ICID Watsave Awards and Recognition of World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS)
WatSave Awards: For details, please visit: http://icid-ciid.org/award/watsave/43
WHIS Recognition: For details regarding nomination and criterion for the recognition, please visit: http://icid-ciid.org/award/his/44
From this year onwards, ONLY ONLINE NOMINATION FORM SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED at  https://icidevents.org/awards
The deadline for receipt of the entries for WatSave awards and WHIS from the National Committees along with the completed ‘Nomination Form’ and related details to the ICID Central Office, New Delhi (India) is 31 July 2020. 
For queries, please contact Dr. Sahdev Singh, Director (Knowledge Management) at icid@icid.org
 

Mode of Application

As informed, the nominations for the awards were to be accepted only via online submissions. However, given the technical limitations imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are accepting the nominations via email as well.

If possible, we encourage you to submit your applications online. In case you face any difficulty, kindly inform us at icid@icid.org

Kindly email us your applications with all relevant documents at icid@icid.org

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.

Global methane emissions arising due to oil and gas, agriculture
14 July 2020
U.S. oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, two new studies show.
https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/global-methane-emissions-rising-due-to-oil-and-gas-agriculture-studies

Agriculture’s extremely tiny saviors
16 July 2020
Custom-made microbes are coming to reduce farm pollution and make crops more productive.
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/ideas/graphics/2020/07/the-future-of-food/articles/agricultures-extremely-tiny-saviors/

Validation of Agriculture as an Essential and Sustainable Industry
16 July 2020
The most essential of all, however, may be the production of food. We simply can’t live without it.
https://www.agweb.com/blog/validation-agriculture-essential-and-sustainable-industry
 

CLIMATE CHANGE 







Climate change: Detroit seeing increase in hotter than normal summer days
17 July 2020
A trend in the increase of hotter than normal, or above average, summer days in Detroit.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/weather/2020/07/17/climate-change-detroit-seeing-increase-in-hotter-than-normal-summer-days/

Climate change helped drive Siberia's heat wave, scientists confirm
18 July 2020
Record-breaking heat in Siberia during the first half of this year would have been almost impossible without the influence of human-induced climate change, according to a new study.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/07/17/climate-change-helped-drive-siberias-heat-wave-scientists-confirm.html

Efficient cooling is seen as key to keeping climate change in check
19 July 2020
The United Nations report said that while cooling devices like air conditioners and refrigerators are crucial to human health and the global economy, emissions from the fossil fuels used to power them could worsen climate change.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-climatechange-temperature/efficient-cooling-seen-as-key-to-keeping-climate-change-in-check-idUSKCN24K0CG 

DROUGHTS 






Drought has officially come to the Omaha metro
17 July 2020
Those dry, brittle grasses aren’t lying. The Omaha metro area has officially slipped into drought.
https://omaha.com/weather/drought-has-officially-come-to-the-omaha-metro/article_3e7d4034-7c58-5656-a44e-5556ea293f41.html

S.African farmers rap repeal of state of disaster for drought
18 July 2020
South Africa, one of the 30 most water-scarce countries in the world, has revoked its classification of drought as a national disaster.
https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN24J0BB-OZATP

Why Filling Ethiopia’s Mega-Dam Riles Nile Region
20 July 2020
Ethiopia has been at loggerheads with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan for years over a $4.8 billion mega-dam it’s building on the Nile River.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/why-filling-ethiopias-mega-dam-riles-nile-region/2020/07/18/6597b0a6-c8c4-11ea-a825-8722004e4150_story.html 

 FLOODS






Surprise flash floods hit Italy's Palermo
16 July 2020
Wandering thunderstorms wreak havoc in the city on the island of Sicily.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/surprise-flash-floods-hit-italy-palermo-200716083018802.htm

China Continues to Battle Its Worst Flooding in Decades
17 July 2020
Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings Friday as weeks of torrential rains have caused the worst flooding in more than 30 years
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/voa-news-china/china-continues-battle-its-worst-flooding-decades

Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly four million people, at least 189 dead
19 July 2020
Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-floods/floods-in-india-nepal-displace-nearly-four-million-people-at-least-189-dead-idUSKCN24K06S
 

FOOD SECURITY 








As Pandemic Wears On In Nevada, Food Insecurity Worries Grow
17 July 2020
With a quarter of the workforce unemployed and lives disrupted because of the pandemic, the risk of hunger is growing
https://knpr.org/knpr/2020-07/pandemic-wears-nevada-food-insecurity-worries-grow

OP-ED: The road to food security
18 July 2020
The production of rice, especially the Boro variety (cultivated in residual water in low-lying areas), has facilitated Bangladesh’s journey from import dependence to food self-suffciency.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2020/07/18/op-ed-the-road-to-food-security

Experts hail UAE’s comprehensive food security strategy
18 July 2020
"In the UAE, food security is a national priority, and long-term food security and self-sufficiency are key strategic goals for the government," Musharrkh said.
https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395302855886 

IRRIGATION





 July is Smart Irrigation Month

15 July 2020
Here are a few checks to perform on a monthly or periodic basis to make sure you’re maximizing your investment.
https://www.aroundosceola.com/news/july-smart-irrigation-month

Business climate as vital as water in irrigation success
16 July 2020
The Saskatchewan government has made irrigation a key focus of its agricultural vision, but it will also require a competitive tax and regulatory regime, a qualified labour pool, improved transportation , adequate support for technology development and improved trade infrastructure.
https://www.producer.com/2020/07/business-climate-as-vital-as-water-in-irrigation-success/

Davis: Improve landscape with basic irrigation, mulching strategies
19 July 2020
High temperatures and low rainfall are in store until sometime in late September when cooler fall weather arrives.
https://www.news-journal.com/features/lifestyle/davis-improve-landscape-with-basic-irrigation-mulching-strategies/article_b24f2f38-c6ed-11ea-83a0-8304e4144251.html

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 







Fixing the Water Cycle: Managing Soils for Water Efficiency
16 July 2020
Fixing the water cycle—easier said than done, with so many demands on water resources around the world.
http://organicfarmermag.com/2020/07/fixing-the-water-cycle-managing-soils-for-water-efficiency/

Where is water distributed during a drought?
17 July 2020
In low precipitation periods, where and how is the limited available water distributed, and what possibilities are there for improving retention in the soil and the landscape?
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-drought.html

Colo. official says management program holds water
18 July 2020
After a year of meetings, workshops and in-depth discussions, state officials feel a feasibility investigation into a program that would pay water users to reduce consumption and add to a savings account in Lake Powell should continue.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/colo-official-says-management-program-holds-water/

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

[Top]

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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