Learning From Drylands
A global effort towards ecosystem restoration
The 8th International Conference November 27 - December 1, 2022
DDD2022 is coming!
Decisions will be available by 10 July 2022
Registration for Invited Speakers, BGU students and R&D can be performed via the link below.
Registration for those who wish to purchase tickets will be opened shortly.
5 days of scientific and policy sessions, workshops, and tours focusing on topics such as: Earth Observation, Ecology, Economics, Ecosystem Services, Education, Energy, Food, Health, Society and Water
Monday
28 November 2022
9:00-10:15
Greetings
Plenary Session –
10:30-12:30
Open Campus Lunch & Poster Session
14:30-16:30
Parallel Sessions
17:00-18:45
Parallel Sessions
Tuesday
29 November 2022
9:00-10:30
Greetings
Plenary Session –
11:00- 13:00
Session 1: The Built Environment
Open Campus Lunch & Poster Session
14:30-16:30
Parallel Sessions
Session 2: Materials
17:00-18:45
Parallel Sessions
Wednesday
30 November 2022
9:00 – 18:30
Full Day Professional Field Trips and Workshops:
– Agriculture/Dead Sea Tour
– Practical Methods for Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Management in Semi-Arid and Arid Regions Tour
– Healthy Placemaking Meets Climate Change: A Practical Seminar to Learn New Methodologies Using Case Studies
19:00
Social Event
Thursday
1 December 2022
9:00-10:00
Plenary Session
10:30- 12:30
Parallel Sessions
Open Campus Lunch
14:30-16:30
Parallel Sessions
17:00-18:30
Closing Session
Conference Venue
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research are located at the Sede Boqer campus of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Situated at the edge of a scenic cliff overlooking the Biblical “Zin Valley” and adjacent to several spectacular national parks and nature reserves, the campus makes a breathtaking venue for an academic gathering.