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11 Nov 08
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Arid aquaculture
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drylands
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International Centre on Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas (ICARDA),
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UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program
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briny water
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brackish water
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dryland soaps
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sustainable drylands ecotourism
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People in Marginal Drylands: Managing Natural Resources to Improve Human Well-being
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Sustainable Management of Marginal Drylands (SUMAMAD) project
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dryland dwellers
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UNU's International Network on Water, Environment and Health
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Drylands constitute more than 40% of the global land area
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They are home to nearly a third of the global population, about 2 billion in all, over 90% of whom live in developing countries.
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Drylands degradation results from a combination of local drivers (droughts, inappropriate irrigation systems, deforestation, overgrazing, and poor land use practices), and global drivers (demography, agricultural policies or global climate change).
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Conservative estimates of the extent of desertified drylands range from 10 to 20 percent while a much larger area is at risk
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Management practices that build on the right mix of traditional knowledge, contemporary technology and innovative scientific research yield optimum results
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rainwater, floodwaters and groundwater resources
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water storage cisterns and ponds
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well water
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new desalination technologies using solar energy were successfully introduced
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the grassland ecosystem
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Dryland Science for Development (DSD) Consortium
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UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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the doom and gloom scenarios
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