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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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46188 |
| 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... |
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