International Conference : GreenArid What do we know about the potential impacts of Greening Scenarios in semi-arid regions ?
Date and venue : 5-7 November 2014, Dakar, Senegal
Closing Date for Submission of Abstracts: 3rd October 2014
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Objectives: The GreenArid conference has for ambition to gather international experts specialists of disciplines so diverse as e.g. climatology, agronomy, forestry, pedology, ecology, hydrology, economy, sociology, …
Their knowledge of how land-use changes (in whatever direction: greening or desertification) may affect the many variables they are interested will be shared, discussed and capitalized in the form of written synthesis and suggested future directions for research.Expected outputs from the conference will be:
i) A special issue of a peer-reviewed and highly ranked international journal,
ii) One synthesis paper on potential impacts on both environmental and socio-economic conditions,
iii) Recommendations on future studies to be carried out to increase our understanding and therefore our ability to inject more and better scientific knowledge in the decision-making processes,
iv) A policy brief for policy makers.
The conference will be organized through plenary sessions and poster sessions covering the widest range of disciplines and topics (e.g. climatology, agronomy, forestry, pedology, ecology, hydrology, economy, sociology). Particular emphasis will be put on offering sessions that mix disciplinary perspectives as well as users-oriented discussions investigating the relationships between environment, climate and society. The total number of participants (including invited speakers) is limited to ~50 to ensure lively discussions among the various disciplines, and make sure those may be translated into high level publications.
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