Sarhan Alkhafaje
Abstract
The research aims to study and analyze the phenomenon of desertification and drought that the Badia suffers from in the south of Iraq within the administrative borders of the governorates ...
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The research aims to study and analyze the phenomenon of desertification and drought that the Badia suffers from in the south of Iraq within the administrative borders of the governorates of Diwaniyah, Najaf, Muthanna and Basra, which are part of the western plateau of Iraq, as large parts of the Badia suffer from the problem of desertification and drought, which has led to the damage of hundreds The arable and actually cultivated dunums due to the continuous encroachment of this phenomenon and the corresponding significant weakness in the measures taken to reduce it, in addition to the fact that the entire area is under the influence of complete drought. The desertification of the Badia has led to a change in the environmental characteristics, which led to the creation of more desert and drier conditions. The climatic changes and the accompanying decline in rainfall in recent years, the significant rise in temperatures, the intensity of wind erosion, the removal of natural vegetation, overgrazing and dust Storms storms have all exacerbated the phenomenon of desertification in the Badia. Thus, it is considered in the region a dynamic, self-spreading process whose danger increases or decreases, its areas expand or contract according to the degree of stress or imbalance that affects the ecological balance in it. It has natural and human causes that have exacerbated it in recent years
