Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to ICBA

    • Welcome to the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

    • About ICBA

    • Infographic About ICBA

    • What are Marginal Environments & Why Should we Worry About Them?

    • Building Individual and Institutional Capacities in Marginal Environments

    • Acknowledgment

  • 2

    All you Need to Know About the Course

    • Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes

    • Author's Bio

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic
  • 3

    Module I: Climate Overview

    • Module 1: Structure

    • 1.1. Climate Overview

    • 1.2. Amazon Deforestation: A Quick Look

    • 1.3. A Simplified Animation of the Greenhouse Effect

    • 1.4. Vital Connection Between the Sun and Earth

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 1

    • Extra reading: A Global Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Scarcity

    • Extra reading: Agriculture's Contribution to Climate Change

    • Extra reading: Agriculture in a Changing Climate - Keeping our Cool in the Face of the Hothouse

    • Extra reading: Climate Change and Hunger

    • Extra reading: Climate Change and Water Scarcity - The Case of Saudi Arabia

    • Extra reading: Implications of Climate Change for Agricultural Productivity

    • Extra reading: The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Soil
  • 4

    Module 2: Biosaline Agriculture

    • Module 2: Structure

    • 2.1. Biosaline Agriculture

    • 2.2. Restoring Earth Through Biosaline Agriculture

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 2

    • Extra reading: Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Adaptation and Mitigation

    • Extra reading: Extent of Salt Affected Land in Central Asia

    • Extra reading: Managing Salt-affected Soils For Crop Production

    • Extra reading: Halophyte Agriculture - Success Stories

    • Extra reading: Perspective on Potential Use of Halophytes for Reclamation of Salt Affected Lands

    • Extra reading: Plant Salt Tolerance 1

    • Extra reading: Plant Salt Tolerance 2

    • Extra reading: Policies for Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood in Marginal Lands - A Review

    • Extra reading: Evaluating the Growth Performance of Eleven Salicornia bigelovii

    • Extra reading: Potential of Producing Salicornia bigelovii Hydroponically as a Vegetable at Moderate NaCl Salinity

    • Extra reading: Spatial and Temporal Changes of Groundwater Storage in the Quaternary Aquifer in the UAE

    • Extra reading: The Diversity of Quinoa Morphological Traits and Seed Metabolic Composition
  • 5

    Module 3: Biosaline Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates

    • Module 3: Biosaline Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates

    • 3.1. Biosaline Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates

    • 3.2. Sand Dune

    • 3.3. Integrated Agri-Aquaculture Systems in the UAE - A success Story of a UAE Farmer

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 3

    • Extra reading: Salt Tolerant Plants of the UAE

    • Extra reading: An Overview of Conventional and Non-Conventional Water Resources in Arid Regions - UAE

    • Extra reading: Challenges and Prospects of Using Treated Wastewater to Manage Water Scarcity Crises

    • Extra reading: From Desert Farm to Fork

    • Extra reading: Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Irrigated Agriculture Suitability to Achieve Food Security in an Arid Environment

    • Extra reading: Quinoa for Marginal Environments

    • Extra reading: Spatial and Temporal Changes of Groundwater Storage

    • Extra reading: The Mineral Composition of Date Palm Fruits under Low to High Salinity Irrigation
  • 6

    Finalize your course

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic

    • Please tell us how was your experience with the course