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Saving Lake Chad

Saving Lake Chad

1 March 2008

What happens when an entire lake you depend on almost disappears? Some 20 million people around Lake Chad in Central Africa are facing this bleak future and are already feeling the strain.

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News & Features / Features / 21st Century
Subject Topical
ENVIRONMENT
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
LAKES
Geographic Subject
CENTRAL AFRICAN REGION
MAMS Id
21C1501
Parent Id
21C1500

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What happens when an entire lake you depend on almost disappears? Some 20 million people around Lake Chad in Central Africa are facing this bleak future and are already feeling the strain.

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