From the Desert for the World
The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies
BIDR NEWS SPRING 2022
Wheat is a staple food that provides 20% of the calorie and protein needs of the world's population. Although wheat is essential for humans, these crops are constantly attacked by herbivorous insects, which often cause severe damage and yield losses.
Graduate students from the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies (AKIS), and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, participated in two recent graduation ceremonies
The summit brought together over 15 world-leading experts on applied and fundamental questions related to the nexus of water, humanity, and the environment with more than 230 participants.
BIDR Summer Vacation 2022
BIDR researchers and students investigate ways to meet global challenges related to food security, water scarcity and clean energy.
Our mission is to combat desertification and facing global challenges by bringing together water, food, energy, and environmental research.
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies: 250 students from 20 countries, 700 alumni from 45 countries.
By 2050, there will be 9 billion people in the world. The farmland needed to feed them lies in arid and semi-arid regions.
41% of Earth’s landmass is Drylands, and is home to more than 2 billion people.
Water is one of the earth’s most crucial resources, but it is finite.
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