“First identified as a problem in the 1960s, desertification is now commonly accepted as one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the _...Read More_

"Rising desertification threatens ecosystems and food supply in Dubai. Can new technology help stem the encroaching sands?"

"What happens to a community and ecosystem at the nexus of geopolitical tensions and climate change? And can 6,000 years of history save them?"

While global concern about desertification is most commonly dated to the 1970s when the Sahelian drought and famine hit that region with spectacular suffering and mortality, fear of invading deserts has driven global dryland policy for much _...Read More_