strategy
Managing drylands
Synonyms:
Researching arid zonesStudying landuse in marginal areas
Improving management of resources in vulnerable drylands
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends: supporting applied research on ways of reducing water loss from soils, on ways of increasing the water absorption capacities of soils and on water harvesting techniques in drought-prone areas; improving management of soil and water resources.
Narrower:
Revegetating drylandsMinimizing soil erosionImplementing land reformCombating desertificationConserving endangered drylandsProtecting dryland biodiversityExpanding partnerships for managing land resourcesStrengthening community-based land resource protectionDeveloping technical competence in dryland agricultureImproving land and water management by farmers in arid regionsRestoring sustainable productivity in severely desertified drylands Facilitated by:
Reducing overgrazingMonitoring desertificationCoping with soil deficiencyAddressing problems of cultivation of marginal agricultural land Organizations:
Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Drylands Programme Arid Lands Information Network - Eastern Africa Arid Lands Coalition International Arid Lands Consortium International Society for Range Management References:
Dixon, John A, James, David E and Sherman, Paul B: The Economics of Dryland ManagementDixon, John A; James, David E and Sherman, Paul B: Dryland Management: economic case studiesUniversity of Arizona: Arid Lands Newsletter Subjects:
Climatology → Arid zonesDevelopment → Reform
Management → Management
Research, Standards → Research
Research, Standards → Study
Resources → Resources
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Society → Disadvantaged
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
