Sponsorship

Government of the State of Ceará in conjunction with

Ceará State Federation of Industries (FIEC-CNI)

Bank of the Northeast of Brazil (BNB)

Esquel Group Foundation, Brazil (FGEB)

Organization

Esquel Group Foundation, Brazil

Support

National Research Council of Brazil (CNPq)

Interamerican Development Bank (IDB)

Institut Français de Recherche Scientiflque pour le

Développement en Cooperation (ORSTOM)

The Government of the Netherlands

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

World Bank (IBRD)

Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable

Natural Resources (IBAMA)

Federal University of Ceará

Secretariat for Science and Technology, Presidency of the Republic (SCT)

Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (EMBRAPA), Ministry of Agriculture

J. Macedo Group

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office (UNSO)

Site

Convention Center Edson Queiroz, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

ICID

President of the Conference

Ciro Ferreira Gomes, former Governor of Ceará State

President of the International Advisory Committee

Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, Governor of Ceará State

President of the National Advisory Committee

Fábio Feldman, Federal Deputy, President of the Environment Commission

President of the Organizing Committee

Antonio Rocha Magalhães, Director of ICID

Presentation

The International Conference on Impacts of Climatic Variations and Sustainable Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID) brought together 800 participants including scientists, technicians, representatives of international and national public and private sector organizations, decision makers, and politicians from 45 different countries in the world. The event became an important opportunity for the exchange of experiences and information among many countries and regions.