Combating desertification in Mediterranean Europe: linking science with stakeholders Funded by European Commission contract number: EVK2-CT2001-00109. 2001-2004

DIS4ME gives access to some 148 indicators of relevance to Mediterranean desertification. It was developed by the DESERTLINKS EU-funded research project to provide a tool to enable users from a wide range of backgrounds, including scientists, policy makers and farmers, to:

• identify where desertification is a problem;
• assess how critical the problem is;
• better understand the processes of desertification.

DIS4ME contains a variety of information and calculation tools including:

• a database of indicators relevant to Mediterranean desertification
• methods for using and combining indicators
• using indicators to link science to stakeholders.

DIS4ME is translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Greek.