{"id":13754,"date":"2024-06-13T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T12:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=13754"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:43:05","slug":"dried-up-futures-report","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/resources\/dried-up-futures-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Dried Up Futures Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"853\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-13762\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:51% 66%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"51% 66%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tucker-tangeman-9aAr_EFqYdc-unsplash-1-2048x682.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Dried Up Futures Report<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Drought and desertification are the worst environmental crises facing the world today. 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