Composting in the UAE's hot climate - any tips for a beginner?

Hi everyone!

I'm a university student in the UAE studying Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. I made this AI-assisted infographic about composting but I haven't tried it myself yet.

Since the weather here is extremely hot and dry, I'd love to hear from people who have experience with composting.

I have a few questions:

1. How do you keep compost from drying out in very hot weather?
2. What's the best way to prevent bad smells and insects?
3. Is there anything you'd change or add to my infographic?

I'd really appreciate any advice especially from people who have tried composting in hot climates.

Thanks so much for your help!

Incident 3?

In general, active compost heaps create temperatures too hot for worms. Though tossing scraps randomly into the garden could support worms.

In my desert climate, compost tends to stay way too wet for my liking. I dislike it a lot for the creepiness of nasty textures and smells. I feel like I'm risking sickness and disease by touching it, or even being near it.

For these reasons, I don't make active compost piles in my garden. I just scatter organic matter around the garden and let it get incorporated without me providing infrastructure nor labor.

Honestly I'd second what Joseph says about not building a proper pile out there. A heap in full sun in the UAE would bake dry in a day. Burying scraps in a trench under mulch or a bit of shade sounds a lot less hassle for a beginner, and the smell and flies mostly sort themselves out if it's covered.

I usually do 'Ruth Stout' type composting in place, tucking the food scraps under the mulch around the veggie plants. I don't keep it wet specifically, but it helps maintain the moisture level in the soil underneath and it rots down gradually without any extra work when the rains come or from the drip irrigation set up around the plants.

Nice infographic though it does not look like it is for a desert climate that is one of the problems using AI.

Worms don't live in my desert as it is too dry.

I don't compost because it is too hot and dry so I give all my veggie scraps to the wildlife.

Best wishes for your composting try.