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The same Fund also financed a project to assess the rehabilitation prospects of a textile factory in Gulbahar, Afghanistan.

It was also put forward that measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land should be further elaborated, as it was the case in the past.

E. Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded lands and the creation of early warning systems to mitigate the effects of drought

Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded lands and the creation of early warning systems to mitigate the effects of drought

Ways of reclaiming overused farmland, so that within two years they can again be productive.

The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has taken the lead in disaster response management.

The secretariat has continued to promote a project targeting dryland rehabilitation through the provision of employment and resources to youth.

In the FAO's opinion, stockbreeders must be involved in rangeland rehabilitation measures.

(e) Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

MODIFICATIONS TO JORDAN'S COMPENSATORY PROGRAMME for Rangeland and Habitat Losses

In Venezuela, land reform and socialist rhetoric did not prevent chronic shortages of milk, sugar, and beef.

Further, Iraq states that Saudi Arabia does not provide recovery information for any of the wildlife resources.

Jordan's Badia Research Station has been actively involved in testing the use of collaborative approaches for rangeland restoration.

The group is a coalition protesting the reclamation of public space in Albert Park, Melbourne for the annual Australian Grand Prix.

Thousands of deaths and injuries had been caused by those landmines and other explosive remnants of war, which had also prevented the reclamation and cultivation of extensive areas of Libyan land.

In Africa, the ongoing initiatives for rehabilitating degraded land are focused on reforestation, soil conservation and integrated management of water resources.

Where more than one approach or technique is appropriate to achieve the desired goal, the most cost effective option should be selected.

In Jordan's case, however, the ability to restore rangelands to a better state will require a significant reduction in overall grazing pressure.

They took the elevated highway, they got rid of it, they reclaimed the street, the river down below, below the street, and you can go from one end of Seoul to the other without crossing a pathway for cars.

In the course of 2004, a 10 country project on the use of gum arabic for land rehabilitation and economic development in dryland areas in Africa was prepared.

On the whole, prevention is a much more effective way if coping with desertification, because subsequent attempts to rehabilitate desertified areas are costly and tend to deliver limited results.

Several reports stress the need for better water management for the rehabilitation of developed land, combined with the management of pastoral and agricultural forest pastoral lands.

This will not only accelerate recovery of the damaged areas but it is also in line with the duty of Kuwait to mitigate the damage and minimize losses resulting from the damage.

In Egypt, IFAD is currently financing the reclamation of desert to improve the irrigation infrastructure, agricultural research and finance targeted to land labourers.

Projects and programmes in the area of rehabilitation of degraded land do not always provide for mechanisms for evaluating the impact of their activities and determining the area of the rehabilitated land.

The geography of the Netherlands part of the European is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes.

In 2004, the Tribunal received communications from parties on matters relating to compliance with judgements and orders with respect to the Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor.

(f) Assistance with rehabilitation and reconstruction of industrial infrastructure in countries emerging from crisis situations in cooperation and coordination with other international organizations and within UNIDO's mandate

The projects and programmes conducted in the area of the rehabilitation of degraded land do not always include appropriate mechanisms for evaluating the impact of the activities involved or for determining the area of land rehabilitated, for which figures are given in less than a quarter of the reports.

But the command of hydraulics, the use of water for irrigation, damming, land reclamation and, of course, sewage was extremely important for, for changing the nature of the relations between the country and the city.

Beginning in 1907 the German colonial administration began land reforms and required newly created owners to perform 15 days of labor per year for public works in lieu of taxes.

The initiatives aimed at restoring degraded land are principally structured around regeneration of the natural environment, management of water resources, promotion of renewable energies, strengthening of food security and awareness creation.

To date, rangeland restoration projects in Jordan and other countries have relied primarily on the creation of grazing preserves, collaboratively with livestock owners or otherwise, and on temporary resting of rangeland pasture lands.

This does not necessarily mean that there was already a settlement then since reclamation of land may not have been for farming it may have been for peat, used as fuel.

In the view of the Panel, this will not only accelerate recovery of the damaged areas but it is also in line with the duty of Saudi Arabia to mitigate the damage and to minimize losses resulting from the damage.

There is a need to educate the public and stimulate discussion about sustainable development of resources in arid and semi arid zones, so as to prompt greater awareness on the part of those involved and secure their commitment to efforts to rehabilitate degraded land.

The organic matter is important in soil reclamation, mainly in the areas of the Brazilian Cerrado, and potassium is the most important element lacking in the soils, being the main component in the fertilizer formulae used in sugar cane production.

It its report, the FAO points out that the rehabilitation of degraded land is a long term battle, requiring an appropriate political and institutional framework to be put in place, able to ensure the support and participation of farmers, stockbreeders, forestry workers and other users of the land.

Land reclamation, religious donations, and building projects expanded slowly before 1050, increased to 1100, accelerated sharply with the opening of new lands between c. 1140 and c. 1210 and continued at a lower level from 1220 to 1300.

The Special Rapporteur is concerned to note that ceasefire groups have also allegedly insisted upon forced labour by the civilian population for tasks including clearing tracts through the jungle and preparing land for crop cultivation.

Other measures are needed to reduce poverty in rural areas, such as land reform and rights, agricultural extension services, expanding access to health and non contributory social pensions, just to mention some.

In order to provide adequate restoration of the lost rangeland habitats and wildlife, the cooperative programme should cover the entire Badia area and should operate for at least 20 years i.e., roughly equivalent to the period required to restore a structurally complex wadi habitat.