Monthly Archives: September 2019

SHRINKING LAKE CHAD COULD TRIGGER HUMANITARIAN DISASTER (UNNews)

Posted on 12/09/2019 by Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : UNNews SHRINKING LAKE CHAD COULD TRIGGER HUMANITARIAN DISASTER, UN AGENCY WARNS New York, Oct 15 2009 11:05AM Lake Chad, once one of the world’s largest water bodies, could disappear in 20 years due…

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Crisis affecting the Lake Chad basin countries, including Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

Posted on 12/09/2019 by Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
? Photo credit: UN NEWS CENTRE Attacks by Boko Haram and counter-insurgency measures in the Lake Chad Basin have displaced more than 2.5 million people in four countries. Credit: OCHA/Ivo Brandau Seven million people in Lake…

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Nigeria seeks more international support to tackle humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Region

Posted on 12/09/2019 by Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
10 Septembre http://www.faapa.info/nigeria-seeks-more-international-support-to-tackle-humanitarian-crisis-in-lake-chad-region/ Abuja (India), Sept. 10, 2019 (NAN) Nigeria has again appealed for more international support to confront the humanitarian disasters arising from drought, land degradation and desertification in the Lake Chad Basin Region. The Permanent…

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