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UNEP:
Franklin G. Cardy, Director of the
Desertification Control PAC at UNEP, spoke on new directions in
systematic information collection and analysis for
desertification control. He began with his conclusions,
including: listen to the clients to determine what information is
needed and for what purposes; given the various types of
information available, concentrate on what is required to
increase efficiency; develop indicators that recognize links
between human condition and the environment; develop standardized
assessment mixing ground and remote methods; as proposed in 1977,
use indigenous knowledge in planning; collect and disseminate
successes and their replicability; pay attention to community
level information, analysis and feed-back; ensure that provision
is made for response to early warnings; strengthen research
institutes and information center networks; set time specific
goals; and get the information to beneficiaries in ways it can be
used.