'From Desert to Oasis' - A Symposium/Workshop on the Role of Science and Research in Combating Desertification in Semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa 23-25 September 2006, Niamey, Niger

New Delhi Media Dialogue to launch Oasis during the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 23 June 2006 See how the Oasis Centers are actively contributing to the ‘International Year of Deserts and Desertification’ (IYDD).

Future of Drylands Conference,Tunis, 19-21 June 2006

Nairobi Desertification Media Dialogue, 13 June 2006  Marking the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, ILRI and ICRAF hosted an interactive event with the Nairobi media to discuss CGIAR activities to combat desertification in the East Africa region.

Combating Desertification in South Asia: the Agriculture-Environment Nexus, 8-9 June 2006 A new project supported by the Global Environment Fund, UNEP, India, Pakistan and the CGIAR to combat desertification in South Asia through balanced consideration of how both agricultural and natural ecosystems are interactive and inter-dependent