The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research
(SIDEER)
Prof. Boris Zaltzman, Director
Our Mission
The mission of the SIDEER is to foster integrated, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the environment in the dryland of Israel and of the world.
The SIDEER strives to develop, implement and disseminate scientific knowledge and environmental technologies through interactions between the biological, physical, social, and planning disciplines.
The SIDEER endeavors to improve human well-being in natural and man-made environments in dryland by promoting conservation of the environment and sustainable development.
Scientific Activities 2008
Scientific Activities 2009-10
Scientific Activities 2011
Events:
o DSEEP Seminar: May 21, 2013: Development of non-Precious Metal Catalysts and Ceramic Supports for Polymer Membrane- Electrolyte Fuel Cell by Dr. Lior Elbaz Alon.
o 14th Sede Boqer Symposium in Memory of Merav Ziv: May 23, 2013. To Symposium website
Department of Man in the Desert
Marco and Louise Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology
Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics
Contact Details
Phone: +972-8-6563437
Fax: +972-8-6596772
E-mail: ider@bgu.ac.il