Desertification, climate chamges and droughts in the brazilian semi-arid: a bibliographical review

Abstract

The present article it is a bibliographical review and approaches the interrelation between desertification, climate change and droughts in the Brazil’s Semi-arid region. The Desertification presents itself as one of the greatest environmental problems on a world scale and, specifically, in the Brazil’s Semi-arid region. However, a large part of this region is already in an increasingly increasing process of land degradation, and this fact is linked to the reality of droughts in the region, which, together with desertification, makes the Brazil’s Semi-arid region even more susceptible to this phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to present a discussion about the issue in question and presents the results of desertification, climatic changes and droughts in the Brazil’ Semi-arid region, which together contribute to the accentuation of the region’s socioeconomic and environmental fragilization.

Keywords

• Degradação das terras
• Clima
• Semiaridez
• Problemas Socioeconômicos e ambientais