FORTHCOMING EVENTS

66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. click here

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. The last date for receipt of the abstract of the paper(s) is 15 August 2015. click here

IAL Courses & Workshops click here

AGRICULTURE

China seeks to promote agriculture cooperation with Italy click here

CLIMATE CHANGE

ADB joins US-led partnership to fight climate change in developing countries click here

USA: Farmers Union publishes reports on climate change effects on agriculture click here

DRAINAGE

USA: Colorado Springs works on west side drainage click here

DROUGHTS

North Korea drought to aggravate food shortage click here

As drought enters fourth year, NSW farmers call for it to be declared a natural disaster click here

India ready with a drought management plan click here

FLOODS

India: 32,000 affected in floods in 6 Assam districts click here

Extreme floods and droughts will continue to hit Pakistan: new survey click here

FOOD SECURITY

Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials click here

Philippines: Cebu City farmers oppose ban of GMO crops click here

Nigeria to ensure food security – Obioh click here

IRRIGATION

Vietnam agricultural irrigation system to use Xylem pumps in $1.7m contract click here

India's Modi seeks quick boost to irrigation as drought looms click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Iran scrambles to save water resources click here

Urban water management in Singapore: Past, present and future click here

Water subsidies cost the world $456B in 2012, harm the world's poor -- IMF click here

Vietnam, ASEM member nations strengthen water management click here

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)

Tubiello, Francesco N., et al., 2015, Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture: A manual to address data requirements for developing countries, FAO, Rome. click here

Sixth International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia Vientiane, Lao PDR ~ 1 to 3 March 2016

Following meetings with the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Electricité du Laos, the Mekong River Commission, IFC and the World Bank, Aqua~Media International is pleased to announce the sixth in its series of biennial conferences on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia, which will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR, one of the most active countries in the Southeast Asian region for hydro and water resources development.

• Why meet in Asia?
• Aqua~Media’s ASIA events
• ASIA 2016 comes to Lao PDR
• Vientiane as ASIA 2016 host city
• Social programme
• Accompanying persons’ programme
• ASIA 2016 Themes for discussion in sessions, panels and workshops
• Technical Exhibition and Sponsorship Vientiane, Lao PDR ~ 1 to 3 March 2016
• Study Tours

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ระบบกักเก็บน้ำและป้องกันการรุกล้ำของน้ำทะเล / แอ่งน้ำใต้ดิน / วัฎจักรของน้ำระบบเก็บกักน้ำใต้ดิน

• การพัฒนาแหล่งน้ำของเกาะสมุย
  [ สถานการณ์น้ำในปัจจุบันของเกาะสมุย / การศึกษาลักษณะอุตุนิยมวิทยาและอุทกวิทยา / การสำรวจและจัดทำแผนที่ภูมิประเทศ / การทดสอบคุณสมบัติการซึมผ่านของชั้นดินInfiltration Test / การเจาะสำรวจธรณีเทคนิค เจาะสำรวจดินและเก็บตัวอย่างดินโดยวิธี Seismic Reflection และ Seismic / Refraction Resistivity Sounding / การศึกษาลักษณะอุทกธรณีวิทยา / การเจาะบ่อน้ำบาดาลและสูบทดสอบ ]
• ผลการวิเคราะห์ลักษณะชั้นดินและหิน โดย โปรแกรม RockWorks
• ผลการวิเคราะห์ภาพตัดขวางทางอุทกธรณีวิทยาแบบ 3 มิติ (Fence Diagram)
• Subsurface dam Ie island, Okinawa Japan 11-14 Apr 2011
• การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ของโครงการเขื่อนใต้ดินพื้นที่เกาะพะงัน จังหวัดสุราษฏร์ธานี
  Feasibility Study of the Underground Dam Project KhoPa-NganArea, ChangwatSuratThanee
• เทคนิคการสร้างเสาเข็มดิน-ซีเมนต์ (Soil-Cement Column)

Managing Water for sustainable agriculture

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• President Dr. Saeed Nairizi visits Japan
• 4th African Regional Conference on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability'
• HURRY!! Nominations for WatSave Awards 2015 close on 15 June 2015
• The International Day for Biological Diversity
• The World Environment Day (WED)
• The World Day to Combat Desertification ( WDCD )
• Celebrating 66th Foundation Day of ICID
• 26th European Regional Conference, 2015
• H.E. Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-Sreihin, Secretary General, AARDO Visits Central Office
• 2nd Climate Services User Forum
• Water and Sustainable Development
• Prospects for solar-powered irrigation systems in developing countries

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. click here
• 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. click here
• IAL Courses & Workshops Irrigation Australia offers a number of courses and workshops for irrigation professionals. click here
• Admission in MTech Hydrology 2015/ Department of Hydrology, click here

AGRICULTURE
• Mozambique agriculture plan could displace 100,000 farmers - activists click here
• AfDB invests N14 billion in African agriculture click here
• Zimbabwe: Smallholder farmers’ backbone of agriculture click here
• EBRD and Ukraine's agriculture sector partner for reform click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Africa: UN tasks Africa on climate change impact on food security click here

DRAINAGE
• India: Rs 300-cr plan to modernize drainage canals: Harish click here

DROUGHTS
• USA: California drought: Farmers agree 25% water usage cut click here

FLOODS
• USA: Scientists weigh in on climate impacts of Texas’ devastating floods click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Food worries widen in Mauritania click here
• Tanzania: Food production to increase through entrepreneurial farming click here
• Africa urged to invest more to enhance food security click here
• Kazakhstan showing leadership on food security in Central Asia click here

IRRIGATION
• Philippines: Dry spell hits 4,000 hectares of irrigated rice lands in Bicol - NIA click here
• Turkey’s arid heart to bloom after irrigation project click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Solution needed to manage water resources in SE Asia click here

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• Abate, G. T.; Rashid, S.; Borzaga, C.; Getnet, Kindie, 2015, Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter? Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). click here