Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. . Deserts make up a quarter of China's total landmass making the nation particularly vulnerable to desertification, but researchers from the Xi'an University of Technology may have found a solution Research from China's Qinghai province reveals solar farms in desert regions may revitalise fragile. . However, exciting new research suggests that solar energy could play a pivotal role in combating this issue. Thiaw spoke to UN News ahead of the World Day to. . But in reality, turning deserts into giant solar farms is far more complicated than it looks. Panels provide shade, cutting surface water evaporation by 20–30%.
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