ICID e-Bulletin, 29 August 2016 Tuesday, 2016-August-30
AGRICULTURE
- US envoy tips Ugandan youth on agriculture
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- FAO head hails progress in agriculture
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- China’s agriculture reforms to address food crisis despite lack of arable land
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Water-Climate Change Nexus on Agenda at World Water Week 2016 in Stockholm
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DRAINAGE
- Realizing the benefits from P686-billion investments in irrigation and drainage (Part II) click here
DROUGHTS
- Drought a Given in Namibia click here
- Africa nations appeal for funding on continuing drought mitigation
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- Southern Africa countries at risk of flooding after El Nino droughts
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FLOODS
- Floods in Ethiopia displace hundreds of thousands as more rains forecast: UN
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- Economic impact of floods assessed with new technology
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- India floods: Several dead and thousands rescued
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FOOD SECURITY
- Nigeria: FG challenges youths to ensure food security for the country
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IRRIGATION
- Irrigation canal rehabilitated in south Kyrgyzstan with UK support
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- India: Many TN districts facing severe water scarcity: Report
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- 2015 Annual Report – GWP in action: Agenda 2030, Global Water Partnership.
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ICID News Update August 2016 Wednesday, 2016-August-24
The 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th International Executive Council (IEC)
- International Research Program for Irrigation and Drainage
- The 2nd World Irrigation Forum (WIF2),
together with 67th International Executive
Council (IEC) Meeting will be hosted by
Thai National Committee on Irrigation and
Drainage (THAICID) during 6-12 November
2016 at the beautiful city of Chiang Mai
in Thailand.
Early Bird Registration Extended to 31st August 2016
- World Water System Heritage Program — Call for Nominations
- Resilience and Adaptations to Climate Change for
Sustainable Management of Tidal Areas
- ICID Young Professional’s e-Forum (IYPeF)
- KRC Delegation visits
ICID Central Office
- River Basin Management Planning and Governance
- Exploring Opportunity of Cooperation
between ICID and IFAD
- Online Courses on
Integrated Management of
Water, Soil and Waste
- Bio-treated Wastewater Reuse with Enhanced Water Use Efficiency
- Application of
Geospatial Technologies
in Irrigation and Drainage:
Online Survey
- IDMP Handbook in
Drought Indicators and
Indices
- CGIAR Announces Elwyn
Grainger-Jones as New
Executive Director
- News from ICID National Committees
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ICID e-Bulletin, 22 August 2016 Tuesday, 2016-August-23
AGRICULTURE
- Nigeria partners South African firm on $700 million real estate, agriculture deal
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Louisiana flood: Is this what climate change looks like?
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DRAINAGE
- Australia: New drainage model for GV irrigation
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DROUGHTS
- UN tells Africa to plan for droughts
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- Africa droughts prompt calls to start pumping untapped groundwater
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- Mozambique readies to harvest rainwater after a severe drought
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FLOODS
- USA: Tens of thousands in Louisiana seek FEMA aid following devastating floods
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FOOD SECURITY
- Yes, Organic farming can create food security on a global scale
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- Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main planting season – UN
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IRRIGATION
- World Vision irrigation project brings fields to life in Zimbabwe
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- Tanzania: Govt plans irrigation scheme for every district
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Eichenauer, Vera; Knack, Stephen. 2016. Poverty and policy selectivity of World Bank trust funds. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7731. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 15 August 2016 Wednesday, 2016-August-17
AGRICULTURE
- IFAD commits $25M to agriculture
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- Smart farming: The future of agriculture in the connected world
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- Agriculture holds key to Africa’s economy
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Cuba and Panama sign climate change agreement
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DROUGHTS
- Zimbabwe: Curbing hunger through mobile technology
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- Madagascar: Climate-smart agriculture for drought-stricken country
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FLOODS
- India: Assam flood situation improves
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FOOD SECURITY
- Germany contributes 1m euro to WFP for food security in Pakistan
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- FAO, WFP hail global food security act
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- FAO seeks urgent funding to ensure Nigerian food security
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- FAO boosts Gambia’s food security efforts
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- UNICEF warns of ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in South Sudan
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IRRIGATION
- Tanzania: Govt plans irrigation scheme for every district
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Australia helping Pakistan in water resource management
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- India: Telangana signs MoU with ISRO for water resources info system click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Drechsler, Mareile Beate Stephanie; Soer, Wolter. 2016.Early warning, early action : the use of predictive tools in drought response through Ethiopia's productive safety net programme. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7716. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. click here
1st Announcement and Call for Papers THA 2017 Monday, 2016-August-15
THA 2017 Water Management and Climate Change
towards Asia's Water-Energy-Food Nexus
AIMS AND SCOPE
The objective is to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, practitioners, and policy makers to share
and present new advances, research findings, perspectives, and experiences in Disaster Irrigation and
Water Management towards Nexus (WEF). Special attentions will be given to developing certain skills or
competence, or general upgrading of performance ability for climate change adaptation, participatory water
management disaster and environmental management, and sustainable development in irrigation and
drainage in the monsoon Asia. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers,
scientists, and officials in the domain of interest from around the world.
TOPICS
A. Climate Change and Uncertainty in Hydrology and Meteorology
B. Participatory Management for Water and Irrigation Project
C. Emerging Technologies in Water Management and
Environment towards Nexus (WEF)
D. Disaster Management/ Groundwater Management
IMPORTANT DATE
Deadline for abstract submission:30 August 2016
Notification of abstract acceptance:31 September 2016
Deadline for full -paper submission:31 October 2016
CONTACT
Dr. Sucharit Koontanakulvong, email: Sucharit.K@chula.ac.th
Dr. Supattra Visessri,email: supattrav@hotmail.com
Faculty of Engineering,Chulalongkorn University Tel: (+66) 2 218 6426
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