New Zealand seeking Mindanao green energy, agriculture partnerships
03 February 2020
The
New Zealand government wants to bring its expertise in two sectors,
renewable energy (RE) and agriculture, in Mindanao through various
partnership schemes, according to its new envoy.
https://www.bworldonline.com/new-zealand-seeking-mindanao-green-energy-agriculture-partnerships/
Somalia declares locusts a ''national emergency'': agriculture ministry
02 February 2020
Somalia
on Sunday declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to
be a national emergency, as insects devastate food supplies in one of
the poorest and most vulnerable regions in the world.
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/somalia-declares-locusts-a-national-emergency-agriculture-ministry/1724359
Thar starts producing fruit grown through bio-saline agriculture techniques
31 January 2020
After
the successful experiments of growing regular crops with the help of
bio-saline agriculture techniques, the water-scarce region of Tharparkar
has now produced apple ber. The spokesman of Sindh Engro Coal Mining
Company (SECMC) informed here Friday that the company and its welfare
arm Thar Foundation developed the orchard of apple ber under a pilot
project.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/606969-thar-starts-producing-fruit-grown-through-bio-saline-agriculture-techniques
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Greenland’s Stunning Natural Beauty is Now Rife with Warning Signs of Climate Change
02 February 2020
Anyone
looking for all too obvious symbols of global warming—the chunks of ice
melting in the sunlight, the lack of prowling predators, the muffled
sonic booms of glaciers calving in the distance—will find plenty of them
in this extraordinarily isolated place, right at the edge of the
Greenland ice sheet.
https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/greenlands-beauty-is-showing-signs-of-climate-change-2892991/
Scientists alarmed to discover warm water at "vital point" beneath Antarctica's "doomsday glacier"
01 February 2020
Scientists
have found warm water beneath Antarctica's "doomsday glacier," a
nickname used because it is one of Antarctica's fastest melting
glaciers. While researchers have observed the recession of the Thwaites
Glacier for a decade, this marks the first time they detected the
presence of warm water – found at a "vital point" beneath the glacier.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-thwaites-melting-scientists-warm-water-antarctica-doomsday-glacier/
Even The 'Optimistic' Climate Change Forecast Can Be Catastrophic
31 January 2020
Humanity
is on pace to heat Earth by around 3 degrees Celsius, or 5.4 degrees
Fahrenheit, above pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures by the
century's end. That level of warming would be devastating. Why? The
world has warmed by a little over 1C so far. Look at what that has done
to charred Australia, rapidly melting Greenland, and the relentlessly
warming oceans.
https://in.mashable.com/science/10945/even-the-optimistic-climate-change-forecast-can-be-catastrophic [Top]
DROUGHTS
10 forgotten humanitarian crises worldwide
02 February 2020
Armyworms,
which originate in the Americas, arrived in Africa as an invasive
species a few years ago. The insects have since spread to the island of
Madagascar. El Nino-induced droughts, and armyworm infestations, have
decimated rice fields, maize and cassava crops on the island.
https://www.dw.com/en/10-forgotten-humanitarian-crises-worldwide/a-52226312
Hydroponic farm defies drought in Zimbabwe
31 January 2020
In
a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using
hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of Harare’s top restaurants,
defying drought and an economic crisis that have left millions needing
food aid.
https://www.producer.com/2020/01/hydroponic-farm-defies-drought-in-zimbabwe/
Tropical forests and coral reefs are buckling under interacting threats
28 January 2020
Climate
change, extreme weather, and human pressure are causing ecosystems
across the tropics to collapse, a new study reports. The authors
analyzed over 100 locations where tropical forests and coral reefs have
been affected by hurricanes, floods, heatwaves, droughts, fires, and
other types of extreme climate. The findings expand our understanding of
the health of these ecosystems, especially in the wider context of
climate change and damage caused by human activity.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/tropics-ecosystems-threatened-9123525/
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FLOODS
Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
03 February 2020
Elaine
Almeida looked at her aunt’s ruined house in Sabara, a town in a
southeastern region of Brazil where at least 45 people have died in
floods that followed record rainfall. “The water rose more than two
metres, she lost everything,” Almeida said. The National Meteorological
Institute said the rainfall was the heaviest ever recorded in Minas
Gerais since records began 110 years ago.
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brazil-region-swept-floods-record-rains-faces-muddy-desolation/
Exploding canals, collapsing malls: Watch Brazil’s deadly floods
30 January 2020
The
rains won't relent. For days, they've pulverized southeast Brazil,
causing widespread flooding, torrents of mudslides, dozens of deaths and
thousands of people to become homeless. Now they’re back again — with
more on the way.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/exploding-canals-and-collapsing-malls-watch-brazils-deadly-floods/2020/01/29/a2347e38-42ad-11ea-b503-2b077c436617_story.html
Flood Waters Overwhelm Northern Madagascar
27January 2020
Torrential
rains from several tropical disturbances soaked Madagascar in late
January 2020, causing widespread and deadly flooding in the northern
reaches of the island. Floods and landslides were reported in the
Alaotra Mangoro, Analamanga, Betsiboka, Boeny, Melaky, and Sofia
regions, with news and relief agencies reporting at least 30 lives lost
and more than 15,000 homes destroyed or flooded.
https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146225/flood-waters-overwhelm-northern-madagasca
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FOOD SECURITY
Women Heavily Affected by Food Shortages – UN
02 February 2020
ZIMBABWE
is currently facing its worst food shortage in over a decade, leaving
almost 8 million people food-insecure. The country, once the region’s
breadbasket and rich in fertile crops, is currently plagued by
widespread drought and flooding.
https://www.newzimbabwe.com/women-heavily-affected-by-food-shortages-un/
10 Years of Advancing Global Food Security
31 January 2020
One
in nine people suffers from hunger, and 2 billion people lack regular
access to nutritious food. As the global population swells, agricultural
productivity will need to increase by 70% to feed the world.
https://www.agweb.com/article/10-years-advancing-global-food-security
To increase agricultural yields, experts say, farmers need to be empowered
30 January 2020
Pests,
diseases, outdated technology and inadequate soil nutrients are
undermining the country's food security, agricultural experts have said.
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) researchers also said poor
infrastructure and climate change impact were other problems affecting
the agricultural sector.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001358459/experts-tell-of-threat-to-food
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IRRIGATION
Suction Irrigation Market Report (2020-2027) – Market Size, Share, Price, Trend and Forecast
02 February 2020
Suction
Irrigation Market Report provides a thorough synopsis of the
competitive landscape of the global market. The report focuses on the
startups contributing to the growth of the market. It includes an
in-depth analysis of the Global Healthcare Market which provides the
guidelines for making decisions in the businesses.
http://voiceofwr.com/suction-irrigation-market-report-2020-2027-market-size-share-price-trend-and-forecast/
Designing on-farm irrigation ponds for high and stable yield for different climates and risk-coping attitudes
31 January 2020
In
many regions, precipitation does not reliably meet crop water demands -
a situation that climate change will likely exacerbate. Supplemental
irrigation can help enhance and stabilize crop yields, but the need of
water for irrigation has often led to groundwater over-exploitation.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169420300949
Shifts in Irrigation Water Demand and Supply Patterns during Critical Crop Growth Stages
31 January 2020
Changing
irrigation water demand (IWD) and supply (IWS) patterns (size and time)
under increased climate variability and socio-economic development is
significantly effecting the water and food production in the densely
populated South Asia (SA). Considering food security paradigm of SA,
where rice and wheat are major staple and water-intensive crops, this
study aims to investigate the linkages in IWD by crops and IWS by
sources (surface and groundwater) using integrated climate and
socio-economic projections.
https://www.essoar.org/doi/10.1002/essoar.10502105.1
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Iran Launches 133 Water & Power Projects
02 February 2020
Iran’s
President Hassan Rouhani announced that 133 water and power projects
worth over $4.7 billion have been opened throughout the country in the
last four months. Opening 133 important water and power projects in 22
provinces with a value of over 20 trillion tomans [over $4.7 billion] in
less than four months displays Iranian people and government’s power,”
Rouhani said at the opening ceremony for a water treatment plant and
electricity projects in Tehran province, on January 28.
https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/iran-launches-133-water-power-projects-2020-2-2-47/
Guard them or lose them: Protecting Malaysia's raw water sources
01 February 2020
Many
do not realise the importance of guarding our raw water supply until it
affects our survival. To illustrate just how bad it can get – in India,
cases of farmers committing suicide due to crop failure have been
recorded since 1986. The reasons are many, but it ultimately leads back
to compromised water supply.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/02/561621/guard-them-or-lose-them-protecting-malaysias-raw-water-sources
Agricultural water research project receives large EU grant
31 January 2020
Using
water wisely will be increasingly important in the future, particularly
within agricultural production. The agricultural water management
research project WATERAGRI, which is coordinated by the Faculty of
Engineering at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded SEK 74
million from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme with the aim to improve
agricultural water management and nutrient recovery from waste streams
over the next four years.
https://www.miragenews.com/agricultural-water-research-project-receives-large-eu-grant/
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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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Irrigation and Drainage (ICID Journal No.68.4)
The
latest issue of ICID Journal, Irrigation and Drainage (No.68.4)
published in December 2019 is now available online free via Wiley online
library for all ICID office bearers, work body members and subscribers.
Papers are available in easy to read PDF format. The journal provides
access to the full text of all articles published in Irrigation and
Drainage since 2001, as well as Tables of Contents and Abstracts.
Early
View service provides papers online as soon as they have been accepted
for publication, which can be several months earlier than the papers
published in print. Sign up for FREE Wiley Alerts – receive the table of
contents via email as soon as an issue is published online: For
2019 Wiley has provided each ICID office bearer, work body member and
subscriber a membership registration number. Your e-mail address is your
user nam and you can choose your own password.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1531-0361
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