ICID e-learning Programmes
Certificate course on Dam and Network Assurance and Safety- Registrations are open
For more details, kindly visit:  https://www.damsafety.co/
 

ICID's Important Events Postponed
The 24th ICID Congress and 72nd IEC Meeting: The 24th ICID Congress has been rescheduled to 6-12 July 2021 in Sydney, Australia, on the recommendation of Irrigation Australia Ltd., & Irrigation Australia's Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (IACID) because of COVID-19. The 72nd IEC will be held with the Sydney Congress in July 2021 instead of 71st IEC. For more information, please contact: Mr. Bryan Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Irrigation's Australia Limited (IAL) (Incorporating IACID); Email: bryan.ward@irrigation.org.au, info@irrigation.org.au; Website: http://www.icid2021.com.au/
 

The 71st IEC Meeting and the 5th ARC: The 71st International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting will be held along with the 5th African Regional Conference (ARC) and the Young Professional's Training Program (YP-TP) in 2020. Tentatively, the 5th ARC and 71st IEC as decided in consultation with the Moroccan National Committee (ANAFIDE) are to be held in December 2020. Further updates will follow upon receipt of definitive information. 

The 10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC): 10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10MIC) in Agadir, Morocco, will be a standalone event in 2021. Dates to be announced later.

Energizing agriculture for the future: Conference brings state departments together
17 September 2020
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture held their annual meeting Sept. 1-3 to bring together leaders from across the country.
https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/2020/09/18/energizing-agriculture-for-the-future-conference-brings-state-departments-together/a3x772k/


Agriculture IoT Market Research Report 2020
19 September 2020
Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Agriculture IoT Market Research Report by Agriculture Type, by Application - Global Forecast to 2025.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/agriculture-iot-market-research-report-170700340.html

Empowering women leadership in the agriculture and agri-food sector
19 September 2020
COVID-19 has magnified systemic issues and longstanding inequalities.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/empowering-women-leadership-agriculture-agri-213800716.html
 

CLIMATE CHANGE 







Climate Change and Economic Outlook
18 September 2020
Fighting Climate Change Amid Wildfires, and extreme weather.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11838665/climate-change-and-economic-outlook

Survey Finds Hoosiers in Metro Areas View Climate Change Differently
18 September 2020
Residents in metro areas across Indiana support initiatives to mitigate the impact of climate change.
https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/survey-finds-hoosiers-in-metro-areas-view-climate-change-differently

Climate change, COVID-19 our heartaches. But a new Era is possible
19 September 2020
What we do now matters as it never has before. 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/covid-climate-change-
 

DROUGHTS 








Ocean temperatures in the Atlantic can be used to forecast droughts in the Amazon
18 September 2020
A study from the University of Copenhagen describes a new early-warning method for predicting droughts in the Amazon rainforest up to 18 months in advance.
https://www.earth.com/news/ocean-temperatures-in-the-atlantic-can-be-used-to-forecast-droughts-in-the-amazon/

Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus
20 September 2020
A late spring frost, a devastating drought, and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maine-blueberry-industry-reels-drought-frost-virus-73115818

Aroostook County crops hard hit after extremely dry summer
20 September 2020
Sections of Aroostook County are experiencing an extreme drought in what’s become one of the driest summers on record.
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/09/20/news/aroostook/extreme-drought-in-parts-of-aroostook-county-is-drying-up-rivers-and-triggering-emergency-funding-for-farmers/
 

 FLOODS






Storm Sally: Floods and destruction as the weather system moves north
18 September 2020
Storm Sally has brought heavy rain and flooding to the Carolinas and Georgia, as it continues its path of destruction north from the US Gulf Coast.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54196240

Families struggle as heavy rain, more floods expected in Sudan
19 September 2020
Since July, at least 115 people have been killed after days of torrential rains brought record-breaking floods.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/families-struggle-heavy-rain-floods-expected-sudan-200919072754620.html

Opinion: After Fire and Floods, Glimmers of Hope
19 September 2020
We are now in such a period, with two unfolding climate-fueled disasters occurring at once.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/opinion/sunday/fires-hurricanes-climate-change-homes.html
 

FOOD SECURITY 







How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation
18 September 2020
How can some of world's biggest problems - climate change, food security and land degradation - be tackled simultaneously?
https://www.myvetcandy.com/newsblog/2020/7/7/how-to-tackle-climate-change-food-security-and-land-degradation

10.3 million persons live in households with severe food insecurity
18 September 2020
More than half of households with severe food insecurity were headed by women.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/10-3-million-persons-live-in-households-with-severe-food-insecurity-September-17-2020--31321822/

Blog Posts Discuss Preventing COVID-19’s Impacts On Ethnic Minorities, Food Security In South Africa, HIV Care In Jamaica
18 September 2020
Covid-19: how can we prevent people from ethnic minorities being disproportionately affected in a second wave?
https://www.kff.org/news-summary/blog-posts-discuss-preventing-covid-19s-impacts-on-ethnic-minorities-food-security-in-south-africa-hiv-care-in-jamaica/
 

IRRIGATION






Central Oregon Irrigation District provides funds for water conservation
18 September 2020
The focus will be on piping private lateral lines and irrigation conversions and upgrades to more efficient systems.
https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/environment/central-oregon-irrigation-district-provides-funds-for-water-conservation/article_f5671de0-f90f-11ea-9cae-77baa338c2ea.html

Three reasons producers are choosing propane irrigation engines
19 September 2020
The equipment and energy sources used by producers can play a key role in their ability to maintain necessary production levels and keep costs in check.
https://www.hpj.com/ag_news/3-reasons-producers-are-choosing-propane-irrigation-engines/article_7242bf66-f9fd-11ea-8a1e-ebe30091401d.html

Global Weather-based Irrigation Controllers Market Analysis 2020
19 September 2020
The Weather-based Irrigation Controllers market players have strategically changed their business plans owing to the outbreak of the pandemic.
https://thedailychronicle.in/news/1486582/global-weather-based-irrigation-controllers-market-size-2020-industry-active-participants-market-competitive-landscape-industry-leading-players-swot-analysis/
 

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 







Local Opinion: A different perspective on Southern Arizona water management
18 September 2020
A counter-argument on managing Southern Arizona's watersheds.
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-a-different-perspective-on-southern-arizona-water-management/article_8227fe5a-dd1a-5faa-8a08-da00fb288b50.html

Water reckoning looms in New Mexico’s future: ‘We’re not prepared for what’s ahead of us’
19 September 2020
Dave Gutzler, a professor at UNM’s Earth and Planetary Sciences department, emphasized that climate change is here, and is already impacting the state’s precipitation patterns.
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/09/19/water-reckoning-looms-in-new-mexicos-future-were-not-prepared-for-whats-ahead-of-us/

Need to integrate water management
19 September 2020
Klang Valley saw two water-related issues: an unscheduled water disruption as a result of odour pollution at Sungai Gong and flash floods that overwhelmed areas in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2020/09/19/need-to-integrate-water-management


 

MinWat 2020 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation. Postponed, owing to the international health situation concerning the epidemy of COVID-19, from May 2020, to 11-15 October 2020. For more details, please visit: https://iah.org/events/minwat-2020; Email: segratario@iahitaly.it

Irrigation Association cancels Irrigation Show and Education Week for 2020
The 2020 Irrigation Show and Education Week, scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in San Antonio, has been canceled.
https://www.irrigazette.com/en/news/ia-cancels-irrigation-show-and-education-week-2020

Hllenic Open University presents meeting on Sustainable Waste Technology Management
Patras Greece, March 2021
https://dia.eap.gr/index.php/upcomingconferences

2022 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)
The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place from 7-18 November 2022, at a location to be determined.
http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?year=2022

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Status of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus
World Health Organisation
Environmental surveillance by testing wastewater for evidence of pathogens has a long history of use in public health, particularly for poliovirus1 and more recently antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/status-of-environmental-surveillance-for-sars-cov-2-virus

Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water
The powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticides. Researchers say the technology could be readily applied to the wine industry, paper processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Sydney, July 2020
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707113206.htm

New series of FAO Policy and Field Guides to improve water productivity and water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2020
http://www.fao.org/3/ca8443en/ca8443en.pdf

Water and Climate Change
The 2020 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020) entitled ‘Water and Climate Change’ aims at helping the water community to tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation. 
https://www.unwater.org/publications/world-water-development-report-2020/
 

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