Managing water for sustainable agriculture

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014
• 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea

AGRICULTURE
• USA: Agriculture companies launch effort to standardize, secure farm data
• China to boost agricultural subsidies, lift grain capacity

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Philippines: How climate change threatens our food security
• USA: An optimistic solution to climate change in ‘Soil Will Save Us’

DRAINAGE
• USA: NRCS offers drainage water management

DROUGHTS
• Study predicts future droughts for NZ
• Japan sees higher chance of El Nino this summer
• Indonesian volcanic eruptions may cause southern China drought, expert says
• Huge tract of Australia in biggest ever drought

FLOODS
• Mozambique holds rate steady as floods destroy farmland
• USA: Hydrologist warns of floods if snow melts quickly

FOOD SECURITY
• Guyana offer lands to help Caribbean regional food security
• Food shortage a risk to world security - UN

IRRIGATION
• New Zealand: Irrigation scheme ready for investors
• Philippines: Bago irrigation system intended for rice lands

LATEST PUBLICATION
• Aziz Elbehri (ed.), 2013, Rebuilding West Africa's Food Potential: Policies and market incentives for smallholder-inclusive food value chains, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• World Water Day on March 22 underscores inter-linkages of water and energy Singapore: How to keep the taps running Infrastructure of water security in India

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8th International Climate Change Conference: London 23-27 May 2014.
Conference Focus

A major international conference on Climate Change will be held in London, England on May, 23-27, 2014.The conference is for any one with an interest in, and concern for, scientific, policy and strategic perspectives in climate change. It will address a range of critically important themes relating to the vexing question of climate change. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of climatology and environmental science, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners. We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia. Virtual participation is available for those who are unable to attend the conference in person. Proposal ideas that extend beyond these thematic areas below will also be considered:

Theme 1: Scientific Evidence

Theme 2: Assessing Impacts in Divergent Ecosystems

Theme 3: Human Impacts and Impacts on Humans

Theme 4: Technical, Political and Social Responses

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ICID International Drainage Workshop
23-26 June, 2014, St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Russia

Workshop Scientific program will cover the following topics:
• New equipment and modern technology drainage construction in wetlands
• Efficiency of the use of reclaimed land and socio-economic aspects of the use of reclaimed land
• Drinage design and methods of calculating
• Advanced training of specialists: constructors and engineers in the field of drinage systems managment and operation
• An integrated approach to the management of drainage and environmental protection
• Using reclaimed land for agricultural purposes
• History of the drainage system development

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Managing water for sustainable agriculture

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014
• 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
• Training Course: Multilevel Water Governance, The Hague, 30 June – 11 July, 2014

AGRICULTURE
• Sudan, FAO agree on development of plan to attract agricultural investments
• India: Revolutionizing Indian farming - with Israeli technology
• Israel, Nigeria sign agriculture cooperation agreement

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Climate change could affect food production in Northeast United States

DRAINAGE
• UK: Flood and drainage strategy must be based on catchments, said Norfolk expert

DROUGHTS
• Drought in Australia: What is the
• Sri Lankans warned of water cuts and power cuts if drought continues

FLOODS
• Europe's flood losses to soar by 2050, research shows

FOOD SECURITY
• Africa: UN urges green transition to improve food security

IRRIGATION
• Pakistan: JICA role in irrigation projects lauded
• India approves 3 billion rupees in solar water-pump subsidies
• New Mexico farmers prep for irrigation season
• India: Ken-Betwa River Link Project proposes irrigation cover to MP
• Pakistan: WAPDA expedites work on small dams for irrigation
• Zimbabwe: Small-holder irrigation schemes in limbo

LATEST PUBLICATION
• ICID, 2014, Summary Report of the First World Irrigation Forum, 28 September – 3 October 2013, Mardin, Turkey

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Can Asia’s emerging economies protect their water resources?
• Malaysia: Lower water levels in dams

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Managing water for sustainable agriculture

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014
• 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea

AGRICULTURE
• Agriculture dependent population in India grew by 50%
• FDI up, Vietnam’s agriculture meets with good fortune

CLIMATE CHANGE
• UK: Climate change puts wheat crops at risk of disease
• Climate change and growth in Africa: Challenges and the way forward

DRAINAGE
• UK: WESTCOUTRY Farmer: Deal with drainage and drought by sub soiling

DROUGHTS
• Drought could drain more than Brazil's coffee crop

FLOODS
• UK floods 'haven't dented crop prospects much’

FOOD SECURITY
• Canada seeking agriculture and food security collaborations with India
• Nigeria: Smallholder farmers key to sustainable food security -NGO
• Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa: FAO

IRRIGATION
• New Zealand: Fixed-grid irrigation under development
• India: Centre approves 39 small irrigation projects for Himachal
• More investment needed to modernize irrigation in Aral Sea Basin: FAO

LATEST PUBLICATION
• ohnson, M., et al., 2014, Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Oman focusing on water resources management: Minister of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources
• How can Asia protect its water resources?

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