Question

Highlight the major causes of desertification in india. also explain steps taken by government to address the problem insights

Answer 1

Desertification is defined as a process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas due to various factors including climatic variations and human activities. 

♯ Causes :-

Overgrazing is the major cause of desertification worldwide.

Other factors that cause desertification include urbanization, Climate change , overdrafting of groundwater, deforestation, natural disasters and tillage practices in agriculture that place soils more vulnerable to wind.

Desertification affects topsoil, groundwater reserves, surface runoff, human, animal and plant populations. Water scarcity in drylands limits the production of wood, crops, forage and other services that ecosystems provide to our community.


♯ Government does to address the problem are :-

• Policy Changes Related to How People can Farm. In countries where policy change will actually be enforced on those in the country, policy change related to how often people can farm and how much they can farm on certain areas could be put into place to help reduce the problems that are often associated with farming and desertification.