This publication, produced by the UNCCD and published in 2024, documents the aridity crisis with scientific clarity, revealing an existential threat affecting billions of people. Human-caused climate change is identified as a primary driver of this shift. Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, transport, industry and land use changes warm the planet and affect rainfall, evaporation and plant life, creating the conditions that increase aridity.
Read the full science-policy brief by the UNCCD here: https://www.unccd.int/resources/brief/science-policy-brief-global-threat-drying-lands-regional-and-global-aridity-trends
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