Nominations invited for the new mandate of the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)



It is customary for ICID work bodies to complete their mandates and propose a new mandate with a scoping document for extension of the tenure or establish a new work body. As per the procedure approved by IEC for setting up of the new WGs, the Core Group within the WG prepares the Scoping Document (SD) and circulate to its members for comments and submit the updated SD incorporating comments of the members to the ICID Central Office for circulation to all NCs to ascertain their interest in the activities of the WG and providing their suggestions/comments as well as for nominating new members for the WG. The SD will be further discussed and finalised during the next meeting at Mexico City in 2017 for its approval by PCTA/IEC.

Accordingly, the Chair of the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA) presented the ‘Scoping Document’ with a new mandate for the period 2016-2022 in their 6th meeting of the WG held on 10 November 2016 at Chiang Mai, Thailand. We are pleased to attach the ‘Scoping Document’ of the WG with a new mandate for your perusal.

National Committees are invited to nominate experts/professionals from their countries, with a brief C.V., who would be interested in and are able to contribute to the activities of the Working Group on a regular basis. The proposed nominees are welcome to attend the next meeting of the WG in October 2017 at Mexico City, Mexico.

www.icid.org/wg_sdta.html

SCOPING PLAN AND MANDATE (DRAFT)

AGRICULTURE
• Indonesian Farmers Weather Climate Change with Conservation Agriculture click here
• Researchers examine how supporting pollinators helps agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• UAE’s fragile reefs will be under more strain: climate change report click here

DROUGHTS
• Government confirms El Nino drought likely this year click here

FLOODS
• Red Cross Develops Innovative Mechanism To Predict & Prepare For Flood Risks click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Kenya: Experts - Indigenous Seeds Best for Kenya's Food Security click here
• Food security sharply deteriorated in Middle East: UN click here

IRRIGATION
• How Smart Irrigation Can Tackle Challenges of Water Scarcity and Improve Sustainability click here
• Why irrigation canals are not used to alleviate flooding click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Dominica and Brazil Network for Improved Water Resources Management click here

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

SCOPE
The committee of EMCEI-2017 invites research papers on all crosscutting themes of environmental sciences and engineering, principally focusing on the following major topics:

• Innovation Approaches & Methods for a Sustainable Environment
• Environmental Risk Assessment, Ecotoxicology & Bioremediation
• Water Quality (Assessment, Protection & Management)
• Water Resources Engineering & Management
• Natural Resources (Characterization, Assessment, Management & Valorisation)
• Renewable Energy (Biomass, Wind, Waste Valorisation & Management)
• Sustainable Management of Marine Environment & Coastal Areas
• Remote Sensing & GIS for Geo-Environmental Investigations
• Geo- & Natural Hazards (Earthquakes & Landslides)
• Environmental Health Sciences (Natural & Social Impacts on Human Health)
EMCEI-2017 is dedicated to the knowledge-sharing among researchers in the Euro-Mediterranean region. It is organized by the Editorial Board of Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (EMJEI) in collaboration with Springer.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Paper (max. 2 pages) Submission Deadline: 15 May 2017
• Notification of Paper Acceptance: 1 July 2017
• Registration Deadline: 1 October 2017
• Notification of Paper Selection (in Special Issues): 15 December 2017

Webinar on Water Accounting and Audit
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This is the Second Webinar being given under “ICID Webinar Services” as part of its policy to extend its knowledge dissemination for ICID members and wider irrigation and drainage community in general. Irrigated agriculture is an essential component of the rural economy in many river basins. Long term investments in commercial farming and the local agribusiness, makes it difficult to put a halt on irrigation activities. Yet, water shortage is a common element of many irrigated river basins in semi-arid and arid climates. Surface water is becoming rapidly a constraint for keeping the agro-sector healthy. The short term solution of many irrigators is to switch to groundwater exploitation, but this is not a sustainable practice. Many irrigated river basins are in a situation where the total volume of evapotranspiration surpasses the total precipitation. The extra evapotranspiration can be ascribed to these groundwater irrigation practices, and this should discontinue. ..... For more information visit http://www.icid.org/icid_webinar.html.