The International Dryland Development Commission Conferences
1. First International Conference on Desert Development: Application of Science and Technology for Desert Development, Cairo, Egypt, 1978.
2. Second International Conference on Desert Development: Desert Development Systems – Technologies for Desert Agriculture, Energy and Communities, Cairo, Egypt, 1987.
3. Third International Conference on Desert Development, Beijing, China, 1990
4. Fourth International Conference on Desert Development: Sustainable Development for our common Future, Mexico City, Mexico, 1993.
5. Fifth International Conference on Desert Development: Desert Development-The Endless Frontier, Lubbock, Texas, 1996.
6. Sixth International Dryland Development Conference: Desert Development-Challenges in the New Millennium, Cairo, Egypt, 1999.
7. Seventh International Dryland Development Conference: Sustainable Development and Management of Drylands in the 21st Century, Tehran, Iran, 2003.
8. Eighth International Dryland Development Conference: Human and Nature working together for Sustainable Development of Drylands, Beijing, China, 2006.
9. Ninth International Conference on Dryland Development: Sustainable Development in the Drylands – Meeting the Challenge of Global Climate Change, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 2008.
10. Tenth International Conference on Development of Drylands: "Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Development in Drylands. Changing Climate-Moving from Global to Local”, Cairo, Egypt, 2010.
11. Eleventh International Conference on Dryland Development: "Global Climate Change and its Impact on Food & Energy Security in the Dry lands”, Beijing, China, 2013.
12. Twelfth International Conference on Dryland Development: "Sustainable Development of Drylands in the Post 2015 World", Alexandria, Egypt.
13. Thirteenth International Conference on Development of Drylands: "Converting Dryland Areas from Gray into Green", Jodhpor, India, 2019