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  1. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    April, 2012
    Western Asia, Iraq

    A crucial part of the Initiative is the determination of the extent and nature of the land degradation
    due to salt damage in Central and Southern Iraq. A range of techniques, including the very latest
    Geographic Information Systems are being deployed to achieve this.
    من أهم عناصر البحث التي يعني بها هذا المشروع هو تحديد مدى وطبيعة تدهور الأرض الزراعية المتدهورة بفعل الملوحة في وسط وجنوب العراق حيث تستخدم مجموعة من التقنيات لتحقيق ذلك. نذكر منها على سبيل المثال نظم المعلومات الجغرافية.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2012
    Yemen, Western Asia

    The purpose of this document is to review the current land characteristics and use status in Yemen as well as agricultural policies and institutional efforts to combat land degradation in the country.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2012
    Western Asia, Jordan

    This publication is a baseline assessment reviewing the current knowledge of land degradation in the rangelands of Jordan - known as Badia - with a special focus on its causes. It includes a review of current legislation and on-going initiatives to combat land degradation, along with an analysis of the main constraints limiting their effectiveness.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2012
    Northern Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Eastern Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates

    This issue of Caravan describes the new program, and some of the research innovations it will build on. The issue begins with two ‘opinion pieces’ by scientists from partner organizations in the CRP. They share lessons learnt from past successes (and failures), and ideas that could be applied to dryland

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    September, 2012
    Jordan, Western Asia

    The dry rangelands of West Asia and North Africa are fragile and severely degraded due to low rainfall and mismanagement of natural resources. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) interventions are used to increase soil moisture content, vegetation cover, and productivity. However, adoption of rainwater harvesting by communities is slow. To understand adoption constraints and to develop options for sustainable integration of rainwater harvesting, a benchmark watershed was established in the dry rangelands of Jordan.

  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Turkey

    Nowadays , demographic pressure on water and land resources is progressively increasing and their sustainability features have increasingly been under threat so these resources are required to using effectively. Large part of food requirements meet from irrigable area.

    Günümüzde arazi ve su kaynaklarına olan demografik baskının artması ve su kaynaklarının sürdürebilir olma niteliklerinin gün geçtikçe tehlikeye girmesi, su kaynakların etkin kullanımı ihtiyacını arttırmaktadır. Gıda ihtiyacının büyük bir kısmı sulanabilir alanlardan sağlanmaktadır.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Nepal, France, Yemen, Switzerland, United States of America, Israel, Chile, Germany, China, Italy, Australia, Malta, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand

    En pocas palabras, la escasez de agua tiene lugar cuando la demanda supera el suministro de agua dulce en un área determinada. Escasez de agua = un exceso de demanda de agua para el suministro disponible Esta situación aparece como consecuencia de una elevada demanda agregada por parte de todos los sectores que consumen agua respecto al suministro disponible, bajo las condiciones de infraestructuras y las disposiciones institucionales existentes.

  8. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2013
    Iraq

    The Iraqi National Development Plan is a multi-sectoral document aiming to create, from 2013 to 2017, a federal, decentralized, socially-integrated system that provides fair opportunities for development, in which the private sector and civil society are active partners and environmental sustainability represents an approach toward achieving a green economy. The general development proposed relates to different levels, namely the Plan aims at economic, social and environmental goals.

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