List of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks in the field of Desertification:

Belgium

• UNESCO Chair in Eremology (792) - Ghent University - established in 2007.

Israel

• UNESCO Chair in Plant-Water Relationships in Desert Sand Dunes (111) - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - established in 1994.

Jordan

• UNESCO Chair in Desert Studies and Desertification Control (119) - Yarmouk University - established in 1994.

Sudan

• UNESCO Chair in Desertification (555) - University of Khartoum - established in 2001.