World Desertification Day

Swetha 21/06/2023

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News:

World Desertification Day 2023 observed.

What:

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

How:

2023 theme: ‘Her Land. Her Rights’.
- Note that women suffer the most because of land degradation leading to food and water scarcity and forced displacement.
- This is despite women constituting just 1/5^th of the landowners worldwide.
- In >100 countries, women cannot inherit their husband’s property.

When:

Observed on June 17^th.
Observation started in 1995

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