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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 4 August 2014]]></title>
	<link>http://www.rid.go.th/THAICID/_7_news/archive/index.php?number=200</link>
	<description><![CDATA[<B>Managing water for sustainable agriculture</B>
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<U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U>
<LI>22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea <a href="http://www.icid2014.org" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>International Conference on Water and Energy Interactions: Strategic challenges to territorial development and their impacts on food and health, 29-30 October, 2014, Lyon, France. <a href="http://www.preserving-the-flow.com/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>AGRICULTURE</U>
<LI>Israel agriculture firms explore investment opportunities in PH <a href="http://www.filipinoexpress.com/business-economy/1567-israel-agriculture-firms-explore-investment-opportunities-in-ph " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India's agriculture mantra should be 'per drop, more crop': PM Modi at ICAR <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/indias-agriculture-mantra-should-be-per-drop-more-crop-pm-modi-at-icar-1639419.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U>
<LI>USA: Climate change increases risk of crop slowdown in next 20 years <a href="http://phys.org/news/2014-07-climate-crop-slowdown-years.html " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a><BR><img src="http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/_7_news/images/ICID-e-Bulletin-4-August-2014.jpg"><BR></LI>
<BR><U>DRAINAGE</U>
<LI>USA: A Better Way down the drain: Camp Verde drainage project on Cliffs Parkway <a href="http://www.cvbugle.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=43250 " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>DROUGHTS</U>
<LI>China: Severe drought disrupts farmers' livelihood <a href="http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/29/VIDE1406586240998965.shtml " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Thailand: Chainat faces drought due to El Nino and irrigation problems <a href="http://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/chainat-faces-drought-due-el-nino-and-irrigation-problems " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a> </LI>
<BR><U>FLOODS</U>
<LI>CEI KEP ITALY: Training for local farmers focusing on floods relief held in Bosnia and Herzegovina <a href="http://www.cei.int/content/cei-kep-italy-training-local-farmers-focusing-floods-relief-held-bosnia-and-herzegovina " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>FOOD SECURITY</U>
<LI>Chinese technologies enhance water, food security in Africa: UNEP <a href="http://www.coastweek.com/3730-latest-news-Chinese-technologies-enhance-water-food-security-in-Africa.htm" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Five ways to improve global food security <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/5-ways-improve-global-food-security.html " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>IRRIGATION</U>
<LI>Pakistan: Govt focuses irrigation, hydropower projects <a href="http://www.nation.com.pk/national/29-Jul-2014/govt-focuses-irrigation-hydropower-projects" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>USA: The Red Bayou Project gives Farmers a boost in water needed for irrigation <a href="http://www.ktbs.com/story/26122048/the-red-bayou-project-gives-farmers-a-boost-in-water-needed-for-irrigation" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India Micro Irrigation System Market is expected to reach INR 205 billion by FY2018 <a href="http://www.menafn.com/1093889449/India-Micro-Irrigation-System-Market-is-expected-to-reach-INR-205-billion-by-FY2018" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India: Tamil Nadu plans Rs 11,420 core project to improve Cauvery basin irrigation system <a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-24/news/51982083_1_cauvery-management-board-river-basin-irrigation-systems" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U>
<LI>Uganda seeks economic study of water resources development <a href="http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2014/07/uganda-seeks-economic-study-of-water-resources-development.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>World Bank to finance water project in Zambia <a href="http://www.africanreview.com/manufacturing/water-a-environment/world-bank-to-finance-water-project-in-zambia" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Critical water issues in Bangladesh <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/critical-water-issues-in-bangladesh-34989" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U>
<LI>Henderson, J. Vernon, et al., 2014, 50 years of urbanization in Africa: examining the role of climate change, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Policy Research working paper No. WPS 6925 <a href="http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64165259&theSitePK=469372&piPK=64165421&menuPK=64166093&entityID=000158349_20140616110124&cid=decresearch" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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