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 |