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Israeli training on how best to tackle desertification

A part of the  unrecognized Bedouin Village Wadi Naam, several meters from the Ramat Hovav industrial zone. Residents say the proximity affects their health, and has led to a rise in cancer among residents. Shabtai Gold/IRIN
A training programme for Asian and African policy-makers on how best to tackle desertification is under way at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel's Negev desert.

The participants are getting training on such things as how to reverse soil degradation; hydrological strategies; and native and desert-adapted plant species which can boost food security and economic opportunities. The programme runs 22-30 March.

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