Election of President and Three Vice Presidents at 68th IEC meeting, Mexico, 14 October 2017

Announcement from Central Office inviting nominations for President and three vacancies for the post of Vice Presidents for the term 2017-2020, for consideration at the 68th meeting of IEC to be held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 2017.

In accordance with the ICID By-law 2.3, member National Committees, if so desire, may submit a nomination (in the prescribed manner) to be received at the Central Office atleast 4 (four) months in advance of the Council meeting, accompanied by the required documents. The last date for receipt of complete nominations in Central Office is 14 June 2017.

AGRICULTURE
• Nearly 3 million euros in aid to households in the South and South-East click here
• Budget Cut Takes Aim at Agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Scientist warns on effects of climate change to agriculture click here

DROUGHTS
• Drought may destroy summer paddy click here
  
  
  
• 'SA will take about three years to recover from drought' click here

FLOODS
• Sri Lanka finds more bodies as mudslide deaths reach 151 click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Smart fertiliser, soil use key to food security, say experts click here

IRRIGATION
• New irrigation technology seen raising sugar output up to 27% per hectare click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Access to water in future a huge challenge, warns Hogan click here

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 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.
• 69th IEC & Regional Conference, 12–17 August, 2018, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the theme: Innovative and Sustainable Agri-water Management: Adapting to a Variable and Changing Climate.

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016. Agriculture remains the mainstay of Malawi’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, economic growth, export earnings, poverty reduction, food security, and nutrition. click here

• 23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage 8-14 October 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
• Global Framework for Water Security
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  ICID Invites Nominations for 2017
  You are requested to send a short brief (about 300-400 words) on activities of your National Committees (NCs) such as, seminars/workshops, new initiatives/achievements or other research & development activities. Please make sure that the pictures/photos are in TIF/JPEG format with high resolution. You will appreciate that the News Update is one of the best ways to share within ICID fraternity all matters of interest.
• 68th ICID Foundation Day Celebration
• 8th World Water Forum Second Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
• Cooperation between ITAL-ICID and IRNCID
  
  
• Two e-Learning Courses on Water Footprint Assessment: Concept and Application
• Stockholm Water Week 2017 - Water and Waste: Reduce and Reuse
• World Water Day 2017 Celebrations
• Climate Change and Adaptation
• Short Course on Water Security
• News from ICID National Committees / Forthcoming Events

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Nominations invited for the new mandate of the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA)



It is customary for ICID work bodies to complete their mandates and propose a new mandate with a scoping document for extension of the tenure or establish a new work body. As per the procedure approved by IEC for setting up of the new WGs, the Core Group within the WG prepares the Scoping Document (SD) and circulate to its members for comments and submit the updated SD incorporating comments of the members to the ICID Central Office for circulation to all NCs to ascertain their interest in the activities of the WG and providing their suggestions/comments as well as for nominating new members for the WG. The SD will be further discussed and finalised during the next meeting at Mexico City in 2017 for its approval by PCTA/IEC.

Accordingly, the Chair of the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas (WG-SDTA) presented the ‘Scoping Document’ with a new mandate for the period 2016-2022 in their 6th meeting of the WG held on 10 November 2016 at Chiang Mai, Thailand. We are pleased to attach the ‘Scoping Document’ of the WG with a new mandate for your perusal.

National Committees are invited to nominate experts/professionals from their countries, with a brief C.V., who would be interested in and are able to contribute to the activities of the Working Group on a regular basis. The proposed nominees are welcome to attend the next meeting of the WG in October 2017 at Mexico City, Mexico.

www.icid.org/wg_sdta.html

SCOPING PLAN AND MANDATE (DRAFT)

AGRICULTURE
• Indonesian Farmers Weather Climate Change with Conservation Agriculture click here
• Researchers examine how supporting pollinators helps agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• UAE’s fragile reefs will be under more strain: climate change report click here

DROUGHTS
• Government confirms El Nino drought likely this year click here

FLOODS
• Red Cross Develops Innovative Mechanism To Predict & Prepare For Flood Risks click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Kenya: Experts - Indigenous Seeds Best for Kenya's Food Security click here
• Food security sharply deteriorated in Middle East: UN click here

IRRIGATION
• How Smart Irrigation Can Tackle Challenges of Water Scarcity and Improve Sustainability click here
• Why irrigation canals are not used to alleviate flooding click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Dominica and Brazil Network for Improved Water Resources Management click here

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 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.
• 69th IEC & Regional Conference, 12–17 August, 2018, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the theme: Innovative and Sustainable Agri-water Management: Adapting to a Variable and Changing Climate.

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016. Agriculture remains the mainstay of Malawi’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, economic growth, export earnings, poverty reduction, food security, and nutrition. ..... click here