ICID e-Bulletin 22 July 2013 • Friday, 2013-July-26 Managing water for sustainable agriculture
AWARDS
- Announcement of the First World Irrigation and Drainage Prize, 2013
AGRICULTURE
- South Africa: Young farmers say agriculture must be the North West Province landmark
- AfDB improving statistics for food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Pakistan: Dealing with climate change is top priority of govt
- U.S. farmers view climate change as just another weather challenge
- Study: Climate change causing trees to use less water
DRAINAGE
- Understanding the Mechanisms of Supraglacial Lake Drainage
DROUGHTS
- USA: Drought worsens in Central Valley
- Droughts could hit food production in England in 2020s, report warns
FLOODS
- China: Sichuan floods wreaking havoc on crops
- India: Uttarakhand floods - Expert team to visit, suggest flood control measures
FOOD SECURITY
- AfDB improving statistics for food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development
IRRIGATION
- India: Himachal seeks Rs.62 crore for irrigation project
- Kenya: Taps open at K4K Turkana Irrigation Project
- Tasmania: Irrigation carrot for investment
- Peru's irrigation project to contribute US$1.5 billion to GDP
- USA: Colorado farmers try underground drip irrigation
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Kazakhstan appealed to Kyrgyzstan over trans boundary water resources
- Pakistan: Trouble in the water
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AGRICULTURE
- Haiti - Agriculture: The Greenhouses revolution
- Tanzania: GMOs good for agriculture development, says Don
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Pakistan: Climatic change and food insecurity
DRAINAGE
- USA: Researchers develop drought treatment for crops
DROUGHTS
- More crops per drop: Fighting droughts with modern technology
- Droughts could hit food production in England in 2020s, report warns
- 'Unusually active' El Nino pattern could increase flood, drought frequency
FLOODS
- Five worst floods in India in recent times
- Assam (India): Floods worsen in three districts
FOOD SECURITY
- Food insecurity threatens 1.2 million in Uganda's Northeast
- Global food security index shows promise in developing nations
- Food insecurity a serious problem in Sahel
IRRIGATION
- Irrigation depleting global water stores
- USA: Webcast to focus on smart irrigation practices in cotton
- Irrigation scheme locks horns with Kenya’s pastoralists
- Korea: P1.029-B project to irrigate 980 ha of rice lands
- USA: Diverse crops, drip irrigation help urban farmers hedge bets weather extremes
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- USA: Interactive atlas highlights water use issues in California
- Water issues in Armenia
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AGRICULTURE
- Nigeria: Agriculture - Mid-term report points solution to hunger
- Nepal: Agriculture development strategy: Plan eyes ambitious overall growth
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change, pipelines and Alberta floods
DRAINAGE
- South Dakota ag groups seek changes to drainage laws
DROUGHTS
- WMO reveals unprecedented climate extremes in last decade: droughts, floods, heat waves
- New hope for early warning of El Nino-related droughts
- South Sudan: Dams, droughts, desertification and water wars
FLOODS
- India: Floods havoc Assam, enundates 80 more villages
FOOD SECURITY
- Africa’s food security improves as Europe’s declines
- Pakistan: Scientists to reach out farmers to ensure food security
- Liberia: A hungry people within a rich nation - Food security - the way forward
- USA: Planting the seeds of food security
IRRIGATION
- Tasmania: Irrigation plans boost grain future
- New Zealand: Government's new irrigation company launched
- New Mexico: Irrigation water runs out for local farmers
LATEST PUBLICATION
- Samala Venkata Govardhan Das, and Jacob Burke, 2013, Smallholders and sustainable wells: A
Retrospect: Participatory Groundwater Management in Andhra Pradesh (India), FAO, Rome.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMEN
- Elsevier Announces the Launch of the New Journal: Water Resources and Economics
- India: 4,536 large dams without emergency action plan
- Australia extends expertise in water resource management To Asia
- Sustainable Development and Water Resources in Egypt
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 1st World Irrigation Forum and 64th IEC meeting, 29 September - 5 October 2013, Mardin, Turkey
- 22nd
International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.
AGRICULTURE
- OECD sees West Africa agriculture investment boost on population
- EU agrees agriculture policy reform
- Peruvian agriculture leads Growth in Latin America
- Kenya’s agriculture sector to get support from IFAD for five years
- Ghana receives agriculture support from the US
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Pakistan: Climate change posing serious threat to agriculture
- Ireland: Global research ‘vital’ to ensure food security and to fight climate change
DRAINAGE
- Judi Lloyd: Raise ’em up: Elevated beds improve drainage
DROUGHTS
- USA: Minn. water resources make quick rebound from drought
FLOODS
- India's flood-prone areas to be mapped - but only by 2022: Official
FOOD SECURITY
- Haiti: Funding needed to build resilience to food insecurity
- Madagascar food security threatened by Locust plague
- Angola boosts Africa food security kitty
- Inadequate access to water responsible for food insecurity, says FAO
IRRIGATION
- India: Policy watch - Drip irrigation key to productivity
LATEST PUBLICATION
- OECD – FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 - Highlights
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- National Water Master Plan: Final draft ready in November – JICA
- Australia extends its expertise in water resource management to Asia
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