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2 5 1 1 1 6 6 1 2 2 4 4 www.ibc.gov.et F a x 2 5 1 1 1 6 6 1 3 7 2 2 2 / 2 8 / 2 0 1 3 Biodiversity Monthly Newsletter World Wetlands Day Focuses on Water Management 2 February 2013: As a contribution to the UN International Year for Water Cooperation, the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) focused the ce. [...] The Day aims to show the interdependence between water and wetlands and the key role wetlands play. [...] The research was part of efforts by the International Chickpea Genome Sequencing Consortium (ICGSC) led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a member of the CGIAR. [...] An agreement between the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium will provide $109 million over five years to establish a new research programme to maintain the 706,000 samples of plant genetic resources held at 11 CGIAR research centers globally. [...] The CGIAR Research Program for Managing and Sustaining Crop Collections will be central to ensuring that the global network of genebanks continues to function and act as resources to secure global food security.