Public Seminar: Dryland Management and Climate Change Nexus
Date: Wednesday, December14, 2016 // Time: 08:30-16:30 // Venue: Porthania P-II, University of Helsinki, Yliopistonkatu 3, Helsinki

VITRI, is organising a public seminar titled: Dryland Management and Climate Change Nexus

The seminar will focus on various aspects of dryland management, including drought adaptation and mitigation, drylands and climate change, food security in drylands, dryland agroforestry, rehabilitation of degraded dryland ecosystems, and drought policy and governance for drought risk management. The key-note speaker is Prof. Uriel Safriel who is a Professor of Ecology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – he is a world renowned dryland researcher. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion. In addition, there will be a poster presentation session.

Date: Wednesday, December14, 2016Time: 08:30-16:30Venue: Porthania P-II, University of Helsinki, Yliopistonkatu 3, HelsinkiRegistration: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/70684/lomake.html

Deadline for registration: 10 December, 2016

More information: Eshetu Yirdaw (eshetu.yirdaw@helsinki.fi)