Chinguetti, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mauritania, faces severe desertification due to climate change, with shifting sands threatening its historical libraries and the livelihoods of its residents. Community leaders express deep concern over the future as sandstorms increasingly engulf homes and vegetation disappears. Efforts to combat the advancing desert include tree-planting projects, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. The situation reflects broader trends of land degradation and water scarcity exacerbated by human-caused climate change. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)