Climate, economy and humanityGO!
We are losing fertile land, clean water and losing the battle to deserts
million of people were hungry in 2022
million people were on the verge of starvation
of the landmass is significantly degraded
billion undernourished people were in 2018
The year 2022-2023 has been called "a year of unprecedented hunger" on the UN World Food Program website. In 2022, 828 million people were hungry and at risk of starvation, an increase of nearly 2% from 2019, with 345 million people on the brink of starvation.
About 80% of the people at risk of crop failure and hunger due to climate change and desertification live in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia. And it is estimated that by 2025, 80% of the world's arable land will face water scarcity and widespread degradation of fertile topsoil.
As part of the fight against desertification and land degradation, large-scale government projects like the Great Green Wall in China or the Green Initiative in Saudi Arabia have been launched, involving large long-term investments in scientific research, land conversion, changes in land use regulations, etc.