7th World Water Forum, Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea, 12-17 April 2015. click here
Irrigation Australia (IA) Regional Conference 2015, Penrith Panthers, Western Sydney, 26-28 May 2015. click here
66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-17 October 2015. click here
AGRICULTURE
Jamaica: More technology needed in agriculture click here
Algeria: hundreds trained under EU-funded scheme in agriculture sector click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
The UN’s climate change body looks inward to move ahead click here
DRAINAGE
USA: Wheatfield approves drainage study click here
DROUGHTS
Brazil – from the droughts of the Northeast to São Paulo’s thirst click here
Drought is taking its toll on farmers in New Zealand click here
USA: Study shows climate change may be amplifying the effects of droughts click here
Australian farmers struggle through drought click here
FLOODS
India, Bangladesh, China most at risk from river floods: study click here
FOOD SECURITY
FAO-CELAC meeting on food security held in Chile click here
AfDB, Nigeria and IITA launch $170m youth scheme for food security and income click here
Women farmers pillar of food security – UN agencies click here
The global food security situation is critical. But there is still hope
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IRRIGATION
India: Solar-powered pump promises to end farmers' irrigation woes click here
Indian country’s aging irrigation projects need attention now click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Call to better manage Australia's hidden water click here
Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis click here
In the Niger Basin, countries collaborate on hydropower, irrigation and improved water resource management
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Klaus Deininger, Daniel Monchuk, Hari K. Nagarajan, Sudhir K. Singh, Marginal Farmers in India Hit Hardest by Increased Costs of Production on Fragmented Fields, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7085. click here
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