NES is home to about 60 million people ]), with >70% living in urban areas ; Silva et al. ) and high poverty levels ]). People are exposed to intense drought and famine , and about 94% of the region has moderate to high susceptibility to desertification . The most severe dry spell of 2012-2013 affected about 9 million people, who were exposed to water, food and energy scarcity .
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