The Science and Technology of
Environmental Security in Drylands

Sun Health Glaesner Center
July 8–11, 1997

Schedule

Day 1 (Tuesday, July 8)

8:00 Continental Breakfast at the Conference Center
9:00 Welcome to Albuquerque and the Workshop Chavez & Perea
9:15 Welcome from Sandia...Paul Robinson
9:30 Welcome from UNEP...Franklin Cardy
9:45 Organization and objectives of the workshop...Dennis Engi View PowerPoint Presentation
10:15 Coffee break
10:30 UNEP Overview of desertification environmental security issues...Franklin Cardy
11:00 India/Pakistan (Indus Waters Treaty)...Arun Elhance
11:45 Lunch
12:00 Luncheon address...P.J. Simmons
13:15 Africa...Michael Kwesi Darkoh
14:00 Middle East...Mary Morris
14:45 Coffee break
15:15 Facilitated discussion...Pierre Marc Johnson
16:30 Organization and initial meeting of discussion groups...Facilitator(s)
17:00 Adjourn Day 1
18:00 Bus Departs from Crowne Plaza Hotel for Reception
18:30 Dinner/Reception Petroleum Club

Day 2 (Wednesday)

8:00 Continental Breakfast at the Conference Center
8:30 Discussion groups convene
Group 1: Social Sciences Facilitator/Rapporteur...Jessica Glicken/Stephen Parker
Group 2: Physical Sciences Facilitator/Rapporteurs...Dennis Engi/Dianne Marozas and Sheila Motomatsu
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Discussion groups reconvene
Group 1: Physical Sciences Facilitator/Rapporteurs...Dennis Engi/Dianne Marozas and Sheila Motomatsu
Group 2: Social Sciences Facilitator/Rapporteur...Jessica Glicken/Stephen Parker
17:00 Adjourn Day 2
18:00 Dinner—Discussion groups continue working

Day 3 (Thursday)

8:00 Continental Breakfast at the Conference Center
8:30 Plenary reconvenes for group 1 report Group Leader
9:00 Plenary discussion of group 1 report Facilitator
9:30 Coffee break
10:00 Plenary reconvenes for group 2 report Group Leader
10:30 Plenary discussion of group 2 report Facilitator
11:00 Summary of Morning Session Facilitator
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Plenary discussion of Political dimensions Facilitator
14:00 Coffee break
14:30 Plenary discussion of Project Implementation Strategy Facilitator
15:30 Identification and Assignment of Action Items Facilitator
16:30 Discussion of Workshop/Lessons Learned Facilitator
17:00 Closing remarks Engi/Cardy
17:30 Adjourn
17:45 Depart Hotel for Dinner/Reception (Sandia Crest)

Day 4 (Friday)

7:30 Bus departs Crowne Plaza Hotel
8:00 Continental Breakfast at Sandia
8:30 Tour of Environmental Security Activities at Sandia...Lynne Schluter
11:30 Lunch at Sandia
12:30 Continue Tour...Lynne Schluter
16:00 Adjourn

The most tangible output of the workshop will be a summary document that reports the results of the meeting. It will be a summary of workshop results that will be useful in developing future work for improving the Science and Technology of Environmental Security in Drylands The document will be organized in the following fashion:

1. Introduction.

2. Clear articulation of the drylands environmental security issues.

3. Scientific information base required to achieve significant improvements in long-term environmental security in drylands.

4. Levels of political commitment required and other methods needed to improve environmental security in drylands.
5. Criteria for accessing and strategy for establishing both short-term and long-term drylands environmental security projects.
6. Action Items.
7. Conclusions/lessons learned.

• Results
  • Issues
  • Problems
  • Suggested Pilot Projects
  • Portfolio of Projects
• Attendees
• Schedule

For more information contact Dr. Dennis Engi, (505) 845-8284.

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