ICID e-Bulletin, 26 September 2016 • Wednesday, 2016-September-28  “Water
management in a changing World: Role of
Irrigation in Sustainable Food Production”
AGRICULTURE
- Rwanda: Experts call for sustainable agriculture interventions click here
- Japan mulls playing role in development of agriculture in Russia's Far East click here
- China to invest $450 billion modernising agriculture by 2020 click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Asia: Climate change pushing need for better agriculture data click here
DROUGHTS
- Caribbean region to see increased drought, UN says click here
FLOODS
- Floods in India will get worse, unless we take the long term, ingenious approach click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Drought affects Swaziland in food security click here
IRRIGATION
- Ethiopia: Enhancing irrigation development to increase productivity, production click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- National policy is needed to drive water reuse in India, says PWC click here
- Modernizing the water future of Central Asia click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- FAO, 2016, Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa: Diagnostic Tool, FAO, Rome. click here
ICID News Update September 2016 • Saturday, 2016-September-24 “Water
management in a changing World: Role of
Irrigation in Sustainable Food Production”
- 2nd World Irrigation and
Drainage Prize
- 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 in partnership with ADB, AIT, AARDO, DWFI, FAO, GWP, ICRISAT, IFAD,
IFPRI, IWMI, UNU-FLORES, UNESCO-IHE, World Bank, WWC and 2iE.
- Call for Nominations
Farmers to participate in 2nd World Irrigation Forum
- Collaborative Program on Safe Use of Wastewater
Presidents of ICID and IWA sign MoU
- Opening Plenary of 67th IEC Meeting
- 13th International Drainage Workshop on Drainage and Environmental Sustainability
- Iran IRPID Centre: Sustainable Agricultural Water Management
- Call for Nominations of
World Water System Heritage Program
- Proceedings of the First
Irrigation Forum
- ICID Annual Report 2015-2016
- International Technical Advisory Committee for
23rd ICID Congress
- Sustainable Paddy Water Management in Water-Energy-Food-Nexus
- News from ICID National Committees
Forthcoming Events
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Annual Report 2015-16 • Thursday, 2016-September-22 Agricultural Water Management for
Sustainable Rural Development
- About ICID
- Working Together
- Working Groups in Action
- Activities at Regional Level
- Key ICID Events
- Rewarding Excellence
- Knowledgement Management and Dissemination
- Capacity Development Activities
- Financial Management
- Annex 1 Acknowledgements
- Annex 2 Facts and Figures
- World Irrigated Area
- Sprinkler & Micro-Irrigated Area
- World Drainage Area
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ICID e-Bulletin, 19 September 2016 • Monday, 2016-September-19 
AGRICULTURE
- Irrigated agriculture in Australia now worth more than $15 billion click here
- African countries that invested in agriculture improved their production
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- USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Asia needs $7.7 trillion to meet targets to limit climate change, says study
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DRAINAGE
- Investigation: Samarco Dam failed due to poor drainage and design
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DROUGHTS
- Southern Africa: Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages
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FLOODS
- North Korea floods wipe out crops, triggering crisis as winter approaches: WFP
click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Global food security aided by combining different methods
click here
IRRIGATION
- Irrigation turns drought to cash for Cameroon’s vegetable farmers
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- Tanzania: Irrigation holds key for Tanzania farming
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- India: NABARD to raise Rs 77,000 crore to fund irrigation projects
click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- India: Use less water for agriculture: Experts click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Bunning, S.; Woodfine, A.; Vallée, D., 2016, Informing Future Interventions for Scaling-up Sustainable Land Management, FAO, World Bank and NEPAD.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 12 September 2016 • Tuesday, 2016-September-13 
VietNamNet Bridge - The rainy season has begun and the serious drought in Mekong Delta is finally over. However, Vietnam will still face water shortages and saline intrusion in the long term.
AGRICULTURE
- World Bank continues to support agriculture sector in Montenegro
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- Africa: CAADP enables African countries increase agriculture productivity
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- USDA announces $26 million investment to spur agricultural innovation
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- Rwanda: FAO closes training to foster agriculture innovation
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- AfDB President offers roadmap towards agriculture transformation at TICAD Summit
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Why do farmers care about climate change? Rising sea levels
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DRAINAGE
- Realizing the benefits from P686-B investments in irrigation and drainage (Part 3)
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DROUGHTS
- Stalagmite record reveals the causes of decadal-scale drought in Southwest China
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FLOODS
- Floods kill 60, displace 44,000 in N. Korea: UN
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- Floods displace hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia: UN
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FOOD SECURITY
- Africa Urged to Invest to Ensure Food Security
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- Sudan: Two UN agencies team up to help smallholder farmers, promote food security
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- Japan, Africa teaming up to boost food security, nutrition
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- UN says Dominican forests, food security improve
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IRRIGATION
- Africa: Irrigation on rise as farmers face erratic weather click here
- Jain Irrigation unit to supply €18.7 mn solar-powered irrigation system to Eritrea
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- World's largest drip irrigation project in Bagalkot (India)
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- Ethiopia: Efforts to exploit irrigation potential
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- Global Greenhouse Irrigation Market 2016 Share Size, Forecast 2022
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Vietnam needs master plan for water sources: expert
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Bicchieri, M., 2016, Building the blocks of gender-sensitive social protection and natural resources, FAO, Rome Land Water Division Working Paper No. 13.
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