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Sustainable use of the limited supplies of water and the avoidance of degradation of irrigated soils are complex issues affecting all countries of the region. Overirrigation combined with inadequate irrigation systems and, in water-scarce areas, the reuse of drainage water for irrigation, has led to waterlogging and salinization. Improved efficiency in the use of marginal water is being explored in several countries through use of brackish aquifers and treated wastewater.
The overall objective of this theme is to promote cost effective approaches to the use of scarce water resources, to minimize further soil degradation caused by salinization, and to test methodologies for the reclamation and use of already degraded soils.
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Task Manager:
Mr. Jamal Jamaleddin |
General information on TPN4:
» Launching meeting, Damascus, Syria, 4-7 July 2002
| » Active member countries: |
» TPN4 member country questionnaire:
- TPN4 Focal Institutions (pdf)
- Summary of the questionnaire (pdf)
- Detailed tabulated summary of the questionnaire (MS Excel file)
Resource mobilization for TPN4
Global Environmental Fund (GEF):
For UNCCD country Parties that have ratified the Convention on Biodiversity, the following hyperlinks to the GEF homepage might be of interest with respect to resource mobilization within the framework of TPN 4.
» GEF Focal Areas
» Funding options under the GEF
» Documents related to the preparation of project proposals
European Union (EU):
With respect to funding options from the European Union, budget line B7-6200 is of relevance to the CCD in general, and to TPN 4 in particular. Due to the fact that EU budget lines are organized in "call for proposals" with a given timeframe, new project proposals for this particular budget line will only be received by the EU in 2002.
» Available calls for proposal of the EU
» Information on budget line B7-6200 - "Environment in Developing Countries" (pdf)
» EU grant application form (rtf)