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
13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 3-6 March 2017. E-mail: irncid@gmail.com; www.irncid.org
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
AGRICULTURE
Armenian Government reports strong growth in agriculture
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change, El Nino suspected in record flooding in Britain click here
10 ways USDA can address climate change in 2016
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DRAINAGE
USA: Gates are closed at Steele Bayou Drainage Structure because of Rising River
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DROUGHTS
Latin America: Colombia declares red alert over severe droughts
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New Zealand: Marlborough drought could break records
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FLOODS
UK floods and extreme global weather linked to El Niño and climate change
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FOOD SECURITY
Swaziland: Food security to worsen in 2016 – Prediction
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El Niño threatens to worsen food security for tens of millions in Africa
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Mozambique: 176,000 face 'acute food insecurity'
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China vows to safeguard food security amid reforms - Xinhua
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IRRIGATION
India: Focus on redesigning of irrigation projects
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Ethiopia: Harnessing water resources for renewable energy
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India: Cleaning Ganga a challenge for Water Resources Ministry in 2016
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Rieu-Clarke, A., Moynihan, A. and Magsig, B.-O. 2015. Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: International law, policy guidelines and best practice application. WWAP. Paris, UNESCO.
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