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About project

About DESIRE project

• About the project EE.
• Funding.

Newsletters

Latest Newsletters

• March 2010 Newsletter.

Project description

Project partners

• Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering.
• Observatory for economic problems associated with desertification in Mediterranean areas.
• Estaci?n Experimental de Zonas ?ridas.
• Agricultural University of Athens.
• Alterra.
• Both ENDS.
• CARI.
• Catholic University of Leuven.
• Centre for Development and Environment.
• Deakin University.
• Democritus University of Thrace.
• Erosion and Soil & Water Conservation Group.
• Escola Superior Agr?ria de Coimbra.
• Eskisehir Osmangazi University.
• INIDA.
• Institut de Recherche pour le D?veloppement.
• Institut des R?gions Arides.
• Institute of Soil and Water Conservation.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias.
• International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation.
• ISRIC - World Soil Information.
• Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection.
• UNESCO Chair (co-partner through University of Leeds).
• University Mohammed V.
• University of Aveiro.
• University of Botswana.
• University of Leeds.
• University of Wales Swansea.

Study sites

• Eskisehir, Turkey.
• Guadalentin Basin, Murcia, Spain.
• Konya, Karapinar plain, Turkey.
• Macao, Portugal.
• Rendina Basin, Basilicata, Italy.

Working blocks

• Work Block 1: Environmental and Socio-Economical Context.
• Work Block 2: Land Degradation Indicators.
• Work Block 3: Defining Potential Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
• Work Block 4: Implementation and Monitoring.
• Work Block 5: Regional evaluation of remediation strategies.
• Work Block 6: Organization of project results and dissemination to stakeholders.

The News

Latest News

• Great Green Wall stops the Sahara.
• 2008/2009 reporting templates available.
• 3rd international conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification .
• A new method for detecting crop water stress.
• ALL Kickoff meeting presentations posted.
• Bari WB leader meeting held.
• Calendar added to the DESIRE website.
• Cape Verde meeting report.
• Coming WB leader meeting in Berne, Switzerland.
• Coping with Climate Change.
• Day to Combat Desertification.
• Desertification in Spain - Radio broadcast with Jean Poesen.
• DESIRE Calendar updated.
• DESIRE colleagues hit by earthquake.
• DESIRE Email address list posted.
• DESIRE general meeting 2009 - Morocco.
• DESIRE goes Video....
• DESIRE kick-off meeting successful..
• DESIRE meeting in Eskisehir successfully ended.
• DESIRE PhD researchers demonstrate their work.
• DESIRE plenary meeting and LANDCON 1010.
• DESIRE project receives 'Good to Excellent' assessment after third project review.
• DESIRE project reviewed.
• DESIRE year 1 reports available.
• Draft program Eskisehir meeting available.
• Drought management.
• ESF-Africa Frontier Research Conference.
• Eskisehir material available for Download.
• EU reporting formats available.
• EuroSoil 2008: call for papers.
• First DESIRE Newsletter issued.
• First Training Workshop planned.
• First WB3 training pilot in Morocco completed.
• From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities.
• General DESIRE meeting on Januari 7-11, 2008.
• General Meeting in Turkey.
• Green water deserves more attention.
• ICID 2010.
• ISCO 2008 - abstract submission deadline June 30th..
• ISCO Chili 2010.
• Jimmy's Global Harvest.
• Latest draft program DESIRE meeting Morocco.
• Learning, Producing and Sharing Innovations.
• Masters Degree on Integrated Dryland Management.
• Minutes of Bari WB leader meeting posted.
• New Newsletter issued.
• Next WB-leader meeting 11-12 October..
• Outlook Address list updated.
• Participatory monitoring of land management measures.
• Patrice Burger Keynote on GRF meeting in Davos.
• Plenary meeting in Cape Verde closed successfully..
• Preliminary program DESIRE plenary meeting China.
• Registration open for Cape Verde meeting.
• Reporting deadlines.
• Reports and Msc & PhD information pages added.
• Review reports available.
• Scientists and NGO's jointly publish CRIC7 discussion paper.
• Second Gender report published.
• Study Site Gender Case.
• Tackling salinization of soils in arid and semi-arid regions.
• TV broadcasts posted on DESIRE website.
• UN launches decade-long efforts to tackle desertification.
• UNCCD Seminar on Water, Desertification and Sustainable Land Management.
• Updated work division lists posted.
• WB 3 workshop report Murcia available..
• WB Leader meeting 22&23 April.
• WB leader meeting Bari.
• WB leader meeting in Wageningen.
• WB leader meeting successful.
• WB leader meeting venue changed due to ashcloud.
• WB3 Documentation Contest: Winners Elected!.
• WB3 organises a contest!.
• WB3 questionnaires and guidelines available..
• WB3 report on WP3.1 available..
• WB3 training 1 report Morocco..
• WB3 workshop in Bari (Italy).
• Welcome to the DESIRE website!.
• WOCAT-DESIRE Symposium - October 19th - Rabat.
• World Day to Combat Desertification 17 June 2010.
• WP 1.1 Literature Review report available..

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