desertification

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He added that Iraq has extensive "successful" experience in combating desertification and dust storms by stabilising sand dunes.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Mr Batra explains the goal is "to help combat desertification".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

New research shows how the world's oases have grown and shrunk over the past 25 years as water availability patterns changed and desertification encroaches on these wet refuges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

The country is responsible for a tiny fraction of world-wide emissions, yet Chile is particularly vulnerable to drought and desertification.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

Drought cycles, desertification, a 2.9%   population growth rate, and the drop in world demand for uranium   have undercut the economy.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency