UNU International Conference

      Living with Desert

           「沙漠とともに生きる」

             19 May 2004 – U Thant Hall, 3F
                 United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

Background:

For many years, UNU has undertaking research and capacity building focused on drylands. This dates back to UNU’s early years, such as putting emphasis on desertification issues during the 1976-1982 period. More recently, UNU had initiated a project on “Integrated Land Management in Drylands” from 1998 to 2003. This entailed holding a series of technical workshops that focused on sharing of information, promoting South-South collaboration and development of an expert network. The regional focus of this activity encompassed North Africa, Middle East, and Asia. The technical workshops held were:

These meetings helped in synthesizing findings on sustainable management of drylands resources, which are summarized in a set of publications entitled “UNU Desertification Series.” This networking also led to a strong partnership with the following international agencies and research institutions:

As the title “Living with Deserts” for the conference indicates, the discussions in the conference does not only focus on the issue of combating desertification but of man living in harmony with the desert. Particular attention will be given to approaches for managing drylands and to enhance human well being as well as issues of particular concern to UN CCD. Indigenous knowledge and traditional techniques play an important role in this context.

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