ICID e-Bulletin 29 April 2019 Thursday, 2019-May-02
AGRICULTURE

- Dutch engineers build world's biggest sun-seeking solar farm
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- Spain’s organic farmers and growers increase 5.3 percent
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- Morocco’s OCP invests in digital to take lead in African agriculture
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CLIMATE CHANGE

- Climate change has worsened global economic inequality
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- Climate change has claimed its 1st mammal and more species are expected to follow
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- Climate change tests on Orkney's Neolithic sites
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DROUGHTS

- Drought in the Southwest forces food education to adapt
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- Severe drought influences ozone pollution
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FLOODS

- Durban floods: Search for bodies goes on, death toll to rise
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- Cyclone Kenneth: Mozambique facing ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ with new tropical storm
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FOOD SECURITY

- Number of people affected by food insecurity in Kwale to rise
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- WHO says climate change could have ‘considerable’ food safety impact
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IRRIGATION

- Pastoralists in Northern Kenya embrace irrigation
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- Designing water infrastructure for climate uncertainty
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- Hamilton uses the sun to treat wastewater
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference, 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia
- ISMAR 10: International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
- 5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
- MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation, 31 March-3
- 24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
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ICID e-Bulletin 22 April 2019 Tuesday, 2019-April-23
AGRICULTURE

- Organic Olive cultivation increasing worldwide
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- CICR develops mobile app on cotton for benefit of farmers
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- Sweet corn out, sweet potatoes in: Data shows fundamental shifts in American farming
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CLIMATE CHANGE

- Antarctica could go green as a result of climate change, scientists warn
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- New satellite photos show climate change is sweeping Europe
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- 5 ways cities can use emerging technologies to fight climate change
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DROUGHTS

- Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone
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- Drought to drag down Kenya's 2019 economic growth: World Bank
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FLOODS

- Iran moves 300,000 people to safer areas as flooding emergency is declared in three cities
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- Over 1,000 homes flooded across Quebec as water continues to rise
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FOOD SECURITY

- FAO starts giving much-needed seeds to cyclone-hit Mozambique
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- New partnership to boost food security in Africa by use of AI
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IRRIGATION

- World Bank to study irrigation service delivery in Telangana: India
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- NASA study finds meteor showers eject water on Moon
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- City team uncovers Buddhist site’s efficient water managing systems: India
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- 2019 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference, 14-17 May 2019, Canberra, Australia
- ISMAR 10: International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, 20-24 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
- 5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
- MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation, 31 March-3
- 24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
ICID News Update April 2019 Thursday, 2019-April-18
- From Secretary General’s Desk
- ICID, INACID hold 2nd Preparatory Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia | 15 March 2019
- ‘Water for All - Leaving no one behind’ -- World Water Day 2019 | 22 March 2019
- Water is the defining issue of our age – Secretary General A.B Pandya, ICID
- VP Arcieri participates in First WASAG International Forum on Water Scarcity in Agriculture in Praia, Cabo Verde, West Africa | 19-22 March 2019
- Water is a women's topic: Monika Weber-Fahr, Executive Secretary, GWP
- NEW THIS YEAR : Women for Water: A side event of Water for Food Global Conference in Nebraska, USA | 1 May 2019
- Download latest Water Editions: (i) ICID Position Paper on Water Accounting as a Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Framework, 2019 (ii) UN Report finds billions still lack access to water, sanitation
- New irrigation investment guidelines launched at annual FAO Land and Water Days | Cairo, Egypt
- Announcement: Virtual Meetings with ICID National Committees & Direct Members for Establishment of Independent Service Unit |17-18 April 2019
- Visitors to ICID Central Office
- Virtual Meetings: Third meeting of TF-GPP (29 March 2019); Third Meeting of ITAC (1 April 2019); First meeting of TT-TWM-AWM (5 April 2019)
- 6th India Water Week 2019 to focus on Water Cooperation - Coping with 21st Century Challenges in New Delhi, India | 24-28 September 2019
- IYPeF Third e-Discussion held on Soil conditions to ensure sustainable agriculture and coping with climate change | 15-31 March 2019
- Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19) in Rome, Italy | 15-17 May 2019
- Early Bird discounted registrations now open!! Landscape Irrigation Conference and Exhibition, Queensland, Australia | 18-20 June 2019
- News Buzz: ICID National Committees
- Events Corner
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