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This book examines the geomorphological processes that operate in arid zone environments. The monograph is the proceedings volume of the Eighth Annual Geomorphology Symposium held at the State University of New York at Binghamptom, September 23-24, 1977. The symposium topic ," Geomorphology in arid regions" uses the term" arid" loosely to include studies from areas which might be otherwise…

The book is based on the International Symposium 16-27 February 1976, Alexandria, Egypt . The purpose was to bring all main scientific disciplines to bear on irrigation in arid lands, especially on the environmental problems and with an emphasis on developing countries. Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries: Environmental Problems and Effects covers the proceedings of the International…

The Birth of International Land Governance. The 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment convened in Stockholm, Sweden, in the midst of severe drought in the Sahelian region of Africa. Between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, approximately 100,000 people died due to food shortages and disease. The drought led to fears the Sahel was turning into a permanent desert due to mismanagement of…

Recalling its resolution 3337 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, in which it decided to initiate concerted international action to combat desertification. Urges Member States to continue to co-operate with the secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Desertification in the preparations for the Conference, including the case studies and the proposed transnational activities to combat…

This report is the result of a joint effort by the Secretariat for International Ecology and individual authors. It reviews the recent literature on methods and experiences in counteracting desertification in Africa. Chapters 1-7 describe the dry environments, the ecosystems and the cultural patterns typical of them. Chapter 8 contains a series of cases selected from a number of countries…

Recalling its resolution 3337 (XXIX) of 17 September 1974, in which it decided to initiate concerted international action to combat desertification, Stressing the need for additional research to clarify number of fundamental problems of desertification, for the solution of which the requisite scientific knowledge is not yet available to the international community, …