The Global Dryland Alliance (GDA) held the first ordinary session of its executive council in the presence of ministers in charge of environment, agriculture, food security, livestock and fisheries on February 19 in the Sheraton Doha.
Food security is a growing challenge to most countries found on dryland areas. Drylands are home to nearly 2 billion people and cover over 40 percent of the world’s land surface. Dryland countries are extremely vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate variability and change, which can have a devastating environmental impact on soil, water and biodiversity.
