Background document[s]
By: United Nations Conference on Desertification, August 29-September 9, 1977, Nairobi, Kenya.
Series: [United Nations. Document] ; A/CONF.74/1, A/CONF.74/5-A/CONF.74/8, 
Publisher: U.N.
Published: 1977
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Subjects: Desertification -- Congresses.; Arid regions agriculture -- Congresses.; Water-supply -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: [1] Desertification: an overview.; title: [2] Hare, F. K. Climate and desertification.; title: [3] Anaya Garduño, M. Technology and desertification.; title: [4] Warren, A. and Maizels, J. K. Ecological change and desertification.; title: [5] Kates, R. W., Johnson, D. L., and Haring, K. J. Population, society, and desertification.; title: [6] Transnational project: the management of the major regional aquifers in northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.; title: [7] Transnational green belt in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt); title: [8] Transnational project on management of livestock and rangelands to combat desertification in the Sudano-Sahelian regions (Solar); title: [9] Transnational project to monitor desertification processes and related natural resources in arid and semi-arid areas of South America.; title: [10] Transnational project to monitor desertification processes and related natural resources in arid and semi-arid areas of southwest Asia.; title: [11] Decisions of the United Nations Water Conference relevant to the work of the United Nations Conference on Desertification.; title: [12] Current international activities to combat desertification.; title: [13] Report on the regional preparatory meetings.; title: [14] Reports of the regional preparatory meetings.