The BA is hosting and participating in organizing the “Sustainable Development of Drylands in the Post 2015 World” Conference. Over 250 national and international scientists and experts, from all over the world, will take part in the conference. An esteemed group of scientists and researchers from universities and academic research institutions in Egypt will also participate in the conference. They will contribute with scientific researches that serve the cause of developing drylands and aims to raising of the standards of living of more than 2.5 billion resident of drylands worldwide.