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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin 29 September 2014]]></title>
	<link>http://www.rid.go.th/THAICID/_7_news/archive/index.php?number=208</link>
	<description><![CDATA[<B>Managing water for sustainable agriculture</B>
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<LI><B>Highlights of 65th IEC Meeting, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju, Korea </B> 
<BR>- New President, ICID - Dr. Saeed Nairizi, Iran (2014-2017) <a href="http://www.icid.org/index.html" class=p_link target=_blank> click here</a> <BR>- Three New Vice Presidents, ICID (2014-2017) <a href="http://www.icid.org/ob_biodata.html#wahba" class=p_link target=_blank> click here</a></LI><BR>
<U>AGRICULTURE</U>
<LI>Rwanda receives 460 mln euros from EU for energy, agriculture <a href="http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKBN0HE1C320140919" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a>
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<LI>New land, fewer harvests? the possible future of global agriculture <a href="http://www.science20.com/news_articles/new_land_fewer_harvests_the_possible_future_of_global_agriculture-145119" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a><BR><img src="http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/_7_news/images/regions_that_may_change_agriculturally_due_to_climate_change.gif"></LI><BR>
<LI>U.N. pushes climate-smart agriculture – but are the farmers willing to change? <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/09/u-n-pushes-climate-smart-agriculture-but-are-the-farmers-willing-to-change/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U>
<LI>Africa building alliances to tackle climate change in agriculture <a href="http://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/africa-building-alliances-tackle-climate-change-agriculture#.VCKdg5SSxbE" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Climate change to bring more droughts and floods to the UK, experts warn <a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/uk/news/2014_09_21/Climate-change-to-bring-more-droughts-and-floods-to-the-UK-experts-warn-3538/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Russia is seen gaining farmland with climate change <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-18/russia-is-seen-gaining-farmland-with-climate-change.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>DRAINAGE</U>
<LI>USA: $147M contract to widen New Orleans drainage canal <a href="http://www.katc.com/news/147m-contract-to-widen-new-orleans-drainage-canal/ " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>DROUGHTS</U>
<LI>USA: Drought and California agriculture <a href="http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2014/09/drought-and-california-agriculture/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Arab States seek action on drought and food security <a href="http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=39440" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>FLOODS</U>
<LI>UN predicts flooding and major droughts in South Africa in 2050 <a href="http://en.ria.ru/world/20140917/193033696/UN-Predicts-Flooding-and-Major-Droughts-in-South-Africa-in-2050.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>FOOD SECURITY</U>
<LI>Agriculture experts warn of food shortages in Puerto Rico, lack of farmland <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2014/09/25/agriculture-experts-warn-of-food-shortages-in-puerto-rico/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Changes in land use affecting food security in Kenya <a href="http://www.kenyaforum.net/2014/09/21/changes-in-land-use-affecting-food-security-in-kenya/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Food security in Central Mozambique after bumper harvest <a href="http://en.starafrica.com/news/food-security-in-central-mozambique-after-bumper-harvest.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>IRRIGATION</U>
<LI>Egypt to use solar energy for irrigation of reclaimed desert land <a href="http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/09/19/egypt-use-solar-energy-irrigation-reclaimed-desert-land/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>China reduces wheat irrigation as farming depletes groundwater <a href="http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-reduces-wheat-irrigation-as-farming-depletes-groundwater/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U>
<LI>Water scarcity to water crisis in Iran <a href="http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/water-scarcity-water-crisis-iran-377184594" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>What Water’s worth <a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/asit-k--biswas-and-ahmet-c--bozer-warn-that-current-efforts-to-improve-the-management-of-water-scarcity-are-woefully-inadequate" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U>
<LI>Osei-Akoto, Isaac, 2014, Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS): 2011/2012 minor season survey, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA.<a href="http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/gsspwp38.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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