Agenda

Day 1 Water and agriculture 24 May 2021 - View Day 1 Conference Video

8:00-11:00 PDT, 11:00-14:00 EDT, 18:00-21:00 Israel/Jordan

PDT   EDT    Isr/Jor
8:00 11:00 18:00 — Welcome
8:10 11:10 18:10 — IALC history and successes PPT Video
8:20 11:20 18:20 — Opening Keynote Alon Tal, Professor, Tel Aviv University and Deputy Chair, KKL-JNF, Israel PPT Video
8:55 11:55 18:55 — Break
9:00 12:00 19:00 — Panel Discussion

• Abeer Albalawneh, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan Video
• Maysoon Al-Zoubi, International Consultant on Water and Water Diplomacy, Jordan Video
• Uri Shani,  N-Drip, Israel PPT Video
• Anne Castle, University of Colorado Law School, USA PPT Video

      Moderators: Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona, assisted by Manoj Shukla, New Mexico State University, USA -
     Panel Video

10:30 13:30 20:30 — Networking

Day 2 Land and natural environment 25 May 2021 - View Day 2 Conference Video

8:00-11:00 PDT, 11:00-14:00 EDT, 18:00-21:00 Israel/Jordan

PDT   EDT    Isr/Jor
8:00 11:00 18:00 — Welcome 
8:05 11:05 18:05 — IALC history and successes PPT Video
8:10 11:10 18:10 — Keynote Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Germany Video
8:25 11:25 18:25 — Panel Discussion

• Moshe Shachak, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Video
• Maryam Niamir-Fuller, Private Consultant, USA PPT Video
• Munqeth Mehyar, Koplens, Jordan Video
• Barron Orr, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Germany PPT Video
  Moderators: Benjamin Turner, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA, assisted by Charles Hutchinson, University of Arizona, USA Panel Video

9:55 12:55 19:55 — Break
10:00 13:00 20:00 — Student Lightning Talks Video Individual Student Videos
10:30 13:30 20:30 — Networking

Day 3 Forests and fire management 26 May 2021 - View Day 3 Conference Video

8:00-11:00 PDT, 11:00-14:00 EDT, 18:00-21:00 Israel/Jordan

PDT   EDT    Isr/Jor
8:00 11:00 18:00   — Welcome
8:05 11:05 18:05   — IALC history and successes PPT Video
8:10 11:10 18:10   — Keynote Alexander L. Friend, Deputy Chief for Research and Development, U.S. Forest Service, USA PPT Video
8:35 11:35 18:35   — Break
8:40 11:40 18:40   — Panel Discussion

• Don Falk, University of Arizona, USA PPT Video
• Dan Yakir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel PPT Video
• Alaa Wahbeh, National Agricultural Research Center, Jordan Video
• Omri Bonneh, KKL-JNF, Israel Video
  Moderators: Alan Gertler, Desert Research Institute, USA, assisted by Barbara Hutchinson, University of Arizona, USA Panel Video

10:10 13:10 20:10 — IALC Declaration on addressing the environmental challenges of arid lands PPT Video
Resolution to Honor and Thank Joseph (Joe) Hess PDF

10:30 13:30 20:30 — Networking