HURRY! Deadline for WatSave Awards & Heritage Irrigation Structures • Thursday, 2017-June-15 Asia 2018 : Call for Papers • Tuesday, 2017-June-06 
Seventh International Conference and Exhibition on
Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia
Danang, Vietnam ~ 13-15 March 2018
We are pleased to announce that ASIA 2018 – the Seventh International Conference and Exhibition on 'Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia' - will take place in Danang, Central Vietnam, from 13 to 15 March next year.
Ten years on from our second event in this series, the Vietnamese government and industry are pleased to welcome international delegates back to Danang, where a large new international exhibition and congress centre is nearing completion, adjacent to the elegant Furama resort where ASIA 2008 took place. This state-of-the-art Ariyana Danang Centre will host the major APEC summit later this year.
A foundational theme of ASIA 2018 will be international collaboration, with much discussion focusing on transboundary projects and power trading in the Asian region. Speakers will discuss collaboration between: Laos, Vietnam, China and Cambodia; and, between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Other key topics will be climate resilience, flood management, safety of water infrastructure, synergy between renewables, finance, innovations in technology for large and small schemes, best practice in environmental and social aspects, and capacity building. ....
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Election President & Three Vice Presidents • Monday, 2017-June-05 
Election of President and Three Vice Presidents at 68th IEC meeting, Mexico, 14 October 2017
Announcement from Central Office inviting nominations for President and three vacancies for the post of Vice Presidents for the term 2017-2020, for consideration at the 68th meeting of IEC to be held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 2017.
In accordance with the ICID By-law 2.3, member National Committees, if so desire, may submit a nomination (in the prescribed manner) to be received at the Central Office atleast 4 (four) months in advance of the Council meeting, accompanied by the required documents. The last date for receipt of complete nominations in Central Office is 14 June 2017.
ICID E Bulletin 29 May • Monday, 2017-June-05 
AGRICULTURE
- Nearly 3 million euros in aid to households in the South and South-East click here
- Budget Cut Takes Aim at Agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Scientist warns on effects of climate change to agriculture
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DROUGHTS
- Drought may destroy summer paddy
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- 'SA will take about three years to recover from drought' click here
FLOODS
- Sri Lanka finds more bodies as mudslide deaths reach 151 click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Smart fertiliser, soil use key to food security, say experts
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IRRIGATION
- New irrigation technology seen raising sugar output up to 27% per hectare
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Access to water in future a huge challenge, warns Hogan
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 68th IEC and 23rd ICID 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.
- 69th IEC & Regional Conference, 12–17 August, 2018, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the theme: Innovative and Sustainable Agri-water Management: Adapting to a Variable and Changing Climate.
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
Agriculture remains the mainstay of Malawi’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, economic growth, export earnings, poverty reduction, food security, and nutrition. click here
ICID News Update May 2017 • Wednesday, 2017-May-24 
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
8-14 October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
- Global Framework for Water Security
- HURRY!! HURRY!! HURRY!!
ICID Invites Nominations for 2017
You are requested to send a short brief (about 300-400 words) on activities of your National Committees (NCs) such as, seminars/workshops, new initiatives/achievements or other research & development activities. Please make sure that the pictures/photos are in TIF/JPEG format with high resolution. You will appreciate that the News Update is one of the best ways to share within ICID fraternity all matters of interest.
- 68th ICID Foundation Day Celebration
- 8th World Water Forum
Second Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
- Cooperation between ITAL-ICID and IRNCID
- Two e-Learning Courses on
Water Footprint Assessment: Concept and Application
- Stockholm Water Week 2017 - Water and Waste: Reduce and Reuse
- World Water Day 2017 Celebrations
- Climate Change and Adaptation
- Short Course on Water Security
- News from ICID National Committees / Forthcoming Events
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