ICID E Bulletin 13 November 2017 Monday, 2017-November-13
UN says 2017 set to be among top three hottest years, as Bonn climate talks seek action despite US stance
AGRICULTURE
- FAO to improve agricultural stats availability and quality in Fiji
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- ENCID, an ICID member, publishes book on innovative ideas for smart water use
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- UN: 2017 set to be among top three hottest years
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- Syria signs Paris climate agreement, leaves US isolated
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- US, EU oppose assessments of their current climate change commitments
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DROUGHTS
- North Korea drought: 18 mln could starve to death as Kim diverts funds
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- CM Vasundhara Raje seeks drought relief change: India
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FLOODS
- World's longest self-closing flood barrier tested
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- National Flood Insurance reauthorization moves toward a House vote
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FOOD SECURITY
- UN warns of 'world's largest famine' in Yemen due to Saudi blockade
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- Scientists search for answers to growing global food security concern
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- Food Security Info System comes online in Nepal
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IRRIGATION
- Gadkari announces Rs 6K-Cr World Bank-backed Irrigation Scheme: India
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- 10 irrigation projects to be inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Australia keen on exchange of info, ideas with Rajasthan on water resources
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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ICID E Bulletin 6 November 2017 Tuesday, 2017-November-07
AGRICULTURE
- Trump nominee for top Agriculture post withdraws amid Russia probe
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- Egypt holds workshop with World Bank to promote investments in agriculture
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- FAO pumps K50 billion into agriculture, nutrition
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change 'will create world's biggest refugee crisis'
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 Experts warn refugees could number tens of millions in the next decade, and call for a new legal framework to protect the most vulnerable Successive droughts, like those seen in sub-Saharan Africa, could cause millions to migrate to Europe. Photograph: Peter Caton/Tearfund
- China still wants US cooperation on climate change
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- World traveller Alize Carrere to share research about adapting to climate change
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DROUGHTS
- Drought in Somalia drives children from school
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- World lost 2.3 million sq km of forested land to drought in last three decades
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- Cape Town gets Gigaba's go-ahead to deal with drought
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FLOODS
- Two more drown in Penang floods, death toll rises to seven
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- Chennai battered by 6 hours of rain, schools shut: India
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FOOD SECURITY
- PM Modi inaugurates World Food India 2017
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- World food prices fall 1.3 percent in October: FAO
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IRRIGATION
- Area under irrigation in Maharashtra will be doubled: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- China says no plan to build 1000-km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra waters
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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ICID E Bulletin 30 October 2017 Tuesday, 2017-October-31
Viet Nam joins ASEM seminar on water resources management in Laos
AGRICULTURE
- Singapore farms team up to boost farming sector
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- Transglobe angers Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture
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- VC SABDK flags off women farmers for training in latest agriculture techniques: India
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- GAO: Climate change already costing US billions in losses
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- Australia commits $1.5mln for women in Climate change
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- Climate change could overwhelm sewer systems
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DROUGHTS
- Food ruined by drought could feed more than 80mln a day: World Bank
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- Nelson Mandela Bay drought: Residents warned to reduce consumption
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FLOODS
- Storm Herwart sweeps across Germany, Czech Republic, Poland
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- New York City could get hit with a flood every five years: Study Warns
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FOOD SECURITY
- FAO highlights importance of food security for upcoming WTO conference
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- Farm experts take stock to tackle food security in Nigeria
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IRRIGATION
- Gujarat govt waives GST on drip irrigation: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Nile Basin countries vow to boost cooperation for water security
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- Vietnam joins ASEM seminar on water resources management in Laos
Champasak, Laos: Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyễn Bá Hùng called on the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to take actions to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A new holistic and interdisciplinary approach to water resources management is needed, integrating water management into each countrys sustainable development strategy and ASEM co-operation, he said.
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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ICID E Bulletin 16 October 2017 Monday, 2017-October-16
Flash floods damage a house in northern province of Hoa Binh, Vietnam. Photo: AP
AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture looks to space in latest push for precision agriculture
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- UK farmers do not need EU, will grab global Brexit 'opportunities'
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- Vegetable grower wins trio of giant food titles
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change 'probably doing good': Abbott
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- NASA satellite sees overheated tropical forests oozing with carbon dioxide
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- Maharashtra nod for climate change policy: India
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DROUGHTS
- Drought and heat, worsened by humans, help fuel California fires
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- Ventura County still in drought, lake shrinking despite rainy year
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FLOODS
- Vietnam floods: Death toll rises to 68 as swathes of land washed away
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FOOD SECURITY
- More than 20 million at risk of starvation in developing world
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- India seeks permanent solution on food security at WTO meet
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- 150 restaurants will donate proceeds to Puerto Rico on World Food Day
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IRRIGATION
- 285 new irrigation projects inaugurated on India Water Week 2017
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- Rs. 8,500 crore GST relief for Telangana irrigation projects: India
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Cabinet approves MoU between India, Morocco on water resources
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- Researchers propose an open internet of water tracking use, quality and costs
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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ICID E-Bulletin 9 October 2017 Tuesday, 2017-October-10
ISRAELI expertise and technologies in agriculture are supporting Myanmars efforts in reforming its vast agriculture sector, while the recently enforced investment protection agreement is expected to boost inward investments for Myanmar in the long run.
AGRICULTURE
- U.S. rounds on Britain over food quotas as post-Brexit trade woes deepen
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- Myanmar taps Israeli expertise in agriculture
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Trump administration planning to scrap Obama's 'game changing' climate change regulation
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- Climate change could nearly triple airplane turbulence in next decades: Study
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- Delhi's air to turn toxic as crop burning will continue this year: India
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DROUGHTS
- Drought continues to ease in Dakotas but still a big problem
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- Lack of September rainfall worsens big dry areas including eastern Tasmania: Report
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- South Africa: Capes day zero looms large
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FLOODS
- Tropical Storm Nate: New Orleans declares state of emergency ahead of storm
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- Flood warning for Joburg as 'thunderstorm season' strikes
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FOOD SECURITY
- Disease identification app to boost food security in Africa
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- Food Security, Agriculture in Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Irma
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IRRIGATION
- 80,000 waterbodies in villages unusable for irrigation: India
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- Dam upstream leaves Egypt fearing for its river lifeline, Nile
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- International forum on water resources held in Minsk
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- Centre sets up High Level Committee for water resource management in north-east India
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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