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	<title><![CDATA[ICID E Bulletin 23 January 2017]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[<B>Laos crop yields may drop as irrigation system in need of repairs</B>
<BR><BR><a href="http://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/laos-crop-yields-may-drop-as-irrigation-system-in-need-of-repairs-1485037031.html" class=p_link target=_blank><img src="http://www.rid.go.th/thaicid/_7_news/images/1485036999-farm-517-getty.jpg"></a><BR><I>Representational image (Photo: Getty Images)</I>
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<BR><B><U>AGRICULTURE</U></B>
<LI>Rwanda gets Rwf 32.2b in Agriculture <a href="http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=5831&pLv=3&srI=51&spI=26&cI=10" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>UN agriculture chief calls for stronger water management, improved access for small farmers 
 <a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56014#.WIV5RFN97IU" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>U.S. Crop Harvests Could Suffer with Climate Change 
 <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-crop-harvests-could-suffer-with-climate-change/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>Sri Lanka hit by worst drought in decades 
<a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/sri-lanka-drought-170122092517958.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>U.N. warns of famine risk in Somalia amid worsening drought 
 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-drought-aid-idUSKBN15128G" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>Warnings for avalanche, flood and wildfires in California 
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4146024/The-Latest-Floods-sweep-California-mountain-towns.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>Kenyan smallholders embrace crop diversification to boost food security 
 <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/17/c_135990716.htm" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>India's worsening food security
 <a href="http://www.world-grain.com/news/news%20home/LexisNexisArticle.aspx?articleid=2708297329" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>Laos crop yields may drop as irrigation system in need of repairs 
 <a href="http://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/laos-crop-yields-may-drop-as-irrigation-system-in-need-of-repairs-1485037031.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>FAO urges all to use water resources better 
 <a href="http://en.mehrnews.com/news/122881/FAO-urges-all-to-use-water-resources-better" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<LI><a href="http://idw13.org" class=p_link target=_blank>13th International Drainage Workshop (IDW), Ahwaz City, Iran, 4-7 March 2017, Theme: Drainage and Environmental Sustainability.</a></LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.icid2017.org/" class=p_link target=_blank>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.</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016. <a href="http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/NAP_Final_Signed.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:31:57 +0700</pubDate>
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