Learning From Drylands
A global effort towards ecosystem restoration
The 8th International Conference November 27 - December 1, 2022
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
DDD2022 is coming!
We are in the process of informing those whose abstracts have been accepted.
Registration for ONLY Invited Speakers, BGU students and R&D can be performed via the Registration link below.
Sunday
27 November 2022
14:30-16:30
19:00
Welcome Cocktail & Open Plenary Talk
Monday
28 November 2022
6:30-7:30
Optional Early Morning Activity
9:00-10:15
Greetings
Plenary Session –
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Henry Falk, Emory College, USA
How Will Climate Change Impact Health, And What Can We Do About It
10:30-12:30
Open Campus Lunch & Poster Session
14:30-16:30
Parallel Sessions
17:00-19:00
Parallel Sessions
Designing Disaster Research to Make a Difference
Tuesday
29 November 2022
6:30-7:30
Optional Early Morning Activity
9:00-10:30
Plenary Session –
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Osvaldo Sala, Arizona State University, USA
Effects of Climate Change on Drylands: Directional Changes in Precipitation Amount and Variability
11:00- 13:00
Session 1: The Built Environment
Open Campus Lunch & Poster Session
14:30-16:30
Parallel Sessions
Session 2: Materials
17:00-19:00
Parallel Sessions
Wednesday
30 November 2022
9:00 – 18:30
Full Day Professional Field Trips and Workshops:
Field Trips and Workshops will be held simultaneously at different locations. We will have the registration for the them closer to the conference date. A description of each can be found by clicking the above link.
– Agriculture/Dead Sea Tour
– Bedouin Arab Society in Southern Israel: Difficulties, Challenges & Opportunities
– Brackish Groundwater in the Arava Valley Region and Its Importance for Agricultural Development
– Ecohydrology in Ramon Center
– Healthy Placemaking Meets Climate Change
– Practical Methods for Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Management in Semi-Arid and Arid Regions Tour
– Renewable Energy Management in the Negev Highland
– Viticulture: How Desertification and Climate Change Affect Wine Making
19:00
Social Event
Thursday
1 December 2022
6:30-7:30
Optional Early Morning Activity
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.