ICID News update May 2014 Thursday, 2014-June-05 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
- 22nd ICID Congress and 65th (IEC) meetings 14-20 Sep 2014 Gwangju Metropolitan Korea.

- Drainage on Wetland Agricultural Areas
- Climate Services Users Forum for the Water Sector in South Asia

- Visit of Ms. Chitkala Zutshi, Member of MWRRA in the ICID Central Office
- Irrigation and Drainage in South America

- Celebrating 65th Foundation Day of ICID
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ICID e-Bulletin, 2 June 2014 Tuesday, 2014-June-03 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
AGRICULTURE
- USDA releases 2012 agriculture census stats
25 May 2014 click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Philippines: Climate change-ready rice
29 May 2014 click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: Trimble adds automatic drainage pipe sizing to its farm works surface software
22 May 2014 click here
DROUGHTS
- Water and conflict in Syria
28 May 2014 click here
- Worst drought in 150 years hits Spain
25 May 2014 click here
FLOODS
- Serbian agriculture show proves success despite floods
24 May 2014 click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Global food security seen improving in latest food index survey
30 May 2014 click here
- Kenya to boost rice production to ensure food security
23 May 2014 click here
- Africa: China contributes to African green revolution
22 May 2014 click here
IRRIGATION
- Zimbabwe: Irrigation boon for Magunje women
29 May 2014 click here
- Abu Dhabi irrigation techniques help farmers save water
27 May 2014 click here
- Irrigation season to begin in southern New Mexico
22 May 2014 click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Selvaraju, R., 2014, Managing climate risks and adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector in Nepal, FAO, Rome. click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Turkey: Water experts gather in Istanbul
27 May 2014 click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 26 May 2014 Monday, 2014-June-02 Managing water for sustainable agricultur
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014 click here
- 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea click here
- Irrigation Australia will be organizing its 2014 Irrigation Conference and Exhibition on the theme “Water for Life, Future for All” from 2nd – 6th June 2014, Australia click here
- Training Course: Multilevel Water Governance, The Hague, 30 June – 11 July, 2014 click here
- International Conference on Water and Energy Interactions: Strategic challenges to territorial development and their impacts on food and health, 29-30 October, 2014, Lyon, France. click here
AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture: Gathering data and offering choice in Ethiopia
20 May 2014 click here
- ADB agrees Rs 2.87 billion for community managed irrigated agriculture project
16 May 2014 click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- USA: Climate change and California agriculture
19 May 2014 click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: Tile drainage growing by the foot in valley
19 May 2014 click here
DROUGHTS
- USA: Severe drought impacts to Central Valley agriculture forecast this year
19 May 2014 click here
- Spain: Droughts affecting 90% of Alicante's crops
16 May 2014 click here
- Five maps of America's massive drought
15 May 2014 click here
FLOODS
- Bosnia and Serbia are hit by the worst floods ever recorded in 120 years
18 May 2014 click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Africa’s small farmers key to food security – IFAD’s president
21 May 2014 click here
- Report: Syria’s food security worsens due to drought and conflict
20 May 2014 click here
- Combining expertise to boost food security in Rwanda
19 May 2014 click here
IRRIGATION
- New Zealand: Infratil considers irrigation investment
19 May 2014 click here
- Philippines: Pantabangan Dam stops irrigation water release for 100,000 hectares of Central Luzon farmlands
18 May 2014 click here
- USA: $340,000 Released For Waimea Irrigation System
16 May 2014 click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Dasgupta, Susmita, et al., 2014, River salinity and climate change: Evidence from coastal Bangladesh, The World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper No. WPS 6817 click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- USA: AFBF looks for passage of Water Resources Reform and Development Act
20 May 2014 click here
- The high cost water extracts in China
5 May 2014 click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 19 May 2014 Monday, 2014-June-02 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014click here
- 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea click here
- Irrigation Australia will be organizing its 2014 Irrigation Conference and Exhibition on the theme “Water for Life, Future for All” from 2nd – 6th June 2014, Australia
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- Training Course: Multilevel Water Governance, The Hague, 30 June – 11 July, 2014 click here
- International Conference on Water and Energy Interactions: Strategic challenges to territorial development and their impacts on food and health, 29-30 October, 2014, Lyon, France. click here
AGRICULTURE
- USAID applauds four-year agriculture program in Yemen
13 May 2014 click here
- Sustainable agriculture in Brazil click here
- Ghana seeking Iran’s expertise in agriculture, modern irrigation click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change could worsen American hunger crisis
14 May 2014 click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: Farmer sold on benefits of drainage control system 12 April 2014 click here
DROUGHTS
- Australia’s droughts decreasing, contrary to warmists’ claims 11 May 2014 click here
FLOODS
- Flood, drought resistant seeds to rescue Nepal farmers 15 May 2014 click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Africa, ERP and the key to global food security 13 May 2014 click here
- UN official warns of worsening food insecurity in Somalia 10 May 2014 click here
- EU calls for increased investment in research to ensure food security 7 May 2014 click here
IRRIGATION
- Droughts may slash U.S. maize gains 15 May 2014 click here
- China: 4,000-year-old irrigation system unearthed in Chengdu 9 May 2014 click here
- Italy: Drip irrigation for onions click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Daniel Renault, et al., 2013, Multiple uses of water services in large irrigation systems - Auditing and planning modernization - The MASSMUS Approach, FAO, Rome, FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 67 click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- MEA, WAPCOS sign agreements for assisting Cambodia in water resources management
13 May 2014 click here
- UNDP Cap-Net workshop highlights IWRM as adaptation tool
7 May 2014 click here
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