ICID e-learning Programmes

ICID's Important Events Postponed

The 24th ICID Congress and 72nd IEC Meeting

The 71st IEC Meeting and the 5th ARC

The 10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC)

Agriculture, Climate Change, Droughts, Floods, Food Security, Irrigation, Water Resources Management, Upcoming Events and Latest Publications

AGRICULTURE



• COLUMN: Making the voices of Iowa’s agriculture industry heard in Washington click here
• Opinion: TONY MELTON; Feeding the world click here
• Center for Digital Agriculture at U of I receives $20M to develop new AIFARMS institute click here

CLIMATE CHANGE



• UN report: Climate change continues 'unabated' despite COVID-19 lockdowns click here
• What’s causing climate change, in 10 charts click here
• US wildfires fuelled by climate change, California governor says click here

DROUGHTS



• National Drought Mitigation Center, Nebraska Extension, provide resources for those experiencing drought click here
• Drought, water releases shrink Indiana lake, pinch economy click here
• Apples from Massachusetts orchards could shrink because of drought click here

FLOODS



• Sudan Floods Kill Over 100, Threaten Archaeological Site click here
• Beach Drive & Sligo Creek Parkway remain closed after flash floods click here
• Tropical Storm Sally strengthens, targets Gulf Coast; Hurricane Paulette to hit Bermuda; TD 20 to become tropical storm tonight click here

FOOD SECURITY



• Ensuring Food Security in Pakistan click here
• Global food security: When America leads, lives are saved click here
• Central Maine business briefs: Sodexo gives $5,000 to Northern Light Inland Hospital click here

IRRIGATION



• Rain-barrel irrigation cheap, easy and environmentally-friendly click here
• Researchers study the benefits of precision irrigation for potato growers click here
• Singapore's Temasek signs deal to acquire Israeli micro-irrigation company Rivulis click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT



• What are the alternatives to water conservation? click here
• First Integrated Water Treatment Facility construction begins, Singapore. click here
• New groundwater study takes hold in the Walla Walla River Basin click here

Upcoming Events

• MinWat 2020 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation. click here
• Irrigation Association cancels Irrigation Show and Education Week for 2020 click here
• 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28) click here

Latest Publications

• Status of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus click here
• Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water click here
• New series of FAO Policy and Field Guides to improve water productivity and water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture click here
• Water and Climate Change click here

• From Secretary General's desk


• President Felix Reinders elected as the new WASAG Chair


• ICID participates in Water Digest Conclave 2020


• Micro-Irrigation Systems (MIS) Online Certificate Course


• Online Certificate Course on Dam and Network Safety Assurance


• ICID attends National Water Mission’s 15th Water Talk


• Important Announcements


• National Committee News


• Dr. Neelam Patel appointed as the Senior Advisor at NITI AAYOG


• International Water Management Institute (IWMI) gets a new Director-General


• Webinar on Cultural Heritage Solutions for Water Challenges

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ICID e-learning ProgrammesCertificate course on Dam and Network Assurance and Safety- Registrations are open For more details, kindly visit: click here

ICID Watsave Awards and Recognition of World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) click here

ICID's Important Events Postponedclick here

• The 24th ICID Congress and 72nd IEC Meeting
• The 71st IEC Meeting and the 5th ARC
• The 10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC)

Agriculture, Climate Change, Droughts, Floods, Food Security, Irrigation, Water Resources Management, Upcoming Events Latest and Publications

AGRICULTURE


• Governor allots $81.5 million from CARES Act for Iowa agriculture click here
• Opinion: Agriculture, conservation partnership key click here
• California-Chile Water Nexus: Water-Smart Agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE


• What Climate Change Does to the Human Body click here
• Climate change didn't cause Hurricane Laura but it did make the storm worse click here
• Indigenous activists brace for worsening wildfires under climate change click here

DROUGHTS


• Drought expands slightly, one report sees things turning around click here
• Tropical Songbirds Have an Extreme Drought Survival Tactic: They Stop Breeding click here
• Drought dries Reservoir pond, will affect fall foliage click here

FLOODS


• At least 160 killed in Afghanistan flash floods click here
• China Focus: Hi-tech helps fight floods in east China click here
• ‘Dodged a bullet,’ heavy rains miss Grizzly Creek burn scar area, no floods reported click here

FOOD SECURITY


• Food insecurity influences weight-loss attempts among healthy-weight children click here
• Malawi: Emergency Agriculture and Food Security Surveillance click here
• Food insecurity surges with unemployment in Massachusetts click here

IRRIGATION


• Low water supplies force another irrigation district to shut down click here
• Drip Irrigation Market 2027 Forecast click here
• Fish, irrigation also could see impacts from debris flows click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT


• Water Associations play a key role in Chile's Agryd click here
• Smart water tech: The future of smart cities click here
• Smart Water Management Market August 2020 click here

Upcoming Events

• MinWat 2020 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation. click here
• Irrigation Association cancels Irrigation Show and Education Week for 2020 click here
• 6th IWA International Symposium on Water, Wastewater and Environment in Ancient Civilizations: Traditions and Cultures 8-10 September 2020 click here
• 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28) click here

Upcoming Events

• Status of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus click here
• Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water click here
• New series of FAO Policy and Field Guides to improve water productivity and water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture click here
• Water and Climate Change click here