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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