This center in Dubai is growing ‘future-proof’ food in the desert

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are making farming conditions increasingly challenging and disrupting food distribution. But scientists in some of the world’s driest places are coming up with solutions to boost local food production by introducing plants that thrive with less-fertile soil and seawater.

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are making farming conditions increasingly challenging and disrupting food distribution. But scientists in some of the world’s driest places are coming up with solutions to boost local food production by introducing plants that thrive with less-fertile soil and seawater.