[en] This issue of the Soils Newsletter summarises the activities of the Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section of the IAEA during 1998. A total of six Research Co-ordination Meetings (RCMs) were held during 1998, four at HQ in Vienna, one in Bucharest, Romania, and one in Oeiras, Portugal. Of the meetings held at HQ, two were final meetings (CRPs on 'Irrigated Wheat' and 'Phosphatic Fertilizers'), while another was the first (CRP on 'Rainfed Agriculture'). A Consultants' Meeting was also held at HQ on 'The Comparison of Three Soil Water Content Assessment Methods'. Another significant meeting in 1998 was Workshop D at the 16th World Congress of Soil Science in Montpellier, France ('The Use of Nuclear Techniques for Developing Sustainable Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Practices') which was sponsored by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division. A Workshop or Symposium convened by the Sub-programme has become a regular event at the World Congress of Soil Science which is held every four years. Details of all Meetings are given in the Newsletter. Four RCMs are planned for 1999, one at HQ (first RCM in 'Agroforestry'), one in Barcelona, Spain (third RCM in 'Soil Erosion'), one in Rabat, Morocco (third RCM in 'Organic Matter') and one in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (final RCM in 'Irradiated Sewage Sludge'). In addition, a Consultants' Meeting to plan for a new CRP on 'Acid Soils' will be held in Vienna early in 1999. Detailed planning for an International Symposium on Nuclear Techniques for Developing Sustainable Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Practice, to be held at HQ in October 2000, will also be initiated early in 1999