CALEM
Center for Arid Lands Environmental Management
Links to Arid Lands Research, Development, and Education Resources
International Organizations
International Arid Lands Consortium
ICARDA - I nternational Center For Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Arid Lands Information Network
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Development Program – Drylands Development Centre
Arid Lands Research and Development Organizations
Australia:
The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
North America:
Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix)
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Central Asia:
Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna of the Ministry of Nature of Turkmenistan
Middle East:
Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
Gulf Cooperation Council Network for Drylands Research & Development
Jordan Badia Research and Development Programme
Asia:
Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI), Lanzhou, China
Arid Lands Degree Programs
MSC in Drylands Science and Management, Oxford University, UK
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies (Ben Gurion University, Israel)
Arid Lands Resource Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (University of Arizona)
Integrated Land Management in Drylands, United Nations University
Useful information
AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment – deserts and drylands
Events and Conferences
6th International Conference on Aeolian Research
Deserts and Desertification: Challenges and Opportunities, 6-9 November, 2006
Sede Boqer Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Scientific Journals
Arid Lands Research and Management
Contact
Dr. Nick Lancaster (faculty web page)
775.673.7304
Nick.Lancaster@dri.edu