Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian farmers cultivate ties in clean agriculture
30 November 2019
An exchange programme of farmers from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia took place in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on November 30, aiming to foster the friendship and cooperation among the three countries in agricultural product production and selling.
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamese-lao-cambodian-farmers-cultivate-ties-in-clean-agriculture/164623.vnp
 

Compliance with Paris Agreement would limit loss of productivity for fishing and agriculture
27 November 2019
By combining climate models with global employment, economic, and food security data, a group of scientists has analysed the potential effects of climate change on two key food sectors: agriculture and fishing.
http://www.cnrs.fr/en/compliance-paris-agreement-would-limit-loss-productivity-fishing-and-agriculture
 

Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture – A Background
25 November 2019
Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture is arriving in Austria and Hungary – beans, cereals, and oleic seeds are now available from plant-based, stock-free organic farming.

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamese-lao-cambodian-farmers-cultivate-ties-in-clean-agriculture/164623.vnp

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CLIMATE CHANGE 








UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
01 December 2019
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate" so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/world/2019/12/01/un-chief-warns-of-point-of-no-return-on-climate-change/
 

Eating insects can help save the planet, says EU climate change innovation chief
01 December 2019
Eating insects can help protect the planet against climate change and water and land shortages as the global population soars, according to the EU’s climate change innovation chief.
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/eating-insects-can-help-save-the-planet-says-eu-climate-change-innovation-chief-1328980
 

Students around the world walk out to protest climate change ahead of U.N. summit
29 November 2019
Students around the world are skipping school Friday and taking to the streets to protest global warming. Demonstrations in Madrid, Tokyo, and Melbourne are being billed as a "Global Day of Action" ahead of COP25, a U.N. climate change summit beginning in Madrid next week.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-students-around-the-world-walkout-and-protest-ahead-of-un-summit/ 

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DROUGHTS 







Estonian scientist: Climate patterns in Europe are about to change
30 November 2019
Precipitation extremes that lead to floods or droughts are related to the severest damages to human activities in nearly all regions of the world – what will our weather be like in the future? Jüri Kamenik, a lecturer of climatology and meteorology at Tallinn University has got some answers.
https://estonianworld.com/knowledge/estonian-scientist-climate-patterns-in-europe-are-about-to-change/
 

Is southern Africa drought drying up Victoria Falls?
27 November 2019
It's known as "The Smoke that Thunders" but as the drought in southern Africa takes its toll, Victoria Falls on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia is no longer thundering as majestically as before.
http://www.702.co.za/articles/368224/is-southern-africa-drought-drying-up-victoria-falls
 

Drought Has a New Impact on Plants and Carbon Dioxide
27 November 2019
Extreme drought’s influence on vegetation will develop into extra dominant beneath future local weather change, as famous in a paper out right now within the journal Nature Climate Change.
https://agroecologyinnovations.com/drought-has-a-new-impact-on-plants-and-carbon-dioxide/682/


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 FLOODS







Expert links flash floods to outdated development rules
02 December 2019
An expert in disaster management believes outdated rules on development and heavy urbanisation are factors behind the steady rise in the occurrence of natural disasters such as flash floods.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/12/02/expert-links-flash-floods-to-outdated-development-rules/
 

Red alert for more rain and floods in southeast France
01 December 2019
Forecaster Météo France has issued the red alert - the most severe - warning to the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes, warning residents of storms, heavy rainfall, and a high risk of flooding. This is of “exceptional intensity”, the forecaster said, and represents a danger to the population, with riverbanks expected to be at risk of breaking and overflowing.
https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Red-alert-for-more-rain-and-floods-in-southeast-France-as-catastrophe-naturelle-declared-after-last-week
 

Number of Malaysians in flood evacuation shelters double to more than 2,600 as heavy rains continue
01 December 2019
The number of Malaysians who fled to flood evacuation centres doubled to 2,611 people on Saturday (Nov 30) evening, as heavy rains continued to fall in Terengganu and Kelantan states, Bernama news agency reported on Sunday.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/number-of-malaysians-in-flood-evacuation-shelters-double-to-more-than-2600

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FOOD SECURITY 
 






Dates can help alleviate hunger: FAO
01 December 2019
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has listed five reasons for dates to become food of the future, stating that dates are nutritious and important for livelihoods besides being part of a long heritage and culture, tolerant to difficult environmental conditions, and have untapped potential.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1519812/dates-can-help-alleviate-hunger-fao
 

China fears trade conflicts, climate change could pose threat to food security
30 November 2019
Global trade conflicts and the increasing trend towards unilateral trade agreements have raised alarm bells in Beijing about how China can continue to feed its 1.4 billion people.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3040015/china-fears-trade-conflicts-climate-change-could-pose-threat

 

U.N: Socialist Zimbabwe on Brink of ‘Man-Made Starvation’
29 November 2019
U.N. envoy Hilal Elver visited the southern African country this month to assess the severity of the socialist-controlled country’s food shortages, which have left 7.7 million people in a position of nutritional insecurity.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/11/29/u-n-socialist-zimbabwe-brink-man-made-starvation/ 

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IRRIGATION






 

Travel Oman: The wonders of falaj irrigation system
30 November 2019
The method of delivering water from the mountains to the villages through a series of canals that allowed villagers to easily irrigate their fields, Oman’s Falaj system was so intricate to the country in the past – and still is – that five of these irrigation networks within the country have been named UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
https://timesofoman.com/article/2311777/Oman/Tourism/Travel-Oman-The-wonders-of-falaj-irrigation-system
 

Widespread rains expected to boost wheat crop sowing
30 November 2019
Fairly widespread rains during the past two days in the country’s key wheat producing States of Punjab and Haryana is expected to boost the wheat crop sowing this Rabi (winter) season, officials and experts told The Hindu.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/widespread-rains-expected-to-boost-wheat-crop-sowing/article30119425.ece

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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 





 

Smarter strategies for sharing South Asia’s rivers
30 November 2019
South Asia is facing severe water scarcity. As the region’s population grows and its economies develop, a lack of sustainable water development strategy is leading to increasingly acute water shortages.
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/11/30/smarter-strategies-for-sharing-south-asias-rivers/
 

Expert warns against proliferation of water wells
01 December 2019
National President of the Nigeria Master Drillers Association, Michael Ale, has warned of the proliferation of water wells in the country, saying the uncontrolled nature of these wells portend potential health hazard for the people.
https://thenationonlineng.net/expert-warns-against-proliferation-of-water-wells/
 

Master plan aims to inject urgency into water crisis management
29 November 2019
While communities in parts of the country are battling to deal with a water crisis, the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation announced what it has described as ‘a master plan driven by a sense of emergency’.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-11-29-master-plan-aims-to-inject-urgency-into-water-crisis-management/

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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

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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Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries by Chris Dickens, Sibusiso Nhlengethwa and Brown Ndhlovu
Published by International Water Management Institute
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to achieve change in almost every aspect of life on Earth. Encompassing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, the Agenda marks the first time in history when all nations have agreed on how to chart their future. The SDGs are not just a global reporting exercise, however, but rather involve a global program that embraces country-led efforts. Guided by the ideas contained in the 2030 Agenda, each nation must seek to become more prosperous and sustainable, while contributing to the global effort at the same time. If all the countries achieve this, we will have a sustainable planet and a secure future for all. This document offers guidance on how developing countries can adapt the SDGs to their own contexts and priorities. It indicates important areas for developing countries to consider when creating their own program to achieve the SDGs, and provides examples of success to demonstrate concrete possibilities for progress.