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Droughts in the Sahel

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The Sahel region of Africa has long experienced a series of historic droughts, dating back to at least the 17th century. The Sahel region is a climate...

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Sahel

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The Sahel region (/səˈhɛl/; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil [ˈsaːħil]) 'coast, shore') or Sahelian acacia savanna is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is...

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2012 Sahel drought

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2012 had a very severe drought in the Sahel, the semiarid region of Africa that lies between the Sahara and the savannas. Countries included in this region...

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Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel

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Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (French: Comité permanent inter-État de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel, abbreviated as CILSS)...

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List of droughts

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2008–2009 Kenya drought 2011 East Africa drought Sahel drought 2010 Sahel famine 2012 Sahel drought Eastern Cape drought 2017 Somali drought 2018–2021 Southern...

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Desertification in Africa

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drought of the 1980s was not the first man-made disaster to hit the Sahel region. The desert has been subjected to a lengthy succession of droughts,...

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2010 Sahel famine

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A large-scale, drought-induced famine occurred in Africa's Sahel region and many parts of the neighbouring Sénégal River Area from February to August...

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Drought

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Amazon basin, Australia, the Sahel region and India. For example, in 2005, parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in 100 years. Australia...

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Sahel and West Africa Club

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The Sahel and West Africa Club, formerly known as the Sahel Club, was founded after the 1968-1973 Sahel drought that affected food production in the Sahel...

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List of famines

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This is a non-exhaustive list of famines. Bengal famine Droughts and famines in Russia and the Soviet Union Famine in India Famines in the Czech lands...

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Climate of Nigeria

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affected countries that suffered severe famine in the 2012 Sahel drought. Prolonged drought in Nigeria has led to desertification and land scarcity for...

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Natural disasters in Nigeria

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1972–1974 drought that affected the Sahel region and caused famine and starvation in northern Nigeria and other countries. It was one of the worst droughts in...

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Burkina Faso

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civil-military governments. Lamizana's rule coincided with the beginning of the Sahel drought and famine which had a devastating impact on Upper Volta and neighboring...

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Desertification

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modern study of desertification emerged from the study of the 1980s drought in the Sahel. As recently as 2005, considerable controversy existed over the proper...

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Geography of Niger

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families in Niger, still recovering from the 2010 Sahel famine, are being affected by the 2012 Sahel drought. The 2005–06 Niger food crisis created a severe...

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Lake Faguibine

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is sufficient, water flows from the river into the lake. Since the Sahel drought of the 1970s and 1980s the lake has been mostly dry. Water has only...

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Famine

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have died during the period. In 2012, the Sahel drought put more than 10 million people in the western Sahel at risk of famine (according to a Methodist...

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Rainwater harvesting in the Sahel

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Rainwater harvesting in the Sahel is a combination of "indigenous and innovative" agricultural strategies that "plant the rain" and reduce evaporation...

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Agriculture in Niger

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much of the Sahel, have been marked by annual variability. This has been especially true in the 20th century, with the most severe drought on record beginning...

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Pan Sahel Initiative

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Force-Horn of Africa G5 Sahel League of Arab States Military-industrial complex Operation Enduring Freedom Pax Americana Sahel Sahel drought news release [1]...

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Oxfam

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict, North Korean famine, 2011 East Africa drought, 2012 Sahel drought, Nepal earthquake, and Yemeni crisis. The Bosfam NGO was also...

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Amazon rainforest

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causing the variation is the Sahel, a strip of semi-arid land on the southern border of the Sahara. When rain amounts in the Sahel are higher, the volume of...

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West African giraffe

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contributed to their dramatic decline. As late as the 1960s, prior to the Sahel drought that lasted into the early 1980s, populations identified as G. c. peralta...

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Drought in the United Kingdom

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countries, the United Kingdom definition of a drought is much less severe. In Libya in the Sahel region, a drought is usually only recognized after two years...

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River Basin Authorities in Nigeria

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minimal. Concerns about sustainable food production in Nigeria after the Sahel drought of the early 1970s and a decline in agricultural output following Nigeria's...

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Saharan dust

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patterns that are related to the Soudano-Sahel drought. Hence, increased dust could lead to longer or more intense drought. In addition, the West African rainfall...

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