Other Related Links


a) BRS Australia (BRS)
BRS is a key element of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA). In its support to combat desertification, it offers information about its current research, predictive tools, drought monitoring & management and publications on its "Land & Water" website

b) Community Spate Irrigation
Spate irrigation is a type of water management, that is unique to semi-arid environments. It is found in the Middle East, North Africa, West Asia, East Africa and parts of Latin America. This website offers very comprehensive information about spate irrigation.

c) Dryland Farming in Zimbabwe
In collaboration with Midlands State University and the Rockefeller Foundation, Africare Zimbabwe launched the "Dryland Farming in Zimbabwe" website. The site documents techniques that have been successfully developed and utilized by resource poor rural
farmers in Zimbabwe.

d) LADAMER (Land Degradation Assessment in Mediterranean Europe)
LADAMER is a 3 year Project (from 2002 to 2005) developed in the frame of EU GMES Initiative (Global Monitoring and Environmental Security), designed to assess, monitor and forecast land degradation in Mediterranean Europe.
It is coordinated by the Remote Sensing Department of the University of Trier (FEUT-UT –Germany).

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