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]
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| Abbreviation | PSIEWDR |
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| Formation | 1986 |
| Headquarters | King Saud University, Riyadh |
| Location | |
Region served | Saudi Arabia |
Director | Abdul Malek Al al-Shaikh |
| Website | http://www.psrcewd.edu.sa |
Formerly called | Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert |
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]
Within the context of the arid environments of the Arabian peninsula, the Institute is interested in pursuing research in the following areas:[6]
