Desertification

From natural disasters and poor resource management, to malicious deforestation, the Darfur conflict is hugely aggravated by environmental factors. As it faces climate change before the rest of us, we could learn a lot from Sudan.

Circle of Blue sent a team of journalists to Inner Mongolia, China to report from the frontlines of the freshwater crisis, where desertification marches inexorably toward Beijing. See this initial reporter's notebook from Circle of Blue producer Eric Daigh.