Water and Land Security in Drylands Response to Climate Change
This book presents recent lessons learned in the context of research and development for various dryland ecosystems, focusing on water resources management, land and vegetation cover degradation and remediation, and socioeconomic aspects, as well as
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Water and Land Security in Drylands Response to Climate Change
Water and Land Security in Drylands
Mohamed Ouessar Donald Gabriels Atsushi Tsunekawa Steven Evett •
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Water and Land Security in Drylands Response to Climate Change
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Editors Mohamed Ouessar Institut des Régions Arides Medenine Tunisia
Atsushi Tsunekawa Arid Land Research Center Tottori University Tottori Japan
Donald Gabriels Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
ISBN 978-3-319-54020-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54021-4
Steven Evett USDA-ARS Bushland, TX USA
ISBN 978-3-319-54021-4
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Short Biography of Dr. Houcine Taâmallah
Born in Sidi Bouzid (central Tunisia) in 1960, Dr. Houcine Taâmallah completed his undergraduate and M.Sc. studies at the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie) (INAT) in 1984 and 1987, respectively. He received a Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences (Soil and water management) from the Faculty of Applied Bio-engineering Sciences of the University of Ghent (Belgium) in 2007. After working for a private company (1987–1988), he joined the Arid Zone Research Institute (Institut des Régions Arides) (IRA) (Médenine, Tunisia) in 1988 as a researcher.
Since his appointment at IRA, he contributed actively, as coordinator or team member, to the realization of numerous joint research projects funded by national and international agencies (WB, ABOS, EU, CSFD, UNU, UNESCO, etc.). His research programs focused mainly on land degradation, soil phys
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