Locally-made seeders are critical enablers of conservation agriculture
03 November 2019
The availability and use of direct seeders are key for the successful introduction and scaling of conservation agriculture (CA). In the past, several CA projects were unable to go to scale partly because of the use of imported direct seeders.
https://www.icarda.org/media/drywire/locally-made-seeders-are-critical-enablers-conservation-agriculture
 

 
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CLIMATE CHANGE 








Climate change: Asia 'coal addiction' must end, UN chief warns
02 November 2019
The chief of the United Nations has warned Asia to quit its "addiction" to coal in a bid to tackle climate change. UN Secretary General António Guterres said countries in the region were among the most vulnerable to global warming and should be on the "front line" of efforts to stop it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50276983
 

Ten Facts about the Economics of Climate Change and Climate Policy
31 October 2019
The world’s climate has already changed measurably in response to accumulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These changes as well as projected future disruptions have prompted intense research into the nature of the problem and potential policy solutions. This document aims to summarize much of what is known about both, adopting an economic lens focused on how ambitious climate objectives can be achieved at the lowest possible cost.
https://siepr.stanford.edu/research/publications/ten-facts-about-economics-climate-change-and-climate-policy
 

Climate change is affecting the way Europe floods, experts warn
25 October 2019
New analysis of five decades of European flood and temperature data, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, demonstrates for the first time an increasing overlap between the onset of spring and the highest points of seasonal flooding.

https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_681850_en.html 

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DROUGHTS 





The cost of drought - and it's just going to grow
03 November 2019
The federal government has spent $8 billion on direct drought assistance to farmers since the turn of the century, amid warnings new efforts to help farmers and rural communities could fail to deal with a natural disaster set to increase in intensity.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-cost-of-drought-and-it-s-just-going-to-grow-20191102-p536rd.html
 

Climate change sparks 'hunger crisis' from Angola to South Sudan
01 November 2019
Persistent droughts, back-to-back cyclones and widespread flooding have wreaked havoc on harvests in southern Africa, sparking a hunger crisis that could affect 45 million people in the next six months.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/climate-change-sparks-hunger-crisis-angola-south-sudan/
 

Two-thirds of Karnataka hit by drought, floods
30 October 2019
Nature has thrown up an oddball challenge to Karnataka this year. More than 130 of the 178 taluks in the state are either reeling under drought or affected by the worst flooding in more than a century during the southwest monsoon.
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/two-thirds-of-karnataka-hit-by-drought-floods-772011.html


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 FLOODS






Britain is lashed by rain with weather warning issued for tomorrow with alerts of 47 possible floods across the country
03 November 2019
The UK is set to be hit with more floods this week as rain lashes down on most of the country, making it a wet few days for many.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7644515/Britain-lashed-rain-weather-warning-issued-tomorrow-alerts-47-possible-floods.html

 

Floods in Somalia displace more than 250,000 people - U.N.
01 November 2019
Heavy rains have killed at least 10 people and displaced more than 270,000 in Somalia, destroying infrastructure and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Nations said on Friday.
https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/floods-in-somalia-displace-more-than-250000-people-un
 

Environmentalists argue state’s plans to fight flooding could make the problem worse
31 October 2019
Groups, like the Coastal Conservation League, have criticized the South Carolina Floodwater Commission’s report, which suggests man-made lakes, artificial reefs, and changes to the flow of some state’s rivers could address crippling flooding and costly, coastal erosion.
https://www.live5news.com/2019/10/31/environmentalists-argue-states-plans-fight-flooding-could-make-problem-worse/

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FOOD SECURITY 
 





 

FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation strengthen partnership on food security and sustainable development
02 November 2019
FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at providing food security and sustainable development for present and future generations, in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
https://reliefweb.int/report/china/fao-and-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-strengthen-partnership-food-security-and
 

USAID Announces $35 Million for the Water and Energy for Food Challenge
23 October 2019
Today at the Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP19 (link is external)) in San Francisco, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick announced $35 million for the Water and Energy for Food ("WE4F") Challenge.
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/oct-23-2019-usaid-announces-35-million-water-and-energy-food-challenge

 

Billions face food, water shortages over next 30 years as nature fails
10 October 2019
As many as five billion people, particularly in Africa and South Asia, are likely to face shortages of food and clean water in the coming decades as nature declines. Hundreds of millions more could be vulnerable to increased risks of severe coastal storms, according to the first-ever model examining how nature and humans can survive together
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/billions-face-water-food-insecurity/

 

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IRRIGATION






Authority trains Homa Bay farmers to increase production
03 November 2019
The Lake Basin Development Authority has began to train farmers in Homa Bay County to boost farm production. The farmers include those practising their agricultural activities under the Sh5.6 billion Kimira Oluch irrigation scheme.
https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nyanza/2019-11-03-authority-trains-homa-bay-farmers-to-increase-production/
 

Irrigation channels have turned into breeding grounds for mosquitoes
03 November 2019
Open canals and storm water drains have turned Ramalinga Nagar into a mosquito breeding ground much to the inconvenience of residents.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/irrigation-channels-have-turned-into-breeding-grounds-for-mosquitoes/article29871920.ece
 

Wound Irrigation Devices Market In-Depth Analysis including key players
02 November 2019
Stats and Reports recently announced the publication of its new title on “Global Wound Irrigation Devices Market” from its database. The report provides study with in-depth overview, describing about the Product / Industry Scope and elaborates market outlook and status to 2025.

https://cryptonewsplus.com/2019/11/02/wound-irrigation-devices-market-in-depth-analysis-including-key-players-aurena-laboratories-cooper-surgical-bionix-b-braun-fresenius-se/

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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 







Rising demand for clean water key highlight at IDA Leaders’ Summit in Dubai
01 November 2019
The summit brought together prominent water and energy sector leaders who discussed critical long-term sustainable solutions within the desalination and water reuse industry.
The exclusive forum underscored the ever-growing demand for clean water as well as key solutions to the mounting sustainability challenges amidst the growing threats of climate change.
https://www.pumps-africa.com/rising-demand-for-clean-water-key-highlight-at-ida-leaders-summit-in-dubai/
 

Forums outline water strategies to last a century
31 October 2019
The 100-Year Water Vision community conversations, a series of forums that will run until mid-November, made a stop in Bend on Friday to brief Central Oregonians on what’s being done locally and statewide to improve the quality, usage, conservation and delivery of water.
https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7529862-151/forums-outline-water-strategies-to-last-a-century
 

Despite Floods This Year, 28 Million People in Iran Face Water Shortage
29 October 2019
Latest figures published in Iran show 233 cities and towns still face water shortage despite plenty of rains in the spring that inundated vast areas of the country and killed dozens. About 140 cities are in the state of yellow alert, with means ten percent water shortage, while 59 cities and towns are in the red category with more than 20 percent shortage. The rest face orange alert.
http://www.payvand.com/news/19/oct/1112.html
 

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Association Fran'aise pour l'Etude des Irrigations et du Drainage (AFEID), is organizing a two-day Conference on “Water Savings in Irrigation” from 13-14 November 2019 at Montpellier, France.
The objectives of the Conference are : (a) Exchange around the levers of water-saving and efficiency improvements in irrigation; (b) Share the quantitative feedback on water savings achieved by a change of equipment or the adoption of piloting tools in the different EU countries; (c) Share the methodologies used in the various European countries for the ex-ante evaluation of potential water savings; present the French methodology established at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture; and (d) present technical innovations to save water in irrigation.
For further information on program, registration, submission of abstract etc., please visit the conference website: https://watersaving.sciencesconf.org

The International Conference on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA),
1-3 December 2019, Cairo, Egypt; Ms. Sara Youssef Conference Coordinator fnssa@food-conference.org,
Website: https://www.food-conference.org/events/food-nutrition-security-and-sustainable-agriculture-1st#objectiveoftheconferencehttps://www.food-conference.org/events/food-nutrition-security-and-sustainable-agriculture-1st#objectiveoftheconference

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

24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au

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/
 

24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia. For more info 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.icid2020.com.au

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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/