<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Desertification</title>
	<atom:link href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>All about drought, desertification and poverty in the drylands</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=MU</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/sustainable-development-report-on-africa-sdra/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/sustainable-development-report-on-africa-sdra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Richard Sherman &#60;richards@iisd.org&#62;
Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)
African SD Policy Makers &#60;africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca&#62;
Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)
Addis Ababa 2 May 2008 (ECA):
The Economic Commission for Africa has released the second edition of its flagship publication, the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA), as the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/sustainable-development-report-on-africa-sdra/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>id21NRNews, Number 48, May 2008</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/id21nrnews-number-48-may-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/id21nrnews-number-48-may-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Id21 - &#60;id21NRnewsAdmin@lyris.ids.ac.uk&#62;
*** id21NRNews, Number 48, May 2008 ***

RECENT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS ON ID21 NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES:
Fisheries
* Can poor people benefit from ornamental fish farming in West Africa&#8217;s rai
nforests?
* Developing technologies for sustainable fisheries in Asia
* Opportunities for fisheries from climate change
* Adult education and training in fishing communities in South Africa
Conservation
* Economic [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/id21nrnews-number-48-may-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>SciDev.Net Weekly Update (5 - 12 May 2008)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/scidevnet-weekly-update-5-12-may-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/scidevnet-weekly-update-5-12-may-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Research / science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : SciDev.Net
SciDev.Net Weekly Update (5 - 12 May 2008)
Latest articles from the leading source of free news and commentary about science, technology and innovation in the developing world
&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;
Less pollution means more drought for Amazon rainforest
Research indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.
&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.
New project [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/scidevnet-weekly-update-5-12-may-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Drought and Desertification Major Group Statement Women (Google / CSD-Women)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/drought-and-desertification-major-group-statement-women-google-csd-women/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/drought-and-desertification-major-group-statement-women-google-csd-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pastoralism / animal husbandry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social dimensions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gender]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[grazing / overgrazing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert - desertification
http://csd-women.blogspot.com/2008/05/drought-and-desertification.html

Drought and Desertification
Drought and Desertification Major Group Statement Women,
Thursday, 8 May
by Eva Friedlander
Interaction between humans and the natural environment, such as over-grazing, have brought about remarkable changes over the years, leading to drought and desertification. Women are significantly – and specifically – affected when erosion and diminished soil fertility [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/drought-and-desertification-major-group-statement-women-google-csd-women/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nigeria : NGO to Distribute 50,000 Tree Seedlings Free (Google / allAfrica)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/nigeria-ngo-to-distribute-50000-tree-seedlings-free-google-allafrica/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/nigeria-ngo-to-distribute-50000-tree-seedlings-free-google-allafrica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Climate / climate change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rural development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert - desertification
http://allafrica.com/stories/200805090315.html
Nigeria: Desertification - NGO to Distribute 50,000 Tree Seedlings Free
Leadership (Abuja)
9 May 2008

Teddy Nwanunobi
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Africa Desertification Control Initiative (ADCI), has disclosed its preparedness to battle the menace of desertification in the country with a free distribution of 50,000 tree seedlings to individuals in the country. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/nigeria-ngo-to-distribute-50000-tree-seedlings-free-google-allafrica/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>CSD-16 : HOW TO HELP AFRICA (Google / Appablog)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/csd-16-how-to-help-africa-google-appablog/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/csd-16-how-to-help-africa-google-appablog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[natural resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rural development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert - desertification
http://appablog.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/commission-on-sustainable-development-considers-how-to-help-africa-better-manage-natural-resources-boost-agricultural-productivity-modernize-infrastructure/

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP AFRICA BETTER MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES, BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, MODERNIZE INFRASTRUCTURE

With many African economies heavily dependent on agriculture — a climate-sensitive sector highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks — the Commission on Sustainable Development today began an in-depth consideration of ways to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/csd-16-how-to-help-africa-google-appablog/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Google / UNPO)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-google-unpo/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-google-unpo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Climate / climate change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert - desertification

http://www.unpo.org/content/view/8125/88/

 UNPO Attends the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

UNPO attended the annual two week Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held at the UN headquarters in New York between 21 April and 02 May 2008, on the following topics: Climate [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-google-unpo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lessons from a thousand years ago (Google / Calgary Herald)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/lessons-from-a-thousand-years-ago-google-calgary-herald/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/lessons-from-a-thousand-years-ago-google-calgary-herald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Climate / climate change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert - drought
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=05ef3d95-e7e3-4861-b170-7fb2a0ef730c


Lessons from a thousand years ago


Reese Halter, 				Calgary Herald
Published: Sunday, May 11, 2008

My children often ask: Why is history so important? For which I regularly answer &#8212; because the past is rich with information and lessons.
From about AD 800 to 1300 the Earth underwent a slight warming period so dubbed [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/lessons-from-a-thousand-years-ago-google-calgary-herald/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Australia : impact of drought on gardening (Google / ABC Rural)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/australia-impact-of-drought-on-gardening-google-abc-rural/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/australia-impact-of-drought-on-gardening-google-abc-rural/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert -drought
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/200805/s2241720.htm

Gardeners embrace drought-friendly plants
Monday, 12/05/2008

Australian gardeners are getting used to having less water, according to the businesses which supply their plants. Eighteen months ago, the Nursery and Garden Industry in Queensland said employers had shed a third of their staff because of the impact of the drought. Now, executive officer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/australia-impact-of-drought-on-gardening-google-abc-rural/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Saving energy (The Economist)</title>
		<link>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/saving-energy-the-economist/</link>
		<comments>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/saving-energy-the-economist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>willem van cotthem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[energy/bioenergy/biofuels]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=2890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My son Paul sends me an interesting paragraph on saving energy with &#8220;the fifth fuel&#8220;.
Read at : The Economist - http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11332762 
       ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://desertification.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/saving-energy-the-economist/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/desertification-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wim</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>