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Last updated: Mar 2 2010 12:00AM FAO photo by Balderi


World Wetlands Day 2010


Home to over 20 million people who depend on the lake for their fishing, hunting, farming and grazing, the entire Lake Chad basin is threatened by climate change, desertification and unsustainable management of water resources and fisheries, illustrating
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Food supply showing cracks due to population, climate change

Even before population growth and climate change are considered, the current agricultural system is already under siege, Myers said. Much arable land is lost each year to erosion, salinization, and desertification.
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Le bétonnage de Madčre mis en cause dans le bilan des inondations
Il serait opportun de repenser la lutte contre la désertification des montagnes, afin de diminuer les conséquences des inondations et d'augmenter les réserves hydriques.   
Le Monde  » 
 
Desertification driving mass migrations
Although the data is still patchy, some studies show that a significant part of the rural-to-urban- as well as international migrations are linked to desertification/land degradation and drought.
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Un centenar de pueblos recibirán ayudas para paliar dańos por catástrofes naturales
Dentro del Plan Especial, se incluyen labores de restauración, control de la erosión y desertificación en las zonas afectadas.   
ABC  » 
 
Resettling Darfur's Displaced Raises Questions
There are also political machinations and rivalries, and an environmental angle as well. As desertification pushes nomadic tribes further south, Janjaweed fighters drove farmers from their lands.   
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