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Two recently published research reports by the World Bank concerning climate change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region underscore the growing problem of drought in Lebanon and Tunisia.

01 October 2018

Research reports highlight growing drought risks in Lebanon, Tunisia

On 1 October 2018 the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) shared with Dubai Municipality more than 800 seeds of five threatened, indigenous wild plant species from its gene bank.

01 October 2018

ICBA gives Dubai Municipality seeds of threatened, indigenous plant species

As droughts in Morocco continue to increase in both frequency and intensity, a new research report by the World Bank has found drought is severely affecting the country’s water systems and food production.

01 October 2018

Study sheds new light on drought threat in Morocco

The experts convened in Dubai, UAE, on 25-26 September 2018 at an international policy workshop, which was organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA.

26 September 2018

Global policy forum mulls how data can prop up drought mitigation

In keeping with the spirit of the Year of Zayed, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) has donated more than 500 kg of dates to the Emirates Red Crescent.

23 September 2018

ICBA donates over 500 kg of dates to Emirates Red Crescent

The partnership will pave the way for closer cooperation between the organizations, which share broad objectives of supporting rural farming communities through agricultural R&D and extension.

04 September 2018

ICBA, South Korean agriculture agency join forces for biosaline R&D

Mr. Showkat Nabi Rather, Journalism and Media Outreach Specialist at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), has recently won a scholarship to do a program in persuasive communication for technology professionals at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA.

10 August 2018

ICBA staffer wins MIT communication program scholarship

The books include titles in Arabic and English authored and co-authored by ICBA scientists and cover a wide range of subjects from soil classification to biosaline agriculture to salt-tolerant plants of the UAE.

01 August 2018

ICBA contributes books to Mohammed Bin Rashid Library

Mr. Rustam Abdusattorov, a livestock farmer in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan, struggles to provide enough fodder for his flock and has to purchase feed in the market.

26 July 2018

Seed isles in Uzbek desert

One way that has been proven to hold a lot of promise is cultivation of halophytic, or salt-loving, plants. Published recently in Crop & Pasture Science, a three-year study by a team of scientists at ICBA suggests that halophytic grasses, for example, can be a good option for forage production and rehabilitation of salt-affected lands in the UAE. What is more, they produce higher yields than some traditional grasses like Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana).

26 July 2018

How salt-loving grasses can help tackle salinity and boost forage production in UAE

With some 11m hectares of salt-affected lands, Ethiopia ranks first in Africa in terms of soil salinity caused by human activities and natural factors. This is a big problem for the second most populous country in the continent where agriculture accounts for 40 percent of the GDP, 80 percent of the total employment and 70 percent of the exports.

17 July 2018

Salt-tolerant plants best bet to fight salinity in Ethiopia - study

During the closing meeting of the CPET, which was initiated in 2013, it was confirmed that the program has significantly improved dialogue and trust between riparian countries of the Euphrates and Tigris region on water management.

28 June 2018

ICBA and partners share five years of water management success in Euphrates-Tigris river basin

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