【ENDED】 Commemorative Special Seminar for the Tokyo International Symposium

Twenty years has passed since the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) entered into force. Tottori University is holding the Tokyo International Symposium: “Combating Desertification”, jointly hosted by the Japan’s Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), to address and discuss various perspectives such as policies, researches and international cooperation on efforts of combatting desertification and achievement of a “land degradation-neutral world”.
To commemorate the event, IPDRE will hold a special seminar on global trends of dryland research and forefronts of researches inviting heads of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science (former Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute) as guest speakers.


Date: Thursday, February 9 2017 15:30-17:00
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Faculty of Agriculture

-Program- (Language spoken: English)
　15:30-15:45
　I. Opening remarks / International network
　　Atsushi Tsunekawa, PhD
　　Head of Strategic Management Office,
　　International Platform for Dryland Research and Education (IPDRE)
　　　
　15:45-16:15 (Q&A included)
　II. Special Seminar by the Director General of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
　　Aly Abousabaa

　16:15-16:45 (Q&A included)
　III. Special Seminar by the Director General of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science
　　Tao Wang, PhD　

　16:45-17:00
　IV. Future prospects of international network / Closing remarks
　　Theib Oweis, PhD
　　Distinguished Guest Professor,
　　International Platform for Dryland Research and Education (IPDRE)

Inquiry: Administration Office, International Platform for Dryland Research and Education
　　　　 TEL 0857-30-6316
　　　　 Email ipd-zim@adm.tottori-u.ac.jp 　

We look forward to your participation.

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