Ecological concern
Increasing desertification is a major environmental problem in the Sahara dessert. The average rainfall in the Sahara is less than 3 inches a year and with global warming, the amount of rain is getting less predictable. Less plants can grow in the desert. The human population are also cutting down trees for firewood and also to make space for farms to grow cattle. With less trees it is more difficult for rain clouds to form and there is even less rain.
Some of the African nations are trying to plant trees to prevent desertification. A project called the Great Green Wall has been proposed. The plan is to plant seven thousand kilometers of trees throughout several countries in the souther part of the desert. It is supported by the African Union bringing together more than twenty countries from the region. This project is very costly and requires the support of the World Bank and The Western Countries including the United States. This hopefully will improve food security and lives of people living in the Sahara Desert in the future.
Some of the African nations are trying to plant trees to prevent desertification. A project called the Great Green Wall has been proposed. The plan is to plant seven thousand kilometers of trees throughout several countries in the souther part of the desert. It is supported by the African Union bringing together more than twenty countries from the region. This project is very costly and requires the support of the World Bank and The Western Countries including the United States. This hopefully will improve food security and lives of people living in the Sahara Desert in the future.
SOURCES: (FROM EBSCO EBOOKS)
1. "Sahara." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2013): 1. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
2. Bowden, Charles. "Unseen Sahara." National Geographic 216.4 (2009): 100. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
1. "Sahara." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2013): 1. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
2. Bowden, Charles. "Unseen Sahara." National Geographic 216.4 (2009): 100. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
By Neeka Nikfar