Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- OVERVIEW -- The Elements of Scientific Advice -- How can scientific research be more effectively integrated into public policy making? -- The Academy of Science and Technology of Senegal: an instrument of action and advice to decision makers for the progress of the Nation -- The Role of Science in Agricultural Water Management -- Optimizing Irrigation for Agricultural Water Management: Scientific Principles -- Linking Agricultural Water Management and Scientifically-Based Decision Making -- Regulated Deficit Irrigation in Trees and Vines -- The Water Resources and Water Management Regimes in Tunisia -- Water in Tunisia: A National Perspective -- Participatory Irrigation Management: A Case Study from Turkey -- Putting Science Into Action: From Washington State Community-based Outreach To National Programming In Washington DC -- Protecting the Dead Sea Basin: The Position of Friends of the Earth Middle East on the Red Dead Conduit and the protection of River Jordan -- Training and Research Ideas for Water Management in the West Bank and Gaza -- Web-Based Ecological Decision Support System -- Regional Initiative for Dryland Management in Tunisia -- APPENDIX A AGENDA -- APPENDIX B List of Participants.