World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June

Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40 per cent of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.

Desertification and drought are being made worse by increasingly erratic and extreme weather patterns due to climate change, which puts tens of millions of people each year at risk of displacement.

To cope with an uncertain future, decision makers will need to adopt resilient water management techniques and technologies as part of a more sustainable approach to land stewardship.

• Find out more about the 2024 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
• Explore UN-Water’s newsletter ’Questions People Ask’ on Water, Climate Change and Disasters.