Abstract ID

Title of Submission

2006/ 042

A Comprehensive Approach to Drought and Desertification in Nigeria

2006/ 022

A Comprehensive Overview of Soil Salinization in Pakistan

2006/ 111

A Remote Sensing Approach to Improve Desertification
 Monitoring and Assessment

2006/ 088

A Study on the Effect of Potassium on Growth and Salt Tolerance
of Watermelon Cultivars

2006/ 115

A Study on Vegetation and Soil Properties in Degraded Rangelands for Reclamation and Sustainable Development – 
A Case Study from Sub Desert Sangar Tappeh Plain, Iran

2006/ 248

A Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Lupinus varius Seed

2006/ 178

Adoption and Abandonment of Rainfall Forecasting Reports by Farmers:
 A Case of Iran

2006/ 193

Agricultural Extension: Women and Dry Land Farming

2006/ 007

Agriculture and the Quality of Running Waters in Meknes Area, Morocco:
Impact on Environment and Health

2006/ 028

Agronomic Manipulations can Sustain Yield and
Improve Quality and Water Use Efficiency

2006/ 098

Agro-pastoral Systems in Cholistan

2006/ 143

An Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and Techniques for Recharging Urban Water System in Industrial Baroda City of Gujarat, India

2006/ 018

An Institutional and Legislative Approach
to Promoting Sustainable Holistic Development and Human Security

2006/ 004

An Integrated Approach to the Efficient Management of Scarce Freshwater Resources in Northwest and West Africa: The IMPETUS-Project

2006/ 054

An Investigation of Effective Factors Involved in Perception of Wheat Farmers Regarding On-Farm Demonstration in Isfahan Township, Iran

2006/ 117

An Investigation of Using Natural Material in Water Treatment

2006/ 184

An Overview of the Management and Mitigation of Drought
in Balochistan - Pakistan

2006/ 121

Analysis of some Meteorological Factors Affecting Rainfall
at Al Quds University Weather Station, Palestine

2006/ 069

Analysis Technical Knowledge of Farmers Regarding Dryland Sustainable Agriculture in Khuzestan Province of Iran

2006/ 218

Analyzing Iranian National AKIS Strategies to Investigate How They Are Contributing to Combating Desertification in this Country

2006/ 038

Application of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI and Rainfall Time-Series to Assess Desertification in Central Asia

2006/ 020

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems to Monitoring and management of Maâmora Forest in North West, Morocco

2006/ 081

Application of Remote Sensing in the Survey of Deforestation in Semi-arid Land for the Struggle against Desertification - Case of the Region of Djelfa, Algeria

2006/ 125

Application of Sewage Sludge to Improve Soil Physical Properties
and Soil Water Availability in Arid Regions

2006/ 175

Appropriate Policy Options for Sustainable Agriculture As Perceived by Farmers of Hamadan Province, Iran

2006/ 245

Assessing Impacts of Caspian Sea Level Catastrophic Rise
on Land Degradation in Gorgan Bay Region, Iran

2006/ 105

Assessing the Impact on Groundwater of Solute Transport
in Contaminated Soils Using Numerical and Analytical Models

2006/ 272

Assessment and Application of Microbial Diversity

2006/ 217

Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Taiz Area, Yemen

2006/ 169

Assessment of Irrigation and Drainage Water Management
for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nile Delta

2006/ 052

Attitudes of Nahavand Township, Iran Wheat Farmers Toward On Farm Water Management (OFWM)

2006/ 264

Biocrusts Influence on Soil Infiltration in Aridlands

2006/ 058

Biodiversity Uses and Conservation in the Arab World

2006/ 227

Biological Integration of Farming Activities and Resource Management
in an Arid Agro-ecosystem in Rajasthan, India

2006/ 225

Biosorption of Stable Strontium and Strontium-90 (Radioactive) Using Cystoseira Indica Brown Alga in the Environmental Pollution Removal

2006/ 277

Calibration of Indices (Soil Properties) of the Soil Parameter in the Iranian Model of Desertification Potential Assessment (IMDPA)

2006/ 049

Can Quality of Arid Lands be Improved by Incorporation of Water Hyacinth: the Case of Sudan

2006/ 006

Challenges Facing Biodiversity of the United Arab Emirates

2006/ 213

Challenges in Response to Water Crisis in the Arab Region

2006/ 009

Challenges of Biodiversity in the Arab World

2006/ 200

Classification & Evaluation of Soil and Water Quality
at Wadi As-Saul Al-Kabir in Taif, Saudi Arabia

2006/ 060

Climate Change and Combating Desertification Project in the Arid Areas in the Marrakech Region (Morocco)

2006/ 002

Climate Change and Human Security in the GCC:
Implications for Vulnerability, Policy Response and Sustainable Development of the Affected Populace to Hydrological Changes in Saudi Arabia

2006/ 033

Climate Change Vulnerability, Hydrological Extremes and Risk Mitigation Initiatives in the MENA Region

2006/ 157

Combat Degradation and Desertification of Rain Fed Areas
in Northern Coastal Region of Egypt

2006/ 061

Combating Desertification in Morocco

2006/ 199

Comparative Application of Geostatistical Techniques for Determining Annual Rainfall: A Case Study of Southwestern Iran

2006/ 240

Composting Method of Agricultural Refuse and Effects
of Compost on the Wheat and Corn Yield in Iranian Drylands

2006/ 142

Contemporary Development of Dune Fields -
a Chance for Local Economic Growth? The Example of Southern Morocco

2006/ 131

Contribution to Study the Comparison of Vulnerability of Hydraulic Basins in Morocco to Impacts of Climate Change

2006/ 048

Decomposition and Nutrient Release from Selected Agroforesty Tree Litters in the Semi-arid Tropics of Sudan

2006/ 026

Decomposition and Nutrient Release of Different Organic Residues under Sandy Soil of Western Omdurman

2006/ 146

Degradation of Land Resources in the Old Lands of Egypt

2006/ 071

Desert & Development: Strategy for Future Development in Sindh

2006/ 003

Desertification and Animal Health in the Sahel -
Case Studies from Mali and Burkina Faso

2006/ 057

Desertification and Natural Resources Conservation: Approaches for Implementing Actions Programs in Souss Massa-Dra Région Watershed, South of Morocco

2006/ 127

Desertification Assessment
of Fidoye Garmosht Plain (Southern Iran) Using Medalus Approach

2006/ 040

Desertification in the Context of Human Domestication: The Endangering Endeavor of Endangered Humans Regarding Drylands

2006/ 044

Desertification in the Drylands of Nigeria and its Consequences on the Social Stability of the Region

2006/ 128

Desertification Trend in Yazd Province and its Mitigation Options - Case Study of the Industrial Area of Meybod

2006/ 177

Determinants of Household Participation in Social Forestry
in Selected Arid Zone States of Northern Nigeria

2006/ 104

Determination of the Best Seeding Time for Atriplex Seeds (Atriplex conescens) at Drylands of Tehran - Iran

2006/ 216

Determining of Drought periods in Arsanjan Region, Iran

2006/ 076

Developing Drought Tolerant and More Water-use Efficient Varieties of Cereal and Legume Crops for Dry Areas in West Asia and North Africa

2006/ 119

Development of Basin Approaches for Sustainable Management of Transboundary Rivers in the South Caucasus

2006/ 266

Direct and Indirect Impact of Tourism Industry on Drylands:
the Example of Southern Tunisia

2006/ 249

Distribution of Hair among Acacia tortilis Forssk (Hayne) Complex Growing
in the Red Sea Hills, South Eastern Egypt and North Eastern Sudan

2006/ 179

Does Agronomic Manipulation sustain yield and Improve Quality and Water Use Efficiency (WUE)?

2006/ 126

Drought Analysis in Semiarid Areas: Case of the Wadi Mina Basin (Northwest Algeria)

2006/ 035

Drought Mitigation in Morocco:
Setting an Indicator for an Early Drought Warning

2006/ 172

Drought, the Collapse of Resource Access Regulation Mechanisms and Impact on Human Security Sudan’s Darfur Case

2006/ 270

Dryland Degradation in Saudi Arabia:
 A Long Story, Possible Solutions and Basic Problems

2006/ 220

Dynamic Causal Patterns of Desertification in the GCC countries – Implications of Cross-scalar Dynamics and Typical Pathways of Drylands Ecosystem Change in Saudi Arabia

2006/ 095

Eco-regeneration and Runoff Collection in Cholistan

2006/ 087

Effect of Drought Stress and Plant Density on Yield
as well as some Agronomic Traits of Maize (KSc301)

2006/ 135

Effect of Drought Stress on Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics
of Autumnal Rape (Brassica napus L.) Cultivars

2006/ 122

Effect of Farmyard Manure, Potassium and Zinc on Wheat
under Rainfed Cropping Patterns

2006/ 230

Effect of Nutrient Seed Priming
on Emergence and Seedling Growth of Maize

2006/ 253

Effect of Polymulch Techniques on Chick Pea and Wheat Production
in Dry Land Agriculture of Bangladesh

2006/ 027

Effect of Seat Coating with Biogas Slurry, Inorganic Nutrients and Rhizobium on Growth and Yield of Rice Fallow Mungbean (Vigna radiata. (L) Wilczek)

2006/ 133

Effect of Treated Wastewater and Irrigation Systems on Soil Chemical and Physical Properties in an Arid Region

2006/ 251

Effects of Converting Rangelands to Farming Land on Soil Quality
in West and Southwest Soils of Isfahan (Central Iran)

2006/ 226

Effects of Dry Farming Development on Surface Runoff Characteristics

2006/ 164

Effects of Osmopriming on Improving Deteriorated Seed of Hull and Hullness Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.)

2006/ 161

Effects of Time of Seed Maturation on Dormancy and Germination Requirements of Two Important Desert Plants in the UAE

2006/ 140

Effects of Using Furrowers and Raised Bed Planting Systems
on Wheat Grain Yield in North of Khouzistan

2006/ 209

Effects of Wind Velocity, Operating Pressure and Sprinklers Spacing on Distribution Uniformity in a Sprinkler Irrigation System

2006/ 056

Empirical Models for the Assessment of Specific Sediment Yields in Reservoirs and Large Dams of Morocco

2006/ 180

Encouraging Local Women Participation
in Water Resources Management in Zanjanrood, Iran

2006/ 267

Environmental and Socio-economic Impact
of Desertification and Drylands Development:
An Empirical Investigation of some Selected States of Northern Nigeria

2006/ 132

Environmental Impacts of Out Fall Drains on Soil of Badin Area,
Sindh, Pakistan

2006/ 271

Estimation of Monthly Discharge
Based on Thornthwait Water Balance Model in Semi-arid Region of Iran

2006/ 037

Evaluating Trends in Spatial Relationship between NOAA/AVHRR-NDVI and Rainfall as Computed by Geographically Weighted Regression: A Case Study from a Dry Region in the Middle Kazakhstan

2006/ 247

Evaluation of Chemical Weed Control in Wheat at Different Densities
and Sowing Methods under Rainfed Conditions

2006/ 174

Evaluation of Future Scenarios of Biomass Dynamics under Pastoral Conditions and Regional Water Balance Aspects for the Drâa Catchment in South-eastern Morocco

2006/ 181

Evaluation of Regional Policies on Sustainable Range Management, Using Integrated Optimization Model of Ecological, Socio-economic Factors: Case Study, Eastern Azarbayejan, Iran

2006/ 034

Evaluation of the Flood Risk Downstream of the Lagdo Dam in the Benoue Valley (Cameroon)

2006/ 114

Evaluation of Wind Erosion Hazard and Control Programming in Order to Combat Desertification: A Case Study: from Aghqalla-Gomishan Plane

2006/ 219

Exploration of Groundwater Resources in the Uplands of Wadi Rasyan,
Taiz, Yemen

2006/ 198

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Sustainable Soil Management Practices by Sugar Beet Growers in Northeast Iran

2006/ 124

Farmers' Perceptions toward the Privatization of Veterinary and Livestock Extension Services in Iran

2006/ 182

Flood Hazard Zoning Using Mathematical Model and GIS (A Case Study Jajrood River Tehran Province Iran)

2006/ 017

Floristic Study of Chepeghli Region in Markazi Province of Iran

2006/ 153

From Take-Off to Landing – the Application of Ecological Knowledge at a Major Airport Development in Abu Dhabi, UAE

2006/ 021

From the Micro-topography Organization to Runoff Modeling
and to Water Reservoir Management

2006/ 090

Genetic Diversity of Some Faba Bean Landraces

2006/ 067

Geo-environmental Evaluation of Land and Water Resources
in Farafra Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt

2006/ 041

GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing Application to Investigate Agricultural Potential in Cholistan Desert

2006/ 150

Groundwater Overpumping and Recent Earthquakes in the Northern United Arab Emirates: A Natural Hazard Accentuated by Human Activity

2006/ 276

Guidelines and Tools for Evaluating Household Food Security in Drylands, North Kordofan-Sudan

2006/ 097

Historical and Archaeological Perspectives of Soil Degradation in Cholistan

2006/ 195

How Conservation Management is Affecting the Trend of Natural Regeneration in Arasbaran Forests

2006/ 250

Humic Acid-based Soil Conditioners for Soil Cultivation in Arid and Semiarid Climates - Potential for the Economization of Water and Fertilizers

2006/ 214

Humid Territory and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan

2006/ 025

Hydrogeology of the Shallow Aquifers of Wadi el- Ghussein, NE Jordan

2006/ 036

Impact of Drought on Livestock Productivity in Morocco

2006/ 186

Impact of Hydrological Changes on Ecological Conditions in Arid Zones

2006/ 205

Impact of Secondary Stress on Desertification Process - Role of Petroleum Refinery Pollution on the Surface Water Quality of Marginal Ecosystem in Kaduna, Nigeria

2006/ 156

Impact of Using Saline Irrigation Strategies on Soil Salinity

2006/ 065

Importance of the Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of Original Mechanisms of Desertification Processes in Southwestern Morocco
(Tan-Tan, Tarfaya and Laayoune):
 Socio-economic Impacts and Impediment to Development

2006/ 173

Improvement in Safe Use of Low Quality Water in Drip Irrigation Systems

2006/ 084

Improving Local Governance Through Stakeholder Dialogue –
Case Study from Palestine

2006/ 015

Improving Response to Drought

2006/ 194

Incorporation of Models for Integrated River Basin Management and Decision Making

2006/ 185

Indigenous Knowledge and Water Management in Balochistan-Pakistan

2006/ 012

Industrial Si-rich By-products and Appropriate Irrigation Technologies for Arab Drylands

2006/ 070

Influence of Aerosol Contamination of Stratosphere
of Central Asia on Regional Climate

2006/ 141

Influence of Human Activity on Dune Fields Development in Southern Morocco

2006/ 023

Information System – A Tool of Follow-up the Process of Desertification

2006/ 204

Innovative Extension Approaches for Combating Desertification in Drylands: Cases and Applications

2006/ 134

Integrating Soil Hydrostructural Characterization and Mapping, Cropping Systems Modeling and GIS for a Regional Agricultural Management in Tunisia: A Systems Approach

2006/ 024

Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS
 for the Assessment of Transmission Losses in Arid Regions

2006/ 110

Intensification of Rangeland Grazing in an Oil-rich State; Causes, Consequences and Possible Solutions

2006/ 064

Introducing a Common Framework for Effective Socio-Economic Indices (Poverty & Development) in Desertification Assessment

2006/ 031

Introduction of Iranian Model of Desertification Potential Assessment to Monitoring and Assessment of Land Degradation:
 A Case Study from Northern Hableh-rood, Iran

2006/ 094

Invasive Weeds, Threat to the Biodiversity -
A Case Study from District Lakki Marwat, Northwest Pakistan

2006/ 212

Investigating Factors Associated with Farmers' Adoption Decision of New Date Varieties in Tabas County, Iran

2006/ 196

Investigation and Comparison of Natural Regeneration Structure of Forest Stands in two Protected and Non-protected Areas in Arasbaran

2006/ 063

Investigation of Indigenous Knowledge and Techniques of Runoff Harvesting in Arid and Semi Arid Regions of Iran with Emphasis on Economic Benefits

2006/ 030

Investigation of Salinity in Different Agricultural Systems of Khodabandeh

2006/ 192

Investigation of Two Mulch Techniques
with Planting Before and After Spraying Mulch:
Tools for Dune Fixation in Biahi - Chenali Area, Hormozgan Province, Iran

2006/ 123

Investigation on Indictors Halophyte Plants for Reclamation Rangelands Degraded (Case Study: Desert and Saline area of Eastern Caspian Sea)

2006/ 055

Investigation on the Perception of the Agricultural Extension and Education Staff about Team Effectiveness in Tehran City, Iran

2006/ 239

Investigation Reuse of Industrial Water
of Polyacryle and Zohreh Factories in Isfahan, Iran

2006/ 086

Investigation of the Effects of Different Planting Methods on Field Establishment, Early and Total Yield of Watermelon

2006/ 165

Iranian Farmer's Mechanisms and Strategies to Dealing with Drought:
 A Case Study

2006/ 215

Land and Water Degradation – A Danger to Food Security in Indo-Gangetic Divide Semi -arid Region

2006/ 002

Long-term Protection of Biodiversity in the GCC by Using an Integrated Model of Political and Ecological Processes

2006/ 120

Major and Trace Elements in Camel Milk
from Arid and Semi-arid Areas of the Southeastern Desert of Egypt

2006/ 068

Management of Dryland Sustainable Agriculture - Perception of Farmers in Ahwaz Township of Iran

2006/ 075

Managing Scarce Water Resources for Improved Agricultural Productivity

2006/ 130

Mapping Soil Salinity in Arid Lands Using Electrode Sensors, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Techniques

2006/ 109

Marble Farming: A Unique Application in Water Conservation for Horticulture and Urban Plantations in the Tropical Deserts

2006/ 108

Modeling and Conception of a Hydrological Data Base of the Watershed. Case of the Sebkha of Oran, West of Algeria

2006/ 147

Monitoring of Drought in Aydin, Balikesir, Isparta, Izmir, Kirklareli and Manisa Stations by Mann-Kendall -Trend Analysis of Monthly Total Precipitation.

2006/ 203

Moslem Law and Water Relations in Central Asia

2006/ 152

Natural Wild Flora and Vegetative Composition of Hawf Forest

2006/ 243

New Solar Powered Direct Osmosis Water Treatment Technique

2006/ 273

Other Sources of Livelihood Are Needed
to Maintain the Requirements of the Pastoralists in Dry Lands
 in Order to Restore the Rangelands

2006/ 005

Path Analysis Technique for Strategic Irrigation Management
Under Adverse Climatic Conditions

2006/ 166

Patterns of Psychological and Non-psychological Management Strategies Among Drought Affected Farmers in Iran:
Implications for Policy Implementation

2006/ 053

Perception of Pistachio Farmers with Respect to Sustainable Agriculture Practices - A Case Study in Yazd Province, Iran

2006/ 091

Physical and Chemical Soil Properties under Forest Tree Planted in Arid Region of Semnan Province

2006/ 051

Potential Assessment of Annual Medic Cultivation
and Extension in Iran by GIS Techniques

2006/ 242

Predicting the Geographical Distribution of Plant Species in Poshtkouh Rangelands of Yazd Province-Iran

2006/ 014

Program Presentation of the Watermark Initiative - Fresh Thinking, New Methods and Principles Relevant to our Complex World

2006/ 159

Prospecting Strategy for Water Borehole Implantation in Discontinuous Media under Dry Climate (Case Study from Moroccan Sahara)

2006/ 066

Public Awareness and Groundwater Resources Development in Farafra Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt

2006/ 210

Qanat, as a Manifestation of Coexistence with the Nature

2006/ 079

Rangeland Management Options
for Sustainable Improvement of Fodder and Livestock Production
in the Dry Areas of Central and West Asia and North Africa

2006/ 092

Relationship between Natural Regeneration of Juniperus polycarpus L. with some Physical and Chemical Soil Properties

2006/ 113

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) for Mapping Salt Affected Soils: A Case Study from Nefzaoua, Tunisia

2006/ 047

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) for Natural and Human Resources Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

2006/ 050

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Drylands Environments
Applications and Future Prospects, Case Study Sudan

2006/ 241

Removal of Co and Cd Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Azolla: A New Bioseparation Process for Industrial Applications

2006/ 231

Responses of an Arid-land Plant Community to
Simulated Changes in Rainfall Pattern

2006/ 158

Reuse of Treated Wastewater for Safe Irrigation -
Sewage Sludge as Absorbent for the Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Wastewater Suitable in Arid Areas

2006/ 183

Risk Assessment of Soil Degradation
Using GIS in Parts of Mond Basin, Southern Iran

2006/ 045

Role of Civil Society Organizations and Women in Resources Management in the Drylands

2006/ 096

Role of Local Bodies in Implementing the Convention to Combat Desertification in Pakistan

2006/ 176

Role of Soil Management in Pistachio Orchards
Using Micromorphology Observations

2006/ 197

Rural Cooperation as a Procedure in Wind Erosion Control in the Northern Oman Sea

2006/ 246

Saline Water Drip Irrigated Sorghum Varieties Response
for Low Available Soil Water in Dune Sand

2006/ 162

Salinity, Temperature and Light Affects Seed Germination of Haloxylon salicornicum: a Common Plant in Sandy Habitats of Arabian Deserts

2006/ 013

Saving of Irrigation Water in Arab Drylands

2006/ 029

Search of Effects of Tamarix on Soil Physico - Chemical Characters

2006/ 145

Silviculture as a Mean to Combat Degradation in Rain Fed Areas of Egypt

2006/ 082

Socio-Economic Studies of Salt Effected Areas in Golestan Province of Iran

2006/ 189

Soil and Water Conservation Practices for Dryland Agriculture

2006/ 186

Spatiotemporal Trends and Anomalies of Surface Air Temperature
over the Punjab, Pakistan: Its Impacts and Consequences

2006/ 149

Steppic Areas Dynamics and Agropastoral Systems Viability in the Arid Southern Tunisia - A Case Study of the Jeffara Region

2006/ 008

Strategies for Management of Dryland Salinity

2006/ 099

Study of Effects of Local Communities and Recreational Activities on Margalla Hills National Park, Pakistan

2006/ 043

Study of Land Degradation Processes and Possible Rehabilitation Methods in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Tajikistan

2006/ 085