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2006, International Year of Deserts, Desertification and Dust
Ozer, Pierre; Courel, Marie-Françoise; Goudie, Andrew S
2006In Africa Health, 28 (4), p. 3
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Keywords :
Desertification; dust; human health; Désertification; lithométéores; santé publique
Abstract :
[en] Desertification ranks among the major environmental challenges of the 21st century and is defined by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification as ‘land degradation in arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities’. Currently, desertification affects a total area between 6 million and 12 million square kilometres and generates large loss of income, estimated at US$42 billion each year. Areas threatened by desertification occupy 34% of the Earth’s land area and are home to about 2 billion people. [...]
Disciplines :
Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Ozer, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement
Courel, Marie-Françoise
Goudie, Andrew S
Language :
English
Title :
2006, International Year of Deserts, Desertification and Dust
Publication date :
May 2006
Journal title :
Africa Health
ISSN :
0141-9536
Publisher :
FSG Medimedia Ltd, United Kingdom
Volume :
28
Issue :
4
Pages :
3
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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