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Acronyms

APO

Associate Professional Officer

CNR

Committee on Natural Resources (UN)

DGIS

Ministry for Development Cooperation, The Netherlands

EC

European Communities

GEF

Global Environmental Facility

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

Gt

Gigatons = 1000 million, (109), metric tonnes

IAP/WASAD

International Action Programme for Water and Sustainable Agricultural Development

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICWE

International Conference on Water and the Environment

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

ISNAR

International Service for National Agricultural Research

ISRIC

International Soil Reference and information Centre

ISSS

International Society of Soil Science

OPS

Office for Project Services (UNDP)

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNSO

United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WFP

World Food Programme

WRI

World Resources Institute


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