Encroaching deserts are estimated to affect 250 million people, however for those who have always lived in some of the driest locations on earth, there are a range of skills and traditions designed to help cope with the 'arid' life.

Originally released by WorldWideMedia Organization, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2015.

Desert Bedouin Lifestyle (3:32); --Wildlife in the Middle East (4:12); -- Atacama Desert (2:14); -- Growing Desert in China and Mongolia (6:25); -- Tan Tan Moussem Desert Festival (3:03); -- Modern Technology in the Desert (4:26); .