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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LAND RECLAMATION AND IMPROVEMENT (ILRI)
Mail address PO Box 45, 6700 AA Wageningen
Telephone +31 (83) 709-0144 Fax +31
(83)701-7187 Telex 45888 intas nl
E-mail [email protected]
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Agriculture, Nature
Management and Fisheries
Nature International (work area), national
government (sponsor)
Mission Research, training, advising and consulting
services
Financial support Ministry of Development
Cooperation, through Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management
and Fisheries
Working languages Dutch, English; some staff also
speak French and Spanish
Scope of interest Drainage for control of
waterlogging and salinity of irrigated areas in arid and semiarid
areas, integrated water management of irrigation and drainage
systems, irrigation and drainage systems design and performance
Research program
Locations Pakistan (ISWARI), Egypt (WRC and
DRI), India (CSSRI), Argentina (INCYTHCRA), Guatemala (DIRYA),
U.S. (U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory)
Subjects Waterlogging and salinity control measures
(Pakistan, Egypt, India), irrigation systems performance
(Argentina), reclamation and drainage of wetlands (Guatemala)
Status All ongoing or starting
Findings Improved drainage criteria, Improved drain
envelope design criteria, advances in regional groundwater
modeling for decision support
Internal Organization
Chief official Ir. M.J.H.P. Pinkers, Director
Divisions Research and Publications,
Training, Consultancy and Advisory Services, Library
Division heads Dr. M.G. Bos, Head and Coordinator,
Research and Publications; Ir. G. Naber, Head, Library
(E-mail: [email protected])
Professional staff 20
Total staff 38
Facilities
Office New headquarters with offices and
training Facilities completed in 1992
Library Wageningen Soil and Water Library, a
specialized land and water Library with 44,000 Publications,
23,000 reprints, and 1,500 journals, serial Publications
and annual reports, is managed by ILRI for the University of
Wageningen and Agricultural Research Institutes in Wageningen
Computer catalog Yes, using MINISIS
Remote access Available
Computer searches Available
Local databases Country and project
databases
Formal networks SURFNET, DATANET (NL)
Subcenters International Waterlogging and Salinity
Research Institute (IWASRI), Lahore, Pakistan; Drainage Research
Institute (DRI), Cairo, Egypt; Central Soil Salinity Research
Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, India
Exchange Facilities Annual courses on land
drainage, irrigation, computer applications; ad hoc training
courses at ILRI or abroad; sabbaticals at ILRI for visiting
scientists
Publications
Serials Annual report
Other Books, bulletins, bibliographies, reprints of
articles published by ILRI staff in journals
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1955
KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN (KIT)
Mail address Mauritskade 63, 1092 AD Amsterdam
Telephone +31(20)568-8711 Fax +31
(20) 668-4579 Telex 15080 KIT NL
Cable INTROPEN
Nature Nonprofit
Mission Research, training
Financial support 2/3 own income, 1/3 financed by
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Working languages Dutch, English, French
Scope of interest Farming systems research,
sustainable land use systems, agronomic research. anti-erosion
projects, environmental research in cooperation with local anti
international institutions, weed control
Research program
Locations Dryland Sites include
Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Senegal, Egypt
Subjects Integrated control of the parasitic weeds
Striga and Orobanche; salinization anti alkalinization of
irrigated soils; development of sustainable farming systems;
strategies for integration of women into development programs
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Ir. N.H. Vink, Director General
Divisions (1) Health, (2) Agriculture &
Enterprise Development, (3) Tropenmuseum, (4) Training &
Communication
Division heads (1) Drs. K.Th. de Wilde, (2) Dr. Ir.
A. I Huijsman, (3) H.J. Gortzak, (4) Drs. P.J.Th. Marres
Professional staff 166
Total staff Approximately 500
Facilities
Library Library collection comprises cat
200,000 books and monographs and 4,500 current periodicals,
focusing on tropical and subtropical regions and covering
culture, History, social sciences, health, and
agriculture
Computer catalog Yes, using MINISIS
Remote access Available
Computer searches Available, including
general lists and regular updates
Local databases TROPAG and RURAL
database, comprising 100,000+ bibliographic records with
abstracts, covering the international literature on tropical
agriculture, natural resources, and socioeconomic development in
developing countries (available on CD-ROM or in paper copy)
Subcenters Biomedical Research Laboratory,
Meibergdreef 39, 1005 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leprosy and
Tuberculosis Control, Wibanstraat 135, 1097 DN Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
Exchange Facilities On request
Publications
Serials Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture
(TROPAG) (monthly), Abstracts on Rural Development in the Tropics
(RURAL (bimonthly), AIDS Health Promotion Exchange (quarterly).
Survey of Activities (yearly), KlT Newsletter (twice yearly)
Other Books reflecting the broad scope of the
Institute's activities dealing with current themes in
international development; scientific and educational books in
the fields of rural development, health, culture, History
and anthropology
Publications list Available
History
Established 1910 as Koloniaal Museum; present name
obtained in 1950
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University Amsterdam),
Centre for Development Cooperation Services (CDCS)
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT (NRMU)
Mail address De Boelelaan 1115, Amsterdam 1081
HV
Telephone +31 (20) 444-9070, 444-9090
Fax +31 (20) 444-9095
Nature Academic
Mission Applied research
Financial support 90% external funding (Dutch
government, EC, World Bank, IFAD, through projects and
assignments)
Working languages English, Dutch (also French,
Portuguese, Spanish, German)
Scope of interest Natural resources management,
soil and water conservation, indigenous soil and water
conservation, groundwater resources, use of GIS in applied
research on natural resource management
Research program
Locations Arid land Locations
comprise more than 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including
Botswana (Kalahari Desert) and Namibia
Subjects (1) Soil and water conservation in
Sub-Saharan Africa, (2) indigenous techniques of soil and water
conservation, (3) water harvesting, (4) groundwater resources
evaluation in Botswana, (5) use of incentives in natural
resources management
Status (1) completed, (2) and (4) ongoing, (3) Status
not given, (5) in planning stage
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. J.P. van Weeren, Director.
CDCS; Dr. C.P. Reij, Coordinator, Natural Resources Management
Unit
Divisions The NRMU is one of two units within CDCS
that are concerned with arid lands topics
Professional staff CDCS: 20 in office, 25 in field;
NRMU: 7 in office. 3 in field
Total staff CDCS: 40 in office, 25 in field; NRMU:
8 in office. 3 in field
Facilities
Office Annex wing of the Free University of
Amsterdam
Library About 4,000 titles - books, gray
literature, periodicals
Computer catalog About half
computerized, using DBase
Formal networks In preparation
Subcenters NRM has staff members working at the
University of Namibia, Windhoek; the University of Botswana,
Gaborone; and in 1995 will have staff at the University of the
North, Transvaal, South Africa
Local networks In preparation
Publications
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1975; previous name, Office of
Foreign Relations