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39. In many SIDS, on account of topography and local climate, arid conditions prevail.

Parties expected an increase in hyper arid, arid or semi arid areas under all climate change scenarios.

It is not particularly sensitive to soil moisture, although it does not grow in desert or arid conditions.

34. The ESCWA countries are predominantly arid and semi arid.

More targeted initiatives are being carried out in some countries to develop unconventional varieties of cereals and other plant varieties suited to drought and the specific conditions of arid and semi arid areas.

Efforts in the field of genetic research are focused on the development of cereal, tree and other varieties which are suited to drought and the specific conditions found in arid and semi arid zones.

(a) Semi arid climatic conditions affecting large areas, seasonal droughts, very high rainfall variability and sudden and high intensity rainfall

(a) semi arid climatic conditions affecting large areas, seasonal droughts, very high rainfall variability and sudden and high intensity rainfall

Formally, the MA definition encompasses all lands where the climate is classified as dry sub humid, semi arid, arid or hyper arid.

(a) The high proportion of arid, semi arid and dry sub humid areas

(a) the high proportion of arid, semi arid and dry sub humid areas

Efforts in the field of genetic research are focused on the development of conventional cereal, tree and other plant varieties which are suited to drought and the special conditions found in arid and semi arid zones.

Another project was designed to protect super arid, arid and semi arid grassland ecosystems in Mongolia through developing a national biodiversity conservation area network.

It involves chiefly operations in arid and semi arid regions proper, where stockbreeding activities predominate.

National Committee for Arid Zones

(iv) Addressing the special needs of countries with arid and semi arid areas due to water scarcity

Background The Desertification Convention Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid, and dry sub humid areas.

Australia is investigating means of initiating a research programme on the ecological problems facing arid and semi arid regions.

Impressive lists of projects related to arid and semi arid zones of the Africa region are available in all areas.

(h) quot Affected areas quot means arid, semi arid and or dry sub humid areas affected or threatened by desertification

(h) quot affected areas quot means arid, semi arid and or dry sub humid areas affected or threatened by desertification

Some 70 per cent of the Australian continent is arid or semi arid, receiving less than 500 millimetres of rainfall annually.

The Western Asia region has always experienced a low level of natural water availability, especially in arid or extremely arid climatic zones.

More than 40 Parties mentioned having arid and semi arid regions that would be affected by the adverse effects of climate change.

Their objective is to avoid land degradation and desertification through improper agricultural practices, especially in arid, semi arid, and sub humid regions.

6. Desertification is defined by UNEP as land degradation in arid, semi arid and dry subhumid areas resulting from adverse human impact.

(o) Support regional and subregional arrangements, to protect water resources from pollution, addressing the specific needs of arid, semi arid and coastal countries

About 80 percent of Iran apos s total land area has an arid or semi arid climate and is thus vulnerable to desertification.

Drought and desertification threatened some 900 million of the planet apos s population, particularly in the arid and semi arid regions of Africa.

UNESCO has also launched a scientific flagship project entitled Sustainable Integrated Management and Development of Arid and Semi Arid Regions of Southern Africa (SIMDAS) .

The interlinkages can pose acute challenges for water and waste water management in arid and semi arid areas and also in small island developing States.

Water Programme for Africa and Arid and Water Scarce Zones

Particular efforts should be devoted to agricultural development, agricultural extension, rural community development, development of arid and semi arid zones, environment and water and energy resources.

(a) quot Desertification quot means land degradation in arid, semi arid and dry sub humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities

(a) quot desertification quot means land degradation in arid, semi arid and dry sub humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities

The degradation of the land in arid, semi arid and sub humid areas is the result of a number of factors, including climatic variations and human activity.

A programme has been launched by one other country with the support of the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the International Programme for Arid Land Crops (IPALAC) in order to develop new farming methods and practices in arid areas.

(a) The transfer of techniques for establishing narrow shelterbelts systems which were developed in the arid Xinjiang and Gansu Provinces and play a large role in preventing farmland from wind hazards and sand disasters, should be carried out in semi arid and dry sub humid areas in the regions where the physical conditions are similar

So , you should worship only God , arid be among the grateful .

So , you should worship only God , arid be among the grateful .

Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands

The Sahel is an arid region just below the Sahara Desert.

The majority of refugee populations are to be Fund in ecologically fragile areas in the world, such as arid and semi arid regions and tropical rain forest areas.

The majority of refugee populations are to be found in ecologically fragile areas in the world, such as arid and semi arid regions and tropical rain forest areas.