Desertification: Soaring temperatures and improper

Soaring temperatures and improper disaster management have resulted in increased desertification rates across the globe. Coupled with droughts and a drop in agricultural productivity, the effects of desertification cannot be ignored. To curb such high rates of land degradation that many regions of the world are experiencing, effective risk management is needed. — Desertification has a few varying definitions, but mostly centres around semi-arid, sub-humid lands; in simple terms, it can be ... Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by variations in climate and human activities. Home to a third of the human population in 2000, drylands occupy nearly half of Earth’s land area. Across the world, desertification affects the livelihoods of millions of people who rely on the benefits that dryland ecosystems can provide. In drylands, water scarcity limits the production of crops, forage, wood, and other services ecosystems provide to humans. Drylands are ... Desertification : Desertification is the process by which the biological productivity of drylands (arid and semiarid lands) This guide was developed to help provide an overview of global desertification . We provide context and background information to help you understand what desertification is, what causes it, how it impacts people and wildlife, and how we can address it. See the table of contents below for quick navigation. Summary of Key Points Table of...