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Links to websites of research institutes working on dryland issues and in dryland areas. |
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Stockholm Environment Institute
The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an independent, international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues. It works at local, national, regional and global policy levels. The SEI website provides publications, information on relevant seminars, courses, and workshops, information on their projects and programs and contact information.
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The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research seeks to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research in several fields. CGIAR hosts numerous research centres working in specific areas such as the drylands.
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IISD
The International Institute for Sustainable Development works on policy recommendations at the international level to contribute to sustainable development. This site contains numerous publications to download for free.
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IIED
The International Institute for Environment and Development works on sustainability issues at an international level. IIED has a drylands program which this link leads you to.
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DESIRE Project
This website describes the DESIRE project which aims at establishing alternative land use and management conservation strategies based on a close participation of scientists with stakeholder groups around the world. Some members of eniD are participating in the project.
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Poverty and Conservation . info
The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) is a forum for facilitating mutual learning between key stakeholders, from a range of backgrounds, on conservation-poverty linkages. This website contains 4 key searchable databases: a bibliographic database with literature on conservation-poverty linkages, an organisations database highlighting the range of organisations working on conservation-poverty linkages, an initiatives database describing significant international initiatives designed to explore the links between conservation and poverty reduction, and a case studies database capturing practical, on-the-ground experience in linking conservation and poverty reduction and documenting the strategies employed in making these linkages. The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group is coordinated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
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DesertNet
DesertNet, a network of German scientist and experts, was founded to form a binding link between different scientists who aim to investigate the complex causes and effects of desertification in interdisciplinary research approaches. It also wants to involve policy makers and public institutions, as well as to link national expertise with international research. This network is now intending to become European. Thier website provides information on their members, some publications, declarations, relevant events, etc.
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The World Agroforestry Centre
The World Agroforestry Centre engages in research on integrating trees on farms in rural areas. This website provides information on the centre's work, agroforestry, publications, links, events, etc.
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International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC)
The International Arid Lands Consortium encourages cooperative research on dryland areas and the application of new knowledge for sustainable development practices.
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The International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)
The International Soil Reference and Information Centre is a dutch organization dedicated to the documentation, training, and research on soils worldwide.
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Poverty Environment Partnership
The Poverty Environment Partnership is an informal network of development agencies, which seeks to improve the coordination of work on poverty reduction and the environment within the framework of internationally agreed principles and processes for sustainable development. This website contains publications focusing on various work areas, presentations, and case studies. It also has links to similar partnerships and information on relevant meetings.
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French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
CIRAD is a French agricultural research centre working for international development with a special focus on sustainable development. Most of its research is conducted in partnership. CIRAD also provides training, and scientific and technical information. Countries in which CIRAD works include Ethiopia and Mali among others. This website provides information on the organization's actvivties, their partnerships, products and services (including a publication database, information on training courses, various reports), an agenda of events, etc.
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Awassa College of Agriculture (ACA)
This is the webpage of Awassa College of Agriculture in Awassa, Ethiopia. ACA is part of Debub University and specializes in training agricultural specialists. A part from teaching, ACA is also involved in research and extension work. This webpage provides information about the different departments and studies offered at ACA.
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The Institute of Development Research in Ethiopia
The website of this research institute that focuses on rural development presents its activities, projects, programs and is hosted by Addis Ababa University.
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Agricultural Research Cooperation (ARC) - Sudan
ARC works on applied agricultural research in order to achieve sustainable development. It works with several research centres also among these links. This site provides information on their work, their achievements, and their publications.
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