Some of the African countries are constantly in the headlines due to the effects of severe drought and famine. We all know the harmful effects of cutting down forests, the lungs of the Earth. Desertification of the Earth would lead to a lot of environmental damage including the loss of the top layer of fertile soil, and drought.
The United Nations has come up with a long- term strategy to deal with the problem of desertification and cutting down the effects of drought. It held a convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification in Africa. This strategy was drafted in 1994 and was signed in 1995. This was the result of the direct recommendation of Agenda that we discussed earlier.
To publicise the programme, the year 2006 was declared as the ‘International Year of Deserts and Desertification’.
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