ICID E Bulletin 26 March 2018 • Friday, 2018-March-30 Climate change may leave more than 140 million people displaced, warns World Bank report
AGRICULTURE
- New York City growing more local food with new indoor vertical farm
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- Agriculture must make water use go further: Experts
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- Millions of Chinese farmers reap benefits of huge crop experiment
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change to force more than 140 mln people to migrate internally, warns World Bank report
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- GCCHE set guidelines to bridge education gap between climate change and health
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- Climatologists render skillful predictions of drought and food insecurity that help avert famine
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DROUGHTS
- 37% of Maharashtra villages likely to get drought-like status: India
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- Cape farmers lose 25% of orchards, vineyards as result of drought - expert
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FLOODS
- Widespread street flooding in California
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FOOD SECURITY
- Poor rains forecast put food security, livelihoods at risk in Somalia, warns UN agency
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- South Sudan inches closer to famine
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IRRIGATION
- Narmada water only for drinking; no supply for irrigation: India
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- Five irrigation projects re-designed in Telangana: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- UN on World Water Day: 'Use Nature to Restore Water Access'
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 19 March 2018 • Thursday, 2018-March-22 UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management Imal Hashemi/Taimani Films/World Bank
Child drinks water from a water-pipe. (file)
AGRICULTURE
- Norway upgrading international seed vault click here
- Agri-science fair held to create awareness about latest farm technologies: India
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- One of the largest indoor farms in the world is in Faribault: U.S
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- World’s great forests could lose half of all wildlife as planet warms: Report
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- Global Energy transition must accelerate to thwart climate change
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- Belarus builds forest resilience to climate change with World Bank support
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DROUGHTS
- Droughts leave kids too short, too thin in various districts of Karnataka: UNICEF
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- Scientists use ancient trees and climate models to understand past and future drought in Mongolia
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FLOODS
- 15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced
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FOOD SECURITY
- US extends P100-m aid to boost food security
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- China’s top food company goes global to feed 1.4 bln at home
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IRRIGATION
- Pipes to replace canal system for irrigation: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management
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- 19 cities in world rely on precipitation for water supply: Study
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 26 February 2018 • Tuesday, 2018-February-27  Smart irrigation scheme cuts water use and boosts crop yields – scientists
AGRICULTURE
- More than 30 percent of world’s organic producers are in India
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- Precision agriculture is changing farming in Montana
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- Punjab has a new plan to move farmers away from water-guzzling paddy: India
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change 'will push European cities towards breaking point'
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- Climate warming causes local extinction of Rocky Mountain wildflower species
Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurely
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DROUGHTS
- Drought-hit Cape Town dreads 'Day Zero' when taps will run dry
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- Tropical trees use unique method to resist drought
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FLOODS
- Britain warned to prepare for more frequent floods as weather pattern changes
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FOOD SECURITY
- UAE seeks global efforts for food security
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- Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security
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IRRIGATION
- Smart irrigation scheme cuts water use and boosts crop yields: Scientists
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Involving the public in water policies is key to successful municipal water systems: Study
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- Low-flying copter will map water resources in Mississippi
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 19 February 2018 • Monday, 2018-February-19
HOW A COMPUTER GAME IS FOSTERING NEW INTEREST IN FARMING
AGRICULTURE
- India, Russia mark 70 years of relations in field of agriculture
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- New computer game piques interest in farming
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- Mobile app uLima promises farmers better yields
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change speeding up sea level rise, satellites show
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- Lightning may strike less as planet warms, say scientists
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DROUGHTS
- South Africa declares drought a 'national disaster'
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- Water use climbs in California enclaves as drought returns
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FLOODS
- World Bank to draft 5-year plan to tackle flood, erosion in Assam: India
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FOOD SECURITY
- WUF: Challenge to ensure food security with rapid urbanisation
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- Dry spells, fall armyworm raise concerns about food security in Southern Africa
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- World Food Programme lauds Pakistan for improving food security
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IRRIGATION
- Maharashtra gets Rs 12k cr Nabard loan for 26 pending irrigation projects: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Aerial imagery from drones can help measure water resources
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- World's freshwater bodies choked with phosphorus
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID News Update February 2018 Royal Irrigation Department / Inbox • Monday, 2018-February-19
- From Secretary General’s Desk
- Welcome Georgia: New member joins ICID family
- CNCID holds bilateral exchange with Indonesia, Tajikistan
- VP Dr. Brian Wahlin represents ICID at Water for Food International Forum held on 29-30 Jan 2018 in Washington D.C., U.S.
- World Water Systems Heritage (WSH) Program
- India hosts International Dam Safety Conference 2018
- Workshop on Value Engineering in Iran by Dr. Kamran Emami
- 5th WASAG ISC meeting held on 5 Feb 2018
- Virtual Meetings: 1st WG-SDTA and SC-E-THEMES held on 29 Jan 2018
- Training of Young Professionals in Beijing, China from 9-13 April 2018
- Basin Futures Technical Advisory Board Meeting
- IYPeF First E-discussion held from 15-31 Jan 2018 on ‘Use of Groundwater for Sustainable Agriculture’
- Visitors to ICID Central Office
- Online Course on Sustainable Energy for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from 5 Feb-11 March 2018
- Water Governance and International Water Law Training from 25-27 June 2018 in Kampala, Uganda (Africa)
- Call for Papers for forthcoming ICID Events
- News Buzz: ICID National Committees
- Opportunity at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
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