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Oral Presentation UNCCD Brazil 2012

21st Century Environmental Technology incorporates the social ecological perspective creating solutions for physical and economic resilience to Land Degradation and Desertification

Author: Garry de la Pomerai

| VVSC FZ LLC RAK UAE Environmental Soluzion Division

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21st Century Environmental Technology incorporates the social ecological perspective creating solutions for physical and economic resilience to Land Degradation and Desertification
Author: Garry de la Pomerai1 Substantive sections: Prof. Yuri Tkachenko2
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Organisation: VVSC FZ LLC UAE Environmental SOLUZION soluzioninfo@soluzionsystems.com Organisation: Magnetic Technologies LLC UAE

INTRODUCTION
Paper brief This paper discusses critical challenges being faced within the Humanitarian and Environmental sectors of Disaster Risk Reduction, reviewing some of the causations and social ecological perspectives influencing change within the environment which in turn are having adverse affects, such as water depletion and land degradation and the resulting increase in dust storms creating long term consequences upon critical resources and sustainability both within rural and urban communities. The paper reviews some background and understanding of the challenges by international bodies and addresses the challenges of water resource and agriculture, introducing key technology that potentially offers alternative approaches to resource management plus potentially alleviates or curtails the affects of specific environmental crisis being generated within climate change and trends in human social economic activity. 1. Introduction The scientific solution proposals need to understand the environmental and ecological challenges and requires background information for us to appreciate the developing crisis that humanity faces using our most precious resource Water and an understanding that unless the rural environment is economically supported, economic migration from the farms to the cities will escalate the land abandonment and ecological degradation now being witnessed as a major contributory factor to desertification and loss of former fertile land. The W.H.O. addresses Threats to land integrity with a quote: Land degradation has accelerated during the 20th century due to increasing and combined pressures of agricultural and livestock production (over-cultivation, overgrazing, forest conversion), urbanization, deforestation, and extreme weather events such as droughts and coastal surges which salinate land. Desertification, is a form of land degradation, by which fertile land becomes desert. [1] 1.1 Land abandonment and Social status: However, land abandonment is not mentioned , nor indeed appreciated as a major contributory factor. During the IPRCC Conference [8] in China in 2009, it was highlighted that economic support for the rural community is essential to generate sustainable production, capacity and to reverse the enormous economic migration to cities. Land degradation and fall in productiveness are just some of the consequences of rural neglect by Governments. Within Soluzion we attribute this dilemma more to ignorance of the consequences, rather than a direct policy to neglect. The social equation of viewing the rural workers as peasants and city dwellers seemingly in class above, seems illogical and creates a wrong mindset. Land Management including the management of agricultural and our water resources must be a priority within Global survival strategies, elevating the Farmers status as land managers and custodians of the fragile rural landscape, socially above most city dwellers responsibilities, who in fact are often the primary contributors to environmental change through excessive waste production combined with poor waste management, gross misuse of water, pumping daily vehicle emissions, excessive power usage and general inconsiderate pollution of water courses. In addition it is the relentless urban onslaught of the rural fringes that continues to pressure cultivated and often very fertile land that threatens agricultural capacity, creating a vicious circle of decline, with urban sprawl and economic growth enticing the next generation of farmers away from the rural communities, and simultaneously the decreasing available productive land equally forcing existing farmers away from the land. The circle continues because of the decline of rural communities, the less sustainable are the vital community facilities such as schools and trading stores and community social and activity centres which when dwindle and disappear, in turn discourages or indeed prevents the next generation from staying. 1.2 Multiple contributory factors: As far back as 1995 The United Nations Population Information Network [POPIN] quotes in section 4.1 Population in the chains of explanation of degradation publication [9] It must be clear at this stage that land degradation is the result of many factors, some outside human control and that it is "futile to search for a uni-causal model of explanation" (Blaikie and Brookfield, 1987). It is probably impossible to argue satisfactorily that one of the main categories of factors is generally decisive. For one thing, the variability of situations at the local level is too great to support any generalization. For another, population change, social factors and technological factors are interlinked, so that it is impossible to assign them autonomous effects.19/ But, while no general truth can be proposed, it is necessary in situations of ongoing or impending land degradation to look for the factors on which to intervene. One useful concept in this respect is that of "chain of explanation": the chain "starts with the land managers and their direct relations with the land (crop rotations, fuelwood use, stocking densities, capital investments and so on). [The] next link concerns their relations with each other, other land users, and groups in the wider society who affect them in any way, which in turn determines land management. The state and the world economy constitute the last links in the chain" (Blaikie and Brookfield, 1987). A priori, population pressure seems to apply on the very first links of the chain. Except in accidental collapses of production systems under exogenous forces (drought, war...) the common element in land degradation is "pressure of production on resources" (Pavelis, 1983). That pressure can arise from various factors including a large or growing population, outside market demands, or the nature of crops or livestock-raising. It can also arise from institutional, social and economic

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conditions which lead to the extraction of surpluses from the land managers, forcing them in turn to extract from the land more than is sustainable. Such conditions are: heavy tax and tribute; very low wages; denial of access to CPR; low commodity prices due to state pricing policies or market distortions; farmer's indebtedness; and so on. In this context, population factors appear both as part of the basic conditions within which the socio-economic system operates (population density with regard to resources) and of the forces which affect its patterns of change (population growth, urbanization, migration): density is relevant to the level of direct pressure on resources; population growth and urbanization affect the volume of market demands; urbanization absorbs land, and is conducive to biased pricing policies; a large and growing rural labour force contributes to low wages; excess demand for access to CPRs may lead to shut out part of the population 1.3 International demand: This demonstrates that for the past 17 years there has been little change except for some additional contributory factors, importantly land abandonment due to economic migration to cities and the reversal of the then perceived growing rural labour force. Although this extract does identify that it is not simply one factor but a cascade and complex set of physical and social factors that is generating a fast and potentially uncontrollable decline of the rural sustainability. One further factor needs to be added, the evolvement of the Super Market giants governing enormous control of dictated prices and production expectations, often beyond the ability and capacity of the average farmer, who are often squeezed out of the supply chain or indeed forced to supply at near cost in order to compete and maintain a regular or any outlet for their produce. The large international super market chains now have their produce acquisition tentacles even into the remotest of regions, initially exciting for isolated farmers, but soon to be realised as virtually creating an onerous inescapable serfdom upon their own land. 1.4 Migration: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has a long term interest in migration issues as migration processes are closely related to agriculture and rural development, food security, and natural resource management, for which FAO has a mandate within the United Nations system. FAO is aware of the migration-development nexus and strategically works to maximise positive impacts of migration, particularly in rural areas, fostering rural-urban linkages, advocating for a better management of rural labour mobility and identifying good practices. The ultimate goal is to enhance country capacity and policy coherence to reduce distress migration and promote gainful migration patterns to improve food security in sending and receiving countries. Migration is part of livelihood strategies through which rural households diversify their assets and activities in different locations, thus reducing risks and vulnerabilities. Food insecurity and high food prices have been reported, in countries like Nepal and Yemen, as one of the causes of increased migration for work, especially among rural households (Compton et al. 2010). In general, limited employment opportunities at home are the main reason for people to migrate. Rural out-migration is often internal, as poor people lack the financial resources and skills to migrate internationally. In the world, there are about 740 million internal migrants, compared to 214 million international migrants (UNDP 2009). It is also acknowledged that international and internal movements are closely linked, even if these linkages have not sufficiently been explored. Among international migrants, half of them move within the same region and nearly 40 per cent to neighbouring countries. Many migrants are very young: in developing countries a third of total migrants are aged 12 to 24 year (World Bank 2006). [10] 1.5 The need to support Rural communities: The pressures upon unsupported rural communities and farmers is multi directional with pressures from climate change, environmental change, the childrens increased aspirations through the media and education, improved income opportunities within developing towns and cities and pressures to produce crops at more competitive prices, especially within rich raw material producing countries able to subsidise imports. The Climate Institute identify one direction of the social circle impact deriving from The degradation of land can result in the reduction of livestock forage, availability of fuel wood material, biodiversity, water availability and yields of farmland. The loss of land resources can increase the spread of poverty and hunger. Migration in search for food and relief and environmental refugees can pose pressure on neighbourhood areas and cause enormous social problems. [11] In the other direction of the social circle impact beyond the migration in search of food, is the modern societys priority of searching for improved lifestyle over and above what the land can offer, even when fertile. Managing the land is hard work, with long hours and little opportunity for ambition or potential of wealth. The young people with access to media and education are enticed by the greater opportunities within the cities and towns, offering better incomes with improved social and working conditions. Rural populations decrease, resulting in more land being managed by fewer people, culminating especially within arid or marginal regions, with land abandonment, which in turn reduces irrigation, depletes the vegetation, loosening soil structure, allowing winds to uplift and transfer the sand and dust, removing its fertility by loss of nutrients, consequently degradating the land in a diminishing cycle. 1.6 Water Resource to farmers: Next is the challenge of the remaining farmers most basic resource, whether for arable or animal farming, Water. The Water Resources Group addresses one of the most important and urgent issues today. The biggest part of freshwater withdrawn is being used for agriculture. If we continue overusing this valuable and scarce resource the way we do today, a major food crisis will become inevitable.
[ Peter Brabeck-Letmathe: Chairman of the Water Resources Group] [2]

It is established that 97.5% of all water on Earth is salt water, leaving only 2.5% as fresh water . Nearly 70% of that fresh water is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland; most of the remainder is present as soil moisture, or lies in deep underground aquifers as groundwater not accessible to human use. Less than 1% of the world's fresh water (approximately 0.007% of all water on earth) is accessible for direct human uses. This is the water found in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and those underground sources that are shallow enough to be tapped at an affordable cost. Only this amount is regularly renewed by rain and snowfall, and is therefore available on a sustainable basis. [Human Appropriation of the World's Fresh Water Supply] [5]

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There is not a day that we do not encounter water personally in its many forms, from drinking liquids, to healthcare and sanitary to breathing the air around us which contains approximately at any one time the same amount of water as all usable annual run off. Agriculture is responsible for (upto) 86 % of the total water used regionally. In Asia it accounts for 86% of total annual water withdrawal, compared with 49% in North and Central America and 38% in Europe. Rice growing, in particular, is a heavy consumer of water: it takes some 5000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of rice. Compared with other crops, rice production is less efficient in the way it uses water. Wheat, for example, consumes 4000 m3/ha, while rice consumes (almost double) 7650 m3/ha. [5] With an average of 360,000 metric tons[6] produced annually of both crops, rice production uses almost twice the amount of fresh water, this offers an indication where a prioritization should be aimed and even within the modern environmentalist approach to energy production there is a cost, as it takes between 1,000 and 4,000 litres of water to produce a single litre of biofuel [4] By approximate calculation, only 10% of the consumed fresh water is used domestically, of which all is drinkable water but only a fraction is physically consumed by humans as drinking water. If we consider that in excess of 25% of drinking water is wasted enroute to the tap and over 40% of agricultural fresh water needs are wasted enroute to irrigation systems and most bizarrely nearly a quarter of the domestic supply of fresh drinking water is used to flush our toilets and wash the body afterwards.

2. OUR OBJECTIVES
2.1 The Challenge: Our approach to the management and use of drinking water is presently unsustainable and when the World Economic Forum quotes that analysis suggests that the world will face a 40% global shortfall between forecast demand and available supply by 2030, which is only 18 years from now, it becomes essential that we look at all potential contributory solutions to overcome an inevitable global disaster with conflicts erupting, inviting the Quantum of Solace scenario with water valued in many locations higher than gold, generating human depravation and suffering on a scale not yet experienced. This in turn will have the enormous knock on affect to land management and ultimately land depravation, land degradation and desertification. Consequently water management is an essential factor along with rural investment and appreciation of the rural environment as producers of not only food but as custodians of vital ecosystems, developing critical ecological projects to counter; sea rises; salt contamination of soil and ground waters; expanding pollution from industry; urbanisation; and the relatively new phenomenon of degradated land generated dust affecting human and animal health, food production and general acceptable living conditions in both rural and urban communities. 2.2 The Solution: The bizarre fact is that mother earth already holds the solution within its magnetism, evolved over billions of years, occasionally realigning, dismissed by many as a street traders gimmick, although embraced within many cultures for millennia in the form of ley lines. Modern civilization has only just begun in the last millennium to scientifically scratch the surface of understanding how to use and incorporate magnetism into everyday life in such as the navigational compass and even more recently during the past 60years researched how to apply it to the many challenges that we are beginning to encounter within our fragile and deteriorating environment. It is its application applied to the vital resource Water and management process that offers solutions to one of the most critical resource challenges that mankind faces, in conjunction with waste management and water pollution mitigation. This is potentially the most miraculous science on earth which provides the chemical free solutions in almost every field of life, which include Drinking Water Treatment, Desalination of soil, use of salty water for Irrigation, treatment of low quality of Seeds to enhance agriculture yield, the maximising of hydroponics, the Enhancing of managed rainfall, Human Health benefits, fuel and energy saving, and addresses pollution in water, ground and air, including dust and sand storm control mechanisms as is being installed for first time globally along the borders of Iran to protect the city of Ahvaz. 2.3 The Targets: A prime factor in land degradation is drought, with substantive loss of ground moisture due to no rain, where irrigation sustainability is relying upon natural rain fall and limited irrigation due to depleting water sources; this in turn leads to local desertification or at least generation of short term dust bowls until sustainable plant growth can be re-established. Drought pacification is a multi faceted approach and includes rain making systems, marginal land crop production enhancement and saline/brackish water irrigation, all of which were futuristic terminologies until the 21st century. Thanks to a group of scientists based within UAE, many of todays environmental and humanitarian challenges can now begin to be addressed using state of the art molecular restructuring of water through magnetism, with numerous benefits. A clear cloudless sky is truly a colossal storehouse for supplies of fresh water, although it is a mistake to preach that the atmospheric vapours are supposedly a distillate, the atmospheric water conversely holds a great deal of numerous vital nutrients for plants. 2.4 Introducing the use of Brackish saline water: However its the nutrients within brackish salt water when modified to enable absorption by plants that offers the biggest potential, remembering that presently agriculture is responsible for using the majority of our fresh water resource. This process of allowing access to previously unusable water for plants, potentially allows us to establish and address not only agricultural sustainability within marginal lands but equally ecological planting within the hearts of degradated land spawning dust storms and along our unstable lands masses within our fragile delta systems threatened by sea rise. This is already being trialled by the Chinese along the Yellow river using the MagTech technology. 3. THE SCIENTISTS 3.1. The Scientists: Quietly behind the scenes scientists have been progressing various applications for the science, some of which seems very basic and other aspects maybe perceived as from futuristic Sci-fi magazines. In reality all of the applications have been tried, tested and proved. It is only the political will, finance and technology adjustments that restrain the open acceptance and its immediate implementation. Magnetic Technologies L.L.C was established in United Arab Emirates in 1995 with the aim to introduce state of the art Magnetic-Technologies and their multi dimensional applications, unmatched impact and greater savings in various fields of life. Magnetic-Technologies are the Worlds Largest Base of Magnetology operating in over 25 countries. Their expertise is the outcome of more than 30 years of constant research and observations of applications in our daily life. The research was carried out by 52 leading research institutes of Russia. The company possesses more than 500 research works in different spheres of economy.

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3.1. The Lethargy: During the height of early research and proving during the 1990s, the environment was not top of the agenda, fuel was plentiful and profitable and the term climate change was in its infancy. There was no impulse to take magnetism seriously. Primarily it was introduced to society through street trader market stalls giving the science a poor press, often referred to as a gimmick, much the same as climate change was dismissed as an exaggeration. However today we know differently. Today we need to explore all options, all potential contributions to solving the ever growing challenges of the world as we know it now, before its too late. Climate Change is just one small aspect of Environment Change, including desertification, which in turn potentially will have devastating effects upon all of our food resources and therefore the long term survivability of the human race. At the pinnacle of this resource threat is water and its long term management, presently often being wasted and polluted with total disregard. 3.3. The Principle: Magnetizing water molecules will radically alter and accelerate physical and chemical transformations; allowing rain clouds to be created; clouds to be discharged in specific locations; irrigation to be enhanced to produce Class A crops within marginal land; the enhancement of existing crops to increase productivity; ability to desalinate salt contaminated ground back into production; improve the propagation of seeds; strengthening and accelerating new plant growth; reduce the use of fertilizers; reduce the disease rate; enable the use of brackish salt water as irrigation with increased benefits over fresh water; improve fresh drinking water supplies reducing the quantity of drinking water required whilst retaining all the benefits to humans and animals; This science is the secret key to unlock access to the variety of solutions for challenges in food production and conservation of fresh water. This presentation outlines the key scientific initiatives through the use of magnetic technology applications that will help address, ease and solve many of todays humanitarian and ecological challenges in marginal, drought and famine challenged environments. 4. THE SCIENCE 4. Pollution: Is the occurrence of particles being held in suspension within standing or flowing liquids such as lakes and rivers or within the atmosphere, in the surrounding air that we breath in the form of smog, smoke, fumes, dust or sand sometimes entrapped within still air over a city or occasionally generated into a particle storms travelling at speed across the land surface, so dense that the natural sun light is totally blocked, creating pitch blackness. The consequences of pollution are wide ranging, from rendering water useless for any form of consumption or usage, to carrying disease to animals, humans or vegetation, to rendering land unproductive ruining crops, fruit and ecological systems, to being so dense as to suffocate life in its tracks or in the least making the environment unsustainable and intolerable for daily activities of work and family life. If we can unlock the secret to control the suspension of particles within the waters and air, then we begin to control and eliminate the potential of air pollution including fumes over cities and sand storms; we can counter industrial pollution into our waters, breathing life back into our eco systems. Within Magnetic Technologies we believe we do have the key to unlock the solution and apply specific magnetic technology to water and air at least minimising if not totally eliminating pollution in it many forms. 4.1 Dust-Sand: Causes and formation and impact [as explained by the Climate Institute] [11] The storms occur under certain circumstances when prolonged drought causes the soil surface to lose moisture and there is a cooccurrence of strong winds. [11a] Field observations and wind tunnel laboratory research explain the physical process of sand and dust blowing under the force of wind and moving over the land surface. When the wind force reaches the threshold value, the sand and dust particles are transported from the surface and start to move. Specifically, storms or dust consisting of particles are held in earth surface by their own weight and some inter-particle bonding. When the wind speed is slow, there will be no indication of motion. But when the wind force reaches the threshold value, a number of particles will begin to vibrate. As the wind speed is increasing, a number of particles will be ejected from the surface into the airflow. When these injected particles impact back on the surface, more particles are ejected and thus start a chain reaction. Ejected sands and dust can be transported by wind to other places. [11b] Impact Dust storm has a number of environmental and social impact. The main environmental impact of sand storm is the soil loss. Nutrients, organic matter and thus soil fertility are exported along with the dust storm generation. As a result, the original place where dust storm generated lost agriculture productivity. During the dust transportation, young plants are lost and result in a loss of productivity. Dust particles have a radioactive effect on climate through reflection and absorption of solar radiation. It can lead to severe cooling days or hot days depending on dust particles properties and in what part of the atmosphere they are found. When the dust storm moves close to populated areas, it contributes to urban air pollution and threatens public health. People with asthma and other respiratory disorders who breathe in dust particles will suffer.

4.1.1 The science: The Influence on Local Atmospheric Processes [ILAP] to address Pollution and Dust storms [12] This technology is based on the method of electrical air ionisation with the emissions of electrons (negatively charged oxygen ions) created by ion generators (ionizers). molecular ions. Ionizer is the device with three compact-assembled electrodes. One electrode (emitter) carries the corona element. When high voltage (from 10 to 32 kV) is supplied to the ionizer emitter, the emission of electrons to the atmosphere occurs. Electrons couple with neutral molecules which results in negative molecular ions become centers around which neutral molecules are grouped. In the natural air environment, electrons are mostly coupled by the neutral mater causing generation of tiny drops. The water molecule is involved in this process due to its electric polarization as distinct from hydrogen and oxygen molecules in the air.

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When these molecules of water molecules are coupled, the thermal power emission occurs, which results in higher air temperature. The permanent emission of electrons from the ion generator causes permanent air heating, resulting in the stable upward air stream. This upward air stream carries a great amount of atmospheric moisture. On the way to the upper atmosphere, the air is cooling. The atmospheric moisture is condensed, creating clouds or intensifying already existing ones so that precipitation occurs. The upward air streams cause the compensating downward air streams that enforce dissipation of clouds and fogs. The upward air stream height and intensity are adjusted according to the current tasks by setting up the ion generator working mode parameters. The upward or downward air stream is generated according to the specific tasks for the territory being handled. In such a way, it is possible to provide contrary effects when needed: to enforce precipitation or to dissipate clouds and fogs. The principles on which this new technology is based enable on demand control over atmospheric precipitation, fog dissipation and effective improvement of urban ecology as a result of air pollution level being decreased. When creating this technology, the scientists have also incorporated science eliminating any danger to the human health and ecology. The automatic control of the ionizer working mode parameters prevents ion and ozone overproduction, and the adjusted voltage level excludes generation of toxic components. 4.1.2 ILAP hardware [12] The technology of influencing the atmospheric processes is based on the principle of transforming meteorological formations by creation of convection air flows in the atmosphere using the electric field of ionic generators. The principle of influence implies only a local influence on atmospheric processes on a territory from 100-500sqkm. Upon switching-off, the weather acquires its natural character, as typical for the given area. The hardware comprises stationary and mobile influence means and operational control equipment to be positioned on the relevant territory as per layout agreed upon with the Customer. The arrangement layout is to be elaborated considering statistical climatic data on the region, service zones dimensions, terrain nature, available water reservoirs etc. One complex includes 3-5 units used both in stationary and in mobile modes, combined by one remote control post. A means of influence is composed of a compact ionic generator with dimensions 1.5x1.5x2m, a multi-purpose power supply unit operating from 220240v mains or from battery 12-24v (including a motor-car cigarette lighter), and a control unit with software. The consumed power for one complex is not in excess of 1.0KW/h. In case of long-term deployment, the equipment may be complemented by direct and return communication facilities (radio set and modem) to enable a remote control and to monitor the parameters. Additional outfit may also include necessary meteorological devices and video systems to provide visual observation at the spot of influence means position. The equipment is easy to use and can be quickly deployed at the specified site. This electric method of active influence poses no danger for human health and environment. Checkout measurements have shown that the ionic generator electromagnetic emission level does not exceed natural values within 20m radius from the equipment position point. As a whole, it may be said that the ILAP technology is designed to take care of both nature and human beings. The first commercial installation is being implemented on the Iran/ Iraq border to protect the Iranian Town of Ahvaz, which is experiencing dust and sand storm being generated from within Iraq. Ahvaz being badly affected through health issues and their agriculture is also being inundated, through dust suffocation and layering of soil particles upon the vegetation and the surrounding land, absorbing ground moisture and damaging foliage. 4.2 River Waters: Over the last decades, condition of rivers, lakes and other springs of fresh water have changed drastically. Just a few years ago, this water could be used for irrigation, everyday use and fish-breeding. Today, many of these water springs have become sewage, in which many factories dispose their industrial waste. One of the main issues of humanity, especially drier environments, at this moment, is finding a solution to pollution of fresh waters. There are many projects and proposals that promise to clean waters of rivers, lakes and lagoons. Many of these proposals are actively used, and give positive results. However, we would like to propose a very unusual method that cleans and gives "life" to natural water, i.e. using magnetic technologies. Based on this knowledge, for many years, Magnetic-Technology scientists have been carrying out scientific and practical work, which involved magnetic treatment of natural waters. The most interesting works were while cleaning rivers, Lakes, Sea Lagoons and Neutralizing hydrogen sulphide in parts of the Black Sea 4.2.1 River Field demonstration: [7] A First of its kind, a hydro-magnetic system, made by the scientists of "Magnetic Technologies" company, was installed in the river of Sochi, Russia. The construction of this hydro-magnetic system is a hydro-technical structure of a running/flowing type. After the instalment of this magnetic system in the Sochi River, within a few hours, our scientists, as well as thousands of other people who came to see this experiment, were able to see unique changes.

The problem was that for many years fish stocks had dwindled to almost zero due to high levels of waste in the river. However, shoals of various fish were swimming from the sea towards our magnetic system as soon as the systems were installed and the magnetised water

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had reached its delta. Within just hours, there was so much fish, that it was impossible to see the bottom of the river! Even though the depth of the river in that area is not more than 1.5 m. This was a phenomenal effect also because a few meters away upstream from the system, no fish could be seen. This unique effect lasted for several years and was seen by hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists, until, in 1997 severe flooding destroyed the system. We have also seen the same effect while installing magnetic systems in lakes and sea lagoons. Also the hydro-chemical composition of the river changed under the influence of the magnetic field. Comparing to the results in tables, the most change was seen in the decrease of Weighed particles, up to 6,3 mg/l; Magnesium by 2,6 mg/l; Chlorides by 9,3 mg/l; Sulphates by 9,4 mg/l; Hydro carbonates by 103, 5 mg/l; Calcium by 3,4 mg/l; Ammonia ions (according to nitrogen) by 0,007 mg/l; Nitrates (according to nitrogen)by 0,25 mg/l; Phosphorus by 0,019 mg/l; Oil-products - 0,8 mg/l; Sodium + potassium - 7,4 mg/l Crucially for fish stock Oxygen content increased by 12 mg/l. Magnetically treated water became transparent. The levels of bacteria decreased. For example, control water samples contained bacteria levels of 236,660, but after magnetic treatment, it decreased to 730! Therefore, magnetic hydro-magnetic systems can be ideally used as, so-called, filters for cleaning of small and large rivers, lakes, lagoons and artificial water systems.

4.3 Desalination of ground: Salt water is not suitable for irrigation due to two reasons. First, when irrigating with salt water, salts deposit in plants and decrease cellular circulation. Second, hard salts deposit in soil's capillaries, making it non-permeable. However, if preliminary magnetization of salt water is carried out using devices produced by "Magnetic Technologies" company, formation of incrustations is prevented in the pores of soil and plants. Field experiments, that were carried out in soil with hard salty water, rich in calcium sulphates, magnesium and sodium chlorides, were all successful, even during irrigation of agricultural cultures with magnetized water taken from Caspian Sea with mineralization of 14000 PPM. The results of these experiments have not only proven that this method can be used, but also that it is essential for some agricultural cultures. For example, sorghum crop/harvest increased by

Fig. Plant absorption

45%, and corn by 30%, compared to a control area that was irrigated by normal (non- salty) and non-magnetized water. 4.4 Use of brackish saline water for irrigation: This is the potentially the most important breakthrough within the challenges of water sustainability. As previously quoted from international bodies, by the year 2030 it is suggested that the world will be per capita unsustainable within its fresh water consumption. Less than 1% of the world's fresh water (approximately 0.007% of all water on earth) is accessible for direct human uses. Of the 1% approximately 10% goes to industry who use it pollute and dump it. Approximately 10% is used for domestic use of which a quarter directly goes down the WC and wash basin another quarter is wasted in leakage enroute, leaving .5% for human direct consumption which even that will be unsustainable by the year 2030.But upto a colossal 80% of available fresh water is used by Agriculture for irrigation and livestock of which in many areas upto 40% of that is wasted enroute through leaks and poor distribution. So that is the targeted problem that within the Magtech team it is viewed as the potentially easiest to convert for direct human usage, even if only converting 5% from agriculture, this potentially makes available ten times the existing availability for direct human consumption. How? by applying magnetic technology to brackish saline mixed water, releasing unusable problem water of today back into direct use for crops and vegetation. Magnetising brackish saline water alters the molecular structure dissolving and preventing the damaging salt crystals from forming, converting the previously unusable water to a simple absorbable solution, carrying greater nutrients than normal fresh water. It has an advantage over fresh water in agriculture irrigation. It has been noted that the creep of saline mix from delta penetrating up river is increasing yearly, with lower areas of surrounding agriculture land becoming increasingly desperate for irrigation waters. Now it is potentially possible to benefit from the saline mix brackish water. Hinterland saline contaminated waters are equally released for irrigation and the same magnetised water simultaneously flushes the ground from salt encrustations. All that is required globally on average within regions a 5% direct conversion and cease of use of fresh water releasing it directly into domestic use via effective storage and distribution, and then sustainability is guaranteed. 4.5 Magnetic fresh water use in Agriculture: [7] Nowadays, many written scientific works of biologists and biophysics describe the effect of magnetic fields on plants. Based on these works, "Magnetic Technologies" company came up with a method of magneto-hydro dynamical activization of natural waters and devices used for this method. This method is an essential part in the whole complex of using magnetic fields in agriculture. It includes physical- chemical changes of natural water parameters, resulting in improvement of filtration properties and in an increase of dissolving properties of water. These changes result in an increased ability of soil to get rid of salts and results in a better assimilation of nutrients and fertilizer in plants during the vegetation period. It is known that plants and trees need mineral salts and microelements from the soil to function and photosynthesize properly. However, plants do not use the majority of nutrients that are in soil. While watering plants with normal water, only a small amount of nutritional elements dissolves in the soil and becomes available to the plants. Further consumption of these nutrients from the soil is very rare when plants start to grow and a larger amount of nutrients is required, the deficit of microelements results in low numbers of crop. The deficit of microelements/nutrients in the soil is the main reason for a decreased growth rate and low crop. That is the reason to why magnetic water should be used for irrigation. In addition, when the plant is watered using hard and non- magnetized water, white coating is formed on the surface of the soil: that is calcium bicarbonate and carbonate. Some of calcium bicarbonate is washed away by water penetrating soil and depositing on the roots of plants. The plant, then, starts to suffocate because of these depositions and in order to continue to feed, forms additional roots. This process results in a decrease of normal growth in plants. However, plants that are irrigated using water that is treated by "MagTechnology", easily take in mineral salts from the soil and no sediment is formed on the soil surface. Also if mineral and organic fertilizers are used, they dissolve better, which results in their

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decrease need for use by upto 50% and at the same time, plants still continue to develop without any extra effort. This results in an increased crop production and in an increased quality of agricultural products. In short, the economic advantage of using magnetic water for irrigating the crops looks like this: 1. Vegetation period decreases by 15-20 days, therefore the crops ripe 15-20 days earlier than normally. 2. Crop production increases from 15-20% to 100%, and in some cases, even more. 3. Plant disease rates drastically decrease. 4. Taste of agricultural products improves. 5. Approximately 30% less water is used for irrigation 6. Sea water (salty water) can be used for watering (from 6-8 thousand PPM inclusive) and for some cultures, very salty water can be used (from 15 thousand inclusive). 7. By magnetizing seeds before sowing and by irrigating them with magnetic water, the need for crop material decreases by min. 30%. 8. Average of 30% decrease in fertilizer consumption. 9. Active soil desalination takes place, increasing crop production year after year.

5. DROUGHT PACIFCATION
5. Introduction: Drought Pacification is a term that describes a combination of magnetic applications along with collaborative structural and community water management and agricultural systems that offer the opportunity to develop sustainability within vulnerable populations in regions of low rainfall, poor agricultural productivity and land degradation constantly threatening drought and famine. Drought pacification must incorporate a variety of solutions including rain making systems, dust and sand storm control, improved water collection, access and storage, marginal land crop production enhancement, ecological plant and environment management, aquifer maintenance, ground decontamination and the use of saline brackish and grey water for irrigation, much of which was deemed futuristic solutions until this 21st century.. A clear cloudless sky is truly a colossal storehouse and vehicle for huge supplies of fresh water and according to reliable scientific findings the atmospheric water conversely holds a great deal of numerous nutrients beneficial to plants and animals. Cloud formation generating rain within controlled areas offers a major solution in provision of water, providing ground stabilisation minimising land degradation; if combined with magnetising that water during irrigation stages to generate and enhance crop growth and cycles within the marginal lands, then potentially we regain control of our environments. It is not suggested that we create pastures within desert regions with minimal populations; however, where established communities have experienced abnormal or prolonged drought and suffering from land degradation, this is the opportunity to implement a drought pacification multi approach system. But it is essential that the infrastructure be first installed to take advantage of rain fall, by creating efficient storage facilities, eliminating leaks from distribution pipes and maximising the use of the water for drinking, recycling discharged water into the magnetically enhanced irrigation systems and prioritising molecular altered water types to most efficient and effective usage. 5.1 Practical steps for creation of water storage [14] Being armed with quite compelling figures [pursuant to the following section 5.6] we feel confident to ascertain a necessity of large-scale efforts aimed at setting up a water accumulation network or water reservoirs in this country. It is important that the U.A.E. enjoys a favourable geographical position. The country has rather lengthy borderline, which stretches alongside the foot of mountain ranges as well as advantageous natural relief with the terrain sloping from these mountains down to the Arabian Gulf. All those factors will make it possible to apply gravity throughout the reservoir network to feed the water to end-users. Nature has designed big mountains to collect rainwater with subsequent overflow disposal to certain gorges. This makes it easier to collect the accumulated water by special and simple devices locators. This rainwater will further follow to large man-made lakes (10 mln t and above) to be created with assistance of natural terrain conditions. The network of meres at the foot of mountains will serve as a foundation for a single water reservoir system. [14]
Necklace of lakes on landed property

When completed, this system will embody a mutually closed circuit with the water level in individual storage lakes being adjusted by automated lock chambers. The locks will subsequently fill up appropriate lakes when required. The network of storage lakes will be composed of three diverse subsystems. 1. Large storage lakes. Designed to maintain major water balance in low-level storage ponds. 2. Territorial distribution and storage lakes. Intended source of water for adjacent farms as well as replenishment of smaller storage ponds according to the pattern of necklace system. The lakeside will serve as a venue for elite clubs or private ritzy estates. Incidentally, the lakes incorporated into the necklace system will have running water with overflow to subsequent lower level territorial lakes down the line.

Territorial lake

Territorial lake

Farmsteads

Fig. displays how this system functions.

3. Popular recreational lakes. It is expedient that leisure facilities be arranged along the shoreline. It will include public parks, camping sites, restaurants, amusement parks, etc. A couple of such lakes positioned in picturesque crannies of the U.A.E. could immensely promote tourism and attract swarms of visitors to this unique region. The water will follow from these lakes to multistage territorial storage tanks arranged in a level order. [14] So how may the cloud creation work?

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5.2 The atmosphere [7] draws the water chiefly from the ocean's surface. An average of 520,000km 3 of water will evaporate from the planet surface annually. This volume can be put on a par with that of the Black Sea, which has an average depth of 1.2 km. It takes just one year for a hydrological cycle equal to 5.2 x 10 14 to complete within the range of earth atmosphere. The moisture in the air is changed 40 times a year, i.e. once every other 9 days. To return to earth the atmospheric water vapour will release its potential energy. Nevertheless, before that happens, the vapour condenses to liquid drops of water or transforms into minuscule ice crystals. It forms clouds, fogs and then makes rain. For the atmospheric water to do this job the following two conditions should be met. One of them is obligatory whilst the other is advisable. It is mandatory that the temperature go down to the point when the air is utterly saturated with the water vapour and it is desirable that the air have the hubs wherein the vapour is condensed to a liquid drop condition or minute ice crystals. As a rule, the earth atmosphere and, in particular, within the limits of troposphere contains sufficient dust particles of organic and inorganic nature, which will precipitate condensation. 5.3 Cloud formation: [7] Now we have come close to the point when we can talk about nimbus formation which involves magnetic technologies and systems. As has been mentioned before engineering spray-assisted irrigation works serve as powerful generators, which contribute to ionization of the atmospheric air. This is likely to cause dramatic changes in the electric balance of the atmospheric layers. To crown it all, such streams of ions have a magnetic basis that makes it possible to speed up coagulation (the process of tiny particles sticking together and forming clusters) by many times over in the atmospheric convection. Cloudiness that is out of the question under usual circumstances in arid climatic conditions becomes a reality once magnetic air-spray ion generators are put into operation there.

5.4 Precipitation targeting: [7] In this case, it is essential to learn everything about winds in the chosen area, type of head winds at different heights, temperature of head winds and, most importantly, choose and exact place for installation of magnetic generators. For example, city of Al Ain, UAE is located on the foot of a mountain, Hafit. The height of this mountain is 432 m. Wind direction from 12 noon to 5 p. m. is north-east (wind blowing from Hafit Mountain to Al Ain). Next to the mountains foot, is a few hot water springs with temperatures of approx. 70C. Average temperature during spring, summer and autumn, ranges from 30-45C. In this case, installation of magnetic generators on different levels of Hafit Mountain will considerably decrease temperature around the area by approx. 5-7C, at each level. Considering the fact that the difference of temperatures between the top and the bottom of the mountain is 4-5C, overall decrease in temperature will be around 15-20C. At the same time, magnetic generators that are installed at mountains foot, will act as evaporators-ionizers in the region of hot water springs. This will create an additional effect of steam bath. Rising upwards, negatively charged upper part of the steam will meet a positively charged cold steam coming from magnetic generators (that are installed on the top of a mountain). This will create a strong electro- static electricity, which will create coagulation of small water drops located in the surrounding masses of the atmospheric air. This will be enough to create a process, which can be controlled, of creating rain clouds. In addition, knowing wind direction and its speed, as well as, time necessary for drop formation and collection of full cloud mass, we can accurately make a prognosis of an exact place of the rain fall, and considering this, build collecting lakes in that area. 5.5 Field example: rains generated during August to September2012 in UAE through ILAP demonstrations news report [13] Al Ain: The recent rainfall is a blessing for the country. Though the region is among the worlds most arid climates, an increase in the level of groundwater has been filling the reservoirs of more than 50 dams across the country. Official sources report a collection of an estimated 115 million gallons of water in the countrys dams due to the rains in the central and eastern regions of the emirate between August 29 and September 15. The heaviest rainfall was on September 14 in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and the neighboring areas of the northern and eastern emirates. The Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) said the dams which have been replenished by the rains are located in Al Ain and Liwa in Abu Dhabi, Kadra, Masafi and Difta in Ras Al Khaimah, Madam, Felli and Wadi Al Helu in Sharjah, and Masafi, Al Heil and Wadi Mai in Fujairah. Though the rains were not heavy, most of the water made its way into wadis from the neighboring mountains of Oman. . The ministry has built dams in strategic locations to store surface water. These dams include Ham Dam, Wurayyah Dam, Zikt Dam, Basseirah Dam, Bih Dam, Idhn Dam, Gulfa Dam, Tawiyaeen Dam, and Hadf Dam. According to meteorologists, August and September are among the driest months of the year. The winter season, from January to April, witnesses the heaviest rainfall. 5.6 Cost Analysis example UAE [14] 1997 The scientists of Magnetic Technologies L.L.C. have conducted an expert evaluation of mean annual rainfall growth and its effects on the national economy based on the official records provided by U.A.E. meteorological centres. Given a current increase in average yearly rainfall of 141.1 mm, this country has consistently been seeing an additional 1,143,000,000 t of fresh water since 1995. What implications does this have? For the sake of comparison, let us look at the Dubai desalination plant. It produces 120,000 t of fresh water per day with annual capacity of 44 mln t. Hence it follows that at least 26 outlets of the same calibre will be required to make 1,143,000,000 t of fresh water available. It is estimated that capital expenditure to be incurred by relevant construction projects including ramified networks of utility conduits and operational expenses would have run into trillions of dollars. However, it would have been impossible at any rate to generate the said

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amount of fresh water supplies even if the required funds could be a reality in this country. The projected power expenses would have involved the value equivalent of 45.7 mln t of oil products for these imaginable plants per annum. It is also important that an ecological problem be taken into account. In fact, when burned, such quantities of fuel would release an extra 490,000 t of CO and 7,600,000 t of CO2 every year.

6. ADDED VALUE TO INTEGRATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT must include sustainability through all risks, not just through physical calamities but equally addressing humanitarian vulnerability to economic pressures of modern society forcing land abandonment and to environmental change which includes drought, flooding, extreme temperature, crop failure, and climate change. With the use of magnetic technology in conjunction with engineering projects, a variety of applications can aid mitigation, preparedness and recovery from such threats. By implementing proactive strategies, potentially this science can assist in minimising adverse commercial agendas, avoid political and cross border need for conflict and assist in providing stability and sustainability within all vulnerable populations providing opportunity for the largest of integrative risk managed strategies. 7. CONCLUSION It is vital to understand that in order to conserve and preserve and manage the worlds most vital resource Water which is the core commodity that provides us with the vital resilience to drought, land degradation and desertification, we must ensure a collaborative approach of sciences both physical and social and explore previously dismissed or misunderstood technologies. The fuse is lit, with environmental change the wick, incorporating climate change as the wax, and human activity adding additional fuel which quickens the pace of the change, until one day soon, considering the human population explosion in the last century and its continued expansion, all animals will need to physically compete and potentially turn upon each other in the struggle to secure our most vital resource. Previous statements have been cited that by the year 2030 the world will be at crisis point, that it will be, if left until then, too late to start addressing the management of water; we need to initiate strategies now that provide the long term solutions to the powder keg of challenges fast approaching. Desertification and land degradation is only part of the consequence for ignoring the need to address this challenge head on. Now is the time to address desalination, not as pure drinking water but for the presently largest of users of fresh water, agriculture. We equally need to consider the options to implement strategies using ILAP technology; to manage pollution over cities; and minimise dust storms generated from land degradation and agricultural policy change; to manipulate local weather systems, inducing cloud and precipitation where it is needed most; maximising and developing water storage, effectively using targeted rain, natural seasonal rains and run-off water; and improving our domestic pipe leakage and inefficient irrigation supply lines. This world is creeping towards a desperate state of non-sustainability. Now is the time to investigate all options before time and those options diminish, to understand that it needs to be a multi-dimensional approach from all sectors of society. Our key objectives within MagTech being to contribute by developing and implementing the science to enable saline water to be used for irrigation; to ensure we maximise storage whilst minimising wastage; eliminate pollution of our waters; control intense dust movement; and to use the largest of vehicles, our atmosphere, to maximise natural rainfall and move and manipulate generated rains into place where most desperately needed; all contributory to pacifying the most deadly natural disasters threatening the political stability and in the long term, the future of mankind.that is the failure of water supplies generating drought and consequential land degradation and desertification of our desperately needed agricultural lands.

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[1] WHO web site [ http://www.who.int/globalchange/ecosystems/desert/en/index.html ] [2] Water Resource Group Background, Impact and the Way Forward Briefing report prepared for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 26 January 2012 [3][4] source: provided by the United Nations (UN, UNESCO, and FAO,). Worldometers.info http://www.worldometers.info/water / 2012 [5] source: Human Appropriation of the World's Fresh Water Supply by the University of Michigan http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/freshwater_supply/freshwater.html [6] source: NationMaster.com 2003-2012 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_gra_ric_con-agriculture-grains-rice-consumption [7] source: Prof. Yuris thesis at the International Symposium Sustainable Management of Salt Affected Soils in the Arid Ecosystem held in Cairo, Egypt on September 26, 1996/2011 [8] IPRCC 2009 [9] UNITED NATIONS POPULATION INFORMATION NETWORK (POPIN) Population and Land Degradation Doc (Text) http://www.un.org/popin/fao/land/land.html UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Sept 1995 [10] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) TENTH COORDINATION MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Secretariat New York, 9-10 February 2012 [11] Climate Institute http://www.climate.org/climatelab/Dust_Storm [11a&11b] Victor R. Squires,International Dryland Consultant, Part II, "The Great North American Dust Bowl: A Cautionary Tale". Adelaide University, Australia,UNCCD project [12] Source: Prof Yuri Tkachenko Document Weather Modification System [available upon request] www.magneticeast.com [13] By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief Gulf News Published: 15:28 September 22, 2012 http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/rains-fill-up-more-than-50-dams-in-uae1.1079683 [14] Magnetic Technologies LLC UAE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON STATE WATER SYSTEM WITH YEARLY CAPACITY OF 1,000,000,000 T PROPOSAL ON SET UP OF STRATEGIC SUPPLIES OF RAIN WATER AND GREEN BEAUTIFICATION OF ARID AREAS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dec 1997 [full document available by request www.magneticeast.com ]

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ABSTRACT:
This paper identifies water as central to the cause and solution of DLDD and consequently introduces established Russian ionic technology offering a variety of proven solutions to critical challenges being faced within the Humanitarian and Environmental sectors of Disaster Reduction and Sustainability relating to DLDD. It reviews concerns by international bodies and potential causations and social ecological perspectives influencing changes within the environment, generating adverse affects, such as soil moisture depletion, resulting in a critical increase in dust movement, generating consequences upon rural production and sustainability. It is emphasised that rural communities need financial support to reverse the economic migration from farms to cities and the land abandonment and consequential ecological degradation, which the paper suggests is a major contributory factor to desertification and loss of fertile land. The paper advocates for multiple stakeholder collaborative contributions from all disciplines including technology R&D, engineering construction, social economic, environmental and ecological sectors if long term resilience to DLDD is to be achieved. Technology is outlined offering alternative approaches to water and agriculture resource management, minimising the affects of environmental crisis being generated by climate change and trends in human social economic activity; detailing specific ionic technology to; desalinate contaminated ground; modify brackish saline water for irrigation; enhance agricultural production; disperse water pollution within rivers and static waters; Influence Local Atmospheric processes generating rain clouds targeting catchment and storage facilities for agriculture and hydro-electric systems; using the same ILAP technology for shielding from pollution and dust movements; all potentially contributing curtailment of DLDD.