The Thar Desert near the India/Pakistan border is of this type.[19] In some parts of the world, deserts are created by a rain shadow effect. Orographic lift occurs as air masses rise to pass over high ground. In the process they cool and lose much of their moisture by precipitation on...
Most of our deserts are located in subtropical regionsaround the Tropics of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn as well as in the polar regions (not shown on the map below). Desert Areas Deserts are also called arid areas. Arid comes from the Latin wordaridusand means dry, actually so dry...
And while, again, you needed patience to move a technology for the poor in India into Pakistan,justtogetthe permits, over time we were able to start a company with Dr. Sono, who runs a large community development organization in the TharDesert, which isoneof the remote and poorest areas...
The Thar Desert near the India/Pakistan border is of this type.[19] In some parts of the world, deserts are created by a rain shadow effect. Orographic lift occurs as air masses rise to pass over high ground. In the process they cool and lose much of their moisture by precipitation on...
Note: Map prepared by ICARDA’s geo-informatics unit. Water availability is the most-important determinant of the land-management practices of farmers. In terms of land use and management, the study area has two distinct populations—the smallholder farm households who are always trying to eke ...