The following is a description of how the process of desertification has affected settlement and migration patterns in affected countries:
In countries like China and Australia, where there is desertification taking place rapidly, large populations have begun to migrate from the interiors towards the exteriors of the countries.
People have started relying more on industrial occupations than on agriculture as the expanse of arable land is decreasing year after year.
As the extent of vegetation is reducing rapidly, the ecological balance of vast regions has already collapsed. This has become one of the major reasons for large scale migrations.
