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Combating Desertification and Mitigating the Effects of Drought

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Description

The paper discusses the effects of desertification and drought on the well-being of humankind and therefore it important for them to be combated and mitigated. Desertification is the process that turns fertile lands into desert; drought is defined as lack of sufficient precipitation to sustain plant and human life. In an effort to discuss how to combat desertification, the author has subdivided the paper into five sections namely; introduction, ecological crisis, strategies for combating desertification and mitigating the effects of drought and finally the conclusion

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Kenya National Academy of Sciences, Public Lecture Series

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Kenya National Academy of Sciences
Imprint Place
Nairobi (Kenya)
Imprint Title
Kenya National Academy of Sciences, Public Lecture Series
Imprint Pagination
195 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 137-146
ISSN
0250-8265

Conference

Title
Kenya National Academy of Sciences Public Lecture Series
Dates
1998
Place
Nairobi (Kenya)

INIS

Country of Publication
Kenya
Country of Input or Organization
Kenya
INIS RN
38044451
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DESERTS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; KENYA
Descriptors DEC
AFRICA; ARID LANDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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