FAO Director-General appeals to donors to scale up response and ease the plight of farmers and fishers in Yemen
03 June 2020 The
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appealed to donors for $100 million in
urgent aid to ease the plight of desperate farmers, herders, fishers and
their families in Yemen.
https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/news-stream/post/66642/fao-director-general-appeals-to-donors-to-scale-up-response-and-ease-plight-of-farmers-and-fishers-in-yemen?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=NewsDigest&token=d135b62f-06e8-11ea-8cc5-52540068df95
6 Forces Rewriting the Rulebook for Global Agriculture
05 June 2020
Change
is rarely a surprise. “It's the speed which it suddenly catches up to
us,” explains Damien McLoughlin, professor of marketing at the
University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.
https://www.agweb.com/article/6-forces-rewriting-rulebook-global-agriculture
Tech overhaul to lead Bangladesh’s agriculture to the future
05 June 2020
The
current coronavirus pandemic has created giant seismic shifts in our
day-to-day living and has presented us with a new set of challenges.
https://www.thedailystar.net/toggle/news/tech-overhaul-lead-bangladeshs-agriculture-the-future-1909013
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CLIMATE CHANGE
UN Synergies Webinar Explores Climate-Health-Growth Nexus
04 June 2020
The
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the UNFCCC Secretariat
held the first in a series of consultations on synergies between the
SDGs and climate action.The webinar highlighted the role of climate and
SDG synergies in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
http://sdg.iisd.org/news/climate-sdg-synergies-webinar-explores-climate-health-growth-nexus/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SDG%20Update%20-%205%20June%202020&utm_content=SDG%20Update%20-%205%20June%202020+CID_b7d3bd911f9dd5e9cd11e9afea4e6e2d&utm_source=cm&utm_term=Read
On World Oceans Day, SDGs reminds us of Ocean’s Role in our Planetary Ecosystem
04 June 2020
One
of the most important resources the ocean provides us with is food, the
subject of SDG 2 (zero hunger). Ocean-based food products are further
connected with SDG 8 on economic growth.
http://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/generation-2030/on-world-oceans-day-sdgs-remind-us-of-oceans-role-in-our-planetary-ecosystem/
Nature is our Greatest Source of Health and Well-Being
05 June 2020
WHO
Celebrates World Environment Day 2020, for Nature and for People On the
occasion of World Environment Day, WHO calls for a healthy and green
recovery from COVID-19 that places the protection and restoration of
nature central.
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/world-environment-day-2020
DROUGHTS
US south-west in grip of historic 'megadrought'
29 May 2020
Research
finds Intensified by climate change, the current 20-year arid period is
one of the worst on record, with wide-ranging effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/29/megadrought-us-south-west-fires-water-research
Massive drought strikes north China's Inner Mongolia
07 June 2020
About
45 percent of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been
affected by an increasing drought, local authorities said on Sunday.
According to the regional meteorological bureau and the regional
department of agriculture and animal husbandry, the drought area in the
region has reached 44.36 million hectares.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/07/c_139121490.html
Climate crisis: Historic megadrought driven by global warming ‘already impacting western US and Mexico’, study warns
June 2020
After unusually wet 20th Century, current dry spell on track to match most arid periods since 800AD, scientists say; https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/megadrought-us-mexico-climate-change-global-warming-study-a9470516.html#gsc.tab=0
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FLOODS
Rain pounds B.C.’s southeast
01 June 2020
As
Central Kootenay placed on ‘unprecedented’ flood evacuation alert,
British Columbia’s Kootenays are being pounded by rain Sunday, as the
Regional District of the Central Kootenay, with the exception of the
cities of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under an evacuation alert due to
potential flooding.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7008853/kootenay-flood-evacuation-alert/
Yemen – Deadly Floods in Central and Eastern Governorates
04 June 2020
Flooding has struck once again in Yemen, leading to widespread material damage and fatalities.
http://floodlist.com/asia/yemen-floods-hadhramaut-shabwa-june-2020
India – Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga Makes Landfall in Maharashtra
04 June 2020
Severe
Cyclonic Storm Nisarga made landfall at the coastal town of Alibag in
Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra, India on 03 June
http://floodlist.com/asia/india-storm-nisarga-maharashtra-june-2020
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FOOD SECURITY
Rice in the Desert: Pandemic Spurs UAE to Grow More Food
02 June 2020
The
United Arab Emirates doesn’t spring to mind as an obvious place to farm
rice, but the coronavirus is prodding the arid nation to explore new
ways of feeding itself. In a pilot project with South Korea’s Rural
Development Administration, the UAE last month harvested around 1,700
kilograms (two tons) of rice in the emirate of Sharjah.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rice-desert-pandemic-spurs-uae-000000930.html
How the pandemic could be making it harder to get food from farm to plate
07 June 2020
Many
Australians might expect the journey of food from paddock to plate to
be fairly simple, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed a number of
ways that system can be thrown into chaos.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/agricultural-supply-chains-during-pandemic/12319704
Carabao center launches food security, livelihood programs in Nueva Ecija
08 June 2020
The
Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) said it launched four projects in Nueva
Ecija to address food security issues and generate livelihood for
farmers in response to the disruption caused by the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://www.bworldonline.com/carabao-center-launches-food-security-livelihood-programs-in-nueva-ecija/
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IRRIGATION
IoT Water Sensors: Improving Water Quality Management In Agriculture
26 March 2020
As
a vital resource for plant-growing, water plays an especially important
role in agriculture. This article examines the importance of water
quality monitoring with regard to indoor agriculture, and how IoT water
sensors are key to enhancing crop yield.
https://www.agritechtomorrow.com/article/2020/03/iot-water-sensors-improving-water-quality-management-in-agriculture/12059/
Can brackish water be used for potato irrigation?
01 June 2020
Irrigation
plays a vital role in potato quality. Growers in areas such as Holbeach
Marsh, one of the driest regions in the UK, are facing considerable
economic yield losses due to common scab. Under future climate
projections we anticipate more unpredictability in rainfall events,
increased saline intrusion of groundwater reserves, and therefore a more
vulnerable freshwater supply, which could impact on potato yields in
the area.
https://ahdb.org.uk/news/can-brackish-water-be-used-for-potato-irrigation
Aerating Drip Irrigation Water: Assessing Agronomics And Economics
June 2020
One
of the most coveted inputs in farming is...air: Countless acres of soil
have been plowed over the centuries to introduce air into the root
zone. Of course, plowing is extremely energy-intensive then how should
the irrigated water be aerated?
https://www.irrigazette.com/en/news/aerating-drip-irrigation-water-assessing-agronomics-and-economics
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Sri Lanka- Integrated Watershed and Water Resources Management Project
18 May 2020
The
project aims to improve watershed and water resources planning in Sri
Lanka by supporting key water resources management agencies. Irrigation
Department, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, and Water Resources Board
are three government institutions that will benefit from this project.
The project will also improve functionality of water resources
infrastructure through rehabilitation of dams and canals in seven of the
nine provinces—Central, Eastern, North-Western, North-Central,
Sabaragamuwa, Northern and Uva.https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/loans-credits/2020/05/14/integrated-watershed-water-resources-management-sri-lanka https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/loans-credits/2020/05/14/integrated-watershed-water-resources-management-sri-lanka
Coronavirus advice highlights Asia's terrible water scarcity
05 June 2020
"Wash
your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds." This
is the advice that has echoed around the world since the outbreak of
COVID-19. This seemingly simple instruction, however, is impracticable
for most of the 2.4 billion people who live in water-scarce areas.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Coronavirus-advice-highlights-Asia-s-terrible-water-scarcity
Virtual water and trade: lightening water footprints
06 June 2020
Virtual
water helps to articulate trade-offs among social, economic and
environmental objectives, Water footprints can be a powerful but
sometimes misleading communication tool.Both show that more sustainable
water use demands an integrated approach.
https://www.iwra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PB17-June-2020-final.pdf
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IWMI Launches Webinar Series on Farmer-Led Irrigation Development
The
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is launching a
collaborative webinar mini-series on Farmer-Led Irrigation Management in
collaboration with the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, the
World Bank, and the Global Water Partnership.
Session I: Accelerating inclusive FLI and reaching scale:
Key things to consider, Thursday, June 11, 2020, 8-9 a.m. CST (13:00-14:00 UTC)
Session II: Accelerating inclusive FLI sustainably: A systems approach to reaching scale, Thursday, July 9, 2020 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/events/farmer-led-irrigation-development-fli-webinar-series/
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
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/
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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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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