The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorArab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherKourdi, Salah Eddin
dc.contributor.otherGhosn, Ahmad
dc.coverage.spatialSaudi Arabia
dc.coverage.spatialEgypt
dc.coverage.spatialIraq
dc.coverage.spatialJordan
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-20T03:55:22Z
dc.date.available2019-10-20T03:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionThe book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, social and economic issues in these deserts with a special notion to the socio-economic and cultural changes induced by modernization and development needs. Moreover, the book addresses the causes of desertification in the Arabian deserts and means to combat it as reflected by past and ongoing efforts undertaken by the Arab countries. Finally, the book sheds a light on the role of ACSAD, UNEP, and other national, regional and international organizations in preserving desert ecosystems and cultures and in combating desertification.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-2834-7
dc.identifier.otherDRC/0960/BA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30346
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageArabic
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectdesertification
dc.subjectdesert
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.titleThe Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertificationen
dc.typeTechnical report

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