How to reduce drought disasters? Try better land management
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14 October 2019
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Statement
Disasters – from droughts and dust storms to hurricanes and floods – are becoming more frequent and more severe as our planet warms. They bring a high cost to human life, economies, and ecosystems. But how we deal with these disasters is not keeping pace.
Opinion by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw in The New Humanitarian published 14 October 2019. Read full article here...
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