25th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage & 74th IEC Meeting with Theme:- Tackling Water Scarcity in Agriculture, will be held during 1 - 8 November 2023, Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. https://icid25congress.in/index.html call for papers
75th International Executive Council Meeting and 9th Asian Regional Conference, 1 - 7, September 2024, Sydney, Australia.
76th International Executive Council Meeting and 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4), 7-13, September 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
26th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 77th International Executive Council Meeting, 12 - 18 October 2026 - Marseille, France.
Cairo Water Week 2023 - The sixth edition of the Cairo Water Week 2023, will take place from 29th October to 2nd November 2023 in Cairo Egypt. This year the theme of the conference is "Action on Water Adaptation for Sustainability". For more information please visit the page: https://icid-ciid.org/event/detail/17
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Call for papers for 25th International Congress - The 25th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and the 74th International Executive Council meeting is being organized by the Indian National Committee of ICID (INCID) on the theme ‘Tackling Water Scarcity in Agriculture’ from 01-08 November 2023 in Vishakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. For complete information please click the link:https://congress.icidevents.org/InfoDocs/25Congress_Call_For_Papers.pdf
INVITATION TO JOIN ICID MEMBERSHIP
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and professional international organization, which focuses on irrigation, drainage, and flood management. Click the link for more information: http://www.icid-ciid.org/icid_data_web/invitation.pdf --------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture may be the answer to the world's water crisis
22 March 2023
Agriculture currently accounts for 72 per cent of freshwater withdrawals. On current trends, an additional 35 per cent in water resources will be needed by 2050 to meet growing demand for food, fibre and feed. https://en.tempo.co/read/1705796/agriculture-may-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-water-crisi
10 Countries at risk of climate disaster
20 March 2023
The catastrophic consequences of climate change are already here as more frequent and intense natural disasters and extreme weather destroy livelihoods, intensify violent conflict, and force people to flee their homes. https://www.rescue.org/article/10-countries-risk-climate-disaster
5 charts from the IPCC report that show why every increment of warming matters
23 March 2023
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the climate crisis makes it clear that the actions we take over the next few years will have a direct impact on our ability to create a liveable and sustainable planet. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/climate-change-ipcc-emissions-risks-net-zero/
California’s wild storm: The Fujiwhara effect, a bomb cyclone, even landspout, tornado warnings
21 March 2023
The storm was marked by powerful winds in the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Northern California that downed trees, created treacherous commuting conditions, broke windows in downtown San Francisco and caused power outages. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-21/california-weather-fujiwhara-effect-bomb-cyclone-landspouts
Historic UN water conference comes amid surge in floods, droughts
20 March 2023
The UN Water Conference, the first event of its kind in 46 years, will cover a range of water-related issues, including a surge in flooding, droughts, drying rivers and other extreme changes to water resources linked to climate change. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/historic-un-water-conference-comes-amid-surge-floods-droughts
At the U.N. Water Conference, food security needs to take center stage
23 March 2023
Food production systems are exceptionally vulnerable to drought and declining groundwater supplies, a challenge made worse as climate change increases fluctuations in precipitation and, therefore, the severity of drought risk. https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/at-the-u-n-water-conference-food-security-needs-to-take-center-stage/
Highlighting rise in water scarcity, climate-induced disasters, speakers at global conference call for transformational change to better manage aqua resources.
23 March 2023
Against the backdrop of water scarcity and climate-induced disasters, ministers and other Government officials today called for change. https://press.un.org/en/2023/envdev2054.doc.htm
UN’s nuclear agency and food and agriculture wing announce key commitments to tackle global water crisis
23 March 2023
On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quickly gather data on the state of their water resources. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134987
World Water Report warns of an imminent water crisis
22 March 2023
The World Water Report highlighted that approximately 26% of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water, and 46% lack access to safely managed sanitation. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-water-report-warns-imminent-water-crisis
XVIII World Water Congress on Theme "Water for All: Harmony between Humans and Nature", hosted by International Water Resources Associations (IWRA) and Ministry of the Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, at Beijing, China, 11 - 15 September, 2023.
https://www.worldwatercongress.com/
Preparatory meeting for the United Nations Conference
Preparatory meeting for the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028." https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zx4ipa4x
40th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Vienna-Austria, 21 - 25th August 2023, Theme - Rivers Connecting Mountains & Coasts
https://worldcongress2023.iahr.org/
State of the world's drinking water: This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to accelerate access to safe drinking water. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240060807
Europe’s groundwater — a key resource under pressure
‘Groundwater: making the invisible visible is the World Water Day theme for 22 March 2022. In recognition of this, this briefing provides an overview of the state of groundwater in the EU.
https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-groundwater/europes-groundwater
FAO Publication: Sustainable management of freshwater resources for food security and nutrition in Small Island the Developing States https://www.fao.org/3/cb7200en/cb7200en.pdf
FAO-UN WASAG STRATEGY for 2021-2024: The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture
Turning water scarcity into opportunities for sustainable agriculture, food security & nutrition
http://www.fao.org/3/cb5448en/cb5448en.pdf
News!
