Africa is the world's hottest continent.
非洲是世界上最炎熱的大陸
And there is no doubt it's getting warmer.
它的溫度毫無疑問正在繼續攀升
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的熱沙漠
Very little can survive in these harsh conditions.
很少有生物能在如此嚴酷的條件下生存
Along the desert edge,
在沙漠的邊緣
life clings on in the face of encroaching sands.
面對逼近的沙漠 生命依然頑強地生存著
But for how long?
但他們還能堅持多久呢
Alongside the wildlife,
與野生動物的的境況相似
22 million people struggle to make a living on these desert margins.
2200萬人民在沙漠邊緣掙扎求生
Can anything be done to stop the sand overwhelming this fragile land?
有什么措施能阻止沙漠吞噬這片脆弱的土地嗎
One idea is to build a green wall of trees across 11 countries.
一種想法就是建立一條橫跨11個國家的防護
The project has already started in Senegal.
該工程已經在塞內加爾開始了
But like all big ideas, it has big problems.
但所有的大想法都有大問題