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Qatar's Plans to Turn the Desert Green Will Leave You Astonished

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Peter Burgess

) Qatar's Plans to Turn the Desert Green Will Leave You Astonished Journeyman Pictures Journeyman Pictures ·4,731 videos Subscribed 140,320 Like 838 Dislike 45 I like thisLike I dislike this About Share Add to Transcript Statistics Report Published on Jul 1, 2013 Feeding 9 Billion: Turning the Desert Green: Qatar is trying to solve problems for desert people worldwide. But will the solution work? For downloads and more visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=65515 Petroleum-rich Qatar is spearheading projects to tackle the problems facing desert communities worldwide; from energy to fresh water and food production. But does their expensive, high-tech solution make sense? 'Qatar in many ways is ground zero for a lot of the challenges we're going to see in the century ahead', argues US ex-pat Jonathan Smith, from the Qatar National Food Program. Soaring temperatures, swelling populations and minimal rainfall plague the otherwise booming nation. Now its leaders are pushing ambitious experiments like the Sahara Forest Project, transforming seawater and sunlight into fresh water, vegetables, electricity, biofuel and animal feed. 'The techniques we're developing here can be applied in many regions in the world', the project scientists insist. Centre for Investigative Reporting: Ref-5870 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about. Category News & Politics