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4 th Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers October 5-6, 2010, Tunis.

Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Program - Harnessing the Value of Deserts. 4 th Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers October 5-6, 2010, Tunis. Introducing the MENA-DELP.

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4 th Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers October 5-6, 2010, Tunis.

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  1. Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Program - Harnessing the Value of Deserts 4th Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers October 5-6, 2010, Tunis.

  2. Introducing the MENA-DELP • Goal: To capture and harness the value of desert ecosystems in providing goods and services for sustainable development • Specific Objectives: • To assess the value of deserts and identify value hotspots • To highlight deserts as a major global natural heritage • To enhance desert production systems and livelihoods • To conserve desert biodiversity • To generate new opportunities such as renewable energy

  3. Ecosystem Services of the Sahara and Arabian Deserts Brief snapshot • Source of at least 50% of the mineral fertilization of the Amazon rainforest • Agricultural heritage systems built over centuries around agro-biodiversity critical for food security today • Innovative water management systems under scarcity and new threats from climate change • Home to large fossil aquifer systems • Opportunities for desert ecotourism MENA Desert Ecosystems Livelihoods Program (MENA-DELP)

  4. A Four-Pronged Approach

  5. Valuing Desert Ecosystem Services Opportunity to: • Identify and measure value hotspots for the Sahara and Arabian Deserts • Including: • Ecotourism • Oasis agriculture • Wind and solar power • Genetic diversity • Traditional land uses • Water management systems • Grazing • Medicinal and aromatic plants • Dust storm prevention • Agricultural heritage systems • Many others…

  6. A Partnership Approach • Client Countries • Leadership Role • GEF • Catalytic Funding (US$ 25 million) • World Bank • Expanding partnerships, other grant financing, lending and technical assistance programs • Other financing partners • Regional Centers of Excellence • Including the World Desert Institute and the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert • Other partners - NGOs, private sector and other stakeholders

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