Climate change impacts are most felt through changing hydrological conditions throughout the water cycle causing flood, drought and water shortages, and impact on ecosystem as a whole.

Linkage between Water, Agriculture and Climate Change is well identified by scientists and academicians throughout the world. Water is always the epi-centre of adaption strategies for sustaining agricultural productivity in a changing climate. Climatic variables such as precipitation and temperature are always responsible for variation in agricultural production including aquaculture and fisheries. This change can be identified in the form of soil moisture depletion, wilting of leaves, effects on critical crop growth stages, maturity stages, breeding and distributional changes in fishes, incidences of aquatic invasions, fodder for cattle, crop water requirement, quantity and quality of water, evapotranspiration rates etc. Extreme rainfall events, both spatial and temporal, are responsible for long term losses and risks related to agriculture.

Demand and supply of water for agriculture and fisheries depends upon many things, including water availability, quality, drought and floods, and requires policy analyses to decide region-specific mitigation strategies for climate change adaption. Rivers have always been a source of sustainability for fisheries and aquatic animals for ancient civilizations and growth of populations in river basins. But destruction of river valley civilizations caused by extreme flood events, such as Sindhu Valley Civilization and declining civilizations as a result of drought, such as Akkadian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia are also important reminders for us.

The International River Basin Foundation and River Water User Association (India) being key analytical and discussion forums over the last decade throughout the world, proposed to discuss the issues raised in their past national and international conferences, and to encourage world focus on adoption and mitigation strategies to achieve the sustainable development goals. The First World Congress on Water, Climate and Agriculture is an effort to bring concern scientists and researchers together in an international event to present their research success and field initiatives, and to analyse, discuss and review their findings with world-renowned scientist, academicians and decision makers. The aim is to inform possible solutions and policies for a more sustainable world.

Congress Main Issues

Climate change resilience, Climate Emergencies Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Water Resource Management and Agricultural Water Management

Improving Agricultural Productivity, Food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture

Smart technologies, policies and Governance; Irrigation Automation

Knowledge and information and data sharing and Capacity building SDG deliberations

Aim

To discuss approaches for food and water security in changing Climate and explore a climate resilient future through technology intervention and adoption.

To suggest a Policy framework to meet the targets of sustainable development goals.

Main Themes

Theme 1

Water availability and agricultural production including fisheries and Aquaculture in a changing climate

Theme 2

Food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture

Theme 3

Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Emergency

Theme 4

Future of Agriculture and sustainable food production

Theme 5

Watershed Management for healthy waters, catchments, ecosystems and societies

Theme 6

Adopting smart technologies, policies, processes and Capacity building

Theme 7

Sharing and communicating data, knowledge and information security

Theme 8

Delivering SDG outcomes

Fields of Expertise

Agricultural Engineering : Agriculture : Ecosystems : Integrated Water Resource Management : Climate Change : Soil Science : Crop Production : Forestry : Plant Cell and Tissue Culture : Irrigation and Drainage : Environmental Engineering : Soil and water conservation : Chemical Engineering : Civil Engineering : : Environmental Engineering : Food Engineering : Geotechnical Engineering Genetic Engineering : Geological Sciences : Horticulture &Fruit Production : Genetics and Plant Breeding : Biotechnology : Bioprocess Engineering : Bacteriology : Biological Sciences : Nanotechnology Chemistry : Toxicology : Fisheries and Aquaculture Information Technology : Computer Engineering : Electronics & Communication Management : Extension : Economics : Other areas related to water

Who can participate?

All the stakeholders throughout the world including Scientists, Academicians, Government officials, Private Companies, NGO’s and students

Events

Research Presentations and Case Studies

Panel Discussions

Interactions

Awards

Professor Gyanendra Singh Best International Scientist Award

Best Research Paper Award

Best Poster Award

Best Case Study Award

SDGs