ICID e-Bulletin, 3 August 2015 • Tuesday, 2015-August-04 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France. 11-16 October 2015
- 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
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
6-12 November 2016
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017.
- IAL Courses & Workshops Irrigation Australia offers a number of courses and workshops for irrigation professionals.
AGRICULTURE
- USA: Use of drones and other technology increasing in agriculture
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- Mauritius: Nation Endorses the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Compact
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- FACT SHEET: Partnering with Africa on Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation
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DRAINAGE
- Guyana: Dutch to help improve drainage system amid flooding
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DROUGHTS
- USDA scientist helps Texas sorghum growers reduce water use
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- Czech government seeks ways of getting to grips with drought conditions
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FLOODS
- From earthquakes to landslides and potential floods in Nepal
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FOOD SECURITY
- India, China to highlight food security issues at WTO meets
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- Myanmar to eradicate hunger, ensure food security
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- Smallholder farmers are the new global food frontier
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IRRIGATION
- North America: 87,000 more acres could receive irrigation water in the Columbia Basin by March 2016
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- Drop irrigation technology to develop Kazakh farms
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- Rwanda: $24 million project to improve irrigation systems
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- Tasmanian irrigation schemes transforming dry farmland into green cropping region
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- China: Hai River Basin project gives priority to ecosystem’s need for water
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- Institute wants law to protect Nigeria’s water resources click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Iimi, Atsushi, Humphreys, Richard Martin; Melibaeva, Sevara, 2015, Crop choice and infrastructure accessibility in Tanzania : subsistence crops or export crops ?. Policy Research working paper; No. WPS 7306, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. click here
ICID e-Bulletin, 27 July 2015 • Tuesday, 2015-July-28 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015.
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- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
- 23rd International 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
- IAL Courses & Workshops click here
AGRICULTURE
- India: PM to release 'Vision 2050' for agriculture in Patna: Radha Mohan Singh
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- IDB approves climate-smart agriculture fund
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Science: Rice revolution? New rice could help feed world, fight climate change
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DRAINAGE
- USA: Lake Worth Drainage District marks 100 years of water control
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DROUGHTS
- Columbia: Drought could impact grocery prices throughout the state following status upgrade
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- Drought becomes new normal in Pakistan's Thar Desert
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- Drought threatens Laotian rice production
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FLOODS
- Peru floods: bringing relief to rural and remote areas
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FOOD SECURITY
- Globalization's effect on our food security click here
- FAO, EU to boost food security in Tajikistan click here
- Project: Food security and sustainable farming approaches in Mongolia
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- Namibia: Boosting food security with conservation agriculture click here
IRRIGATION
- Thailand: Push for solar drip irrigation to reduce farmers' costs
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- Australia: Improving irrigation infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Time to overhaul Hong Kong’s water supply system, as lead contamination is only part of the problem
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- Mott Macdonald wins Rwanda water contract click here
- World needs more dynamic water management in next 15 years click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Deininger, Klaus W., Xia, Fang, and Savastano, Sara. 2015. Smallholders’ land ownership and access in Sub-Saharan Africa: a new landscape? Policy Research working paper No. WPS 7285. World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. click here
ICID News Update July 2015 • Monday, 2015-July-27 
- President Dr. Nairizi Visits Russia
- President and Secretary General’s visit to China – Highlights
- World Water Heritage Systems (WHS) Program approved by WWC
- Meeting with Chinese National Committee of ICID (CNCID)
- Exchange visit between IRNCID and TUCID Experts
- Learning from Heritage: National Water Museum of China
- Implementation of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015
- 33rd Spanish National Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
- Updates: 26th European Regional Conference 2015
- Early Bird Online Registration
- Abstracts
- National Committees’ Display
- Plenary IEC
- ICID Scholarships to Young Professionals: Awards
- Programme
- 4th African Regional Conference on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainabilityunder Climate Variability'
- Water for a Sustainable World
- Transboundary Flood Risk Management
- 66th ICID Foundation Day Celebrated
- News from ICID National Committees
click here ICID e-Bulletin, 20 July 2015 • Tuesday, 2015-July-21 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015.
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- 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) click here
- 2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.
click here
- 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017
E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
- IAL Courses & Workshops click here
AGRICULTURE
- From EARTH to Africa – Leading lessons in sustainable agriculture click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
- USA: Organic farming is actually worse for climate change than conventional farming
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DRAINAGE
- USA: Tenderfoot Creek drainage land acquired by Forest Service
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DROUGHTS
- Droughts pose a slow but certain threat to Canada
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- Severe drought takes toll on women in Cambodia
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- North Korea drought easing after June rainfall click here
Falling water levels cause cracks in the surface of a sand island in the middle of the Mekong River in Thailand, Jan. 15, 2015. (Bangkok Post)
- Southeast Asia drought forces farmers to leave fields unplanted
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FLOODS
- Floods, droughts and hurricanes: Philly's big risks from global warming click here
FOOD SECURITY
- Zimbabwe face food security threat with low strategic reserves
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- $160 needed per person to end world hunger: Food and Agriculture Organization
10 July 2015 click here
- China, Africa and food security click here
IRRIGATION
- Southeast, USDA building reservoir for irrigation
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- Taiwan to help Nicaragua with port and irrigation plan
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- India: NABARD plans Rs 30,000 crore credits to farmers for irrigation
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- Q&A: USGS explains Williston Basin, EPA water study
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Yadav, A.K., Organic Agriculture (Concept, Scenario, Principals and Practices), National Centre of Organic Farming Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India, CGO-II, Kamla Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad, 201 001, Uttar Pradesh. click here
ICID News 2015 - Second Quarter • Monday, 2015-July-20 MANAGING WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- Use of Renewable Energy for Irrigation – Solar Energy for the Irrigation Water Supply
in Spain.
- Solar Plants atop Canals to Save on Land and Water in India.
- Maintaining Sub-surface Drainage Systems
- New Approach of Farm Management under Surface Irrigation to Improve Water Saving
and Productivity.
- Improved Irrigation Technologies in Paddy Cultivation.
- Non-Point Sources Pollution and Best Management Practices.
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