Agricultural changes
20 January 2020
Our current food system isn’t sustainable for growing nutritious crops, raising healthy livestock or feeding billions of people.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/601153-agricultural-changes
Report shows importance of agriculture in production of sustainable food and raw materials
18 January 2020
In
Germany, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants
published a Report on Global Market Supply which indicates the
particular importance of agriculture in the production of sustainable
foodstuffs and renewable raw materials.
https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2020/01/18/report-shows-importance-of-agriculture-in-production-of-sustainable-food-and-raw-materials/
The "Compact Agriculture" Concept
17 January 2020
Thanks
to technological advances and a diversity of business models in recent
years, however, expressions like "smart agriculture," "agrobusiness,"
and "gainful agriculture" are more realistic and agriculture has real
potential to become a leading-edge industry.
https://www.obayashi.co.jp/en/special/compact_agriculture.html
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Tackling climate change delivers competitive advantage, says BCG
20 January 2020
As
global leaders gather in Davos this week businesses and investors are
being urged to put themselves first—by accelerating their action on
climate change. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) and
Boston Consulting Group titled, The Net Zero Challenge highlights the
business imperative of tackling climate change.
https://which-50.com/tackling-climate-change-delivers-a-competitive-advantage-says-bcg/
Groundwater Resources and Climate (GRAPHIC)
19 January 2020
GRAPHIC
(Groundwater Resources Assessment under the Pressures of Humanity and
Climate Change) is a UNESCO-IHP project, seeking to improve our
understanding of how groundwater interacts within the global water
cycle, how it supports ecosystems and humankind and, in turn, responds
to complex and coupled pressures of human activity and climate change.
https://en.unesco.org/groundwaterresourcesandclimate
Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heats up
18 January 2020
One
of the biggest revelations of the Special Report On The Ocean And
Cryosphere In A Changing Climate, released in September by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was how much the
global ocean has heated up.
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/climate-change-tracker-the-global-ocean-heats-up-11579262182860.html [Top]
DROUGHTS
Government offers $500,000 loans to drought-hit farm businesses
17 January 2020
The
Federal Government will be offering loans of up to $500,000 to help
small farmers affected by drought pay for operating expenses and
refinance existing debt.
https://www.businessnewsaus.com.au/articles/government-offers--500-000-loans-to-drought-hit-farm-businesses.html
Drought conditions in Texoma
16 January 2020
Rain
is always a welcome sight to Texomans. “We can zoom in on the state of
Texas and see that there are some concerned areas from the panhandle as
we're coming into the Wichita Falls area,” he said, “First warning of
drought is probably the meteorological one – are we getting sufficient
rainfall. Second warning of drought is, how are the river systems,
stream systems responding?”
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2020/01/17/drought-conditions-texoma/
Mega Droughts Engulf Whole Countries
13 January 2020
Throughout
the world, mega droughts are hitting hard with a ferocity not seen in
decades and in some cases not seen in centuries. It’s not merely
coincidental that as global warming accelerates, droughts turn more
vicious than ever before. All of which begs the logical question of when
will world leaders wake up with a unified plan of action to mitigate
carbon emissions, or is it already too late?
https://citywatchla.com/index.php/2016-01-01-13-17-00/los-angeles/19121-mega-droughts-engulf-whole-countries
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FLOODS
Emergency Response Launched as Floods in Southern Iran Destroy Homes and Isolate Communities
16 January 2020
Iranians
are facing catastrophic floods – again. It’s only been nine months
since last spring’s deadly torrential rains hit hundreds of cities and
villages. Now the rains have returned, submerging Iran, Afghanistan, and
Pakistan’s border regions with floodwaters that put lives and
livelihoods at risk.
https://www.ri.org/emergency-response-launched-for-100000-affected-by-floods-in-southern-iran/
Jakarta Residents Sue Government After Historic New Year Flooding
15 January 2020
As
the oceans and the atmosphere warms, we get more floods. This month,
Indonesia has experienced record floods, which have been far less
reported than the Australian fires. However, in excess of sixty people
have been killed and over 175,000 displaced in floods that started
around the New Year.
http://priceofoil.org/2020/01/15/jakarta-residents-sue-government-after-historic-new-year-flooding/
Learning from history, Nagano area prepared for October flood
13 January 2020
Three
months after Typhoon No. 19 struck Japan, I visited the Naganuma
district of the prefectural capital of Nagano, also known by its old
name of Shinshu, a major apple growing area. The Naganuma district is
close to where torrential rain triggered by the typhoon in October
caused the banks of the Chikumagawa river to give way.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ202001130023.html
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FOOD SECURITY
Floods threatening Zambia food security
20 January 2020
Heavy
rain and floods are threatening the already fragile food security
situation in Zambia. Floods come at a time Zambia is experiencing the
worst drought since 1981.
http://cajnewsafrica.com/2020/01/20/floods-threatening-zambia-food-security/
Birds, insects and drought make Kenya's food situation bleak
19 January 2020
Kenya
stares at a food shortage crisis this year following changing rainfall
patterns and the invasion of quelea birds, maize diseases and, now,
desert locusts. Already, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the
United Nations (FAO) has warned that Kenya is likely to suffer worsening
food shortages.
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-stares-at-a-food-shortage-crisis/1056-5423250-96b5efz/index.html
Broadband Has A Role to Play in Sustainable Agriculture
14 January 2020
Nearly
a billion people affected by hunger and malnutrition ought to have
access to nutritious food as a basic human right according to latest
reports. A majority of the 795 million undernourished population live in
developing countries and rural areas.
https://techfinancials.co.za/2020/01/14/broadband-has-a-role-to-play-in-sustainable-agriculture/
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IRRIGATION
Water from overflowing ponds used for farming
19 January 2020
The
Command Area Development Authority (CADA) has proposed using surplus
water from overflowing ponds in villages for irrigation to reduce usage
of groundwater for the purpose. The CADA has studied 11 ponds in
villages in Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Ambala and Yamuna Nagar districts.
After testing water and calculating daily available runoff, the area
which can be irrigated from surplus water was calculated on the basis of
crop water requirement in 11 villages, CADA officials said.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/water-from-overflowing-ponds-used-for-farming-28646
Regulating water reuse for agricultural irrigation: risks related to organic micro-contaminants
18 January 2020
In
recent years, more and more countries see irrigation using reclaimed
water as an opportunity to secure and enhance agricultural production.
Despite the benefits of water reuse, the scientific community raised
several concerns and challenges for human health and the environment.
https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-019-0283-0
Crow Algorithm for Irrigation Management: A Case Study
14 January 2020
This
study employed a new evolutionary algorithm namely, the crow algorithm
(CA), to optimize reservoir operation and minimize irrigation water
deficit. Comprehensive analysis have been carried out between the
proposed CA algorithm and other algorithms such as Prticle Swarm
optimization (PSO), Shark Algorithm (SA), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and
Weed Algorithm (WA).
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11269-020-02488-6
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Aerosol, improper management of water led to floods
18 January 2020
Accumulation
of aerosol particles in the air and improper management of water
resources were the reasons for the floods and landslips that ravaged
Kerala in recent years, Madhav Gadgil, who led the Western Ghats Ecology
Expert Panel, has said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/aerosol-improper-managementof-water-led-to-floods-says-gadgil/article30596165.ece
Khmer river eyed to ease drought
18 January 2020
Drought
coupled with a growing thirst in the Eastern Economic Corridor [EEC]
has prompted plans to divert water from the Satung Nam River in
Cambodia. "The Eastern Seaboard has no dependable major river, only
reservoirs," said Alongkorn Ponlaboot, assistant to the agriculture
minister.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1838209/khmer-river-eyed-to-ease-drought
Revolutionizing water resource management
15 January 2020
A
St. Paul District team is working to becoming a national center of
expertise for integrated water resource management, or IWRM. Spearheaded
by Sierra Keenan, planning, and Nate Campbell, project management, the
team is working to fill a gap of formalized knowledge and expertise.
Integrated water resource management is a way to approach planning. The
approach looks at the big picture of a watershed. Instead of costly
temporary fixes, this watershed-view provides solutions to the larger
problems.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/359645/revolutionizing-water-resource-management
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Roorkee Water Conclave: Roorkee, India 26-28 February 2020
The
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and National Institute of
Hydrology Roorkee will jointly organize regular international conference
every 2 years in the area of various facets of water to be known as
Roorkee Water Conclave. Keeping in view the importance of the potential
impact of climate change on the water sector, the first edition of the
Roorkee Water Conclave will be on the theme “Hydrological Aspects of
Climate Change” and it will be held at IIT Roorkee during 26-28 February
2020. Contact: Organizing Committee, Roorkee Water Conclave, Department
of Water Resources Development & Management, Indian Institute of
Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667, Uttarakhand, India. Phone:
+91-1332-285872/ 284755/ 249229/ 249244; E-mail: info.rwc@iitr.ac.in info.rwc2020@gmail.com
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Water
Pollution 2020: 15th International Conference on Monitoring, Modelling
and Management of Water Pollution, 13-15 May 2020, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2020-conferences/water-pollution-2020; Email: wit@wessex.ac.uk
MinWat
2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters:
Genesis, Exploitation, Protection and Valorisation, 31 March-3 April
2020, Caserta, Italy. For more details, please visit: https://iah.org/events/minwat-2020; Email: segratario@iahitaly.it
6th IWA International Symposium on Water, Wastewater and Environment in Ancient Civilizations: Traditions and Cultures
28-30 April 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 (28 &
29 April) and in the Conference Hall of the Theological School of Halki
in the island of Heybeliada, Istanbul, Turkey (30 April).
https://iwa-network.org/events/iwa-regional-symposium-on-water-wastewater-and-environment-traditions-and-cultures/
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Adaptive Strategies—Past, Present and Future
An
anthology of scholarly writings on water heritage by various authors,
compiled and edited by Carola Hein. The publisher of the book is
‘Springer Open.’
After an introductory chapter on ‘Connecting Water
and Heritage for the future, the contributions from the writers have
been placed under five broad themes: (i) Drinking Water; (ii)
Agricultural Water; (iii) Land Reclamation and Defense; (iv) River and
Coastal Planning; and (v) Port Cities and Waterfronts.
The book is
studded with writings on interesting issues like water infrastructure;
ancient systems of water management; intangible and tangible
agricultural heritage; legends, case studies; reassessing heritage;
preservation of landscapes; future possibilities of heritage; cultural
heritage; coastal landscapes; inter-regional knowledge exchange; the
impact of planning reforms; heritage as a culture of risk, vulnerability
and adaptation; and a lot more…
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