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Desertification and Climate Change

… burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover—are modifying the concentration of atmospheric … W O RL D B A N K period results from fossil fuel use, with land use change providing another signifi cant but smaller … of future climate change, there will be increased land degradation owing to droughts and increased soil erosion …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… wetlands to minimize the damage from disasters Defined as land areas that are flooded with water, either seasonally or …
25 May 2026 Document