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Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has lacked an efficient mechanism to
access scientific knowledge since entering into force in 1996. In 2011 it decided to convene an Ad Hoc
Working Group on ...
Chapter Three - Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America
During the past two centuries, the world has witnessed a remarkable increase in the
atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), namely carbon dioxide
(CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), as a result ...
Innovation platforms for sustainable land management in East African landscapes: Stewardship, incentives, and challenges
This paper examines the potential role of innovation platforms (IPs) in facilitating the adoption and scaling up of Sustainable Land
Management (SLM) practices in East Africa, where land degradation has been a prime challenge ...
Functional genetic diversity analysis and identification of associated SSRs and AFLPs markers to drought tolerance in Lentils landraces
Genetic diversity of 70 Mediterranean lentil landraces was assessed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) and amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP). Their variation for root and shoot traits and drought tolerance was ...
Elm-o Fan, Scientific Journal of Agriculture Faculty, Kabul University
Elm-o Fan is the Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture in Kabul University. The journal issues comprise journal articles abstracts and updates on the activities of the Kabul University and its partners, such as ICARDA.
Variation in the straw traits of morphological fractions of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and implications for selecting for food-feed varieties
Five varieties of faba beans, 4 improved and released variety and one local variety, were investigated for varietal variation in straw yield, nutritive value of straw morphological fractions and grain yield. Samples of the ...
Demonstration of an Integrated Pest Management Program for Wheat in Tajikistan
Wheat is an important food security crop in central Asia but frequently suffers severe damage and yield losses from insect pests, pathogens, and weeds. With funding from the United States Agency for International Development, ...
An Overview of Hybrid Water Supply Systems in the Context of Urban Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper presents a critical review of the physical impacts of decentralized
water supply systems on existing centralized water infrastructures. This paper highlights
the combination of centralized and decentralized ...
A Knowledge-Based Approach for Mapping Land Degradation in the Arid Rangelands of North Africa
Rangelands cover about 82% of the arid area of Morocco. It is generally acknowledged that these areas are threatened by desertification.
Monitoring desertification requires accurate knowledge about the current status of ...
Herbivore Dynamics and Range Contraction in Kajiado County Kenya: Climate and Land Use Changes, Population Pressures, Governance, Policy and Human-wildlife Conflicts
Wildlife populations are declining severely in many protected areas and unprotected pastoral areas of Africa.
Rapid large-scale land use changes, poaching, climate change, rising population pressures, governance, policy, ...