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The Dahlia Greidinger International Symposium 2009 on Crop Production in the 21st Century: Global Climate Change, Environmental Risks and Water Scarcity.
02-05 March 2009
Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel

The main objective of this Symposium is to re-examine research and development directions, needs and knowledge gaps, and identify possible modes for coping with the increasing severity of water scarcity, reduced water quality, soil degradation, and their effects on food security. Special emphasis will be placed on crop production and plant nutrition aspects in Arid and Semi-arid regions in a world of global climatic changes and limited water supplies. Particular attention will be devoted to water problems within the Middle East.

Link: Symposium Website
Documents: Registration form (doc 292 kB), Second Circular (pdf 115 kB)
Email: Ms. Lee Cornfield (Symposium Secretary), Prof. Avi Shaviv (Chair), Prof. Ramesh Kanwar (Co-Chair)
Fax: +972 4 822 8898