ON SITE-SPECIFIC SLM FOR THE SAVANNAH BELT ON NORTHERN NIGERIA

Start Date

June 03, 2018

End Date

June 09, 2018

Type

Training course

Location

Amman, Jordan

Topics:

Water conservation and water harvesting

Soil conservation and erosion control

Improved farming practices and raised bed farming

Participatory approaches to promote adoption of SLM by farmers, and introduction to the participatory SLM planning to be conducted in the frame of the ICARDA-CASP MoU.

Summary of the preliminary results obtained through the diagnostic survey on SLM adoption by farmers in CASP areas.

Candidate matrix of site specific SLM options; interactive work by groups

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Forum on Fostering Interregional Collaboration on Sand and Dust Storms

October 07, 2025 - October 08, 2025

Beirut, Lebanon

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Forum on Fostering Interregional Collaboration on Sand and Dust Storms

The Forum on Fostering Interregional Collaboration on Sand and Dust Storms will be held on 7–8 October 2025 at the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon. Organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), with the support of the Government of Sweden, the Forum is part of the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (2025–2034)