Climate change and food security in the Arab region（1）

       第十一届国际旱地发展会议——This conference will be organized by the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC) and hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI) China. It will be co-sponsored by the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions of Near East and North Africa (AARINENA),Arid Land Research Centre (ALRC, Japan),Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI),Desert Research Institute (DRI, USA),International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA),Japanese International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS),and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The conference will include invited presentations,oral presentations and poster presentations.