ICID e-Bulletin, 24 August 2015 Wednesday, 2015-August-26
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015.
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID)
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017
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AGRICULTURE
- Europe’s agriculture could be transformed by the internet of things
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- Robots working in Australian agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change 'set to fuel global food crisis' click here
DRAINAGE
- Drainage, wastewater and flood control experts to meet in Oman click here
DROUGHTS
- India: The desertification of Tamil Nadu click here
- 500-year-old Chinese cave writings could predict droughts click here
- Nearly 1 million people face food emergency in drought-hit Guatemala: U.N.
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FLOODS
- Myanmar farmers need help replanting rice after floods: UN
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FOOD SECURITY
- Food security still critical worldwide: EU study
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- Canada: Researching improved food security
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- Tomato Waste: UK, World Bank stimulating innovation for food security
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IRRIGATION
- India: Solar-powered pump sets to mitigate irrigation woes
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- Jamaica: Braco farmers get drip irrigation system
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- USA: NASA says land sinking in CA due to groundwater pumping
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2015. Groundwater and ecosystem services:click here
ICID News Update August 2015 Tuesday, 2015-August-25
Managing water for sustainable agriculture
- Wetlands for Food Security: Solution or Illusion?
- NEW WORKBODIES OF ICID
- First Meeting of the Newly Established WGs at Montpellier in October 2015
- Informal Meeting of the Newly Proposed WGs
- WGs Completing their Mandate in 2015 and Establishing New WGs
- Irrigation Dictionary
- Updates: 26th European Regional Conference, 2015
- ICID Annual Report 2014-15
- Waterlogging and Soil Salinity in Irrigated Agriculture
- Products & Services Directory
- Take advantage on Irrigation
and Drainage Online
- e-Learning Course on ‘Water
Footprint Assessment:
Concept and Application’
- Precision Agriculture
- Applying Integrated Water
Resource Management Tools
for Drought Risk
- 4th European Water Conference, 2015
- Prospects for Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems in Developing Countries
- The World Water Monitoring Day
- News from ICID National Committees
- Forthcoming Events
ICID Events
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, 11-16 October 2015, Montpellier, France.
- 4th African Regional Conference, 26 to 28 April 2016 at Cairo, Egypt.
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) and 67th IEC, 6-12 November 2016, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- 13th International Drainage Workshop (IDW), March 2017, Ahvaz City, Iran.
- 23rd ICID Congress and 68th IEC, 8-14 October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico.
Other Events
- Stockholm World Water Week on the theme “Water for Development”, 22-28 August 2015 at Stockholm, Sweden.
- Second Asian Irrigation Forum (AIF2), 17-19 November 2015 on the theme ‘Securing Water and Food for the Future’ at Manila, Philippines.
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ICID e-Bulletin 17 August 2015 Wednesday, 2015-August-19 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. click here
- 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
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
- IAL Courses & Workshops click here
AGRICULTURE
- The future of agriculture in SA click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Global climate change exacerbates worldwide food shortage click here
- Climate change destabilizes water system: ADB click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: The ever-changing agricultural landscape
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DROUGHTS
- Can Israel help California solve its drought problem?
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- Panama Canal limits ship size after El Nino drought
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FLOODS
- Asia floods continue, millions affected
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- Thailand: Floods force farmers into early harvest
FOOD SECURITY
- Azerbaijan can provide for its own food security click here
- Zambia: Small-scale farmers can sustain food security
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- Africa’s historic moment: Pan-African food security
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IRRIGATION
- India: Mettur Dam opened for irrigation click here
- Botswana: Drip irrigation helps duo conserve water
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- Nigeria: Sokoto secures N4.8 billion AfDB loan for Irrigation
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- USAID presents new water management project for Armenia
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- African governments tipped on laws governing transboundary water resources
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- OECD/FAO, Agricultural Outlook (OECD/FAO), 2015, Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 10 August 2015 Tuesday, 2015-August-11
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. click here
- 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
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 23rd International 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
- IAL Courses & Workshops click here
AGRICULTURE
- USDA data shows thousands of jobs coming in agriculture industry
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- Philippines: JICA backs Southern Leyte agri projects
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- Internet, e-commerce modernizing agriculture sector in China
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Experts and policymakers re-imagine African agriculture in face of climate change click here
DRAINAGE
- Japan: Ebara completes the renewal of Shinkawa-Kako drainage pump station
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DROUGHTS
- USA: NASA satellites look at Colorado drought, flood chances
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- 102 Indonesian districts suffer from drought: Mitigation Agency
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- Botswana tackles worst drought in 30 years
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FLOODS
- Oxfam responds to devastating floods in Bangladesh and Myanmar
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- Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, says institute
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FOOD SECURITY
- Food Security: Egypt plans to raise crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Russia to provide $6 million to FAO for food security of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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- Canada to increase food security and stimulate sustainable economic growth in East Africa
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IRRIGATION
- Jamaica: NIC to introduce solar power to pump irrigation water
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- India: 90,000 acres land acquired for Polavaram irrigation project
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- We woke up in a desert – the water crisis taking hold across Egypt
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- India set to become water scarce by 2025, government tells Parliament
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- Managing grasslands, water resources in Africa
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Larson, Donald F.; Savastano, Sara; Murray, Siobhan; Palacios-Lopez, Amparo. 2015. Are women less productive farmers ? how markets and risk affect fertilizer use, productivity, and measured gender effects in Uganda. Policy Research Working Paper No. WPS 7242; Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 3 August 2015 Tuesday, 2015-August-04 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France. 11-16 October 2015
- 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
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
6-12 November 2016
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017.
- IAL Courses & Workshops Irrigation Australia offers a number of courses and workshops for irrigation professionals.
AGRICULTURE
- USA: Use of drones and other technology increasing in agriculture
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- Mauritius: Nation Endorses the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Compact
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- FACT SHEET: Partnering with Africa on Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation
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DRAINAGE
- Guyana: Dutch to help improve drainage system amid flooding
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DROUGHTS
- USDA scientist helps Texas sorghum growers reduce water use
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- Czech government seeks ways of getting to grips with drought conditions
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FLOODS
- From earthquakes to landslides and potential floods in Nepal
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FOOD SECURITY
- India, China to highlight food security issues at WTO meets
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- Myanmar to eradicate hunger, ensure food security
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- Smallholder farmers are the new global food frontier
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IRRIGATION
- North America: 87,000 more acres could receive irrigation water in the Columbia Basin by March 2016
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- Drop irrigation technology to develop Kazakh farms
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- Rwanda: $24 million project to improve irrigation systems
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- Tasmanian irrigation schemes transforming dry farmland into green cropping region
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- China: Hai River Basin project gives priority to ecosystem’s need for water
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- Institute wants law to protect Nigeria’s water resources click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Iimi, Atsushi, Humphreys, Richard Martin; Melibaeva, Sevara, 2015, Crop choice and infrastructure accessibility in Tanzania : subsistence crops or export crops ?. Policy Research working paper; No. WPS 7306, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. click here
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