DW RADIO has produced a major series of programmes on desertification to coincide with the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Its reporters travelled to dryland regions across the globe gathering first-hand accounts from people living in affected areas. They aimed to show that this is not simply an environmental issue, but has far-reaching social, political and economic implications. As well as illustrating the devastating consequences of desertification, the series explores ways to combat it.

		Desertification in Sudan (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)
		Egypt's plans to make the desert fertile (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)
		Desertification changes nomadic lifestyle in Mali (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)
		In Kenya, nomadic tribes formerly enemies now share water and pastures (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)
		Desertification and social unrest threatens China’s economic development (eng, pdf)
		Life in the Negev (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)
		Desertification Nigeria (eng, pdf), (fre, pdf)