12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014
22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
AGRICULTURE
India: Agenda 2014 agriculture
FAO says agriculture key to eradicating hunger in Africa
CLIMATE CHANGE
USDA announces establishment of regional agriculture hubs for climate change adaptation
Climate change: protecting Indonesia’s forests for the future
DRAINAGE
Ireland: Land drainage key for grass growth
DROUGHTS
UN makes appeal for three-year plan for the Sahel
USA: California drought prompts first-ever 'zero water allocation
FLOODS
UK: Preventing future floods: the role of land management and the CAP
FOOD SECURITY
Australia: Governments urged to invest in agricultural research to boost food security
Pakistan: Food security - Experts for review of agricultural policy
The Ethiopian approach to food security
Western Sahara: African leaders examine food security challenges in the continent
IRRIGATION
Philippines: 40-year irrigation system in Kalinga undergoing total rehabilitation
Palestinian village strives to protect Roman-era irrigation system
LATEST PUBLICATION
Amerasinghe, P., et al., 2013, Facilitating outcomes: Multi-stakeholder processes for influencing policy change on urban agriculture in selected West African and South Asian cities, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Research Report 153
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
China pledges more efforts to enhance water management
Columbia: An integrated computer modeling system for water resource management