Churchill Okonkwo

The Water Question in Lake Chad Basin: Lessons from the Drought in Somalia

Will an effective mechanism be put in place to detect the onset of drought in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin? What needs to be done to minimize adverse effects of drought in the basin? In this essay, scientific perspectives are applied to explain and compare the complex nature of the current drought in Somalia and the Lake Chad Basin.

Churchill Okonkwo, posted on December 30th, 2011
Ecosystems, Water Availability