Thus, while global climate change is expected to exacerbate regional and local desertification processes, the causes and results of desertification, in turn, also contribute to global climate change, mainly through their effect on vegetation.
虽然全球气候变化预期将会使区域和地方荒漠化过程加剧，但荒漠化的原因和结果也会反过来加剧全球气候变化，其方式主要是对植被造成影响。