WaterNSW River Operations Workshop presented at 36th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Tasmania, Australia, 7 December 2015 click here
International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016. Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia Lópaz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
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
68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017 on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017 E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx
2016 Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition gains support from Lord Mayor of Melbourne click here
Kenyan governor: We must learn from Israeli agriculture expertise click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change threatens food security, U.N. expert says
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DRAINAGE
USA: Drainage work saves West Central crop
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DROUGHTS
El Nino Droughts Take Toll in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific
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India drought 2015: Climate change is biggest threat to India’s economy, Modi finance aide says
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FLOODS
USA: California 2100 - More frequent and more severe droughts and floods likely
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FOOD SECURITY
FAO, WTO join forces to promote food security
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Africa: SADC urged to solve water, energy and food problems
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Sudan: FAO - Delayed planting in may lead to 50 percent crop loss
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IRRIGATION
India: Modernisation of Bennethora irrigation project to begin soon
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Abu Dhabi aims to save underground water resources
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Chairman Central Water Commission releases book on Inter-Linking of Indian Rivers
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Bellwood-Howard, I., et al., 2015. Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 38p. (IWMI Working Paper 163). click here
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