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International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC)

The International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) strives to be the acknowledged leading international organization supporting ecological sustainability of arid and semiarid lands.

The IALC works to achieve research, demonstration projects, educational and training initiatives, workshops, and other technology-transfer activities applied to the development, management, restoration, and reclamation of arid and semiarid lands in the U.S., the Middle East, and elsewhere in the world. All activities are supported by the IALC's Member Institutions through their ongoing applied research aimed at sustaining arid and semiarid land ecological systems, implicitly including humankind.

In pursuit of its vision and mission, the IALC adheres to these guiding principles:

• Use an ecological approach to multiple-use management and sustainable use of arid and semiarid lands;
• Use the best scientific knowledge in developing and recommending appropriate technologies for the management of arid and semiarid lands;
• Strive for quality and excellence in everything done and be sensitive to the effects of our recommendations on resources, people, and nations;
• Form collaborative partnerships to achieve shared goals of the IALC Member Institutions;
• Recognize that some conflict exists in humankind and strive to deal with it in a professional manner; and
• Maintain the highest professional and ethical standards.

The IALC has achieved a great deal of credibility based on its experience throughout the world. Its global integration of supported applications is strengthened by successful collaboration between highly respected scientists and professionals at its Member Institutions.

Currently the IALC supports research and demonstration projects in the following themes:

1. land use and reclamation;
2. soil and water resources development and conservation;
3. ecosystem processes supporting and enhancing the management and restoration of ecological systems;
4. inventory and measurement techniques; and
5. the human and institutional dimensions of themes #1 - #4.

The University of Arizona is the lead institution of the International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC), a not-for-profit organization comprised of 9 Member Institutions. The IALC is actively building on over 12 years of excellence and has successfully increased the knowledge base on the management of arid and semiarid lands through the funding of a multitude of research, demonstration, and technology transfer projects.

More Information: http://ialcworld.org/