Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research
معهد الأمير سلطان لأبحاث البيئة والمياه والصحراء  |
| Abbreviation | PSIEWDR |
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| Formation | 1986 |
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| Headquarters | King Saud University, Riyadh |
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Region served | Saudi Arabia |
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Director | Abdul Malek Al al-Shaikh |
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| Website | http://www.psrcewd.edu.sa |
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Formerly called | Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert |
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The Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research is a Saudi Institute was established in 1986 under the name "Center for Desert Studies". [1] It is as an independently administered research organization directly linked to the rector's office of King Saud University. [1] The Institute's purpose is to design and conduct scientific research which is related to desert development and to combating desertification in the Arabian Peninsula. [1]
The Institute is active in the environmental application of remote sensing technologies and maintains its own Remote Sensing Unit equipped with GIS and advanced programs for satellite image processing. [2] In 2007, the Institute published the Space Image Atlas of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ISBN 9960-57-011-8, which it produced in partnership with the Space Research Institute of King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology and Geospace Austria. [3]
The Institute is a primary sponsor of the International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments which has been held biennially in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 2004. [4]
The Institute also serves as headquarters for the General Secretariat of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. [5]
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