Land degradation is increasingly recognised as global challenge and is even pushed for as candidate for a (post-2015) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The ‘quality of soil’ has been linked to the emergence of conflict, inter alia since it aggravates food and water scarcity. It is an underestimated, but essential element in the nexus of global challenges related to food, water and energy. This Clingendael Report, finds, amongst others, that accurate assessments on land degradation and efforts to restore lands are still lacking to date.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2014Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Tunisie
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresmars, 2014Iran, Jordanie, Maroc, Tunisie, Ouzbékistan, Yémen, Afrique septentrionale, Asie méridionale, Asie central, Asie occidentale
The Menarid Knowledge Management initiative offers three services that will improve the effectiveness and wider use of IFAD projects – and potentially other rural development initiatives active in sustainable land and water management.
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Library ResourceMatériels institutionnels et promotionnelsmars, 2014Afrique septentrionale, Maroc, Tunisie, Asie méridionale, Iran, Asie occidentale, Jordanie, Yémen
This document is a synthesis of outcomes from a knowledge process that was a collaborative effort involving researchers, scientists, and technicians from Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.
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Library ResourceMatériels institutionnels et promotionnelsmars, 2014Afrique septentrionale, Maroc, Tunisie, Asie central, Ouzbékistan, Asie méridionale, Iran, Asie occidentale, Jordanie, Yémen
MENA’s permanent cropland – currently at less than 6% of the total land area – is shrinking due to serious land degradation and recurrent droughts. The region faces the most severe water shortage in the world with annual renewable water resources per capita estimated to decline from 1,045 m3/yr in 1997 to 740 m3/yr in 2015.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjanvier, 2014Afrique septentrionale, Tunisie
Land degradation occurs in all continents and affects the livelihoods of millions of people, including a large proportion of
the poor in the drylands. Opuntiaficus-indica (L.) Mill. is a xerophytic cactus species, widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions
worldwide. As most of species of the Cactacee family, 0. fiCUS-indica exhibits Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM), with
nocturnal stomata opening and C02 uptake occurring, typically, from dusk to dawn. Many reasons may account for the great interest -
Library ResourceMatériels institutionnels et promotionnelsavril, 2014Égypte, Iraq, Jordanie, Liban, Palestine, République arabe syrienne, Tunisie, Yémen, Afrique septentrionale, Asie occidentale
The year 2013 witnessed progress both in research and overall operations of the Initiative. Two bilaterally funded programs for Iraq and Tunisia were launched offering new opportunities and models for engagement of US and regional research capacities. The research agenda was strengthened with increased collaboration and partnership. During 2013 the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) increased its engagement in the WLI taking a prominent role in the WLI Tunisian Program.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2014République-Unie de Tanzanie, Kenya, Maroc, Bénin, Tunisie
The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa. In these regions, inequality and stereotypical gender norms often prevent women from contributing to the sustainable development of drylands, despite possessing a wealth of traditional knowledge and skills.
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Library ResourceMultimédiadécembre, 2014Tunisie, Afrique septentrionale
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Library Resourcedécembre, 2014Tunisie, Afrique septentrionale
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Library Resourcedécembre, 2014Tunisie, Afrique septentrionale
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