DESEI{TIFICATION AS AN ENVIHONMENTAL PROBLEIVI A CASI STUDY OF YAURI LOCAL GOVERMENT (EMIRATE)

Abstract

Desertification a III I thl' per~isll'llt clelllCl1t~ Ilf dcsertilic(\tioll cOllstitutc the 1110st seriolls cllvinHlll1Cllt prohlelll r"cilll! 1ll()~t or the northern part or the coulltry with the l'COJHllllic cOIl~equl'llces Pil the l'ntirl' Il;ltion. The study area (Yauri ernirllte) is ill l'\Try ye;\J· losillg S()I1l' poillts or it~ land IlWSS to desert conditions data collectioll for the ITSl';lrch \\"llrk tllok about t\\ 0 - three months. Questionnaires were :Idlllillistered tll SOlll"CC for lirst hand infol"llwtion 11·0111 people or dilTerl'llt skill. Thl' resc:ll"l'h :lIll1lysis used ill pcrcellttlgcs Illetlwd. SOllle (lr thc rclC'·;lJlt qlll.'sti()11S th;lt g.:I\'l' C(lrrcct :llls\\,ers wcre lInlllY/.cd using percl'nt:lgl.' 111cthlld. The rcsearch esl:lhlished the 1 ;lcl. th<lt desertilic<ltioll is GltlSC hy hoth naturallllld 'lIlthropological proccss \\·hich necd to hc nitically '1I\<lIYl.cd ;llld tackled every whcrc. H;lscd (111 the 11:ltllr:11 I":Ict(lrs thc filldilll.! cOlllinns . 'strong wind and Ilooding as 11l;ljor C:IUSl'S (ll"desertificati(ln ill the ;Irl~a. On the anthropological f~lCt(lrs that arc cOlltrihuting to desertification ill the area arc deforestatioll, o\·el" cultivation, illdiscril1lill:ltc bush buming, populatioll preserve th;lt k;ldillg to ;\(:qllisiti(lll (II' Il\ore l'llvirolllllenllll natural resources, lack or pr(lper ;1\\ :lrCIlCSS :li1(lul thl' CIl\·irollll1Clll, illiter:lcy and poverty. In order to sc\"Crity or cOlltrihutioll to desertificatioll ill are;:\ is fuel wood conslimption as rllral cllergy sourcc. ~plausive recollllllcildatioll as creation \\":Iys o\" ;1\\";\I"(:IlCSS to people. Practice ofrc-forestatioll, the lISC of1cgisl;ltion tu prevcnt wantol1 dispersion of general alleviation or poverty (IS Illca~urcs to control thc potential (\,lIlgers of the currcnt dcserliliC:llion rale ill the studv area.