Websites of Institutions Researching Arid Lands

This list was adapted from the Directory of Arid Lands Research Institutions 1995. Not all institutions have websites. Many have changed names or missions. Some have merged and a few have disappeared. The purpose for compiling this list is to facilitate exploration and communication between researchers. Suggestions for additions are welcome.

 

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A
Algeria	Institut National Agronomique (INA)
	Institut National de Recherche Forestiere (INRF)
Argentina	Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas
	Universidad Nacional de Catamarca (UNCa) Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
	Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Instituto Forestal
Australia	Geoscience Australia
	Centre for Integrated Resource Management (CIRM)
	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
	Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
	New South Wales Department of Conservation and Land Management
	Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries
	Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries
	University of New South Wales (UNSW) Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station
	University of Western Australia
	Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food

 

B
Botswana	Botswana College of Agriculture
	Botswana Department of Geological Survey
	Botswana Ministry of Agriculture
	University of Botswana Department of Environmental Science
	Veld Products Research and Development
Brazil	Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Embrapa Semi-Árido
Burkina Faso	Centre National de Semences Forestieres
	CIRAD- Mission du Burkina Faso

 

C
Canada	International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
	Natural Resources Canada, Centre for Remote Sensing
Chile	Corporacion Nacional Forestal (CONAF)
	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
	Universidad de Tarapacá - Arica
China	Beijing Forestry University
	Chinese Academy of Forestry, Desert Forest Experimental Centre
	Chinese Academy of Sciences , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
	Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research
	Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Colombia	Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)

 

 

E
Egypt	Alexandria University
	Soil, Water, and Environment Research Institute

 

F
France	Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive L. Emberger (CEFE)
	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
	Institut de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement

 

G
The Gambia	Forestry Department
Germany	Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Gmbh

 

 

I
India	BAIF Development Research Foundation
	Central Arid Zone Research Institute
	Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
Iran	Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands (RIFR)
	Iran Desert Research Center, University of Tehran
Israel	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR)
	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Arid Ecosystems Research Center (AERC)
	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences

 

J
Japan	Tottori University, Arid Land Research Center
Jordan	Higher Council for Science and Technology
	Jordan University of Science and Technology
	University of Jordan

 

K
Kenya	Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)

 

 

M
Madagascar	Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée pour le Développement Rural (FOFIFA)
Malawi	Forest Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM)
Mauritania	Centre National de Recherche Agronomique et de Développement Agricole (CNRADA)
Mexico	El Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S. C. (CIBNOR)
	Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
	Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas
	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Instituto de Geografía

 

N
Namibia	Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN),
The Netherlands	Alterra-ILRI (formerly International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement)
	Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT)
Nigeria	Ahmadu Bello University, Institute for Agricultural Research

 

O
Oman	Sultan Qaboos University, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences

 

P
Pakistan	Pakistan Forest Institute
Palestine	Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
Peru	Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA)
Portugal	Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT)

 

 

S
Saudi Arabia	King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Senegal	Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
South Africa	Agricultural Research Center
	Arid Zone Ecology Forum
	Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute
	South African National Biodiversity Institute
Spain	Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS)
	Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas
	Sunseed Desert Technology
Sudan	National Council for Research, Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute (ENRRI)
Swaziland	Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operatives
Switzerland	National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South

 

T
Tanzania	Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI)
Tunisia	L’Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT)
Turkmenistan	Turkmen Research Educational Network Association (TuRENA)

 

U
United Kingdom	Natural Resources Institute
	Overseas Development Institute
	Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research
	University of Wales, Bangor, Center for Arid Zone Studies
United States of America	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
	Arizona State University, Decision Center for a Desert City
	Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
	Desert Research Institute
	Holistic Management International
	New Mexico State University, Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE)
	South Dakota State University, Agricultural Experiment Station
	Texas Tech University, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies (ICASALS)
	Texas A& M University, AgLIFE Extension
	US Dept of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, World Soil Resources
	University of Arizona, Office of Arid Lands Studies
	University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources
	University of Arizona, Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences
	University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Academy for Global Engagement
	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nelson Institute for Enivironmental Studies
	Winrock International
	World Resources Institute

 

 

Z
Zambia	University of Zambia
Zimbabwe	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

 

 

International Organizations
Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) Damascus, Syria
African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) Niamey, Niger
African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) Nairobi, Kenya
AGRHYMET Regional Centre (ARC) Niamey, Niger
Capacity Development and Institutional Change Programme (CD&IC) Wageningen, The Netherlands
Comite Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte Contre la Secheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) Dakar, Senegal
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rome, Italy
Institut du Sahel (INSAH) Bamako, Mali
Institut Panafricain pour le Developpement - Afrique de l'Ouest-Sahel (IPD/AOS) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) Aleppo, Syria
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) New Delhi, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Andhra Pradesh, India
International Institute for Environment and Development Drylands Programme London, England
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede, The Netherlands
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi, Kenya
International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), World Soil Information Wageningen The Netherlands
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel - Sahara and Sahel Observatory Tunis, Tunisia
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Nairobi, Kenya
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) New York, USA
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Paris, France
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) (formerly International Council for Research in Agroforestry) Nairobi, Kenya
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Geneva, Switzerland

 

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