* Pakistan is among 23 countries which are facing drought emergencies overthe past two years, according to the report released by the United NationsConvention to Combat Desertification.link*
The report stated that 23 countries including Pakistan have experienceddrought emergencies in the last two years (2020-22).
The 23 countries listed by the report include Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil,Burkina Faso, Chile, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho,Mali, Mauritania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, SouthSudan, Syria, Pakistan, the United States and Zambia.
The report also stated that an additional 4 million square kilometres willneed to be rehabilitated by 2050 while emphasising the need to provideimmediate funding to developing countries.
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“Productive land is scarce in Pakistan – 80% of the country is arid orsemi-arid. Land degradation and desertification are caused by unsustainableland management practices, coupled with increased demand for naturalresources, and driven by a rapidly growing and largely rural populationdependent on drylands for their livelihoods,” the report stated.
