One of the greatest problems humanity faces is the spread of deserts worldwide caused by the climate crisis. Every year, an area of about 50,000 km² of formerly arable land turns into barren desert.
Janos BOGARDI from the UN University in Bonn confirms in an article in the New York Times that desertification is causing a massive problem, which will have a significant impact on parts of the “first world” that are not directly affected.
In particular, the African continent is affected by this climatic development of desertification, which will lead to massive climate refugee flows in the near future.
First, we should ask ourselves who is meant by “us.” Us in the West? Us in Europe? In Austria? Or you at home?
We all – globally – are feeling the growing climate crisis.
So the question is, what can we do about it?
Because even in Europe, desertification is advancing. Reports of droughts, wildfires, and constant dryness in countries
like Spain, Greece, and Italy are regularly in the media.
We, meaning you and our team, can make a change and move things forward!
In our years of research, we have gathered all the necessary components to show in a pilot project how a regional and
eventually transregional solution to global desertification can work.
With the LifeCircle project, we are creating new life and positive growth in the desert fringe areas of Namibia.
