Strengthening technical and scientific skills in the sustainable management of water resources in agriculture and enhancing the resilience of agri-food systems to climate change. This is the objective of the Training and Capacity Building Course organized by the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IPSP) and CIHEAM Bari within the framework of the Climate Smart Water Management and Sustainable Development for Food and Agriculture in East Africa (WATDEV) project, an international initiative operating in East Africa and Egypt to promote more sustainable and adaptive…
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World Desertification and Drought Day
DD-Day 2023 – Press release Towards World Desertification and Drought Day Sassari, 16 June 2023 The Desertification and Drought Day (DD-day 2023), established in 1994 by the United Nations every 17 June, aims to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification, loss of soil fertility and the resulting degradation of natural resources caused by human activities (pollution, excessive land use, overgrazing, deforestation, fires, irrigation with saline waters). The day is a unique opportunity to remind that the involvement and cooperation of communities at all levels is essential to…
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