Land cover/Land use Change and Water Management in Arid Regions: Remote Sensing Applications in the Middle East

Sede Boker, Israel

October 22 - 27, 2000

Suggested Topics

Natural processes:

• Salinization and water logging.
• Water erosion and alluvial processes.
• Floods.
• Vegetation degradation/rehabilitation.
• Pest and disease.

Man input/management:

• Water resources management.
• Man-induced small scale land degradation.

Technology and systems:

• Early warning systems.
• GIS approach for desertification.