Desertification

Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid. It is the spread of arid areas caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change (particularly the current global warming) and overexploitation of soil as a result of human activity.Throughout geological history, the development of deserts has occurred naturally; however, when deserts emerge due to unchecked depletion of nutrients in soil that are essential for it to remain arable, then a virtual "soil death" can be spoken of, …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 2 December 2024 English

session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024.

of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


CCAC: Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants · 19 November 2024 French

renforcer l’établissement de rapports, le suivi et la surveillance des gaz à effet de serre (GES), des superpolluants et d’autres émissions de polluants atmosphériques pour orienter les futurs processus de …

de la sécurité alimentaire en réduisant la désertification et en augmentant le rendement des cultures


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 19 November 2024 English

session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), that will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, fromDecember 2 to 13, 2024 UNCCD COP16. It It will address what is at stake and explore regional strategies to tackle desertification, land degradation, and drought. It also offers an opportunity to discuss anticipated outcomes and pressing issues

to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), that will be held in Riyadh, Saudi and explore regional strategies to tackle desertification, land degradation, and drought. It also offers


Science Europe · 18 November 2024 English

ITEM X: Global Research Council update and feedback from the European Regional Meeting

decision-makers, as well (CBD) and Convention to Combat Desertification as criteria for selecting relevant policy questions


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report seeks to identify relevant barriers and opportunities for enhancingaccess to adaptation finance in fragile and conflict-affected settings in West and CentralAfrica. Through the triangulation of diverse sources of …

faces severe vulnerabilities to drought and desertification leading to water scarcity, soil degradation


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

OBJECTIVES OF EACH COMPONENT Component A: Desertification Control and Landscape Management 299.6m prepare and implement investments to arrest desertification and improve the sustainable productivity past decades to combat the growing crisis of desertification. The FGN is thus increasingly moving toward


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 French

les domaines et vont de la lutte contre la désertification aux changements climatiques en passant par all areas and range from the fight against desertification to climate change, including the management


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

OBJECTIVES OF EACH COMPONENT Component A: Desertification Control and Landscape Management 299.6m prepare and implement investments to arrest desertification and improve the sustainable productivity past decades to combat the growing crisis of desertification. The FGN is thus increasingly moving toward


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

OBJECTIVES OF EACH COMPONENT Component A: Desertification Control and Landscape Management 299.6m prepare and implement investments to arrest desertification and improve the sustainable productivity past decades to combat the growing crisis of desertification. The FGN is thus increasingly moving toward


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

OBJECTIVES OF EACH COMPONENT Component A: Desertification Control and Landscape Management 299.6m prepare and implement investments to arrest desertification and improve the sustainable productivity past decades to combat the growing crisis of desertification. The FGN is thus increasingly moving toward


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