ICID News Update May 2016 • Wednesday, 2016-May-25 ICID e-Bulletin, 23 May 2016 • Tuesday, 2016-May-24 
AGRICULTURE
- Nigeria: Return to agriculture, panacea to economic crunch click here
- The future for Africa is in transforming agriculture, forum hears click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change badly affecting agriculture in Pakistan click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: Irrigation-drainage disputes are the target of a new bill click here
DROUGHTS
- India: Drought crisis is man-made: CSE click here
FLOODS
- Sri Lanka on alert for floods, landslides click here
- Drought, then floods hit Ethiopia's economy click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Southern Africa: SADC meets over food security challenges
click here
- Northern research mission to tackle global food security click here
- Plugging the gaps in the Arab world’s food needs click here
- Nobel Peace Laureates to help achieve food security click here
IRRIGATION
- India: Jain Irrigation MD Anil Jain given DD Navratna Award click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
China’s murky waters: China’s groundwater problems is a price of progress click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- FAO, 2016, 2015-2016 El Niño: Early action and response for agriculture, food security and nutrition, FAO, Rome. click here
WIF2: Call for Short Communications - DEADLINE EXTENDED • Wednesday, 2016-May-18 
Please be informed that we have received more than 300 abstracts for the World Irrigation Forum. A large number of abstracts will result in an interesting audience to showcase the new products in the exhibition. The new products can also be presented by way of a Short Communication during the Forum which will be included in the Forum proceedings. Please don't miss the opportunity to showcase your products and/or services to the world audience.
Short communication of maximum of 4 pages (A4 size) are invited focussing on New products, Innovations and Approaches to the Themes and Sub-themes of WIF2.
Deadlines:
- Submission of the short communication(s) 30 June 2016 (extended)
- Notification of acceptance 15 July 2016
- Notification to author, as regards oral/poster presentation 15 August 2016
click here ICID e-Bulletin, 9 May 2016 • Thursday, 2016-May-12  (World rice production is expected to decline for the first time this year since 2010, as failing rains linked to an El Nino weather pattern cut crop yields in Asias rice bowl.)
AGRICULTURE
- Economic challenges of U.S. agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- World Bank: The way climate change is really going to hurt us is through water click here
- World is experiencing a ‘dangerous level of climate change’ click here
DRAINAGE
- Invercargill storm water drainage systems below New Zealand standards click here
DROUGHTS
- East Africa bloc mulls strategies to improve drought management click here
- Droughts threaten to cut Asia's rice output click here
- Botswana: Recurring droughts affect farming click here
- UN agency: El Nino droughts may get even worse click here
FLOODS
- India: Nearly one lakh people affected by floods in Assam click here
- UN says North Korea food security worsening click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Food security fears rise as Asia’s top rice producers suffer from drought click here
IRRIGATION
- FAO provides drip irrigation kits to RUBADA click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Ethiopia: Institute looks for skilled human power to tap water resource click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Sylvester, G., 2016, Use of mobile phones by the rural poor - Gender perspectives from selected Asian countries, FAO, IDRC and LIRNEasia, Bangkok. click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 25 April 2016 • Wednesday, 2016-April-27 
AGRICULTURE
- Jamaica looks to Cuba for help in agriculture click here
- Africa must invest in agriculture click here
- Agriculture holds key to UN Sustainable Development Goals
click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- World's scientists to join forces on major 1.5C climate change report
click here
DRAINAGE
- USA: Phosphorus losses in surface runoff and tile drainage: Ontario experience
click here
DROUGHTS
- Droughts in India: A manmade failure click here
- USA: Sacramento water agencies push to end drought conservation orders
click here
- Somalia drought hits 4.7 million people
click here
- UN food relief agency to assist one million Haitians hit by three-year drought
click here
FLOODS
- India crippled by extreme weather as 100 million exposed to floods
click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Australia supports global food security click here
IRRIGATION
- Zimbabwe: Massive irrigation for Chingwizi villagers
click here
- Ethiopia: Small-scale, community managed irrigation schemes to ensure food security
click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Singapore, Middle East could work to develop water management technology click here
- India: New water management guidelines for states soon click here
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Manila water plan draws US rep's criticism for IFC role click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Rachel Slater, et al., 2016, Strengthening coherence between agriculture and social protection - Synthesis of seven country case studies, FAO, Rome. click here
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