Desertification setting in across a quarter of India
Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …
100 million hectares of arable land lost yearly to degradation, shows UN report
Eastern and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean regions experience the most severe degradation
Shadow of storms
The fact is that storms of 2018 hold a mirror to our future
Invest $1.7 trillion in nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change: UNCCD report
The investment would give four times the return on investment, it said
Strong nexus between land use and drought: UNCCD report
It also called for the management of land and drought to be fundamentally linked
Desertification has increased in 90 per cent of states in India
Increased drying of soil will further precipitate the agrarian crisis in the country
Sands of controversy
Africa had several tense moments before it could get the desertification convention through
Rio's Stepchild
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is a non-starter. Administrative and financial matters get the better of any serious attempts to deal …
What triggered the dust storms?
Desertification, unprecedented heat wave conditions, more Western Disturbances, increasing cyclonic circulations & 2 lines of low pressure …
Desertification and grazing: Quash the dogma
Most policies to tackle desertification are bound to fail. The problem will get solved as soon as they become holistic
Poor agri, dietary practices have intensified climate change: IPCC
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land shines a spotlight on food consumption, modern agricultural practices and …
Drought, land degradation affect 1.5 billion people: UN report
UNCCD’s global report on desertification, land degradation and drought explains the current scenario through figures
Simply Put: Vladimir’s deterrent
Promoting desertification
UNCCD COP14: Experts stress the need to assess long-term drought impacts
World Bank, Water Global Practices release framework to assess benefits of proactive action vis-à-vis drought
Consumers, private sector crucial for fighting drought, land degradation: UN
Currently, policy instruments and investments to promote the spread of sustainable land management technologies are non-existent
Poor land use can cost the world $23 trillion by 2050
If the world spends even a fraction of the predicted loss, it can reverse land degradation, which affects the poorest the most
UNCCD COP14 throws up innovative methods to fund drought mitigation
Commercialisation of basic livelihood and services like water and sanitation would generate sufficient funds to mitigate drought, they said
Local govts must be empowered to act against desertification: Developing nations
Lack of power devolution between state and local governments exacerbates the problem of degradation, say experts
Cold desert regions need special attention: Experts
The expanse of deserts in these regions appears to be growing because of progressive melting of glaciers due to climate change
Need to restore 10 million hectares a year to prevent desertification in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization presented a map of restoration potential along Africa's Great Green Wall
African Drought Conference: leaders focus on risk mitigation measures
African countries were urged to move away from crisis management approach to risk management
North deserts initiative on desertification
Africa's success at Rio summit in securing international support for a proposed desertification convention seems to be short-lived as Northern …
Keeping the desert at day
The extent of desertification of grazingland in North China has reached crisis proportions. Effective governmental policy is needed to maintain …
Desertification control lacks efficiency
PERHAPS no environmental problem affects the poor of the world as much as desertification. The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) says this has …