• From Secretary General's Desk...
• Welcome to Chiang Mai
  Dear Friends, On behalf of THAICID, I am very pleased to welcome all members and distinguished participants to the 2nd World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) and 67th International Executive Council (IEC67) Meeting, organized at the International Convention and Exhibition Center Commemorating His Majesty’s 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, Chiang Mai, Thailand from 6 to 12 November 2016.
• 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th Internatinal Executive Council
• Visiters to ICID Central Office
  Mr. Madhav Belbase, Chairman, NENCID
  President Hon. Dr. Chandra A. Madramootoo (Canada)
• Great Rivers of the World: Management for Shared Benefits
• Enhancing Resilience to Drought Events on the African Continent
• Reforms in Water Sector: Implication for Sustained Water and Food Security
• 13th International Drainage Workshop: Drainage and Environmental Sustainability
• Instant access to documents for 67th IEC Meetings
• News from ICID National Committees
• Forthcoming Events : ICID Events and Other Events

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AGRICULTURE
• Rwanda: Agriculture land information system to help attract private investment click here
• IFAD chief on why Africa's leaders are failing agriculture and what to do about it click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Australian selected as head of the Green Climate Fund click here
• FAO representative: $100 billion allocated to face climate change click here
• Bangladesh: Building resilience to climate change click here

DROUGHTS
• USA: Farmers in New York state feel consequences of worst drought in over a decade click here

FLOODS
• Sri Lanka: Role of sustainable drainage systems in managing floods click here

FOOD SECURITY
• The beating pulse of food security in Africa click here
• USAID-OFDA agriculture and food security sector update, fiscal year 2016 click here
• Africa: Climate change a big threat to food security click here

IRRIGATION
• Sudan: Irrigation dispute threatens key crops click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• India, Hungary to sign agreement on water management click here

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• FAO, 2016, National gender profile of agricultural and rural livelihoods: Kyrgyzstan, FAO, Rome. click here

AGRICULTURE
• Cuban agriculture at a glance click here
• India: ICAR discusses ways to improve agriculture in Punjab, Haryana click here
• Tanzania: Scientists warn against snubbing agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
• EU endorsement cinches climate change treaty click here
DROUGHTS
• Decade-long droughts may be in US Southwest’s near future click here
• Strongest drought in 25 years hits Bolivia click here
• Climate change means more droughts for north eastern Brazil click here
FLOODS
• FAO warns Uganda on more droughts, floods click here
FOOD SECURITY
• Singapore can contribute to food security in the region, despite its small agriculture sector click here
• FAO underlines role of trade in food security click here
• Korea to promote food security and reduce poverty in Kyrgyzstan click here
IRRIGATION
• India: Maharashtra govt pledges to bring 1.13L hectares under irrigation click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• UN FAO urges natural water resources’ security click here
• MoU between EU and India on water cooperation gets go-ahead click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• ICID Annual Report 2015-16: Agricultural water management for sustainable rural development, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), New Delhi, 2016. click here

“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