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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 7 March 2016]]></title>
	<link>http://www.rid.go.th/THAICID/_7_news/archive/index.php?number=284</link>
	<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/budget-watch/124409-dbm-release-irrigation-funds-2016" class=p_link target=_blank><img src="http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/_7_news/images/e-Bulletin-7-March-2016.jpg"></a><UL>
<B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<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>13th International Drainage Workshop, on the theme ‘Drainage and Environmental Sustainability’, Ahwaz, Iran, 4-7 March 2017. 
<a href="www.irncid.org" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</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 
</LI>
<BR><B><U>CAPACITY BUILDING
</U></B>
<LI>Temasek Foundation Water Leadership Programme (TFWLP) - Call for Application, Singapore, 10-22 July 2016. 
 <a href="https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/executive-education/open-enrolment-programmes/tfwlp/ 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>AGRICULTURE
</U></B>
<LI>Pakistan needs to increase agriculture production: US official 
<a href="http://www.dawn.com/news/1243452/pakistan-needs-to-increase-agriculture-production-us-official
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Australia sees agriculture output boost as El Nino fades 
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australia-sees-agriculture-output-boost-el-nino-fades-021925936.html 
 " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>Climate change, dams, deforestation a vicious cycle for Amazon Rivers, lakes 
 <a href="https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2016/03/030116-cnre-amazonresearch.html 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>USA: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Opens Distribution Centre in Florida 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160302005373/en/Advanced-Drainage-Systems-Opens-Distribution-Center-Florida 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>Zimbabwe: Govt in irrigation drive to mitigate drought 
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201603040218.html
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Syria’s drought has likely been the worst in 900 years 
 <a href="http://www.dailynewsx.com/news/science-news/syrias-drought-has-likely-been-the-worst-in-900-years-55953.html
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>USA: Drought in Colorado River Basin best explained by temperatures 
 <a href="http://mountaintownnews.net/2016/02/29/drought-in-colorado-river-basin-best-explained-by-temperatures/ 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>Droughts, floods, dying forests: New climate extremes for Canada in 2050 
 <a href="http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/2016/02/29/22608469.html 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>FAO official hails UAE's food security model 
 <a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/fao-official-hails-uaes-food-security-model
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India, Africa are key partners in global food security 
 <a href="http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-29014.html 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>Hapoalim leads $200m finance for Netafim project in Ethiopia 
 <a href="http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-hapoalim-leads-200m-finance-for-netafim-project-in-ethiopia-1001108162
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Philippines - DBM releases P12.3 billion in irrigation funds 
<a href="http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/budget-watch/124409-dbm-release-irrigation-funds-2016 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>Southern Africa's water resources depleting at an alarming rate 
 <a href="http://ewn.co.za/2016/03/02/Southern-Africa-s-water-resources-running-low" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>NASA data used to track groundwater in Pakistan <a href="http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/02/29/nasa-data-used-to-track-groundwater-in-pakistan/ " class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>Fuchs Tarlovsky, Alan; Wolff, Hendrik. 2016. Drought and retribution: evidence from a large-scale rainfall-indexed insurance program in Mexico. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7565. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. <a href="http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2016/02/16/090224b0841845b5/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Drought0and0re0ce0program0in0Mexico.pdf 
" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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