摘要
在2000，和四月，北京被吞没在历史上最严重的一次沙尘暴。我还清楚地记得有人在中国北方已是咬紧牙关的前二十年。各种各样的号角：沙尘暴不再是一个遥远的威胁；敌人在门口。十五年后，情况有了显著改善。大量的策略来解决问题-阳离子在中国已实施。这些举措有我压的结果，和库布齐似乎是一个高度重视在中国和国外的参考。
IN 2000, throughout March and April, Beijing was engulfed in one of the worst spells of sand- storms in history. I can still vividly recall how people in northern China had been literally gritting their teeth for the previous two decades. A clarion call of sorts： sandstorms were no longer a distant threat; the enemy was at the gate. Fifteen years later, the situation has dramatically improved. A substantial number of strategies to tackle desertifi- cation have been implemented in China. Some of these initiatives have had im- pressive results, and Kubuqi appears to be a highly regarded reference both in China and abroad.
