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Kids for Kids will plant a community forest in a village in Darfur, Sudan. The forest will create a microclimate that will reduce soil temperatures, increase soil moisture levels, stabilise the soil and stop the desert encroaching.
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Situation
Current climate change patterns may cause more extreme and variable climates in the future, threatening agricultural productivity in many areas of Darfur. This in turn exacerbates the level of poverty in the area as well as food insecurity. Darfur is in the Sahel region which is particularly vulnerable to climate change. These warmer temperatures lead to a degradation of the land and an increase in desertification resulting in the desert encroaching into agricultural land.
Solution
One of the easiest and simplest ways to prevent desertification and land degradation is to stabilise the soil. Planting trees increases the soil moisture in the area, stabilises the soil and also reduces temperatures by creating a microclimate leading to a more fertile environment for crops to grow and also to keep the desert at bay.
