ICID News 2018 - First Quarter • Monday, 2018-April-30 
- Message from Eng. Felix Britz Reinders, President, ICID click here
- Build a Smart Water Future: Count and Account for Water
(On the occasion of the 8th World Water Forum (WWF8), the World Water Council (WWC) and FAO released the White Paper on Water Accounting for Water Governance and Sustainable Development and its accompanying policy brief) click here
- Farmer-Led Irrigated Agriculture: Seeds of Opportunity
(This article gives an introduction on farmer-led irrigation and its position in the irrigation landscape)click here
- Water and Biofuel
(This article is based on the research work led by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and seeks to explore the viability of biofuels securing the planet's future energy needs) click here
- World Water System Heritage Program
(The article provides a brief glimpse of the first edition of World Water System Heritage (WSH) Program jointly organized by ICID and the World Water Council (WWC) during the 8th World Water Forum held from 18-23 March 2018 in Brazil ) click here
click hereICID E Bulletin 9 April 2018 • Tuesday, 2018-April-10 Indonesia hungers for better food policy to overturn chronic food insecurity
A farmer harvests rice in Sumedang Regency, West Java. The government's strategies of increasing supply through greater production and higher-value crops have been ineffective.
Dimas Ardian
AGRICULTURE
- India's agritech startups are employing data mining and AI to improve crop yield, make farming profitable
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- Food prices grow for second month in global index
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- UK sugar beet yields hit record levels
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- BHP formally leaves World Coal Association over climate change stance
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- 2°C cap on global warming won't save Arctic sea ice: studies
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DROUGHTS
- Cape Town introduces 'world's first water police' after drought
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- California almonds are back after four years of brutal drought
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- Argentine farmers slammed by worst drought in years
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FLOODS
- Heavy rain to enhance flood, mudslide risk in California
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FOOD SECURITY
- Indonesia hungers for better food policy to overturn chronic food insecurity
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- Research on global food security receives a boost in Canada
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IRRIGATION
- China to spend $300 million on improved irrigation in southern Xinjiang
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Groundwater level falling in almost 50% area of Maharashtra: India
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- Saudi Arabia joins UN decade for global water security
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 2 April 2018 • Tuesday, 2018-April-03 Climate change poses serious implications on food security in South Asia: report
AGRICULTURE
- Farming in Tamil Nadu ready for a turnaround: India click here
- Gene boosts rice growth and yield in salty soil
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change poses serious implications on food security in South Asia: Report
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- Plant, animal loss could be as damaging as climate change, UN reports say
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- 'Green' lakes could accelerate global warming, new research warns
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DROUGHTS
- Cape Town drought limits people to 13 gallons of water a day
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- Droughts in Argentina and South Africa highlight economic importance of water
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FLOODS
- Flash floods found to send massive amount of microplastics from rivers to the sea
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FOOD SECURITY
- Zimbabwe's perennial grain deficit areas facing food crisis
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- Worsening land degradation threatens food security: report
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IRRIGATION
- Kpikpira community to get ten irrigation dams under One-Village-One-Dam in Ghana: Africa
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- UNESCO report confirms trouble for India; major water crisis predicted by 2050
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- Studying water scarcity trends, helping communities adapt can ease migration pressures, says UN agency
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 26 March 2018 • Friday, 2018-March-30 Climate change may leave more than 140 million people displaced, warns World Bank report
AGRICULTURE
- New York City growing more local food with new indoor vertical farm
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- Agriculture must make water use go further: Experts
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- Millions of Chinese farmers reap benefits of huge crop experiment
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change to force more than 140 mln people to migrate internally, warns World Bank report
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- GCCHE set guidelines to bridge education gap between climate change and health
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- Climatologists render skillful predictions of drought and food insecurity that help avert famine
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DROUGHTS
- 37% of Maharashtra villages likely to get drought-like status: India
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- Cape farmers lose 25% of orchards, vineyards as result of drought - expert
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FLOODS
- Widespread street flooding in California
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FOOD SECURITY
- Poor rains forecast put food security, livelihoods at risk in Somalia, warns UN agency
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- South Sudan inches closer to famine
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IRRIGATION
- Narmada water only for drinking; no supply for irrigation: India
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- Five irrigation projects re-designed in Telangana: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- UN on World Water Day: 'Use Nature to Restore Water Access'
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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ICID E Bulletin 19 March 2018 • Thursday, 2018-March-22 UN-World Bank panel calls for fundamental shift in water management Imal Hashemi/Taimani Films/World Bank
Child drinks water from a water-pipe. (file)
AGRICULTURE
- Norway upgrading international seed vault click here
- Agri-science fair held to create awareness about latest farm technologies: India
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- One of the largest indoor farms in the world is in Faribault: U.S
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Worlds great forests could lose half of all wildlife as planet warms: Report
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- Global Energy transition must accelerate to thwart climate change
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- Belarus builds forest resilience to climate change with World Bank support
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DROUGHTS
- Droughts leave kids too short, too thin in various districts of Karnataka: UNICEF
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- Scientists use ancient trees and climate models to understand past and future drought in Mongolia
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FLOODS
- 15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced
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FOOD SECURITY
- US extends P100-m aid to boost food security
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- Chinas top food company goes global to feed 1.4 bln at home
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IRRIGATION
- Pipes to replace canal system for irrigation: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- UN-World Bank panel calls for fundamental shift in water management
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- 19 cities in world rely on precipitation for water supply: Study
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
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