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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 16 March 2015]]></title>
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<UL><B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<LI>IAL Courses & Workshops <a href="http://irrigation.org.au/education-training/upcoming-courses-workshops" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>7th World Water Forum, Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea, 12-17 April 2015. <a href="http://eng.worldwaterforum7.org/main/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Irrigation Australia (IA) Regional Conference 2015, Penrith Panthers, Western Sydney, 26-28 May 2015. <a href="http://www.ial2015.com.au/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-17 October 2015. <a href="http://icid2015.sciencesconf.org/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>AGRICULTURE</U></B>
<LI>Jamaica: More technology needed in agriculture <a href="http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20150309/more-technology-needed-agriculture" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Algeria: hundreds trained under EU-funded scheme in agriculture sector <a href="http://www.enpi-info.eu/medportal/news/latest/40157/Algeria:-hundreds-trained-under-EU-funded-scheme-in-agriculture-sector" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>The UN’s climate change body looks inward to move ahead <a href="http://theconversation.com/the-uns-climate-change-body-looks-inward-to-move-ahead-38412" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>USA: Wheatfield approves drainage study <a href="http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/wheatfield-approves-drainage-study/article_e6fccf90-c77c-11e4-b9ab-a77001c9e2ab.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>Brazil – from the droughts of the Northeast to S&#227;o Paulo’s thirst <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/03/brazil-from-the-droughts-of-the-northeast-to-sao-paulos-thirst/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Drought is taking its toll on farmers in New Zealand <a href="http://www.farmersjournal.ie/drought-is-taking-its-toll-on-farmers-in-new-zealand-176288/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>USA: Study shows climate change may be amplifying the effects of droughts <a href="http://www.techtimes.com/articles/37780/20150306/study-shows-climate-change-may-be-amplifying-the-effects-of-droughts.htm" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Australian farmers struggle through drought <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/03/05/2003612789" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>India, Bangladesh, China most at risk from river floods: study <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-india-bangladesh-china-most-at-risk-from-river-floods-study-2015-3?IR=T" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>FAO-CELAC meeting on food security held in Chile <a href="http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3603111&Itemid=1" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>AfDB, Nigeria and IITA launch $170m youth scheme for food security and income <a href="https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2015/03/07/afdb-nigeria-and-iita-launch-170m-youth-scheme-for-food-security-and-income/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Women farmers pillar of food security – UN agencies <a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50261#.VP164XyUdbE" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>The global food security situation is critical. But there is still hope 
 <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/mar/05/global-food-security-situation-critical-there-is-still-hope" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>India: Solar-powered pump promises to end farmers' irrigation woes <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/solar-powered-pump-promises-to-end-farmers-irrigation-woes/articleshow/46527001.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Indian country’s aging irrigation projects need attention now <a href="http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/03/06/indian-countrys-aging-irrigation-projects-need-attention-now-159483" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>Call to better manage Australia's hidden water <a href="http://phys.org/news/2015-03-australia-hidden.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-food-crises-conflicts" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>In the Niger Basin, countries collaborate on hydropower, irrigation and improved water resource management 
 <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/03/04/niger-basin-countries-collaborate-on-hydropower-irrigation-and-improved-water-resource-management" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>Klaus Deininger, Daniel Monchuk, Hari K. Nagarajan, Sudhir K. Singh, Marginal Farmers in India Hit Hardest by Increased Costs of Production on Fragmented Fields, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7085. <a href="http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/11/04/000158349_20141104094049/Rendered/PDF/WPS7085.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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