The Desertification Phenomenon in Southern Romania

Camelia Slave – University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Mărăști Blvd, Bucharest, Romania

Carmen Mihaela Man – University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Mărăști Blvd, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract: In the south of Romania, it is located in Dolj County, where there are areas where the sand forms desert dunes. This area is the Oltenia Sahara and is slowly but surely turning into a desert. Vegetation disappears, and hot sand remains in its place. Approximately one hundred thousand hectares are covered with sand. According to specialists, the phenomenon of desertification has increased in recent years, due to the climatic conditions and the lack of precipitation. Dolj county is the county affected by the desertification phenomenon, due to the drought and sandy soil, but also to the chaotic deforestation of recent years. Nothing grows on these sandy lands anymore. According to the specialists – Sandy soils can only be cultivated in conditions where they have water.

8th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2024 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (Zayed University, Dubai, UAE), October 24, 2024

ITEMA Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania

ITEMA Conference 2024 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-89-9, ISSN 2683-5991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ITEMA.2024

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