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Regional aspects – Desertification in the Middle East and North Africa
Desertification is nowhere more serious han in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), stretching from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west, and from Ethiopia and Sudan in the south to Turkey in the north. Yet, ...
The Khanasser Valley Integrated Research Site - Progress Report 2006
Activities in 2006 focused on a Participatory Learning and Action Research ( PLAR) approach, continued analyses of the groundwater resources via a modelling approach and dialogue with national policy makers. Details of ...
Sodicity-induced land degradation and its sustainable management: problems and prospects
Currently at least 20 per cent of the world's irrigated land is salt-affected. However, projections of global population growth, and of an increased demand for food and fibre, suggest that larger areas of salt-affected ...
Targeting Research for Poverty Reduction in Marginal Areas of Rural Syria
Agricultural research in marginal dry areas can contribute to reducing poverty through the development of technological, institutional and policy options for poor farmers. Such research should address diversified opportunities ...