The 21stcenturyisgoingtobelargelydefinedbytheriseofAfrica, butthecontinentfacesseveralseriouschallengestoovercomeinherrisetoglobalprominence, andoneofthebiggestoftheseproblemsisdesertification.
Andtheworstthingisthatthisisexpectedtoaffect a tonofpeople, whiletodaythepopulationofthesaddleis a lotat 135 million, itisexpectedthatby 2050 thepopulationcouldgrowtoashighas 340 millionormore, orroughlywiththeUnitedStatespopulationistoday, andwithoutanyproductivelandtogrowfoodonortosustain a decentlife, a spiralingcycleofevenworsepovertythanthesaddle.
Similarly, bothChinaandIndiahaveundertakenorareconsidering a greenwalloftheirownthatwouldaidinblockingtheexpandingGobiDesertandTardesserts, respectively.
Likewise, andagriculturalareasfarmerswerebeingtaughttoplantaroundexistingtreesandvegetationratherthanjustplowingoverthemasfaras, thewallitselfisconcernedthereis a longwaytogo.
However, thereissomuchmoreworklefttodio, someofthedelayshavebeenduetofunding, but a lotofitisalsojustthesheerlevelofmanpowerrequiredtoplantsomanytrees.
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