• Front Matter R1-R14

• Overview 1-2

• Reaching out to Decision-Makers on Science Matters: Islamic World Academy of Sciences as an Example 3-19

• The Elements of Scientific Advice 20-26

• How can scientific research be more effectively integrated into public policy making? 27-32

• The Academy of Science and Technology of Senegal: an instrument of action and advice to decision makers for the progress of the Nation 33-39

• The Role of Science in Agricultural Water Management 40-50

• Optimizing Irrigation for Agricultural Water Management: Scientific Principles 51-65

• Linking Agricultural Water Management and Scientifically-Based Decision Making 66-69

• Regulated Deficit Irrigation in Trees and Vines 70-80

• The Water Resources and Water Management Regimes in Tunisia 81-87

• Water in Tunisia: A National Perspective 88-96

• Participatory Irrigation Management: A Case Study from Turkey 97-102

• Putting Science Into Action: From Washington State Community-based Outreach To National Programming In Washington DC 103-113

• Protecting the Dead Sea Basin: The Position of Friends of the Earth Middle East on the Red Dead Conduit and the protection of River Jordan 114-119

• Training and Research Ideas for Water Management in the West Bank and Gaza 120-121

• Web-Based Ecological Decision Support System 122-131

• Regional Initiative for Dryland Management in Tunisia 132-137

• APPENDIX A Agenda 138-141

• APPENDIX B List of Participants 142-144

" The Academy of Science and Technology of Senegal: an instrument of action and advice to decision makers for the progress of the Nation ." Agricultural Water Management: Proceedings of a Workshop in Tunisia (Series: Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making in Developing Countries) . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007 .

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