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In dryland regions wetlands stand out as areas where water and nutrients accumulate, plant and animal production potential is high, and production risk is low. Wetlands are therefore much sought after in dryland regions, by farmers, pastoralists, fishermen, collectors of natural products, and also wildlife. Economic data from reports on some of the 1,000 isolated wetlands in Niger, presented…

Yield of rainfed crops has recently showed a declining trend due to rainwater mismanagement aspects rather than water availability per se in Sudan. The objective of this study was to evaluate and recommend the best in situ rainwater harvesting techniques that can ensure sustainable crop productions under arid conditions of the central Sudan. This was done through monitoring of soil moisture…

Three cross-linked projects with SLM component have been/are implemented/ in Tajikistan : Community Agriculture and Watershed Management Project (CAWMP): 2004 – 2012; Land Registration and Cadastral System for Sustainable Agriculture Project (LRCSP): 2005-2014; Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project (ELMARL): proposed for 2013-2017. CAWMP and ELMARL have a GEF supported…

The loss of ecosystem resilience and land productivity is a major problem in drylands of southern Africa. This needs to be addressed in an integrated way linking science to society. Identifying best practices for land restoration and sustainable land management in a process combining local and scientific knowledge is therefore very important as regional perspectives are created and knowledge…

In the Sahel people have always faced extreme climate conditions with high rainfall variability. Rising population density, unsustainable cultivation practices and degradation of resources, particularly of soils, are progressing and lead to desertification. The effects of climate change have already further exacerbated these difficult conditions and will continue to increase the stress on eco…

Argentina’s central west encompasses a vast dryland territory, organized on the basis of a great contradiction: the confrontation between oasis and rainfed area (desert lands with no irrigation). Within a territory under arid conditions with different desertification levels, Mendoza is a paradigmatic case. The development model fostered at the end of the 19th century was based on the supremacy of…