Enrique (. [enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese).enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Desertification This is the process that sees productive land turned into non-productive desert. It usually affects dry areas on the edge of deserts, eg The Sahel, south of the Sahara Desert in Africa.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD): addressing desertification as a global problem. Recognizing the links between poverty and environmental degradation, the UNCCD was established in the wake of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. To date, 175 countries have ratified the Convention as a legally binding framework that contributes to providing a comprehensive answer to problems related to the environment and sustainable livelihoods. Desertification as a global problem Over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification and one billion people in over 100 countries are at risk. Fighting desertification is essential to ensuring the long-term productivity of inhabited drylands.Unfortunately,past efforts to combat to the ever-increasing problem have often failed, as a result of which the