change
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DROUGHTS

- Millions facing starvation due to long drought in Kenya
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- Majority of NSW remains in drought, despite March rainfall
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FLOODS

- Iran suffers '$2bn in damages' as flood toll continues to rise
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- Heavy rains cause deadly floods in Rio de Janeiro
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FOOD SECURITY

- Harnessing plant hormones for food security in Africa
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- GFN announces $800K in grants to tackle global hunger via food banking
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IRRIGATION

- FAO rehabilitates Gwanda irrigation scheme
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- Usable groundwater rapidly depleting in north, east India: IIT study
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- Improving water resources management with satellite data
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference, 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia
- ISMAR 10: International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
- 5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
- MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation, 31 March-3
- 24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
ICID e-Bulletin 8 April 2019 • Tuesday, 2019-April-16
AGRICULTURE

- Latest agriculture emissions data show rise of factory farms
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- New consortium to reduce environmental footprint of rice production
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- Fenland salad grower explores indoor agriculture and ‘vertical farming’
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CLIMATE CHANGE

- Canada is warming at twice the global rate, report says
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- World Bank is giving $22 bln in funding to help all of Africa stave off climate change
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- Climate change is making the seas rise faster than ever, UN warns
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DROUGHTS

- 42% of India's land area under drought, 500 mln people severely affected
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- Agricultural damage caused by drought climbs to 96 mln USD in Philippines
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FLOODS

- Flash floods hit Iran again as western province submerged
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- Kerala floods: Nine months later, paddy farmers in Kuttanad reap bumper harvest
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- At least 86 dead after floods and rains wreak havoc across Middle East and Asia
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FOOD SECURITY

- Gene-edited plants aid food security, researchers say
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- More than 113 million people suffer 'acute hunger': UN
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IRRIGATION

- Solar-powered irrigation seen to ease Ecija farmers’ water woes
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- California snowpack tripled from previous water year
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- Water cisterns give Senegalese farmers a new outlook
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference, 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia
- ISMAR 10: International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
- 5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
- MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation, 31 March-3
- 24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
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