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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Vulnerability of arid developing countries

Vulnerability of arid developing countries

Broader

Geographically disadvantaged countries
Presentable

Narrower

Long-term shortage of water
Excellent
Infertile land
Excellent
Vulnerability to long-term changes in precipitation patterns
Unpresentable
Inadequate rainfall
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Irrigation water losses
Presentable

Related

Vulnerability of least developed countries
Presentable

Value

Vulnerability
Yet to rate
Invulnerability
Yet to rate
Arid
Yet to rate

Reference

Burley, Jeffrey: Obstacles to Tree Planting in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: comparative case studies from India and Kenya

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Climatology » Arid zones » Arid zones
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D8418
    DOCID
    11484180
    D7NID
    148714
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020