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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 9 November 2015]]></title>
	<link>http://www.rid.go.th/THAICID/_7_news/archive/index.php?number=271</link>
	<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2015/world/el-nino-droughts-take-toll-in-africa-asia-and-the-pacific/" class=p_link target=_blank><img src="http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/_7_news/images/ElNinoandRainfall_11022015.jpg"></a><BR><UL>
<BR><B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<LI>WaterNSW River Operations Workshop presented at 36th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Tasmania, Australia, 7 December 2015 <a href="http://hwrs2015.com.au/river-operations-workshop/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>International Convention on Agricultural Engineering, Las Dunas Hotel, Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara Province, Cuba, 22-25 March 2016. <BR>Contact: Dr. C. Aymara Garcia L&#243;paz. E-mail: directorainvest@iagric.cu
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<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.encid.org.eg" 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>68th IEC and 23rd ICID 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>2016 Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition gains support from Lord Mayor of Melbourne <a href="http://irrigationaustralia.com.au/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></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>Nigeria faces stiff challenge to boost agriculture sector
 <a href="http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0SS19T20151103" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Africa should invest in agriculture <a href="http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2015/11/02/agriculture-magnay-farming/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Kenyan governor: We must learn from Israeli agriculture expertise <a href="http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Environment/Kenyan-governor-We-must-learn-from-Israeli-agriculture-expertise-431726" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>Climate change threatens food security, U.N. expert says
<a href="http://www.hngn.com/articles/146862/20151104/climate-change-threatens-food-security-u-n-expert.htm" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>USA: Drainage work saves West Central crop
 <a href="http://www.missourifarmertoday.com/news/crop/drainage-work-saves-west-central-crop/article_cadc87c0-71f3-11e5-b438-cb1348469874.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>El Nino Droughts Take Toll in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific
 <a href="http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2015/world/el-nino-droughts-take-toll-in-africa-asia-and-the-pacific/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India drought 2015: Climate change is biggest threat to India’s economy, Modi finance aide says
 <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/india-drought-2015-climate-change-biggest-threat-indias-economy-modi-finance-aide-2165051" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>USA: California 2100 - More frequent and more severe droughts and floods likely
<a href="http://phys.org/news/2015-10-california-frequent-severe-droughts.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY
</U></B>
<LI>FAO, WTO join forces to promote food security
 <a href="http://www.leadership.ng/news/471786/fao-wto-join-forces-to-promote-food-security-2" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Africa: SADC urged to solve water, energy and food problems
 <a href="http://southernafrican.news/2015/11/02/sadc-urged-to-solve-water-energy-and-food-problems/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Sudan: FAO - Delayed planting in may lead to 50 percent crop loss
 <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201511021049.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>India: Modernisation of Bennethora irrigation project to begin soon
 <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/modernisation-of-bennethora-irrigation-project-to-begin-soon/article7831629.ece" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>Abu Dhabi aims to save underground water resources
 <a href="http://www.utilities-me.com/article-3844-abu-dhabi-aims-to-save-underground-water-resources/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Chairman Central Water Commission releases book on Inter-Linking of Indian Rivers
 <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/chairman-central-water-commission-releases-book-on-inter-linking-of-indian-115110301136_1.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
</U></B>
<LI>Bellwood-Howard, I., et al., 2015. Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 38p. (IWMI Working Paper 163). <a href="http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/wor163.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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