Desertification Monitoring Section
Tasks and Specializations:
- Preparing and implementing plans and programs to determine the sources of soil pollution, the rate of pollution and how to control it.
- Monitoring the prevalence of desertification in various regions of the country and its impact on the type and components of soils.
- Follow up the implementation of the provisions of local laws and international agreements on tackling the problem of desertification.
- Carrying out surveys and monitoring the country's desert areas.
- Monitor the pressures of mining, overgrazing and off-road traffic.
- Preparing technology development proposals and plans used for monitoring and measuring soil pollutants.
- Establishing recommendations and requirements for maintaining the health and safety of citizens from the risks of desertification.
- Determine the sources of soil pollution and levels of pollution from different sources.
- Preparing technical reports on the state of the soil, its components and desertification.
- Prepare the annual work plan and the proposed operational budget for the department and present it to the director of the department.
- Preparing periodic reports on the activities and achievements of the department and submitting them to the director of the department.