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Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. Environmental and Security Aspects

Based on the suggestions made by the speakers of Plenary Session IV “Challenges to the management of water resources and to countering desertification in the Mediterranean region” during the 15th Economic and Environmental Forum, the OCEEA proposed to organize a workshop on “Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean region – Environment and Security Aspects”.

Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. Environmental and Security Aspects
Desertification is a silent killer

World-famous geographer and desert photographer Michael Martin with Elke Wallner produced this remarkable movie to draw the public’s attention to desertification, land degradation and water scarcity. The expressive pictures show the devastating impact of unsustainable land use and climate change. The results are multifaceted in socio-economic terms and range from extreme poverty and forced…

Desertification is a silent killer
The man who stopped the desert

The Man Who Stopped the Desert is a one hour feature doc telling the story of Yacouba Sawadogo, an African peasant farmer who has pioneered a technique that reverses the process of desertification. This is what Dr Chris Reij, a world expert on desertification has to say about Yacouba: “Yacouba single-handedly has had more impact on…conservation than all the national and international researchers…

The man who stopped the desert
Restoring natural capital in arid and semiarid regions: Combining ecosystem health with human wellbeing

The overall aim of this CSFD thematic report is to communicate, share and discuss key elements of restoring natural capital in arid and semiarid regions. Its main goal is to promote the implementation of this approach within societies and communities that are the most threatened by desertification. The regions threatened by desertification cover about 40% of the emerged land masses…

Restoring natural capital in arid and semiarid regions: Combining ecosystem health with human wellbeing
Communications and Network

CN, a quarterly journal, dedicates to the latest advancements in communications and network technologies. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in these fast moving areas

Communications and Network
Water - Open Access Journal

Water (ISSN 2073-4441) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal covering all aspects of water including water science and technology, and the hydrology, ecology and management of water resources; Subject areas: Water Resources Management •water resources systems •climate change impacts on hydrology and water resources •monitoring, remediation and protection…

Water - Open Access Journal