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On April 17th, in the afternoon, CRIC11 held an open dialogue session with the civil society organizations on the role of the CSOs in the mobilization of financial resources to support the implementation of the UNCCD through building effective partnerships between natio... [more]

DRYNET partners were present at the 2nd UNCCD Scientific Conference and CRIC between 9-12-19 of April 2013 in Bonn, Germany. By participating in several events, as participants, presenters and moderators, DRYNET partners ensured the civil society view; experience and com... [more]

13 of 15 organizations within the DRYNET network met in Istanbul between the dates February 26th - March 1st 2013 for the Annual Meeting of DRYNET. The first two days of the meeting focused on the Self Assesment of the Network followed by a day and half long meeting on u... [more]

Mapa del despertar comunitario ante la somnolencia autoritaria De norte a sur los consorcios del capitalismo global -chilenos o extranjeros- han dejado un reguero de desastres en su afán de explotar recursos naturales o desarrollar empresas que aseguren ganancias r... [more]

COP18: Time is running out to act on global warming Emmanuel Seck, Program Manager at Energy, Environment and Development says that civil society has been fighting since Copenhagen and expecting to see countries sign up to legally binding targets. He warns that we a... [more]

An Eight Year Second Commitment Period   As I had earlier expressed at the beginning of the Doha COP 18 through theClimate Change TV-RTCC, the minimum expected was a second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol and the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund.   ... [more]

Drynet partners Noel Oettle of EMG and Patrice Burger of CARI participate in the Roundtable session at Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihood Day 5, 3rd December 2012 Doha, Qatar on the topic of climate change and resilience in dryland agro-ecosystems. ... [more]

While there was not much encouraging news coming from the negotiations at the COP18 at Doha, DRYNET partners gathered on the 3rd of December 2012 at the Land for Life Award Gala to support the DRYNET partner TEMA on their acceptance of the Land for Life 2012 Award. T... [more]

The opportunity and capacity to adapt to the climate change do not so much depend upon the complexity of natural and climate conditions as the local communities' willingness to develop in a sustainable manner. Even in the desert it is possible to run the farming activ... [more]

The side event held by DRYNET partners CARI, EMG, TEMA and ENDA at the COP18 will be taking place in the EU pavilion in room Lefkosia between 13:00 and 15:00 on the 29th of November 2012.   "Beyond adaptation: sustainable livelihoods in drylands affected by c... [more]

UNCCD establishes the CSO selection panel. In accordance with the procedure for the renewal of membership of the CSO Selection Panel and following consultations with the CSOs accredited to the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD  the following persons have been appoi... [more]

The IUCN World Conservation Congress, World’s largest and most important conservation event was held in Jeju Island, Korea between 6-15th of September 2012. Held every four years, this year Congress focused on the theme ‘nature+’; nature based solutions to World’s prob... [more]

On the 17th of September 2012, Drynet held its first Steering Committee meeting together with the network’s newly established Advisory Board at the Both ENDS office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.   The new members of Drynet’s Advisory Board are:   Mrs. Maiga Sina Da... [more]

A short film on the importance of Arabic gum to local commerce in Mauritania and its link to the stop of desertification and climate change. A film made by Drynet partner Tenmiya Mauritania, supported by the CLACC network and IIED Video link: http://vimeo.com/505342... [more]

Approach with Caution: A learning process on three approaches to sustainable development This paper describes the key results and lessons learned of a PSO funded project in which Both ENDS and the abovementioned partner organisations jointly set out to refine thre... [more]

“This report is based on a series of case studies which highlight specific development cooperation experiments and provide support for more theoretical considerations. The aim is to identify courses of action geared towards the sustainable management of agro-ecosys... [more]

Patrice Buger of CARI was featured in news report aired by NTV, a private TV station with presence in Kenya, Uganda and other East African countries. Please click on the link below to watch the news report on the RIO+20 conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... [more]

Camel - Our Desert Heritage: Participatory and Collaborative Action Research by Iranian Indigenous Herders Sustainable Management of Natural Resources http://vimeo.com/47651074 [more]

This episode of the Senegalese TV Program “Espace Terre” focused on the Durban outcomes in whichEmmanuel Seck of ENDA was invited to appear as one of the civil society representatives.   The points that were raised mainly take into account the urgency of action to t... [more]

Sommet mondial du Développement durable RIO+20 RIO+20 « l’avenir que nous voulons » peut-il se former en regardant le rétroviseur ? La conférence des nations unies RIO+20 sur le développement durable se termine par un texte faible, impropre à faire face concrètem... [more]

La dégradation des terres et la désertification affecte 44 % de la surface terrestre et concerne de l'ordre de 2 milliards de personnes dont au moins 50 % sont pauvres à très pauvres. La société civile comme les états engagés dans la convention des nations unies de lu... [more]

Rio+20 – Patrice Burger, Tanveer Arif and Emmanuel Seck from Drynet talk about the importance of civil society in the UNCCD secretariat and to contributing to the fight against desertification. They say the role of civil society is huge in the international conventi... [more]

Desertification: Skin Cancer of Land By: Mr. Tanveer Arif Source: http://scopepakistan.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/desertification-skin-cancer-of-land/ Desertification is like skin cancer. If soil is skin of earth, desertification is its cancer. Desertification ca... [more]

UNCCD Announces Three Winners for first Land for Life Award Source: http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/MediaNews/Pages/highlightdetail.aspx?HighlightID=105 Top sustainable land management prize totaling 100,000 USD goes to community organizations in Haiti, Turk... [more]

For the full report entitled "from degradation to adaptation" please click here. [more]

Drynet at High level panel on Land Day, June 17th 2012 in the Rio Pavilion Tanveer Arif of SCOPE Pakistan speaking on behalf of Drynet [more]

Perspective for Drylands at Rio+20 By Tanveer Arif from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The preparations of Rio+20 Summit have entered in the final round. However, like expected atmosphere here is not as vibrant as it was in 1992, when UNCED took place here. The reason... [more]

To mark the celebration of the Rio + 20 conference in Brazil, the Latin American Observatory of Environmental Conflicts (OLCA) interviewed various territorial actors throughout Chile who narrated their vision of what has happened in the country during the last 20 year... [more]

Please follow the link to see a news article about SCOPE’s work on combating desertification, published in a major English daily in its Sunday magazine. [more]

For full article in PDF format click here The environmental NGO PROBIOMA with its headquarter in Santa Cruz, Bolivia investigates and innovates since 21 years technologies related to the usage of genetic resources. Native microorganisms that contribute to the biologi... [more]

Please follow the link for a report on SCOPE's Land Watch Asia (LWA) campaign in Pakistan [ download]

PROBIOMA was founded on the 20th of May 1990 with the mission of contributing to conservation and sustainable resource management in Bolivia. This endeavor was based on the realization that Bolivia is among the eight richest countries in terms of biodiversity.   Sou... [more]

Source: http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/?9786/Sustainable-forest-use-and-conservation-of-the-Kackar-Mountains The Kaçkar Mountains Sustainable Forest Use and Conservation Project developed by the TEMA Foundation (an IUCN Member), Nature Conservat... [more]

Understanding desertification in Turkey By Duygu Kutluay Source: http://www.rtcc.org/learning/understanding-desertification-in-turkey/ However, income generation for local people via agricultural activities in marginal lands is critical under fragile envir... [more]

Desertification action not possible until fair land management addressed By Tanveer Arif Source: Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) website Land is a critical productive asset and the majority of livelihoods in the drylands of the developing world depend on it. ... [more]

During the last few years an increase of climate aridity has been observed in village of Sady Shakirov, Southern Kazakhstan: reduction of midannual quantity of precipitations, increase of years and winter temperatures, strengthening of dry winds and dusty storms.  ... [more]

Source: Pakistan Today As small-scale farmers across the world observed the Global Day of Peasant Struggle on Tuesday, civil society activists also turned up for a gathering in Hyderabad to commemorate the murder of 19 landless Brazilian farmers in 1996. Led by La ... [more]

This year Drynet has come together for its annual meeting immediately after some very busy days at the 6th World Water Forum. The struggle to influence dryland development continues as many key decisions were made for the network including marking its presence at R... [more]

March 16th at the drylands and oasis space at the 6th World Water Forum 2012. The first panel at the Drynet day held discussions on reviving traditional water management and water harvesting systems. The panel aimed at mobilising global support for traditional sys... [more]

“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure being with you and provide my views at the World Water Forum. ” “First of all I would like to again say how valuable you work is regarding achieving access to water in quantity and quality for all in a specific co... [more]

The International Soil Science Congress on "Land Degradation and Challenges in Sustainable Soil Management" 15-17 May 2012, Çeşme-İzmir-TURKEY The 8th International Soil Science Congress on "Land Degradation and Challenges in Sustainable Soil Management" will be he... [more]

A l’occasion du 6ème forum mondial de l’eau, retrouvez dans Le Monde, le point de vue sur la désertification de Patrice Burger, directeur du Centre d’actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI), Luc Gnacadja, secrétaire exécutif de la Convention des Nations unie... [more]

The Drynet network members are hosting an afternoon of debates and panel discussions on"Water management in drylands: promising prospects", on Friday March 16th at the World Water Forum. The venue will be the Terres Arides & Oasis Space. The programme will include the s... [more]

DRYNET members will be coming to the World Water Forum, to be held in Marseille, France, between 12 and 17 March, to raise the attention of water management issues in drylands and oases. While the water issue is acute on the planet, it is particularly sensitive to lifest... [more]

Between January 12th and 20th, Both ENDS colleague Marie José accompanied Chris Reij (CIS, VU University Amsterdam) to the south of Niger, to see with her own eyes what Chris has been advocating for many years now: farmers have turned this dry part of the Sahel green. ... [more]

In Niger, farmers have turned no less than 5 million ha. of the Southern Sahelian provinces Maradi and Niger green. They protected and assisted spontaneous regeneration of trees in and around their agricultural fields. Between January 12th and 20th, Both ENDS colleague ... [more]

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Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) is working on sustainable land management related issues. Land governance is an important factor in sustainable land management. In countries like Pakistan, where high land concentration exists, 70% farmers a... [more]

India’s Thar desert is no stranger to foreign invasions, ranging from Muslim conquerors to western tourists – most of them causing some kind of havoc, but not leaving much of a permanent mark. However the most recent type of incursion is threatening to undermine the live... [more]

Drynet partner SCOPE has recently joined efforts with civil society organisations and political leaders to launch a livelihood development programme to alleviate poverty in the Pakistani region of Sindh. The “Enhance Livelihood, Reduce Poverty” programme intends to t... [more]

Five months before the World Water Forum in Marseille, GRET is preparing to speak for developing country populations. It is mobilizing its 30 years of field experience in the domain of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water, integrated resource management)... [more]

The Earth Negotiations Bulletin on the side, a special report on selected side events at the Durban Climate Change Conference covered the event “Gender, Justice and Social Learning: Exploring Theory and Practice in Adaptation” organized by  Drynet’s Environmental Monitor... [ download]

Several DRYNET partners are participating at COP17 in Durban in order to make sure the importance of drylands in the climate negotiations is not overlooked. DRYNET published its position paper for COP17: Click here to download it: DRYNET Durban Position Paper 2011 ... [more]

Download here the position paper of DRYNET on Climate change for COP 17 in Durban. Desertification and Adaptation in Drylands: We can reduce poverty and hunger with political support. y en espanol: Documento Posicion Durban [ download]

Learning from farmers and fishers Sharing inspirations on adaptation in practice   Who should attend?Farmers, artisanal farmers and practitioners engage with climate change adaptation Where?Green With Envy Nursery, 281 Vause Rd., Berea, Durban When?10h00 to 16h00 on F... [ download]

From 10-21 October 2011 the tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)was held in Changwon, Republic of Korea. At the conference 5 Drynet Partners were present to represent the voice of Civil Society at ... [more]

Time to remove silk gloves This blog is written by Martine Dahle Huse. Click this link to read the entire blog. The blogs are posted on the IUCN Interantional site "During a presentation held by Professor Rattan Lal during the high level segment of the Conference o... [more]

More ingredients better tastes This blog is written by Asli Toppare, TEMA Turkey & Drynet network click this link to read it. [more]

Desertification What the leaders think This film gives a good introduction on the issues at stake at the last COP10 of the UNCCD Conference of Parties. Combating Desertification is at the core mission of the UNCCD. Leave a comment on the film by clicking on this link [more]

Check out the foto impression about the UNCCD COP10 follow this link [more]

Drynet partner  Patrice Burger, director CARI represented Drynet COP10 considered the inclusion of activities by non-governmental organisations within the official programme of work of the COP. Civil society organisations were invited for an open dialogue session... [more]

The10thConference ofParties (COP10) of theUnited Nations Conventionon the Fightagainst Desertification washeld fromOctober 10, 2011toOctober 21, 2011in Changwon, South Korea. CARI participatedin connection withthe various networksof civil society (GTD,Resad,andRADDODryne... [more]

On Friday 14 October, 2011 the first Open Dialogue Session (ODS) of COP10 took place. The ODS was successful judging both from the rich presentations of NGOs from all continents and from the reactions by the country Parties discussing best practices and sustainable land m... [more]

All partner newsletter are out and can be found under the newsletter section. [more]

Parties to the UNCCD convened for their tenth conference session in Korea yesterday. Over the next two weeks, they will review their progress in addressing the scourge of desertification. [more]

CARI has spoken on behalf of civil society in the General Assembly of the United Nations on September 20, 2011, in the context created by decision 165/60. [more]

Agricultural land grabbing in Africa by foreign states, faced with the limited availability of land for self-sufficiency, and multinationals has been criticized during the World Social Forum held in February 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. [more]

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year on 17 June all over the world. The aim of the United Nations in designating a day of observance is to sensitize the public and policy makers to the increasing dangers of desertification, land degradati... [more]

Mithi, Tharparkar: Members of civil society organizations, environmentalists, climatologists, development experts have called for addressing root-causes of poverty as it is building up pressure on natural resources in the country. They said that poverty, hunger, rising c... [more]

ReSad, a North-South initiative against land and soil fertility degradation and for the improvement of human living conditions has released a drynet special edition newsletter. Drynet and ReSaD international networks have teamed up via their common partner GCoZa Mali. [ download]

Mithi, Nagarparkar: Members of civil society organization including Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) have demanded that unchecked tree cutting in Tharparkar districts, particularly in Mithi, Umerkot, Diplo, Islamkot and Nagarparkar areas be ... [more]

TEMA Foundation calls the political parties to end pure economic driven politics, through the Eco-Politics Declaration, prepared by the consultants and experts of the Foundation. With the press conference organized on May 6, 2011, TEMA Foundation shared its solutions to ... [more]

The Great March of Anatolia[1] is a movement in Turkey which was started with the intention of preserving the integrity of Anatolia's water, nature and roots. It is being organized with the slogan “We won’t not give you Anatolia!” for the purpose of ending all investment... [more]

From the 18th to the 21st of January, Drynet II held its kick-off meeting in the surroundings of the beautiful Amboro National Park, near the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This meeting brought together a range of Drynet members (10 in total) from all over the world. The ... [more]

All provinces of the country in Pakistan are severely affected by floods after heavy monsoon rains, which started to come heavily in the last week of July 2010 in Pakistan. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the disaster caus... [more]

Results and lessons learned from working together in 22 countries In three years the DRYNET programme (officially entitled ‘Strengthening civil society networks to address dryland degradation and poverty issues in the context of strategic development frameworks and ... [ download]

Le Sénégal, à l’instar de la communauté internationale, organise presque chaque année la journée du 17 juin, journée mondiale de lutte contre la désertification. Cette année 2010, des activités de sensibilisation ont été menées à Joal-Fadiouth et d’autres localités du ... [more]

June 17th marks the World Day to Combat Desertification, as on this day the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was adopted in 1994 at Paris. Drought and desertification is a silent but serious environmental crisis which is affecting about 1 billi... [more]

Today it's World Day to Combat Desertification. This year's theme is "Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere", in line with the International Year dedicated to Biodiversity. With this theme, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification aims to sensitize the pub... [more]

A new Both ENDS briefing paper "Agriculture and Food Security in Africa's Drylands - Meeting the realities of Small-scale Farmers". This paper argues that marrying local practice and scientific knowledge and that ensuring the participation of CSO’s in linking local peop... [more]

The province of Baluchistan composes about 44% of the total geographical area of Pakistan and only 5% of its area is arable, the rest consisting of arid and semi-arid rangelands. About 80% of the population is rural and, for various reasons, economic development is lagg... [more]

Biochar accounts for an important source of carbon sequestration and is being high in the climate change discussion as a carbon-negative product. It results from a heat treatment of organic material in an oxygen-limited environment (pyrolyis) in the soils. The outcome ca... [more]

The International Land Coalition (ILC) stressed the importance of improved governance of land and natural resources to reduce land degradation and improve the livelihoods of the rural poor during a side event at COP-9, on 23 September 2009. The event, organized in collab... [more]

This week and the next, people who have an interest in drylands gather in Buenos Aires for the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which is held there at the moment. A large delegation of Drynet members has also travelled to Argentina an... [more]

Saffron Flowers and Sunken Gardens: Inspiring Initiatives Reversing Dryland Degradation and Strengthening Livelihoods. Local initiatives often fall outside the scope and sight of policy makers, whereas so many inspiring initiatives to counter degradation and desertific... [more]

The 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), a two year cycle where among other issues agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa were discussed, is now finished and most delegates are simply satisfied with the fact ... [more]

Information and knowledge sharing, coordination, communication, lobbying, setting common positions, influence in decision making processes are sound reasons for networking around issues of common concern. It was to meet these needs in the context of the United Nations C... [more]

Responding to climate change in the drylands: EMG will be launching a knowledge sharing platform for adaptation in the South African drylands This month Drynet South Africa, the Environmental Monitoring Group and Indigo development & change will be hosting a workshop f... [more]

Today, June 17th, is the World Day to Combat Desertification. For this occasion we have put together the following images illustrating the beauty, diversity and strength of drylands and their inhabitants. Let yourself become inspired!(double click on the image and watch ... [more]

Today is Desertification Day, a day to focus on desertification problems around the world, and this year researchers are joining hands with farmers around the world to stand up to one of the greatest, yet most overlooked environmental problems.   As the global eco... [more]

The paradigm shift came about already some years ago at ICRISAT, the International Centre for Research in Semi-Arid tropics. In former times their main focus was to increase yield in agriculture to cope with an ever growing population on earth. This aim did not hold agai... [more]

As Lao Tsu noted millennia ago, “change is the only constant in the universe”. Recognition by the IPCC that the climate is rapidly changing and will affect the world’s most vulnerable communities most severely has put adaptation high on the global agenda. What does this ... [more]

Combating desertification and drought is one of the key thematic issues to be discussed during this years annual meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development, which is held at the moment in New York, against the backdrop of interrelated issues such as agricultur... [more]

The UNCCD Secretariat has launched an initiative to revise the procedures for the participation of non- governmental organisations in UNCCD processes and events, including clear selection criteria and a mechanism to ensure a balance of participants from different regions... [more]

  A large part of earth's surface is covered by dry areas: some 40%, in fact, and over two thirds of Africa. Most of the poorest people on earth, some 70% of the undernourished - over 600 million people - live in these areas. Funding and initiatives to fight desertif... [more]

Comparing carbon emissions from milk production in peri-urban dairies versus drylands   Purpose: To collate arguments and convince policy makers of the rationale for investing in milk collection systems in drylands, as a means of alleviating poverty, conserving biodi... [more]

The African Drought Risk and Development Network is focused on promoting applied exchange of experience on key issues linking drought risk and development; providing a platform for the development and dissemination of good practice & tools; is a bridge to various resourc... [more]

The World Water Forum is the main water-related event in the world, aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda. A stepping stone towards global collaboration on water problems, the Forum offers the water community and policy-and-decision-makers from all ov... [more]

Drynet partner LPPS from India has been interviewed for a programme of the BBC Radio World Service called "Return of the Nomad", by Susie Emmett. Follow the link and find out more about the work of LPPS, the Raika people and their camels:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer... [more]

DCG is searching for consultants who can conduct evaluations of our program in Ethiopia and Mali, respectively. The application deadline to submit a bid for the one of these assignments is March 23rd 2009.   [more]

February 23rd The term bioremediation of soils refers to a series of strategies used to “remedy” soils that have been contaminated and/or degraded by agricultural activities and other contaminants (agrochemicals, fertilisers, hydrocarbon spills, mining activities and ot... [more]

We are very pleased to announce that ITC was selected to be a European Partner in this so-called EMMA programme (Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia) ITC - the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation - offers courses in Applied Earth Scien... [more]

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat is conducting consultations on the draft communication strategy through an online discussion group. Based on the group’s input, the communication strategy will be redrafted in February 2009 and is expected t... [more]

This strong and to some people surprising conclusion comes from a recent research Drynet has commissioned SOS Sahel to do. The findings from this study, along with examples from India and Iran, were presented by Drynet partners during the recent CRIC7 in Istanbul. Drynet... [more]

In collaboration with partners from other networks, Drynet has called for action on how the UNCCD can more effectively build on a combination of the most recent, cutting edge research, and the wealth of evolving local knowledge from affected communities and CSOs, in a ne... [more]

The seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is taking place in Istanbul simultaneously with the First Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) from No... [more]

Drynet partner EMG and their Organic Rooibos initiative with the Heiveld Co-operative finalist for BBC World Challenge 08   Now in its fourth year, World Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that ha... [more]

  Drynet wants to commission a research study on the following issue: Carbon Sequestration, Biofuels and Sahelian Pastoralism: A Threat or Opportunity? Background is the emerging nature of the biofuels threat and subsequent lack of credible literature on the subject... [ download]

Side Event IUCN World Congress, Barcelona IUCN Aliances Workshop 1055 [more]

In 2007, COP8 of the UNCCD adopted a 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the UNCCD. The CSO networks eniD and Drynet wrote a position paper for COP8 which calls for more practical details and decisions relevant for civil society in this ... [more]

By: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson* - LIFE-Network   With the Olympics underway, the world's attention is focused on China and sports. However, here is a report about China in a completely different context. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson of the LPP spent a fortnight in the country... [more]

PROBIOMA receives a national distinction for its contribution, through technological innovation, to the fight against desertification.   [more]

India has to wait a while longer for its bio-fuel policy which was due in the second week of July. The national daily The Hindu (July 14 2008) has stated that political uncertainty over the India-US nuclear deal has delayed the announcement of the bio-fuel policy which ... [more]

The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE), Pakistan, celebrated June 17th. the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDD), by organizing a walk at Mithi, District Tharparkar. The participants, who were carrying tree sapling in their hands, as a ... [more]

Drylands and deserts environments impart a certain spirit of resilience and hardiness among their inhabitants. If these qualities meet entrepreneurial zeal, it is interesting to see the results. When Nancy Abeiderrahmane arrived in Mauritania in 1970, she was surprised ... [more]

DRYNET's Latin American Partners (OLCA, Instituto Sertao, and PROBIOMA) together with Both ENDS, successfully held their first regional meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [more]

  Just Published: Drynet Global Newsletter no. 1 April 2008 [more]

German scientists met on an interdisciplinary workshop about pastoral land use management in drylands during a week-end in Leipzig, Feb 2/3 in 2008. The drynet initiative was very well received and lead to a discussion about a transdisciplinary approach. The report of th... [more]

An interview by Namitha Dipak (LPPS) with Shree Padre, farmer, water  journalist,  and rainwater harvesting "evangelist" based in Kerala, India. [ download]

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Vice-Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan opens GEF Evaluation Office Central Asia Regional Consultation on Evaluating Climate Change and Development [more]

The Third Annual Microinsurance Conference took place in Mumbai, India, from 13-15 November 2007. Drynet representative Namitha Dipak of LPPS-Drynet attended the proceedings of this conference and presents this report. [ download]

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During COP8 in Madrid, on the 5th of September, Drynet organised an innovative side event during the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The open, participatory and interactive event bro... [more]

(extracted from Fact Sheet "Biofuels in the European Union: An Agricultural Perspective" by Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development), European Commission 2006. [more]

Dr. Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, Chief of the Agricultural Meteorology Division of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) speaks to Namitha Dipak of DRYNET on September 7th, 2007 at Madrid, Spain. Videography courtesy Silke Brehm. An edited version of the interview appe... [more]

Drynet will be present at the Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat desertification which will be held from 3-14 September in Madrid, Spain. They will be organising a side event in a whole new and interactive setting. The side event will take place on ... [more]

On June 17th, several Drynet partners organised a press conference to officially launch Drynet for the press. For each partner, the briefing to the press was focused on the regional situation. Click here to download the general press release. Or, click on the links bel... [more]

Ricardo Cifuentess, OLCA, Chile) With field trips to visit rural communities that are developing successful initiatives to fight desertification in Northern Brazil, the 14 Drynet partners inaugurated their joint participation in the project. [more]