Lake Chad Provides Water for 20 Million People!

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Why People Fail to Safe Lake Chad?

Lake Chad is located in the savannah and grasslands of the Sahel region just south of the Sahara desert. The location is one of the beautiful sites in the world. However, the future of this area is endangered by many human and natural factors.

It is always said that where there is water, there is beautiful sites, harmony between the people who live in the area of the water and mutual human activities to maintain the water source. However, waters make problems sometimes.

The following short article is about this area. If you know more information about the lake, please use the form at the bottom of the page to share it. Thank you.

Lake Chad, Chad

Surrounded by four countries Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger, the lake is the most important source of water for drinking, crops and livestock, as well as extensive subsistence fishing, for nearly 20 million people.

Lake Chad has been an inland sea some 13,000 years ago, according to some sources. At one point, it covered an impressive area of 400,000 square kilometres. Because the lake is so shallow, its size has always fluctuated greatly. But over the last four decades, the lake has shrunk by an unprecedented pace.

In the 1960s, the lake covered more than 26,000 square kilometres. However, by 2000, its area has decreased to less than 1,500 square kilometres.

For the first time, human activity is now causing the dramatic changes to the water level. Irrigation and damming of the rivers flowing into Lake Chad drain the lake. Besides, overgrazing on the savannah destroys vegetation. All these factors will likely make the climate even drier.

Lack of water has led to disagreements about jurisdiction between the neighbouring states. Who has the right to water has always been the problem. The violent clashes between the farmers, who are constantly diverting the water and fishermen who are worried that the lake shrinks, are putting more challenges and difficulties to maintain this source and keep it safe.

Lake Chad was once one of the world's largest lakes, but now it is on track to disappear. According to some predictions, the climate change in the future, in the form of higher temperatures and increasing evaporation, will accelerate the shrinkage and the transformation of grasslands and wetlands into dusty deserts.

The poverty and conflict that is expected to ensue shortly would further exacerbate the situation. Water shortage will most likely increase poverty and push for the already existing conflicts.

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