ThiscasestudyoutlinestheproblemsfacedbythepeoplesoftheHexiCorridor.Theseproblemsareseriousandurgent,andarerepresentativeofthosefacedbyothercommunitiesrightacrosswesternChina.Therootcausesareoutlinedandsomeremediesaresuggested.ThepracticalmeasuresproposedunderChina'sNationalActionPlantoCombatDesertificationaredescribedanddiscussed.