Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sahel Regreening Initiative : BUILDING ON A CURRENT GREEN REVOLUTION IN THE SAHEL (Drynet / Bothends)

Posted on June 19, 2009 by

Read at : Drynet <drynet@bothends.org> Annex BUILDING ON A CURRENT GREEN REVOLUTION IN THE SAHEL: SOME LESSONS FROM FARMER-MANAGED RE-GREENING IN NIGER International Institute for Environment and Development Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel VU University Amsterdam World Vision Australia … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification, drought, Ecology - environment, reforestation

Final report on the AU-EU study to assess the scope and pre-feasibility of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (P. HOLLEBOSCH)

Posted on June 19, 2009 by

Here is the Final Report in the AU-EU Study to assess the scope and pre-feasibility of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, in English without annexes. Patrick HOLLEBOSCH In charge of Program FPS Foreign Affairs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Wall

Observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification (UNCCD Newsflash IISD)

Posted on June 19, 2009 by

UNCCD Newsflash No. 002-2009 Observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification on 17 June 2009 Eighteen events were reported from around the world in observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification, which took place yesterday, 17 June. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, UNCCD, World Day Desertification

DESERTIFICATION POSES SECURITY RISKS (UNNews)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

DESERTIFICATION POSES SECURITY RISKS, BAN WARNS ON WORLD DAY New York, Jun 17 2009 10:00AM With 200 million people projected to become environmentally-induced migrants by 2050, land degradation threatens national and regional stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, marking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, World Day Desertification

World Day to Combat Desertification (Drynet)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Read at : Drynet <drynet@bothends.org> World Day to Combat Desertification Today, June 17th, is the World Day to Combat Desertification. For this occasion we have put together the following images (see link) illustrating the beauty, diversity and strength of drylands … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, World Day Desertification

The reign of rain barrels beginning (Google / Aquafornia / Reuters)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://aquafornia.com/archives/9471 The reign of rain barrels beginning Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 15, 2009 at 3:04 pm From Reuters News: Rain barrels are all the rage this summer. More and more, … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, water conservation / harvesting

Murder for Water in India’s Drought (Google / Water Secrets Blog)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://watersecretsblog.com/archives/2009/06/murder_for_wate.html Murder for Water in India’s Drought In the central India state of Madhya Pradesh, (pictured), where a drought has persisted over a year, people are giving their lives to be the first … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, drought

Turning the Land Degradation Tide on World Desertification Day (Google / UNEP)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert- desertification http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=589&ArticleID=6219&l=en Turning the Land Degradation Tide on World Desertification Day Multiple Blue-Prints for Better Managed Drylands and Improved Livelihoods from UNEP-GEF Project Nairobi, 17 June 2009 – Improved varieties of the tropical, nutritious ‘Sahel … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, ICRISAT, land / land degradation, UNEP, World Day Desertification

World Day to Combat Desertification (Google / News Radio)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.newsradio.me/?p=5732 World Day to Combat Desertification Posted on 16 June 2009 by Nirosha Navaratnam The World Day to Combat Desertification is tomorrow. This year’s theme is “Conserving land and water-securing our common future”. … Continue reading →

Posted in World Day Desertification

World Day to Combat Desertification : Desertification affects 1 Billion – Threatens Stability (Google / Asian Tribune)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://asiantribune.com/06/17/world-day-to-combat-desertification-desertification-affects-1-billion-threatens-stability/ World Day to Combat Desertification : Desertification affects 1 Billion – Threatens Stability Desertification and land degradation affect one third of the Earth’s surface, threatening the livelihoods, well-being and development of as … Continue reading →

Posted in World Day Desertification