Retool annual budgets toward agriculture production and expand food reserves
23 May 2020
African
countries need to urgently expand food reserves, keep food supply
flowing and boost their agriculture budgets to avert a possible hunger
pandemic, partly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, delegates at a two-day
webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI) urged on
Tuesday.
https://www.africanews.com/2020/05/22/retool-annual-budgets-toward-agriculture-production-and-expand-food-reserves-as-covid-19-exacerbates-food-scarcity-urges-african-development-institute-seminar/
No-till agriculture increases crop yields, environmental gains over long haul
22 May 2020
A
study in Global Change Biology clearly demonstrates significant benefit
to the environment and to crop yield for farmers practicing no-till
versus tilled agriculture consistently over many years.
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300631
Cuba Is Boosting Climate Resilience In Agriculture
22 May 2020
In
a post by the Environmental Defense Fund, the organization shares that
Cuba is boosting climate resilience in agriculture and explains three
things that the small island country could show us.
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/05/22/cuba-is-boosting-climate-resilience-in-agriculture/
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Quinoa is a super crop that can resist future climate change
24 May 2020
Quinoa
is exceptionally nutritious and robust – it even withstands extreme
conditions of drought and salinity. A large new research project wants
to uncover the mechanism that makes quinoa so resilient. This is meant
to create the basis for future improvement of this unique plant.
https://sciencenordic.com/climate-change-denmark-food-security/quinoa-is-a-super-crop-that-can-resist-future-climate-change/1687200
Climate change made algae grow on melting Antarctic snow
23 May 2020
Climate
warming make ecosystem to behaviour in an unusual way. Now, part of
Antarctica is already green due to blooms of algae living on the snow.
As Antarctic continent warms, more of it its algae turn green, but it
isn’t clear what this will mean for the climate
https://www.politicallore.com/climate-change-made-algae-grow-on-melting-antarctic-snow/22560
40 Years of Data Confirm Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger. Climate Models Were Right
23 May 2020
The
most powerful storms on our planet have grown substantially stronger,
and almost forty years' worth of hurricane satellite imagery suggest a
warming planet might be fuelling the changes.
https://www.sciencealert.com/hurricanes-really-are-getting-stronger-and-there-s-a-likely-human-fingerprint
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DROUGHTS
Expected rain not enough to ease drought conditions
25 May 2020
Rain
is on the cards for Hawke's Bay, but it won't be enough to ease the
worries of the region's farming community. New Zealand’s MetService
meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree said Hawke's Bay can expect to see a light
scattering of rain from late Sunday onwards. "Unfortunately, as the
system is coming in from the west, the ranges provide a lot of
sheltering from the bulk of the rainfall," she said.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12334298
Extreme drought continues expansion in southern Colorado
24 May 2020
Two
weeks after extreme drought returned to Colorado, the impacted area has
continued to expand according to the latest report from the National
Drought Mitigation Center.
https://kiowacountypress.net/content/extreme-drought-continues-expansion-southern-colorado
Watercare wants Aucklanders to change water habits as concerns mount over drought
23 May 2020
As
Auckland’s dry weather and water restrictions continue, water supplier
Watercare is asking people to change their mindset about the resource,
although some are asking whether it’s a water management problem
instead.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/watercare-wants-aucklanders-change-water-habits-concerns-mount-over-drought
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FLOODS
How a spring rainstorm became a 500-year flood event in mid-Michigan
24 May 2020
The
flooding that resulted from up to 7 inches of rain in Midland, Saginaw
and surrounding counties damaged homes and property, forced more than
10,000 people to evacuate and most spectacularly destroyed one power dam
and severely damaged another.
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/05/how-a-spring-rainstorm-became-a-500-year-flood-event-in-mid-michigan.html
Assam hit by floods, several rivers flowing above danger mark
24 May 2020
Amid
the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Assam is facing another challenge as
the state hit by the first wave of floods and several thousand people of
six districts of the state have been affected by the flood.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-hit-by-floods-several-rivers-flowing-above-danger-mark-1681361-2020-05-24
Somalia: Flash Flooding Update
24 May 2020
Flood
waters started receding in some areas of Somalia, as the seasonal Gu’
(April-June) rains decline. In Belet Weyne district, Hiraan region,
where 240,000 people including 11,400 IDPs were displaced, flood waters
started receding on 19 May. The district was the worst affected after
the Shabelle river burst its banks.
https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-flash-flooding-update-6-24-may-2020
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FOOD SECURITY
From kitchen garden to food security
25 May 2020
Among
the many things that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us is the
fragility of the food supply to homes below the poverty line. Overnight,
thousands of people were queuing up for hampers with a desperation
unimaginable in a country categorized as middle-income.
https://trinidadexpress.com/opinion/editorials/from-kitchen-garden-to-food-security/article_56579d80-9e1d-11ea-bfb2-6f6c710e69c7.html
Food sufficiency will come through diversification, value addition
24 May 2020
Agriculture
is key to Kenya's economy, employs more than 40 per cent of the total
population and more than 70 per cent of Kenya's rural people, yet
contributing only 26 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Consequently, as more Kenyans share nearly the same amount of food as
before, communities are becoming food deficient.
https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/Food-sufficiency-will-come-through-value-addition/440808-5562846-ostlab/index.html
Technology is of vital importance to food security
20 May 2020
Since
it was first cultivated over 15,000 years ago, rice has been central to
many civilizations. As a staple food, it supports industry, inspires
culture and feeds more than half of the world's population.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-20/Technology-is-of-vital-importance-to-food-security-QDI7uxa3Sw/index.html
IRRIGATION
Water to be released for irrigation of kharif crops in East Godavari
22 May 2020
Farming
community is gearing up for kharif operations with the Water Resource
Department (WRD) planning to release water into central, eastern and
western delta canals. The farmers have urged the officials to ensure
that the water reaches tail-end lands this year at least as they farmers
mostly in some parts of Konaseema area were denied of water
https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/water-to-be-released-for-irrigation-of-kharif-crops-in-east-godavari-623879
Đồng Tháp improves irrigation works to water summer – autumn rice
22 May 2020
The
Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has built new pumping
stations for irrigation and upgraded existing ones to ensure there is
sufficient water for the summer-autumn rice crop. The province plans to
grow the grain on more than 180,000ha.
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/716936/dong-thap-improves-irrigation-works-to-water-summer-%E2%80%93-autumn-rice.html
Irrigation water and energy saving in well irrigation district from a water-energy nexus perspective
16 May 2020
Agricultural
irrigation involves both water and energy consumption, especially in
well irrigation districts. These two processes are closely linked
considering to the energy consumed when pumping groundwater.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652620321053
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Transparency and info-sharing valued by multilateral cooperative scheme benefiting states along Lancang-Mekong river
25 May 2020
Representatives
from six countries located in the Lancang-Mekong river basin joined an
online meeting for the first time after the outbreak of the COVID19
pandemic on Thursday to facilitate dialogue on establishing an
information sharing platform to boost transparency and cooperation in
water resources management.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1189288.shtml
City council approves agreements to store an excess of water supply
22 May 2020
Three
agreements were approved by City Council on May 19 that will provide
more storage for Scottsdale’s surplus water as city officials seek added
infrastructure. While sharing some differences, all three of the
approvals would provide new water storage spaces for future potential
usage.
https://www.yourvalley.net/scottsdale-independent/stories/city-council-approves-agreements-to-store-an-excess-of-water-supply,160470
Ensuring water availability important for realizing food resilience
22 May 2020
Yanto
Ph.D, a hydrological and water resources expert at the Jenderal
Soedirman University, highlighted the criticality of maintaining water
supply as one of the keys to achieving food resilience in Indonesia.
https://en.antaranews.com/news/149135/ensuring-water-availability-important-for-realizing-food-resilience
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Workshop
on Effective Ways of Cooperation with Other Specialist Groups Dealing
with the Evolution of Water Culture and History at the Hellenic Open
University
Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, is organizing a one-day workshop on 06 September 2020 in the University.
The
key theme of this workshop will be to look for effective ways of
cooperation with other Specialist Groups dealing with the Evolution of
Water Culture and History.
Website: http://wwetc2020.eap.gr/
6th IWA International Symposium on Water, Wastewater and Environment in Ancient Civilizations: Traditions and Cultures 8-10 September 2020
The
6th IWA International Symposium which will be Co-organized by the
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey and the Hellenic Open University,
Patra, Greece. It will take place at the Bogazici University (8 & 9
September) and in the Conference Hall of the Theological School of Halki
in the island of Heybeliada, Istanbul, Turkey (10 September).
https://iwa-network.org/events/iwa-regional-symposium-on-water-wastewater-and-environment-traditions-and-cultures/
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
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Water–energy–food nexus
With
a view to drawing attention to the interrelated nature of global
resource systems, FAO is exploring how the water–energy–food nexus can
support food security and sustainable agriculture worldwide. Population
growth, rapid urbanization, changing diets and economic development are
just some of the factors driving increased demand for water, energy and
food. Agriculture is the largest consumer of the world's freshwater
resources, and more than one-quarter of the energy used globally is
expended on food production and supply. Feeding a global population
expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050 will require a 60 percent
increase in food production.
http://www.fao.org/land-water/water/watergovernance/waterfoodenergynexus/en/
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