28 October 2011
No. 1490
His Excellency Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger, being briefed by Mahamadou Gandah at the ICRISAT exhibit stall during the tripartite desertification conference in Niger.
Pursuing sustainable development in the drylands
ICRISAT-Niamey participates in tripartite conference to combat desertification in SSA Desertification has its greatest impact in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Frequently afflicted by severe droughts, two-thirds of the continent is desert or drylands, with extensive agricultural areas already degraded. Many SSA countries are landlocked, beset with widespread poverty and heavily depend on natural resources for subsistence.
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n spite of political progress made towards sustainable development, efforts devoted to combating desertification in SSA are still insufficient. In the light of this, the Africa-Brazil-France Tripartite Conference to combat desertification in SSA was organized as an excellent opportunity to strengthen the international community’s interest to address this concern.
At the Conference held on 24-25 October at the Palais des Congrès of Niamey attended by scientists and decision-makers, ICRISAT-Niamey took the opportunity to exhibit its work and initiatives in providing science-based sustainable solutions to combating desertification in the drylands. to page 2 ...4