Lake shores dry as dust

In the past 38 years, Lake Chad has shrunk by 95%. A gradual decline in rainfall since the 1960s and increased water use, especially for irrigation, has led to the decrease. The 1980s marked the construction of internationally financed irrigation...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2001
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46188
Descripción
Sumario:In the past 38 years, Lake Chad has shrunk by 95%. A gradual decline in rainfall since the 1960s and increased water use, especially for irrigation, has led to the decrease. The 1980s marked the construction of internationally financed irrigation...