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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 10 August 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><B><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></B></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 <BR>E-mail: cnm@mxcid.org, brobles@tlaloc.imta.mx, luis.rendon@cna.gob.mx, luis.rendon@conagua.gob.mx 
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<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>USDA data shows thousands of jobs coming in agriculture industry 
 <a href="http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/usda-data-shows-thousands-of-jobs-coming-in-agriculture-industry-20150805" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Philippines: JICA backs Southern Leyte agri projects 
 <a href="http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/08/02/1483468/jica-backs-southern-leyte-agri-projects" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Internet, e-commerce modernizing agriculture sector in China 
 <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/internet-e-commerce-modernising-agriculture-sector-in-china/article1-1375709.aspx" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>Experts and policymakers re-imagine African agriculture in face of climate change <a href="http://www.unep.org/newscentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=26830&ArticleID=35311" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>Japan: Ebara completes the renewal of Shinkawa-Kako drainage pump station 
 <a href="http://www.siasat.com/news/ebara-completes-renewal-shinkawa-kako-drainage-pump-station-806706/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>USA: NASA satellites look at Colorado drought, flood chances 
 <a href="http://www.9news.com/story/weather/2015/08/04/nasa-satellites-look--colorado-drought-flood-chances/31117551/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>102 Indonesian districts suffer from drought: Mitigation Agency 
<a href="http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/99731/102-indonesian-districts-suffer-from-drought-mitigation-agency" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Botswana tackles worst drought in 30 years 
 <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/botswana-tackles-worst-drought-30-years-164906771.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>Oxfam responds to devastating floods in Bangladesh and Myanmar 
 <a href="https://www.oxfam.org.au/media/2015/08/oxfam-responds-to-devastating-floods-in-bangladesh-and-myanmar/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, says institute 
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-is-indias-most-flood-prone-state-says-institute/articleshow/48307150.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>Food Security: Egypt plans to raise crops in Sub-Saharan Africa 
<a href="http://afkinsider.com/101285/food-security-egypt-plans-to-raise-crops-in-sub-saharan-africa/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Russia to provide $6 million to FAO for food security of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 
 <a href="http://arka.am/en/news/economy/russia_to_provide_6_million_to_fao_for_food_security_of_armenia_kyrgyzstan_and_tajikistan/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Canada to increase food security and stimulate sustainable economic growth in East Africa 
 <a href="http://www.international.gc.ca/media/dev/news-communiques/2015/07/31a.aspx?lang=eng" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>Jamaica: NIC to introduce solar power to pump irrigation water 
<a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/NIC-to-introduce-solar-power-to-pump-irrigation-water_19222237" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India: 90,000 acres land acquired for Polavaram irrigation project 
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/90000-acres-land-acquired-for-polavaram-irrigation-project/articleshow/48331127.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>We woke up in a desert – the water crisis taking hold across Egypt 
 <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/04/egypt-water-crisis-intensifies-scarcity" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India set to become water scarce by 2025, government tells Parliament 
 <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-set-to-become-water-scarce-by-2025-government-tells-parliament/articleshow/48296420.cms" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Managing grasslands, water resources in Africa 
 <a href="http://newswise.com/articles/managing-grasslands-water-resources-in-africa" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>Larson, Donald F.; Savastano, Sara; Murray, Siobhan; Palacios-Lopez, Amparo. 2015. Are women less productive farmers ? how markets and risk affect fertilizer use, productivity, and measured gender effects in Uganda. Policy Research Working Paper No. WPS 7242; Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. 
 <a href="http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/04/21/090224b082deb790/2_0/Rendered/PDF/Are0women0less0er0effects0in0Uganda.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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