A drastic shortage of winter rains and snowfalls has raised deep concerns over the increasing risk of desertification and ...

Based on current climate and land conditions, the Murray-Darling basin is reducing in size. The basin is an indication on the effects of desertification occuring across the country. Human conditions ...

The motivation for this resolution was the Parties' concern about the deteriorating situation of desertification in all regions, which has far-reaching implications for the attainment of the ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

the United Nations General Assembly declared the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification. More about the purpose ...

Many countries around the world suffer from the problems caused by desertification but it is the Sahel region of Africa where the effects are greatest. The Sahel is a narrow belt of land which ...

This makes poverty worse. The shrinking of Lake Chad shows how desertification affects water sources, leading to migration. The effects on society are huge. When farming fails, people move to cities.

The World Day to Combat Desertification has been observed since 1995 to promote public awareness relating to international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought.

Proposing a framework for next-generation sustainable land management (SLM) The project will propose a framework for next-generation SLM in Ethiopia, incorporating effects such as enhanced prevention ...

The World Bank Group is attending the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Learn how WBG integrates nature, climate, ...