Climate change is a pivotal factor influencing the ... leaving nations to deal with conditions they're ill-prepared for. Desertification goes beyond the realm of deserts expanding.

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), said: “Land degradation and drought are major disruptors of our economy, stability, food production, water and ...

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded groundwater pumping have driven substantial vegetation growth in the Thar ...

Climate change has had a far-reaching impact on the ... a new study suggests it’s also partially responsible for making one desert greener and more habitable. As Live Science reports, research ...

Global warming threatens to change the ecology of deserts: Higher temperatures may produce more wildfires that alter desert landscapes by eliminating slow-growing trees and shrubs and replacing ...

Read more about climate change and desertification. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict and the climate crisis are locked in a devastating cycle, each aggravating the other.

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

The World Economic Forum defines "desertification" as "a type of ... "exacerbates extreme weather events", further driving climate change, said Xinhua. Although China's National Forestry and ...

According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification ... and nature is in emergency mode. To keep global warming below 1.5°C this century, we must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for ...

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 ...