Articles about drylands

Drought in West Africa’s Sahel Region will turn into a Humanitarian Disaster

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Tony Simeone

This post comes from a recent article on Professor Van Cotthem’s Desertification blog (and can also be found on the Resource page of this blog). Unfortunately, West Africa is again in the news. In spite of large infusions of humanitarian … Continue reading →

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Shock from Drought. Death from Famine.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Tony Simeone

I wrote recently about drought in Australia (10 years) and Texas (1 year). The impact on the people, the land and the economies was significant. Any intense period of drought will have this kind of impact. If you turn the … Continue reading →

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How Important are Trees? Visit the Sahel for a Closer Look

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Tony Simeone

  This will not be surprising. “One in six trees in the Sahel has died since the 1950s as temperatures rise, threatening livelihoods.” Patrick Gonzalez published his first study in 2001: Desertification and a Shift of Forest Species in the … Continue reading →

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