Severe dust storms in the United States
A period of drought in the American Great Plains, combined with unsustainable agricultural practices, turns the region into a “Dust Bowl.”
A period of drought in the American Great Plains, combined with unsustainable agricultural practices, turns the region into a “Dust Bowl.”
As many as ten million people die as a result of the severe famine.
A severe famine hits the Deccan region in India from 1630–1632.
A severe drought hits the region of the Sahel and West African Sudan, causing widespread famines.
A series of drought hits the Sahel from 1968 to the early 1980s, leading to one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the twentieth century.
A severe famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea affects eight million people.
The convention acknowledges that desertification and drought are global problems, and calls for international collaboration to combat its effects.