Monthly Archives: February 2011

Katsina, Kebbi Govt to tackle desertification (Google / Radio Nigeria)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://ww2.radionigeria.gov.ng/frnews-detail.php?ID=2572 Desertification has remained a major threat to lives in Kebbi and Katsina State, in view of its impact on the environmental, especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Farming activities in the States are … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Vacancy: Secretary to the Coordinator for Facilitation, Capacity Building, Monitoring of Implementation (FCMI), Bonn, Germany (Google / UNJobs)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification Vacancy: Secretary to the Coordinator for Facilitation, Capacity … LOCAL RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT LIMITED TO SERVICE WITH UNCCD The objective of this Convention is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of … <http://unjobs.org/vacancies/1297956321425>

Posted in UNCCD

Lend a Helping Hand, Stop Desertification | Facebook (Google)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification Lend a Helping Hand, Stop Desertification | Facebook Welcome to a Facebook Page about Lend a Helping Hand, Stop Desertification. Join Facebook to start connecting with Lend a Helping Hand, … <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lend-a-Helping-Hand-Stop-Desertification/180048225368582?v=app_2373072738>

Posted in Desertification

Soil degradation and desertification in Mediterranean environments (Google / EBOOKEE)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://ebookee.org/dl/Soil-degradation-and-desertification-in-Mediterranean-environments/ Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics by David Muir Wood An Introduction to Computer Graphics and Creative 3-D Environments (Repost) Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, land / land degradation, Soil

Fifty million “environmental refugees” (AFP / Google)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnW80NlFZ259UCgMAHSd3ekHutiQ?docId=CNG.aa651167cd0af745b3cb395cf1d402e3.c41 50 million ‘environmental refugees’ by 2020, experts say By Karin Zeitvogel (AFP) WASHINGTON — Fifty million “environmental refugees” will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, food / food security, migration

Water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins (IISD / UNECE)

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> information_notice_adaptation_and_transboundary_cooperation_workshop_final_rev Second workshop on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins: challenges, progress and lessons learnt (Geneva, 12-13 April 2011) We would like to invite you to the “Second workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Water

Southern Sudan will need to invest in infrastructure to feed and employ its people (IRINNews)

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=91951 SUDAN: Farming the future in the South YEI, 17 February 2011 (IRIN) – With independence only months away, Southern Sudan will need to invest in infrastructure to feed and employ its people, while seeking alternatives to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security

Knowledge Management for the UNCCD: Invitation to a side event (UNCCD / IISD)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Read at : Land Degradation Announcement List <land-l@lists.iisd.ca> KM for the UNCCD The Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification would like to invite you to participate on a side event on Knowledge Management for the UNCCD. In … Continue reading →

Posted in UNCCD

African nightshade (Solanum scabrum) : interesting native crop (Worldwatch)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Read at : http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/african-nightshade-an-underappreciated-native-comes-into-the-light/ African Nightshade: An Underappreciated Native Comes into the Light Danielle Nierenberg By Matt Styslinger The term “nightshade” refers collectively to a wide-ranging group of plants, including poisonous, medicinal, and edible species (from the genus Solanum). This … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Solanum scabrum

The spineless prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica var. inermis), a fantastic tool to combat desertification (Google / The National / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/farmers-serve-prickly-feast-to-livestock Farmers serve prickly feast to livestock Megan Detrie (Writer) The prickly pear cactus will soon be grown on UAE farms as a water-efficient food for animals. Known as Optunia, the cactus was … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, Opuntia ficus-indica