Niger: Fluctuations In The Size Of Lake Chad - Consequences On The Livelihoods Of The Riverain Peoples In Eastern Niger

Niger: Fluctuations In The Size Of Lake Chad - Consequences On The Livelihoods Of The Riverain Peoples In Eastern Niger   Anne Luxereau, Pierre Genthon, and Jean-Marie Ambouta Karimou, 2011   Recent level changes in Lake Chad are associated with large area changes because the lakebed is almost flat. They have deeply impacted the lifestyle of local populations. The Mober are the main ethnic group living in the surroundings of Bosso, in eastern Niger near the Yobe River and in Lake...

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