ICID E Bulletin 2 October 2017 • Thursday, 2017-October-05 
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.
AGRICULTURE
- Puerto Ricos agriculture, farmers decimated by Hurricane Maria
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- Malawi mining, agriculture to get a boost click here
- Asia Agri-tech Expo & Forum witness participation from 36 countries, regions
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Global warming has made European heat waves 10 times more likely, study reports
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- 'Off the chart' emissions add to climate change, poverty
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DROUGHTS
- Witch doctors in Uganda sacrificing children to end drought: Report
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FLOODS
- Senate passes FAA extension without flood insurance provision
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- India: Chennai residents raise houses to escape flood fury
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FOOD SECURITY
- Disappearing traditional crops pose threat to food security, warn experts
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- Volunteers attacked delivering quake aid in southern Mexico
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IRRIGATION
- Water Tech Farms give irrigators look at latest water-saving technology
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- US, Mexico reach deal on Colorado River water
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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 25 September 2017 • Wednesday, 2017-September-27 
Expert gives thumbs up to Malaysia's flood mitigation measures
AGRICULTURE
- International agriculture fair opens in HCM City
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- Hurricane Irma brings agricultural disaster to Florida
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- AIOU provides academic support to promote agriculture sector
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change requires most urgent mitigation measures, African leaders tell UN Assembly
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- Oil companies sued to pay for cost of rising sea levels, climate change
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DROUGHTS
- Nedbank slams SA drought crisis management
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- Drought in western North Dakota eases significantly
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FLOODS
- Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico flooded, without power for months
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- Expert gives thumbs up to Malaysia's flood mitigation measures
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FOOD SECURITY
- Global hunger on the rise for first time in a decade: UN report
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IRRIGATION
- Canterbury struggling with water quality targets, good progress on irrigation
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- Bihar dam collapse: National Thermal Power Corporation denies design flaw allegations
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Bloomsburg University professors explore water management in Guatemala
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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 18 September 2017 • Monday, 2017-September-25 
AGRICULTURE
- China sets 2020 target for nationwide ethanol use to cut corn stocks
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- Puerto Rico agriculture hard-hit by Hurricane Irma
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Top White House official to discuss Climate Change at U.N
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- Ugandan farmers adopt new techniques to weather Climate Change
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DROUGHTS
- Wildfires, drought impacting Montana Agriculture
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- Despite floods, at least 235 districts likely to face drought this year: Met Dept
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FLOODS
- Penang hit by flash floods following downpour
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- Flood management deals could earn farmers £15k a year
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FOOD SECURITY
- North Korea faces food shortages after intense drought, bad harvest
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IRRIGATION
- PM Modi inaugurates India's biggest dam; 9,000 villages to benefit
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- The Bahamas set to host UNESCO Conference on Water Resources Management
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- Sharjahs SEWA chairman appointed to World Water Advisors Council
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016. .... click here
ICID E Bulletin 4 September 2017 • Tuesday, 2017-September-05 
Researchers integrated the capability to simultaneously measure leaf thickness and leaf electrical capacitance into a leaf sensor to monitor water stress in plants.
Credit: Penn State
AGRICULTURE
- International agriculture conference to be held in Ireland next week
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Conservative groups shrug off link between tropical storm Harvey and climate change
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- Malawian farmers adapt in the face of climate change
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DROUGHTS
- Drought affects millions in Indonesia
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- Italy drought: Rome forced to cut water pressure
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FLOODS
- Google commits $1 million to flood relief ops in India, Nepal, Bangladesh
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FOOD SECURITY
- Most ASAL households to remain food insecure despite improved rains
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IRRIGATION
- Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered
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- Panel to review progress of relining of irrigation feeder canals
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Limited water resources costing Middle East and North Africa $21bn a year
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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ICID Annual Report 2016-17 • Monday, 2017-September-04 
- About ICID
- Working Together
- Working Groups in Action
- Activities at Regional Level
- Key ICID Events
- Rewarding Excellence
- Knowledge Management and Dissemination
- Capacity Development Activities
- Financial Management
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