Addressing land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience requires concerted ... For instance, the Great Green Wall project in Africa aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate ... it is the Sahel region of Africa where the effects are greatest.

on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It was then approved in 2005. Lessons for Africa’s green wall were taken from the Algerian Green Dam and the Green Wall of ...

This is why World Environment Day 2024 focuses on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” ...

Land degradation – a phenomenon most associated with dry regions of Africa and Central Asia – is also ... “It can really impact how well that system responds to drought and to flooding.” ...

This year’s World Day to Combat Desertification is dedicated to highlighting the global risks of drought and water scarcity. The World Day to Combat Desertification has been observed since 1995 ...

The March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security report by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the ... people in West and Central Africa were expected to face severe food ...

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, ...