The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD) will focus on the theme, 'Healthy Lands – Healthy People'. It will consider the interactions between drylands and the people around them. The conference will include plenary lectures and panels, parallel sessions, workshops and field trips on theoretical and practical issues related to addressing desertification and sustainable livelihoods in dryland areas. Sessions will also be held on, inter alia: the target of zero net rate of land degradation; soil and land restoration; urban planning in drylands; and water policy in drylands.
dates: 17-20 November 2014 venue: Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Sede Boqer Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev location: Israel contact: Dorit Korine, Conference Coordinator phone: +972 (8) 659 6781 fax: +972 (8) 659 6772 e-mail: desertification@bgu.ac.il www: http://eld-initiative.org/index.php?id=51&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=90&cHash=59c28d8db91510efbb6f3a97fd36da24
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