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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
http://www.unccd.int/
Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public.
Environment > Atmosphere > Climate Change > Desertification
Mar 28, 2008
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Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources.
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Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.
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Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
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Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.
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Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project description, bibliography and contact details.
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6. The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification
Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
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Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.
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Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and Freanch.
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Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.
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Objective is to provide information services on the subject of desertification. Background on the phenomenon, key international documents, and directory of organizations conducting work in this area.
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