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Arid lands

United States
film

Research into the causes of aridity in various regions of the world and into means of rehabilitating these areas. Produced for UNESCO.

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Water for the people

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Heartlands with Dean Graetz : arid

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Irrigation farming

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Thirsty land

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Water

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Water

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Man in the desert

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Man and his world: oasis in the Sahara

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Salting the earth

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Vanishing Africa

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Future looks rosy

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Under western skies

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More precious than gold

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