Desertification

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 – On the occasion of the United Nations’ Desertification Day, and with over 250 million people directly affected by desertification and drought and one billion people in over 100 countries at risk, the World Bank today urged partner countries to integrate comprehensive climate risk management into development planning, programs, and projects – thus providing an opportunity to reduce land degradation – and called on rich countries to provide more financial support to reverse the present trend.    » read more »