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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 29 June 2015]]></title>
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<B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<LI>66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. <a href="http://icid2015.sciencesconf.org/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. <a href="http://www.icid.org/4th_afrc_call_papers.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.worldirrigationforum.net" class=p_link target=_blank>2nd World Irrigation Forum and 67th IEC, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016.</a></LI>
<LI>23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017 on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017 </LI>
<LI>IAL Courses & Workshops <a href="http://irrigation.org.au/education-training/upcoming-courses-workshops" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>AGRICULTURE</U></B>
<LI>Australia: El Nino forecast not all doom and gloom for agriculture: weather forecaster 
 <a href="http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/el-nino-forecast-not-all-doom-and-gloom-for-agriculture-weather-forecaster/316851" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Quake-hit Nepal needs $20 million to resume agriculture: FAO <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Quake-hit-Nepal-needs-20-million-to-resume-agriculture-FAO/articleshow/47747794.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Jamaica to get help from Russia in agriculture <a href="http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20150620/jamaica-get-help-russia-agriculture" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>ADB: Climate change makes poor poorer in Asia-Pacific <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/adb-climate-change-makes-poor-poorer-asia-pacific-31987082" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>USA: Drainage improvement project helping keep water runoff in check 
<a href="http://dailyjournalonline.com/parkhills/news/drainage-improvement-project-helping-keep-water-runoff-in-check/article_d7fd12ad-618f-59de-bdce-19f85af838a7.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>Canada's withdrawal from UN drought convention prompted anger 
<a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/canadas-withdrawal-from-un-drought-convention-prompted-anger" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Cover Story: How Israel defies drought 
<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/0621/How-Israel-defies-drought" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>North Korea fears famine as drought halves food production, says UN 
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/north-korea-fears-famine-as-drought-halves-food-production-says-un" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>AfDB extends horn of Africa drought mitigation project to Djibouti and Sudan 
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201506181559.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>Nepal: Vegetable crops ruined by floods in Lalbandi <a href="http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/06/23/business/vegetable-crops-ruined-by-floods-in-lalbandi/406924.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>Sustainable soil management key to curbing climate change and ensuring food security – UN agency 
<a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51236#.VYuZqRuqqko" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Breeding for wheat quality to assure food security of a staple crop: the case study of Tajikistan 
<a href="http://7thspace.com/headlines/511391/breeding_for_wheat_quality_to_assure_food_security_of_a_staple_crop_the_case_study_of_tajikistan.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI><a href="http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/irrigation-dept-tightens-water-distribution-to-cope-with-drought-in-the-chao-phraya-basin/101263/" class=p_link target=_blank>Thailand: Irrigation Department tightens water distribution to cope with drought in the Chao Phraya basin </a>
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<LI>India: Jain Irrigation expects Rs 100 crore exports from Jalgaon plant 
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/jain-irrigation-expects-rs-100-crore-export-from-jalgaon-plant/articleshow/47771912.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Kenya: State sets aside Sh15b to boost irrigation 
<a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000166407/kenya-state-sets-aside-sh15b-to-boost-irrigation/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>Tap dance: Water's effect on Arab-Israeli relations 
<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/0621/Tap-dance-Water-s-effect-on-Arab-Israeli-relations" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Many of the world's water basins are being depleted, studies find 
<a href="http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=102005PYRYHO" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2015. Groundwater and ecosystem services: a framework for managing smallholder groundwater dependent agrarian socio-ecologies - applying an ecosystem services and resilience approach. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). <a href="http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/wle/corporate/groundwater_and_ecosystem_services_framework.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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