http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on desert science and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/news/ Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 GMTScientists have urged the UN's desertification convention to unite research on land degradation and so convince policymakers to take action.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/uniting-drylands-research-could-halt-looming-crisis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceMon, 28 Sep 2009 03:27:13 GMTResearchers have developed a model for greening the Sahara desert and say the method could help curb climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/desert-greening-could-slow-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 16 Sep 2009 03:57:58 GMTClimate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/scientific-strategies-can-save-dryland-agriculture.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMTSustainably developing drylands means balancing local knowledge, science and conflicting demands, says Elena María Abraham.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/dryland-development-needs-science-and-sustainabili.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 30 Apr 2009 01:03:04 GMTArab states are facing many challenges, such as water scarcity and desertification, that will worsen with climate change, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/arab-environment-under-threat-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 10 Mar 2009 04:07:50 GMTResearchers have concluded that, with the right policies in place, coaxing a severely degraded region back into recovery is possible.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/desertification-reversed-in-northern-ethiopia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceFri, 06 Feb 2009 03:50:45 GMTPreparations are rife for Africa's 'Great Green Wall', a measure to prevent desertification, three years after it was first proposed.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/african-wall-of-trees-gets-underway.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceMon, 07 Jul 2008 05:34:32 GMTTanzania's land is gradually being reclaimed, thanks to a new regional development programme and improved land management systems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/restoring-tanzania-s-ecosystems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 26 Mar 2008 04:43:31 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTA round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.  http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-25-feb-12-mar-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 13 Mar 2008 06:13:06 GMTSub-Saharan Africa's agricultural and food systems could be affected by drought caused by climate change, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/climate-change-poses-drought-risk-for-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 21 Feb 2008 05:05:58 GMTPoor people in Namibia will be greatly affected by the economic impacts of climate change, warns a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/namibias-poor-will-be-hit-hard-by-climate-chang.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTAlgeria and China signed an agreement last week to collaborate in agricultural science and desertification.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/algeria-and-china-forge-scientific-partnership.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTMore attention must be paid to the global degradation of land and its impact on climate change and food security, scientists say.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/soil-degradation-issues-swept-aside-say-experts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceFri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTFog could provide a previously untapped source of water to grow crops in semi-arid regions of Chile.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/fog-helps-crops-thrive-in-chile.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 08 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMTDust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/getting-to-the-root-of-killer-dust-storms.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMTA United Nations Environmental Program report says environmental degradation is driving the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/unep-climate-change-behind-darfur-conflict.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceFri, 29 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTA new UN report warns of mass migration of displaced dryland communities if policy is not coordinated to tackle desertification.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/un-policymakers-must-rethink-desertification.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 28 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTIslamic states have agreed to donate US$370 million to Niger over the next five years to combat desertification and improve food security.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/islamic-fund-created-to-secure-food-in-niger.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/