Chinese Government organizes the Technical Training Course for Desertification Prevention and Control in Arab Countries in 2015 (Linked to Project ID#85226, #85227, #85228, #60679, #85225, #66932, and #85229)

In 2015, the Technical Training Course for Desertification Prevention and Control in Arab Countries was held in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The training course was hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, with support from the Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences and Science and Technology Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The trainees included professionals from Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, and Sudan, among other countries. The training course included lectures, seminars, case studies, and field studies in watershed management, desertification control, and advanced agricultural technology. The course opened around September 11, 2015 and ended on roughly October 11, 2015 Each of the these courses lasted one month. All linked projects are Chinese-organized desertification training courses held in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for Arab countries. Project ID#85226 captures the first, held in 2006. Project ID#85227 captures the training held in 2009. Project ID#85228 captures the one held in 2010. Project ID#60679 captures the one held in 2011. Project ID#85225 captures the one held in 2013. Project ID#66932 captures the one held in 2016. ID#85229 captures the one held in 2017.

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A full list of participating countries is unknown, but the four known countries (Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, and Sudan) were all ODA-eligible in 2015. Any other participants were also assumed to be ODA-eligible. The exact opening date is unknown, but it was on or before September 11, 2015 (the date a news article discussing the training was posted). AidData has coded that date as the start period, in the absence of further information.

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