The Latin American and Caribbean Initiative on Science and Technology (ILACCT), which was established in July 2008 during a meeting held in the city of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, will hold the First Scientific Conference in August 2013 with the objective of discussing how to implement recommendations made during the International Conference: Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID) Fortaleza (2010) and ICID Mendoza (2011). Participants will focus on the following themes: status of desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD); valuation of socio-economic and cultural impacts of DLDD; and sustainable land management (SLM). The Conference motto is 'The value of drylands'.
dates: 28-30 August 2013 location: Brazil additional: Sobral contact: Organizing Committee e-mail: ilacct@sobral.ce.gov.br www: http://www.ilacct.org/