Program
Monday
16 November 2020
15:00-15:45
Greeting
Plenary Session -
Prof. Daniel A. Chamovitz, President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
16:00-17:30
Parallel Sessions
Viticulture and Vineyards
Resilience of desert societies #1
Deconstructing the role of family planning
Advanced functional materials in water treatment applications
Break
18:00-19:30
Parallel Sessions
Viticulture and Vineyards
Critical education: Indigenous land education at the Food Energy and Water Nexus
Gender, Leadership and Environment
Desertification of Aral Sea in Turkmenistan
Advanced functional materials in water treatment applications
Poster session
Tuesday
17 November 2020
15:00-15:45
Plenary Session -
TBD
16:00-17:30
Parallel Sessions
Food Tech Industry and Food challenges
Resilience of desert societies #2
Cross- border Research and cooperation
The consequences of wildlife responses to desertification and climate change
Water and Agriculture
Break
18:00-19:30
Parallel Sessions
Plant Response to Climate Change
Technology Transfer
VIRTUAL TOUR - ECOSYSTEM
VIRTUAL TOUR - WATER
Flash Flood in the arid environment
Poster session
Wednesday
18 November 2020
15:00-15:45
Plenary Session -
TBD
16:00-17:30
Parallel Sessions
Water flow in soil and plants
Resilience of desert societies #3
Desertification and Public Health
Remote Sensing in Viticulture
Break
18:00-19:30
Parallel Sessions
VIRTUAL TOUR - FOOD
Long-term desertification processes
A torch in the dark: Celebrating 20 years of the Yatir research station, the first dryland forest flux tower A session in honor of Prof. Dan Yakir, Weizmann Institute of Science
VIRTUAL TOUR - HEALTH
Water and Energy
Poster session