Arid and semi-arid lands represent 41% of the Earth’s surface, and the proportion is growing. These regions are more vulnerable to global warming than humid areas. If the CO 2 emission rate ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

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Where do Nilotes in Kenya live? Explore the diverse ethnic groups of Nilotic origin in Kenya, their unique cultures, and the ...

Young women in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions, such as Garissa, Samburu, and Mandera, face critical challenges in accessing basic healthcare services.

Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water. This is what researchers in Chile have concluded after studying the potential of ...

China is accelerating development of large-scale renewable energy bases in its desert, Gobi and arid regions, integrating ...

Parasitic plants cause enormous damage to crops in arid regions Sudan has vast areas of potential cropland, but has been suffering from the devastating effects of the root parasitic weeds of the genus ...