The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research

BIDR

Our mission is to combat desertification and face global challenges by bringing together water, food, energy, and environmental research.

Facts & Figures

BIDR researchers and students investigate ways to meet global challenges related to food security, water scarcity and clean energy. Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies: 300 students from 20 countries, 900 alumni from 45 countries. By 2050, there will be 9 billion people in the world. The farmland needed to feed them lies in arid and semi-arid regions. 41% of Earth’s landmass is Drylands, and is home to more than 2 billion people. Water is one of the earth’s most crucial resources, but it is finite.

Institutes

Faculty Members

300

International Students

900

Alumni

BIDR Booklet

Drylands constitute more than 40 percent of the global land area and already hold more than 2.2 billion people. Environmental changes, such as global warming and further desertification of drylands, threaten 1.3 billion people in more than 100 countries.

The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, 8499000ת Israel

Phone: +972-8-6596777 | Fax: +972-8-6596703