66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. click here
2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016. click here
AGRICULTURE
Australia, China deepen ties with landmark free trade deal click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
Bangladesh: Farming on water to prevent the effects of climate change click here
Africa moves ahead to tackle climate change click here
DRAINAGE
Australia: Major Toowoomba drainage works completed click here
DROUGHTS
Six districts in southern and central Somalia have been affected by drought click here
As another El Nino looms, Africa aims to cut hunger threat click here
FLOODS
Pakistan: Damage assessment - Floods trigger fears of food insecurity click here
FOOD SECURITY
Nepal’s food security strengthened by local seeds click here
India to give more stress on Food Security Mission click here
African Development Bank to contribute to food security in 11 countries click here
Assessing the impact of the US-India food security deal click here
IRRIGATION
India: Farmers in Assam benefit from utilizing drip irrigation method click here
Peruvian mega-irrigation project seeks new farming investors click here
USDA reports 55.3 million acres of irrigated U.S. farmland click here
Czech Archaeologists in Uzbekistan discover Bronze Age irrigation system click here
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Sudan: Cabinet reviews national plan for development, use of water resources click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Monica Trujillo, et al., 2014, Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in agriculture: An assessment of progress made against the hyogo framework for action, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. click here