Threatened species panel should include agriculture sector: report 
28 June 2019 
The federal government should take advice from the agriculture sector when deciding on protections for threatened animals and plants, says an official report that recommends spending $1 billion encouraging farmers and others to protect the environment. 
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/threatened-species-panel-should-include-agriculture-sector-report-20190627-p521vr.html 

 

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Looming 'Climate Apartheid' Could Split the World into the Rich and the Dead, UN Warns 
26 June 2019 
Through droughts, floods, fires and famine, the escalating effects of climate change will touch every single life on Earth in the coming decades, though hardly with equal force. According to a new report from the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the world's poor could be hit so powerfully by the hardships of climate change that the very concept of human rights might break with them. 
https://www.livescience.com/65797-climate-apartheid-un-report.html 

 

AI tools can help individuals tackle climate change, scientists say 
26 June 2019 
Experts from Harvard, MIT, Google, Microsoft, and elsewhere say artificial intelligence could contribute to high impact solutions for reducing global emissions. 
https://www.cnet.com/news/ai-tools-can-help-individuals-tackle-climate-change-scientists-say/ 
 

G20 members at odds over climate change for summit 
27 June 2019 
Group of 20 nations meets in Osaka and a lack of urgency to address our changing climate will be a hot topic. 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/g20-members-odds-climate-change-summit-190627110625025.html 

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Some Trees Could Worsen Droughts by Consuming Too Much Water 
26 June 2019 
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal showed some trees could actually worsen a drought in their areas by soaking up far too much ground water. It was conducted by a team led led by University of Utah biologists William Anderegg, Anna Trugman and David Bowling.
https://www.medicaldaily.com/some-trees-worsen-droughts-consuming-water-437451 
 

'Peace ambassadors' ease water conflicts in drought-prone Kenya 
27 June 2019 
Outside a small, secluded house in Maweni village, a group of about 150 farmers sat together in the sweltering heat to talk about a topic giving them all sleepless nights: water. Martin Muasya, one of the farmers, spoke about a physical fight he had with a neighbor four years ago, when they both thought each was stealing water from the other. 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-kenya-water-feature/peace-ambassadors-ease-water-conflicts-in-drought-prone-kenya-idUSKCN1TS1AU

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Farmer turns to cover crop after spring flooding causes missed planting deadline 
08 July 2019 
The Midwest floods from March continue to affect farmers. Crops are not growing at their usual rate, and some farmers have not been able to get a start. 
Dannebrog farmer Kurt Kroeger has found an alternative-a cover crop, the protection and enrichment of soil and silage corn to feed the cattle. 
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/farmer-turns-to-cover-crop-to-farm 
 

In a flood-prone region of Bangladesh gardens go afloat 
05 July 2019 
A large part of Bangladesh is located in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the world’s largest river delta. Most of the land in the country is barely above sea level. As a result, during the monsoon, which brings heavy rains, more than one-fifth of the country may become flooded. Climate change is exacerbating the situation by causing the sea level to rise as well as triggering more frequent and severe storms. 
https://www.sustainability-times.com/sustainable-business/best-practices/in-flood-prone-regions-of-bangladesh-gardens-go-afloat/

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Food security remains dire in South Sudan, but sees improvements: UN envoy 
25 June 2019 
The UN envoy for South Sudan said Tuesday that the food security in South Sudan remains dire but improvements are taking place. UN Secretary-General's Special Representative David Shearer said about seven million people in South Sudan are facing crisis or worse. 
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/26/c_138173430.htm 
 

Why a global surveillance system for crop diseases is urgently needed 
27 June 2019 
In a new report published in the journal Science, scientists argue that a Global Surveillance System (GSS) must be put in place to strengthen and connect biosecurity measures to prevent the spread and reemergence of crop diseases and therefore improve global food security. 
https://www.earth.com/news/global-surveillance-system-crop-diseases/

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Drip Irrigation System Ideas You Can Build Yourself 
26 June 2019 
Having a drip irrigation system can help keep your plants alive and thriving even when you aren’t around or if you’re planning to be away for a while. But they can be costly if you buy them in the store. Instead, there are many do it yourself drip irrigation systems out there. And you may already have some of the equipment you need at home. 
http://southeastagnet.com/2019/06/26/drip-irrigation-system-ideas-build-yourself/ 
 

Water savings comes pouring into Utah with millions of federal dollars 
06 July 2019 
A 1,700-foot unlined earthen canal that serves the Davis and Weber Counties Canal Co., will be replaced with steel piping and a culvert, boosting water savings for a system that's experienced shortened irrigation seasons due to years of drought. 
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900078511/utah-water-savings-federal-dollars.html 
 

Water-stressed India could ask its farmers to irrigate less 
05 July 2018 
India is one of the world’s biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country’s severe shortages. 
https://theprint.in/india/water-stressed-india-could-ask-its-farmers-to-irrigate-less/258755/ 

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Is Groundwater a Reliable Source of Water for Communities 
26 June 2019 
Traditionally, communities all over the world have relied on fresh surface water to meet their water needs. Thus, with the advent of urban centers and rapid development, one of the first thrust areas was to control and store surface water resources so that the population of an area can reliably survive on it. 
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/is-groundwater-a-reliable-source-of-water-for-communities/ 
 

Teen becomes graywater advocate 
05 July 2019 
At an age when other kids are obsessed with Pokemon Go, one 11-year-old became fixated on water scarcity, according to a story published in Sierra, the official magazine of the Sierra Club and posted to the organization’s website. 
https://igin.com/article-7501-Teen-becomes-graywater-advocate.html 
 

Waste and water: focus of regional conference 
07 July 2019 
Securing the Caribbean’s Future: Financing the Water and Waste Sectors’ is the theme for this year’s Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) conference and exhibition to be held in the twin island state of St Kitts and Nevis, from October 14-18. 
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20190707/waste-and-water-focus-regional-conference 

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3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia 
Theme: Development for water, food and nutrition security in a competitive environment 
Website: https://icid2019.com/ 
 

International conference on Agriculture and Food Sustainability September 02-03, 2019 Rome, Italy 
Theme: Together Towards Tomorrow on Food Sustainability 
Website: https://foodmeet.foodtechconferences.com/ 

Water and Society 2019: 5th International Conference on Water and Society, 2 - 4 October 2019, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2019/water-and-society-2019 

3rd Annual Congress on Soil, Plant and Water Sciences, 11-12 November 2019, Madrid, Spain on the Theme: Invention of new significant tool for sustainable growth in soil, plant and natural resources on earth. Contact: Mr. Jack Watson, Program Manager. Email: socialscience@brainstromingmeetings.com, Website: https://soilscience.insightconferences.com/ 

11th Agrovision (National Expo, Conferences & Workshops) 22-25 November, 2019 Reshimbhag Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Agrovision is a combination of Free Workshops, Exhibition and Conference which provides an excellent platform for the farmers and the agriculture industry to explore various opportunities. This is a B2B and B2C platform where organizations display latest technologies, products, services to farmers and various channel partners. The 4-day knowledge imparting movement is well attended by farmers, agri entrepreneurs from all parts of India. All the efforts of these years have resulted in building Agrovision as the India’s Largest Agri Summit. For exhibition or any other related queries please contact: anil.sharma@mmactiv.com, agrovisionnagpur@gmail.com, Website: http://www.agrovisionindia.in/ 
 

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

5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Marrakech, Morocco 
Theme: Sustainable Management of irrigation for improved resilience of agriculture in Africa 
Website: http://5arcid.ma/ 
 

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

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From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins Vol.1 
‘Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research’ forms Vol.1 of a series of books on water management titled ‘From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins (Science, Technology Choices Institutions and Policy)’ that are being prepared by a team of experts in various fields associated with water management. The series editors are Robert Mcleman and Henry David Venema. The current volume has been edited by M. Diensh Kumar, V. Ratna Reddy and A.J. James. 
The Volume-1 of this series titled ‘Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research’ deals in great detail with various aspects related to issues of Land-use Hydrology, river basins and river valley projects, watershed management, water accounting etc. This book should be of interest to policy makers, water managers at various levels (right from the state or regional levels to national and international levels), institutions related to water management, researchers and students, libraries and all other stakeholders in water management. 
M. Dinesh Kumar is a Ph.D in Water Management. Currently, he is the executive director of the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy in Hyderabad, India. V. Ratna Reddy holds a Ph.D in Economics. At present, he is the Director of Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management Institute, Hyderabad, India. And, A. J. James is a Ph.D in Economics. His client list includes UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, ADB etc. He is also a visiting professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.