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Like Iran, Israel had an arid climate and a fast-growing population.

Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves expected to worsen with climate change.

Heat-resistant and fast-growing, prosopis initially promised to curb soil erosion and provide shade to cool the local micro-climate in Afar's arid lowlands.

U.S. assistance has become increasingly important as al Qaeda and Islamic State militants conduct insurgencies across a vast stretch of West Africa, including Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali in the arid Sahel region.

The dates will be planted in the arid Thar Desert of northern India to help reclaim the land and create employment.