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Rethinking the sustainability of Israel’s irrigation practices
in the drylands........................................................................................93
Professor Alon Tal, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University
Restoring lands and livelihoods in rain-fed areas through community
watershed management...........................................................................97
Suhas P Wani and Kaushal K Garg, International Crops Research Institute
for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India
The Uttarakhand Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management
project — applying integrated approaches............................................101
Mohamed Imam Bakarr, Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, Ulrich Apel, and Andrew
Chilombo, The Global Environment Facility
Ancient soils reborn..............................................................................106
Noel Oettlé, Environmental Monitoring Group, South Africa
Environmental education and awareness programmes in the
United Arab Emirates ...........................................................................110
Habiba Al Marashi, Chairperson, Emirates Environmental Group
Disaster risk and two recent episodes in Japan......................................115
Kaoru Takara, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
Australia prepares for a cycle of extreme droughts.................................119
Professor Craig Simmons, Director, National Centre for Groundwater Research
and Training, Australia
Research and achievements in combating land degradation and
desertification for sustainable rural development...................................122
Satoshi Tobita, Takeshi Matsumoto, Yukio Okuda, Kenta Ikazaki and Akinori
Oshibe, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Earth Observation approaches to sustainable land management in
drylands: experiences from the European Space Agency........................127
Marc Paganini, Anna Burzykowska and Frank Martin Seifert, European Space
Agency; Ute Gangkofner, GeoVille; and Thomas Häusler, GAF AG
Satellite laser altimetry: a powerful tool to enhance the capability
of global forest inventory.......................................................................131
Yoshiki Yamagata, Masato Hayashi and Habura Borjigin, National Institute for
Environmental Studies, Center for Global Environmental Research, Japan
Enabling investments in sustainable rangeland management.................134
G. Metternicht, University of New South Wales Australia, School of Biological,
Earth and Environmental Sciences and Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group,
IUCN; P. Laban, Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group, International Union for
Conservation of Nature Commission on Ecosystem Management; J. Davies and C.
Ogali, International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Drylands Initiative
Combating desertification and land degradation in the drylands:
research integration in practice.............................................................138
Mahmoud Solh, Director General and Lamia El-Fattal, Executive Assistant to the
Director General, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Food insecurity, drought and climate change: the case
of Karamoja, Uganda ........................................................................142
A. J. Jordaan, Director: Disaster Management Training and Education Centre
for Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa
Biosaline agriculture as an approach for combating desertification........146
Dr Abdullah Dakheel, Dr Rao Nanduri and Dr Richard Soppe, International
Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai
Restoring the soil to feed people and fight desertification......................149
Claire Péhi-Verny, President, Association Pour un autre monde
Long-term drought in southern Australia..............................................152
David Jones and Alex Evans, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Recovering life in the desert: successful experience with indigenous
communities in Mendoza, Argentina.....................................................155
Elena María Abraham, Laura Torres, Darío Soria, Clara Rubio and Cecilia
Rubio, Argentine Dryland Research Institute of the National Council for
Scientific and Technical Research
Wasteland rehabilitation for sustainable agriculture in the Indian
Himalayan region .................................................................................159
G.C.S. Negi, Scientist E; P.P. Dhyani, Director; and R.C. Sundriyal, Scientist
F, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development,
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, India
Soil and the living land — threats and responses..................................163
Uriel Safriel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and The Jacob Blaustein
Institutes for Desert Research, Israel
Returning agricultural productivity to former tin mining land
in Peninsular Malaysia..........................................................................166
Dato Dr Sharif Haron, Dr Mohamad Roff Mohd Noor, Dr Wan Abdullah
Wan Yusoff and Rohani Md. Yon, Malaysian Agricultural Research and
Development Institute
Innovative agricultural intensification of sandy desert soils using
organic and inorganic amendments.......................................................171
Shabbir A. Shahid, Abdullah Alshankiti, Shagufta Gill and Henda Mahmoudi,
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reclaiming degraded lands and building resilience to climate
change in Maharashtra, India................................................................175
Dr Marcella D’souza, Executive Director and Karan Misquitta, researcher,
Watershed Organisation Trust
Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests in Malaysia..........................178
Ismail Harun, Raja Barizan, Raja Sulaiman and Samsudin Musa, Forest
Research Institute of Malaysia
Awarding innovation to combat desertification and drought.................181
Abdulmalek A. Al Alshaikh, General Secretary, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz
International Prize for Water
Land use and the restoration of degraded land towards sustainable
development in Malaysia.......................................................................184
Omar Osman, Kamarulazizi Ibrahim, Kanayathu Koshy, Fauziah Ahmad
and Ahmad Shukri Yahaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
Notes and References............................................................................188
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