In order to highlight the regions, affected by severe hydro-meteoric erosion conditions, the, weather stations considered, rainfall erosivity is from mod-, erate to high and at 43 % of them it is high. Instead, they rather focused on speci, with climate change and its implications becoming the most, investigated theme in the last decade. Daily Minimum temperature: Minimum temperature during continuous time interval of 24 hours: Dry bulb temperature densely, though heterogeneously, covered (Fig. The main results of such elaborations have been regionalized to obtain climatic maps by means of geostatistical interpolation, also taking into account topogeographic variables. Data have been analyzed using coefficient of variation, anomaly index, precipitation concentration index and Palmer drought severity index. Therefore, decreases, PET commonly increases as it is observed in the, Rift Valley. Statistical and geostatistical techniques were applied to 1634 points on 10 × 10 km gridded data reconstructed from weather stations and meteorological satellite records. Gore and Elidar are not the, most and the least elevated stations, respectively, considered, in this study; nevertheless, they share the extreme values of, = 0.42) between precipitation and elevation. The average annual precipitation across the whole country of Ethiopia is 817 mm/year, Italian Flag Project "RItMare" (Ricerca Italiana sul Mare - The Italian Research for the Sea) - SP 3 - WP 1 - AZ 1 - UO 008. The influence of the combined LS factor for soil loss is significant. located in the adjoining territories of Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan, were considered as well (Table, order to account also for the conditions right beyond the, Ethiopian borders and thus to improve as much as possible. framework of international climate organizations. As discussed above, the. winds blowing from northeast to southwest. Based on sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and residual sodium carbonate (RSC) values, all groundwater schemes are in the excellent quality class and can be used for irrigation without any problem. The highest annual rainfall is recorded at Gore, in the, western highlands at an altitude of 2,002 m a.s.l., with, 2,101 mm, whereas the lowest value in Ethiopia is found at, Elidar with 153 mm. In, lowing these considerations, a physiographic factor (, developed. FAO Plant Production and Protection Series No. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society. conditions results in ample thermal differences (Fig. Dz����U���u�������.T�������� �w These results, contrast with a previous work by Easterling et al. The Incidence rate of ILI was higher in the age group of 15-44 years of age ['Incidence rate (R) = 254.6 per 100,000 population', 95% CI; 173.65, 335.55] and 5-14 years of age [R = 49.5, CI 95%; 31.47, 130.43]. Other, extremes, but their paper is focused on 5 days consecutive, Notwithstanding the awareness of data limitations, the, approach of this paper attempts to complement the analyses, of seasonal and spatial variability reported in previous, As an alternative to the manipulation of data beyond any, and limitation and the need for the time series as longest as, possible, in order to attain a certain degree of coherence with, the actual physical phenomena, the following procedure was, used. A total of 5715 medically attended influenza suspected patients who fulfills ILI and SARI case definition (77% ILI and 23% SARI) was enrolled. The agricultural sector is a pillar of the Ethiopian economy, but a range of factors including climate change and variability constrain the production of different crops including coffee in many parts of the country. At Robe Bale, the station, with the lowest minimum temperatures, the mean annual, The lowest temperature ever recorded in the meteo-sta-, peak 4,377 m a.s.l. for time series and trend analysis, especially for rainfall. The analysis showing the extent and patterns of suitable land area available for the selected malt barley varieties are presented in the form of tabular data and maps. This paper draws on, the inspiring climatic maps and chapters of the National, Atlas of Ethiopia and attempts to update the analysis of. h�bbd```b``�+@$�&�~�N�;@$�=� ����`�b�f[���`3kA$�2�,M����A��� �+ Korecha D, Barnston AG (2007) Predictability of June–September rainfall in Ethiopia. ), using gridded data from different sources, nd that air temperatures increase at the rate of, C per year across most of Ethiopia, with the, in connection with the development of tropical, in the local language) that can bring rela-, in the local language) which are also substantially. Several papers have been published on different issues regarding the climate of Ethiopia or of some specific region. limited and seems to be controlled by the intertropical cir-, culation and the monsoon pattern rather than elevation. However, differences in altitude tend to add a number of variations, both in terms of temperatures and rainfall. In may there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the … cipitation is typically around 1,500 mm or higher. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1984 with an average temperature of 18.9 °C. Statistical and geostatistical techniques were applied to 1634 points on 10 × 10 km gridded data reconstructed from weather stations and meteorological satellite records. In summer, the Guinean monsoon, consisting of, equatorial warm and humid winds, results in bountiful rains, Such a complex meteorological framework is re, the distribution of annual precipitation. At the annual scale, maximum and minimum temperatures significantly increased in over 33% of the Basin at a rate of 0.1 and 0.15 °C per decade, respectively; however, the western part (12%) of the Basin experienced declining trends on annual and seasonal timescales. In resource limited conditions, computing the spatial distribution of soil erosion risk has become an essential and practical mechanism to implement soil conservation measures. This study analyses the spatial and temporal variability and trends of rainfall, mean maximum and minimum temperatures at seasonal and annual timescales over the Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia. Unfortunately, recent data are not available to con-, rm this evidence. The composite indices for sub-components showed that the contribution of woodlands to adaptive capacity was positive and superior to other natural assets. The influenza virus spreads rapidly around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Conway D, Mould C, Bewket W (2004) Over one century of rainfall, and temperature observations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our analysis is focused on describing spatial and temporal variability of rainfall in the, Examining the spatiotemporal dynamics of meteorological variables in the context of changing climate, particularly in countries where rainfed agriculture is predominant, is vital to assess climate-induced changes and suggest feasible adaptation strategies. Rainfall is the most important but variable climatic parameter in the semiarid tropics. In some areas of the world increases in extreme events are apparent, while in others there appears to be a decline. doi: Pedgley DE (1967) Air temperature at Dallol, Ethiopia. Similar values of annual precipitation. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0837-8 … Spatial Data on the dams in south Gondar zone catchment were likewise gathered from the Ministry of Agriculture, which were utilized for ground-truthing, GIS-based computations, and model approval. The finding of this study is in a good agreement with previous studies. Based on this information increased ability to monitor and detect multidecadal variations and trends is critical to begin to detect any observed changes and understand their origins. (Weather station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). As a consequence, winds, though seldom absent, have low, velocities, and only during deep convective processes, short, but intense gusts and whirls are observed. In much of Ethiopia, similar to the Sahelian countries to its west, rainfall from June to September contributes the majority of the annual total, and is crucial to Ethiopia's water resource and agriculture operations. In the Rift Valley (e.g., Awasa, Ziway), these conditions are paired by a particularly. Any complete model should consider, among other factors, the multi-phase tectonic history and antithetic fault activity of the margin. These author, however, pointed out that the time span selected may have, the national or watershed level in Ethiopia. Once raster layer of the input parameters was created, overlay analysis was carried to assess the spatial distribution of soil loss. In fact, even though mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures show an almost constant lapse, national level. The malt barley varieties included are late maturing Bekoji-1, EH1847 and Holker; and early maturing Grace, IBON 174/03 and Sabini. This investigation is focused on the examination of persuasive sedimentation forms in the close by many dams found in the south Gondar zone catchment situated inside the Upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia and spotlights on the appraisal of yearly sedimentation rate. Due to renewed interest in hydropower dams in the face of climate change, it is important to assess dam operations and management in combination with downstream impacts on rivers in (semi-)arid environments. In the 2007 NMA report, temperature data are considered, maximum temperature, respectively, are presented. Results show that both minimum temperature (Tmin) and maximum temperature (Tmax) have a large number of breakpoints compared to rainfall. h�b```����k�@��(�����g��L�$�&�%8���(Y|�n��������� ��� U��f`���AlI�Fe�~�E��S�e�u��3�1703��h0F10��� >�i����Xьa>C�G�3x���A� �B ���\��lvg�c�� @T1�0 i�"� duration and the methodology of measurements. The large contrasts in elevation and morphology that char-, acterize the country are very effective in controlling local, climate conditions to such an extent that even sites within a, short distance from one another may show very different, climatic conditions. The minimum temperatures increased at a higher rate than the maximum temperatures during winter, summer, autumn and also at the annual timescale. 65 weather stations in the state of Yucatan and surrounding areas were used. Monthly rainfall data come from a newly assembled dense network of stations from the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia. Historical climate and coffee yield for data 2004-2018-year intervals were obtained from the National Meteorological Agency (NMA) and Deder District Agricultural Office respectively. nally to northwest in Eritrea (e.g., Asmara). The aquifer has five groundwater facies: Ca-HCO3, Ca-Mg-HCO3, Ca-Na-HCO3, Na- Ca-HCO3 and Na-HCO3. In Ogaden, and mainly in the Danakil depression, cloudiness is almost, an exceptional phenomenon. statistical interpolations considering the local elevation, itude, distance from the sea and the largest lakes, and slope, aspect for the whole area. In sub-Saharan Africa, century long time series of meteo-, climatic data are scarce and sparse over large portions of, opia is a large country, with very few well-docume, series of climate observations. The rate of change of temperature was found to be 0.046, 0.067 and 0.026 °C per decade for mean, minimum and maximum respectively. The rainfall series is complete except for 1899 and 1900, but the temperature series are very incomplete. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed the influence of climate variables on the yield of coffee are statistically significant (p = 0.025). The establishment of a few weather stations with, regular observations since the beginning of the twentieth, century led Ethiopia to assume a prominent position in the, Horn of Africa as far as the availability of reference meteo-, rological data is concerned, also within the operational. the Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Vinassa de Regny P (1931) La geologia delle Alpi Dancale. In the last decade, the NMA has also, expanded the number of recording stations to a remarkable, quantity and presently the entire territory of Ethiop. (, rainfall extremes for 11 stations and found a general ten-. Seasonal rainfall in Ethiopia is driven mainly by the migration of the Inter‐Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). With a good climate, december is a good time to go in this city in Ethiopia. (e.g., Jimma, Gambela, and Gonder). On recent time scales, rainfall over Wollo is characterised by a distinctive bi-modal pattern with Belg rains in April-May preceding the main wet season Krempt, July to September, which is typical of the study region along much of the eastern escarpment. According to this author, average cloudiness is 2/10, in January and 6/10 in July, whereas clear sky days are a. little less frequent than mixed and cloudy ones (170 vs 195). the sunshine commonly does not exceed 50 h per month. In all three, 1984 stands out as the driest year on record due to very low rainfall during the Krempt season, whilst 1999's Belg season was the driest on record. East of this, margin and in the southeastern portion of the country, a, predominantly arid and very hot climate (tropical, at higher elevations, into a temperate C climate, character-, ized by mild temperatures, higher than 18, month, and by rainfalls with a maximum in summer, and Somali plateau margin), in spring and a secondary, maximum in autumn (southern portion of the country), than constant precipitation throughout the four seasons (type, elevation ranging between 1,800 and 2,000 m a.s.l., though, in the northernmost part of the highlands the climate. Nevertheless, some general. Neither physiographic factor, such as, elevation or the geographic position, nor any pluviometric, parameter, such as annual rainfall, is able to explain the, variability of rainfall intensity, which is likely. minimum temperatures are for the same points and girds, but cover the period 1981–2011. The highest average and absolute rainfall intensities, are recorded at Gambela (89.4 and 181.4 mm/24 h, respec-, tively), whereas the lowest values are measured at Elidar and, Gewane in the Afar triangle. recorded by the same eight meteo-stations for two periods: the beginning of the twentieth century is the same (16.4, much larger daily excursion, i.e., 15.2 versus 13.2, time series considered are punctuated by gaps and, some-, correlation procedure failed to give reliable results. The daily interval was selected, because, unfortunately, long time series of hourly data are not, available. The results suggest that current improved malt barley varieties can be targeted for scaling out in the identified land suitability classes in the highlands of Ethiopia. Measured data on climate and weather in Ethiopia are scarce, as there are very few weather stations. These data derived from. The climate of Ethiopia is mainly controlled by the seasonal, migration of the ITCZ and associated atmospheric circulations, and the marked contrast in elevation among large different, areas of the country. The index score for major components shows that intangible variables such as institutions and entitlements, knowledge and information, and innovation contributed to adaptive capacity better than decision-making and governance and asset-base. In this study, the trend and variability of rainfall were compared with the perception of farmers in northern Ethiopia. Between the mid-1970s and late 2000s, Belg and Kiremt . You will therefore be at the shelter from rain for your stay! Volcanic aquifers are sources of groundwater for both urban and rural areas. sists mainly of alpine prairie and arboreal species is absent. At 1,000 m, the mean values are close to 30. mainly, in the steppe areas and the Danakil Desert (Fig. Satellite and reanalysis climate products were used to fill in the missing data in the time series after a thorough evaluation and bias correction to the latter dataset. The F-distribution test was used to determine the statistical significance of the trends. Conway D (2000b) Climate and hydrology of the upper blue Nile river. Bega season experienced statistically significant deceasing trend in the maximum temperature at p = 0.01 level. Fault slip analysis along the WAM yields the same extension direction. climatic elements of mountainous regions of Ethiopia. Such constraint is particularly relevant, ll data gaps, and a correlation as low as, dence and notwithstanding the existing gaps, score has been calculated by averaging the, scores has been considered appropriate to reduce the effect, and in the northeastern lowlands, Tigray and, ). Linear regression is used to each of the 132 grid points to detect changes or trends in rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures and the statistical significance of the trends is determined by the F-distribution test. Notwithstanding this constraint, combining the. Highly suitable areas for these varieties include: 125,332 ha for Bekoji-1; 124,004 ha for EH1847; 775,312 ha for Grace; 125,356 ha for Holker; 1,677,388 ha for IBON 174/03; and 307,952 ha for Sabini. Groundwater storage and flow is controlled by intensity and interconnection of fractures. versa, in the highlands between Gonder and Addis Ababa. It is the ratio of the meteo-station elevation (, meridian, taken as a western reference. These trends are projected to continue to 2050 according to the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab model using the A1B scenario. In fact, at Addis Ababa, the temperature change is negligible, sured at Mekele, Alamata, and Arba Minch (0.1, Eight meteo-stations have longer time series starting in, shows a higher increasing rate as far as the 1980s, whereas, worth noticing that for these stations, the mean temperature, increase is mainly due to the contribution of the minimum, temperatures that increase at a rate twice as much the. We recommend strategies designed in the agricultural sector have to take the declining and erratic nature of rainfall and increasing trend of temperature into consideration. ). Given the portended changes in climate, rainfall and temperature may become more extreme and thus substantially impact coffee yield soon (Peuke et al., 2002). Figure, shows that higher precipitation occurs in the western part of, Ethiopia and is partly irrespective of the station altitude. The development of the parasite within the mosquito (sporogonic cycle) is also dependent on temperature. The longest and uninterrupted, climate record for the Horn of Africa is the rainfall and. The spring season, however, showed a statistically non-significant declining trend in the north eastern (11%) part of the Basin. Finally, the proximity of the Asiatic continent has to be, considered as well. The average annual temperature in Lemmi is 17.4 °C | 63.2 °F. Along the, Eritrean coast and in Ogaden, the largest variability of annual, precipitation is found (Aseb CV = 127 %), whereas the, variability is observed in the central highlands (Table, Rainfall intensity was investigated using daily data, recorded at 26 stations. These areas are classi, jected to high and very high runoff by Berhanu et al. Edition: World Geomorphological Landscapes. Spatial investigation and displaying examines were directed dependent on the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation and GIS to decide silts yield and level of effect of every store for a given scene, precipitation, and catchment heterogeneity. Although the succession of dry years between the late 1970s and late 1980s produced the driest decade in the Ethiopian Highlands this century there is no evidence for a long-term trend or change in the region's annual rainfall regime. such as rainfall, rainfall patterns, hail, frost, temperature, direction and the location of the meteorological stations, well. Sen’s estimator and Mann-Kendall's statistical tests were used for trend detection. The rainfall, anomalies with respect to the long-term mean are plotted, and a negative trend of about 2.6 mm per year, by recurrent droughts that caused the spread of severe, famines from 1983 to 1985, known as the Great Famine, (1 mln fatalities), and another one in 2003 (Bewket and, spring rains are decreasing at a rate 1.5 times faster than the, monsoon summer rains. reports rainfall data at decadal (10 days) intervals. Climate change is a very important issue with worrying repercussions on agriculture and hence the social and economic development of the country. c region. doi: ENRAEMED (2003) Ethiopian natural resources and environmental, Eredia F, DeCastro L (1914) Sula climatologia dell, Ethiopian Mapping Authority (EMA) (1988) The National Atlas of, Fantoli A (1940) Elementi preliminari del clima dell, Fantoli A (1965) Contributo alla climatologia dell, FAO (1984) Agroclimatological data for Africa, vol 1: Countries North. In the highlands, the coldest month is in the middle of. The empirical analysis also confirmed that the basin losses a total of about 89.6 Mt of soil annually. also worth noticing that a few areas, such as the Rift Valley, characterized by aridity index values in the 0.65, precipitation of all the meteo-stations considered (, in the last two decades, frequently experienced deserti, The climate of Ethiopia, though mainly controlle. It has a unimodal rainfall characteristic with a light rainfall from March to May and followed by a heavy rainy season from June to September. Certainly, this is a strong constraint to sort out the, regions with aggressive rains since commonly, also during, the monsoon season, rainstorms are short (1, intensity parameter, especially in relation to the activation of, soil erosion processes. Figure 4: Map showing the estimated distribution of groundwater availability in Ethiopia . river basin. Gambela is subjected to the highest rainfall intensities, with an average of 89.4 mm in 24 h and a maximum value, ever recorded of 181.4 mm/24 h. By contrast, the lowest, = 31.6 mm/24 h), i.e., two rain gauges located, the Afar depression characterized by desert and semidesert, climate conditions. Precipitation in Ethiopia averaged 68.03 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 419.92 mm in August of 1950 and a record low of 0.05 mm in January of 1923. winter, whereas in the southern and eastern regions, including also high elevated areas, subjected to perturbed, conditions brought about by the monsoon and characterized, by heavy downpours and cloudy skies, the coldest month, To describe the rainfall characteristics of Ethiopia, the, monthly data of 49 meteo-stations in Ethiopia and 9 in the, adjoining territories of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and, Sudan, and the daily data of 27 Ethiopian stations were used, ering 73 years of almost uninterrupted daily data, to 2008, whereas the average length of the Ethiopian time, series considered is 33 years (ranging between 20 and, 68 years), with only four stations covering a shorter interval, attain the larger and denser distribution of data as possible, for the spatial interpolations used in producing the annual. The introduction of the, parameter, improved remarkably the statistical explanation. Therefore, there is a need for more research on suitable coffee shade trees, exploring moisture stress and high-temperature resistant varieties, more attention to water conservation strategies, and moving coffee establishments at higher elevations. 175 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[149 48]/Info 148 0 R/Length 122/Prev 235278/Root 150 0 R/Size 197/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream matic data of three thermometric stations in Ethiopia, and 18 rain gauges, some of which were located beyond, modern Ethiopia. Annual and October-February (Bega) rainfalls show statistically significant increasing trends at p = 0.01 level. Theoret Appl Climatol 83:181, Seleshi Y, Zanke U (2004) Recent changes in rainfall and rainy days in, Shanko D, Camberlin P (1998) The effects of the southwest Indian, Ocean tropical cyclones on Ethiopian drought. atures, makes this area as one of the most arid on the planet. portions of Ethiopia fall in this category: the whole Ogaden, the Afar triangle, the Danakil depression, the northern por-, tion of the Rift Valley, and the belt across the border with, controlled by the seasonal migration of the ITCZ and by the, complex topography of the country. Grazing land was the next best contributor, while farmland and water resources made a much lower contribution. 17 . Addition-, ally, the data set used by these authors includes a, mean values of the time series are included. Meteorol Mag, Segele ZT, Lamb PJ (2005) Characterization and variability of Kiremt, rainy season over Ethiopia. Temperature in Ethiopia decreased to 21.97 celsius in December from 22.68 celsius in November of 2015. In the Tekeze catchment, temperature and precipitation patterns are determined by the seasonal migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and associated atmospheric circulations, the complex topography and wide range of elevations, ... Information on the operation and management of the Tekeze hydropower plant and hence Tekeze Reservoir was obtained during an in-depth interview with the EEP Generation Operation In the Tekeze catchment, temperature and precipitation patterns are determined by the seasonal migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and associated atmospheric circulations, the complex topography and wide range of elevations. Diro G, Grimes D, Black E (2010) Teleconnection between Ethiopian summer rainfall and sea surface temperature: Part I observation and modelling. rain Weather Ethiopia, Satellite Weather Ethiopia, Weather Forecast, Rainfall, Clouds, Sun in Ethiopia - Source: SAT24.com The strong inter‐annual and inter‐decadal variability in Ethiopia’s rainfall makes it difficult to detect long‐term trends. Precipitation here is about 1058 mm | 41.7 inch per year. On the month of december the weather is perfect in Ethiopia, but only in a few cities: in Jijiga, Simien Mountains National Park, Bishoftu ... (or really exceptionally) during december. Only three stations in the region, Dessie, Combolcha and Mekele, possess relatively unbroken records back to the 1950s. These trends are projected to continue to 2050 according to the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab model using the A1B scenario. This location is classified as Cwb by Köppen and Geiger. New structural information from remote sensing, fieldwork and earthquake datasets reveals that the N-S striking WAM is still actively deforming, and is characterized by NNW-SSE normal faulting and a series of marginal grabens. Meteorol Atmos Phys 89(1):153, Seleshi Y, Camberlin P (2006) Recent changes in dry spell and extreme, rainfall events in Ethiopia. much cooler in the large central highland regions of the country. The adaptive capacity of the households was assessed using the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework and measured in terms of both aggregate and composite indices, with sixty indicators distributed across five major components and subcomponents. Mean annual temperatures are around 15‐20˚C in these high altitude regions, whilst 25‐30˚C in the lowlands. The exact position of the ITCZ changes over the course of the year, oscillating across the In places of the southwestern portion of the country (e.g., Nekemte and Bonga), rainfalls are rather uniformly dist, uted in all months (cool variant of the tropical climate) and, Over 2,600 m a.s.l. Variations and trends in extreme climate events have only recently received much attention. Laboratory confirmed influenza virus (influenza positive case) among ILI and SARI suspected case was 25% (1130/4426) and 3% (36/1289). Sea surface temperature changes and El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) episodes in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans do have remarkable implication in the timing and amount of rainfall in Ethiopia (Shanko and Camberlin, 1998, NMA, 2007, Daniel, 2011, Kassa, 2015). belg rainfall total (r = 0.49) and kiremt rainy day (r = 0.31) had a positive moderate correlation with coffee yield. WMO; Posted 20 Mar 2017 Originally published 20 Mar 2017. The estimated annual soil loss varies from 0-279 t ha −1 yr −1 with a mean annual soil loss of 69 t ha −1 yr −1. The data to prepare these climate sections of the Atlas, were provided by the Ethiopian Meteorological Agency as, far as 1977, and the data analysis and summary are partly, distributions of climatic parameters for the three decades, before the mid-1970s are reported, this publication still, represents a reliable reference and a milestone in the history, of climatological studies in Ethiopia. Minimum temperatures significantly increased in northern, central, southern and southeastern parts of the Basin in all seasons. Ethiopia. Basic climatic parameters such as temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind, evapotranspiration, and aridity are considered and their spatial distribution is analyzed. Eastern Ethiopia is typically warm and … Climate change in Ethiopia Climate change is already taking place now, thus past and present changes help to indicate possible future changes. The thermal transition from, ). and to higher values in the Danakil Desert. For this purpose, a large, number of monthly temperature and, whenever possible, daily, rain gauge data were collected from different sources, including the Ethiopian National Meteorological Agency, ments, and other international organizations such as the, Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) of the, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the USA and the United Nations Food and Agricultural, Organization (FAO), the data sets of which are substanti, based on NMA data. Glob Adv Res J Geogr Reg Plann 1(4):65, United Nations plan of action to combat deserti. 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