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The best way to make the desert bloom is to dig a hole. Not a well, but a shallow pit in the sandy soil about as wide as the length of your forearm. Then add some dung, plant your seeds, and wait for the rains. The use of planting pits is an ancient farming technique. It is also an excellent way to harvest moisture – and recently, it’s being revived across the drylands of Africa,…

Land is one of Africa’s most abundant resources, but it has become degraded across large swathes of the continent. Restoring the productivity of land will form a vital part of Africa’s sustainable adaptation to climate change – the Climate Adaptation Summit heard this week. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports. “Land restoration has a positive impact on the economy, on business, on…

To assist in the understanding of What’s in it for Africa and the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land, CDKN has created the following infographics to illustrate key data sets and information from the report. These infographics are available to all for educational purposes and to encourage discussion around the report. How land and climate interact- An infographic showing…

A massive amount of Saharan Dust has advected across the Mediterranean into central Europe this weekend, thanks to the favorable pattern turning the jet stream into southerly directions. High dust concentrations have turned skies and snow to orange across southern and central parts of Europe, creating an apocalyptic scenery. It has been a dynamic pattern establishing across Europe…

One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, leading to more than a half-billion dollars in extra costs to U.S. farmers every year, finds new research. One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, leading to more than a half…

Russian original/ English unofficial Google translation Как минимизировать риски и потери от засухи в странах Центральной Азии и Восточной Европы? Обсудить эту тему журналистов региона пригласила пресс-служба Конвенции ООН по борьбе с опустыниванием и засухой (UNCCD). Вот о чем шла речь на онлайн-брифинге с экспертами ООН. How to minimize risks and losses from drought in…