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Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is
the leading scientific, technical and professional international
organization, which focuses on irrigation, drainage, and flood
management. Click the link for more information: A Webinar on "Temporary riverine agriculture, a case study from fluvial islands of Huallaga river, Peru" hosted by the University of Trento, will be held on 9 April 2021 from 14:30 to 15:30 (CET). |
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Vertical farming is the future of agriculture in the water-scarce Middle East 28 March 2021 The
idea behind the UAE's Food Security Strategy is to create more jobs,
increase agricultural production and boost economic returns. New book sets out plant breeding innovation’s contribution to sustainability 26 March 2021 The
EU and the U.S. together represent approximately half of the world seed
market and are home to a world-leading and integrated plant breeding
industry. NASA teams up with Israel's cropx to improving farming sustainabilty 25 March 2021 NASA
Harvest and CropX will provide farmers and industry experts with the
data and information they need to improve farming sustainability by
conserving resources and improving crop yields. |
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How will climate change affect hailstorms? 29 March 2021 Hail
severity will increase in most regions of the world while Australia and
Europe are expected to experience more hailstorms as a result of
climate change. NISAR spacecraft: Major new earth satellite to track disasters, effects of climate change 28 March 2021 NISAR
will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches (a
centimeter) over areas about the size of half a tennis court. Asia-Pacific, the gigantic domino of climate change 25 March 2021 With
the world’s most populous and fastest-growing economies, Asia-Pacific
emits the largest volume of greenhouse gas, producing about half the
world’s carbon dioxide. |
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Drought in Madagascar: how can communities adapt to climate change? 29 March 2021 Southern
Madagascar has been experiencing ongoing drought since 2019, and the
devastating consequences are pushing local communities to the brink. How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought 25 March 2021 In 2007, a severe drought in Lesotho and South Africa drastically reduced crop yields and increased food prices. Drought-tolerant rice varieties benefit farmers even in non-drought years 24 March 2021 Farmers that lack irrigation and rely on rainfed production are particularly vulnerable to drought. |
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Innovative projects to protect against flooding selected 28 March 2021 Cutting-edge
flood forecasting and natural flood management schemes trialled in 25
selected areas receiving a share of £150m to develop new flooding
responses. With climate change on the prowl, global displacement due to flood risks to increase rapidly in future: study 25 March 2021 Since
2008, nearly 30 crore people have been displaced due to natural
disasters—more than three times the population displaced due to wars,
conflicts, and violence. Australia floods: Thousands evacuated as downpours worsen 22 March 2021 Some
18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South
Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted. |
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The world’s food waste problem is bigger than we thought - here’s what we can do about it. 26 March 2021 About
17% of global food production may go wasted, according to the UN
Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021. Hunger hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, March to July 2021 outlook 23 March 2021 Over
34 million people are grappling with emergency levels of acute hunger
(IPC4) - meaning they are one step away from starvation - across the
world. Why we all need farmers to have access to better seeds 22 March 2021 Few of the world’s farmers can access improved, quality seeds, which offer higher yields and more resistance to drought. |
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India : From plate to plough - improving Indian agriculture’s water efficiency 29 March 2021 Replace
water, power and fertiliser subsidies with Direct per acre benefits to
help Farmers adopt technology that improves Irrigation productivity. Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity 26 March 2021 Indus
region in South Asia, the water supply is under stress due to heavy
agricultural use and irrigation leading to unsustainable consumption of
groundwater, which places it close to the tipping point. Nebraska team aims to improve irrigated ag in sub-Saharan Africa 25 March 2021 Successful irrigated agriculture depends on more than farmers and technology. |
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Understanding the value of water for sustainable development 26 March 2021 Ghana’s
recent environmental analysis report indicates that the cost of
environmental degradation due to water pollution is equivalent to three
percent of GDP. Africa: The five countries that stand out in water management 25 March 2021 The
country, which is heavily dependent on the Nile to supply its
population and for irrigation, quickly became aware of the persistent
water stress throughout North Africa. World Water Day 2021: Optimizing water resources with nuclear and isotopic techniques 22 March 2021 Groundwater
is water found underground between spaces in soil, sand and rock, which
is stored in and moves slowly through aquifers. According to the Global
Water Partnership of Central America. |
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