IMPACT OF LAND DEGRADATION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF THE AFGOE REGION IN SOMALIA
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| contents | <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p><strong>IMPACT</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>LAND</strong> <strong>DEGRADATION</strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>RURAL</strong> <strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> <strong>A CASE STUDY</strong> <strong>OF THE</strong> <strong>AFGOE</strong> <strong>REGION</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>SOMALIA</strong></p> <p>Abdirahman Adam Weli</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Land degradation is a global issue with profound implications for biodiversity, eco- safety, poverty eradication, socio-economic stability, and sustainable development. It is caused by multiple factors, including extreme weather conditions, hefty rain, drought, and human actions that degrade soil quality, affecting food production, community livelihoods, and the production of other ecosystem goods and services. The deterioration in land quality, topsoil, vegetation cover, or water resources is usually caused by natural hazards, primary causes, or underlying causes. Natural causes are physical environment factors that lead to extraordinary degeneration hazards, such as steep inclines and the risk of water depletion. Direct causes are inappropriate land use and land management practices, such as the cultivation of steep slopes without soil conservation measures.</p> <p>Improper land management also refers to land use that is ecologically sustainable at low intensities but becomes inappropriate at higher intensities due to poor management. Shifting cultivation and semi-arid rangeland grazing are other examples. For instance, I am avoiding irrigation water from the river during the first three weeks of river flow after a long period of drought, reducing the usage of chemical fertilisers’ pesticides and avoiding herbicides. The government should promote social awareness to curtail deforestation and human activities that contribute to land degradation. Social awareness must be raised, particularly among farmers, in order to clean up plastic waste on farms and avoid using plastic or to reduce single-use plastic or encourage recycling of plastic.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Land degradation, rural development, sustainable development, Somalia, and semi-arid rangelands.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | IMPACT OF LAND DEGRADATION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF THE AFGOE REGION IN SOMALIA Abdirahman Adam Weli Land degradation, rural development, sustainable development, Somalia, and semi-arid rangelands. <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p><strong>IMPACT</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>LAND</strong> <strong>DEGRADATION</strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>RURAL</strong> <strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> <strong>A CASE STUDY</strong> <strong>OF THE</strong> <strong>AFGOE</strong> <strong>REGION</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>SOMALIA</strong></p> <p>Abdirahman Adam Weli</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Land degradation is a global issue with profound implications for biodiversity, eco- safety, poverty eradication, socio-economic stability, and sustainable development. It is caused by multiple factors, including extreme weather conditions, hefty rain, drought, and human actions that degrade soil quality, affecting food production, community livelihoods, and the production of other ecosystem goods and services. The deterioration in land quality, topsoil, vegetation cover, or water resources is usually caused by natural hazards, primary causes, or underlying causes. Natural causes are physical environment factors that lead to extraordinary degeneration hazards, such as steep inclines and the risk of water depletion. Direct causes are inappropriate land use and land management practices, such as the cultivation of steep slopes without soil conservation measures.</p> <p>Improper land management also refers to land use that is ecologically sustainable at low intensities but becomes inappropriate at higher intensities due to poor management. Shifting cultivation and semi-arid rangeland grazing are other examples. For instance, I am avoiding irrigation water from the river during the first three weeks of river flow after a long period of drought, reducing the usage of chemical fertilisers’ pesticides and avoiding herbicides. The government should promote social awareness to curtail deforestation and human activities that contribute to land degradation. Social awareness must be raised, particularly among farmers, in order to clean up plastic waste on farms and avoid using plastic or to reduce single-use plastic or encourage recycling of plastic.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Land degradation, rural development, sustainable development, Somalia, and semi-arid rangelands.</p> |
| title | IMPACT OF LAND DEGRADATION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF THE AFGOE REGION IN SOMALIA |
| topic | Land degradation, rural development, sustainable development, Somalia, and semi-arid rangelands. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7979830 |