ICID e-Bulletin, 18 April 2016 Tuesday, 2016-April-26
AGRICULTURE
- Denmark invests Rp 2 trillion in Indonesia's agriculture sector
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- Philippines, Russia strengthen agriculture and food security ties
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- World Bank to shift focus to climate change
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- Climate change: Small islands to face a freshwater scarcity
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DRAINAGE
- USA: California drought and drainage bills could collide on Capitol Hill
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DROUGHTS
- The overpopulation and droughts of Niger
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- China helps alleviate drought click here
FLOODS
- Video: Several killed as heavy floods hit Iran click here
FOOD SECURITY
- UN to boost food security in Kenya click here
- The cost of climate change: Food security for the world’s poor
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- New report puts Rwanda’s food security at 80 per cent
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IRRIGATION
- Maharashtra (India): More than 85 irrigation projects incomplete for past 30 years
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- Tanzania: Bickering Delays Completion of Irrigation Scheme
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- China report sounds alarm on groundwater pollution
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- 2016 Global Food Policy Report, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Call for Short Communications - Explained Wednesday, 2016-April-20
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) 15 May 2016 (Extended)
- Notification of acceptance 15 June 2016
- Notification to author, as regards oral/poster presentation 15 August 2016
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The Secretariat, Thai National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (THAICID), Director of Project Management, Royal Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Coorperatives, 811 Samsen Road, Thanon-NakornchaiSri Dusit Bangkok 10300, Thailand. Tel : +662 243 7783, Fax: +662 243 7783, E-mail:thaicid@hotmail.com, Website: http://www.rid.go.th/Thaicid
ICID e-Bulletin, 4 April 2016 Thursday, 2016-April-07 
AGRICULTURE
- Israeli firms explore tie-ups, investments in PH agriculture click here
- Ethiopia to miss 11% growth target as drought hurts agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change threatening Philippines’s food security click here
DRAINAGE
- Indigenous knowledge fighting drought in South Africa
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DROUGHTS
- USA: Climate change worsening Colorado River droughts click here
- Namibia: NNFU urges govt to review drought policy click here
FLOODS
- China braces for ‘severe’ flooding on Yangtze River click here
FOOD SECURITY
- FAO to continue supporting food security programmes in Angola
31 March click here
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Supporting global food security in a changing climate through transatlantic cooperation click here
- Bolivia to invest 40 million in local food production click here
IRRIGATION
- Bolivia will improve water, sanitation and irrigation services with IDB help click here
- Israel keen to partner in irrigation, Clean Ganga projects click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- A new plan to rescue Kosi Basin from poverty
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Baffes, John; and Haniotis, Tassos. 2016. What explains agricultural price movements? Policy Research Working Paper No. WPS 7589. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
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ICID e-Bulletin, 28 March 2016 Wednesday, 2016-March-30 El Nino puts millions at risk with intense typhoons, floods, droughts, food shortages
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016.
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- Irrigation Australia International (IAL), International Conference and Exhibition on the theme: Irrigation – For Prosperity and Wellbeing, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria, Australia, 24-26 May 2016.
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- 13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 4-7 March 2017.
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- 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.
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Temasek Foundation Water Leadership Programme (TFWLP) - Call for Application, Singapore, 10-22 July 2016. click here
AGRICULTURE
- Haiti - Agriculture: $8M to improve agricultural productivity
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- Madagascar gets World Bank support to help spur its agriculture sector
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- Future of New Zealand agriculture lies in move away from commodities: study
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- New FAO video on sustainable intensification of agriculture outlines the importance of improved land and water management.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- USA: Hydrologist discusses impact of climate change on Utah’s water supply
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DRAINAGE
- USA: Saturated buffers enhance on-farm conservation efforts
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DROUGHTS
- Mekong drought worsens amid doubts over Lao promises
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FLOODS
- El Nino puts millions at risk with intense typhoons, floods, droughts, food shortages
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FOOD SECURITY
- Southern Africa warned of severe food crisis click here
- Gambia continues to face food security challenges - official
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- 2015-16 El Niño has affected food security, Africa worst hit: FAO
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IRRIGATION
- Coca-Cola expands sugarcane irrigation project in China.
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- India: Celebrating World Water Day in the shadow of drought
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Asfaw, S., and Maggio, G., 2016, Gender integration into climate-smart agriculture - Tools for data collection and analysis for policy and research, FAO, Rome. click here
ICID News Update March 2016 Friday, 2016-March-25
- President Dr. Saeed Nairizi visited ICID Central Office
- The last date for submission of Extended Abstracts for 2nd
World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) is fast approaching. WE solicit
all stakeholders to submit papers and participate in this unique
event. SPECIAL attention of Young Professionals is drawn to
the fact that the Scholarships provided by ICID to attend the
WIF2 will be given to only those professionals below 40 years
whose papers would be accepted for inclusion in the Forum.
Extended to 31 March 2016
- Special Side Event on History of Irrigation and Drainage around the world….
- Rural Fresh Water Aquaculture
- 2nd World Irrigation and Drainage Prize 2016
- Inclusive Investment – Rural people, state and business in the Post 2015 Agenda
- WatSave Awards 2016 – Call for Nominations
- Water Systems Heritage Program
- Chairman G.S. Jha visits ICID Central Office
- Water Security and Safety Planning
- Irrigation and Drainage Products & Service Directory (Online)
- Integrated Approach for Sustainable Water Management
- News from ICID National Committees
- Water footprint and sustainable water use in food production
- Forthcoming Events
ICID Events-
4th African Regional Conference, 26 to 28
April 2016 at Cairo, Aswan City, Egypt
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum (WIF2) and
67th IEC, 6-12 November 2016, Chiang Mai,
Thailand
- 13th International Drainage Workshop
(IDW), 4-7 March 2017, Ahwaz City, Iran
- 23rd ICID Congress and 68th IEC, 8-14
October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
Other Events-
World Water Day 2016 on the theme ‘Water
for Jobs’, 22nd March 2016
- India Water Week (IWW), 4-8 April 2016
- Asia Water 2016, 6-8 April 2016, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 19th International River Symposium: Green
Rivers of the World: Management for
Shared Benefits, 12-14 September 2016 at
New Delhi, India.
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