FAO Report: dry areas of the Earth should be handled with special attention

Special attention should be paid to the dry areas of the world, because climate change will further strengthen the negative effects of droughts, desertification and land degradation – the report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals.

According to the report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sent to MTI on Tuesday on the 6.1 billion hectares of dry areas of the planet (African savannas, grassy plains of South America, Eastern Europe and South Siberian steppes) about two billion people are living, 90 percent of them in developing countries – the report added. (MTI)