Comments on: Vanishing Lake Chad — A Water Crisis in Central Africa

By: Article: Preventing Water Wars in Northern Nigeria | Reclaiming The Narrative: Making History (& Writing It Too!)

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:03:13 +0000

[...] Africa, near the southeast portion of the Sahara Desert, Lake Chad has decreased in volume by 95% in 40 years. At one time, Lake Chad was the 3rd largest body of water on the continent of Africa. Lake Chad is [...]

By: Jerry Rivers

Jerry Rivers — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:18:31 +0000

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By: 5 Ways to Save Water and Energy, Without Even Noticing | Energy Circle

5 Ways to Save Water and Energy, Without Even Noticing | Energy Circle — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:51:47 +0000

[...] Midwest are suffering from bona fide drought, as is the Southwest, and the UK, and Australia, and parts of Africa, and on, and on. The ugly truth is: we’re running out of water. Big [...]

By: Stephen Klaber

Stephen Klaber — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:03:14 +0000

The unmentioned factor in Lake Chad’s demise is the gigantic infestation of Typha Australis that is sucking out all the water from the lake and its tributaries. There are literally millions of hectares of this plant, raising the evapotranspiration rate by a factor of more than 4, and silting up lakes and streams until they no longer function. Worldwide, aquatic weeds are a major factor in desertification. Their clearance in Africa would solve many other problems as well (malaria, flooding, Quelea…). The resilience of these weeds makes their control a never ending task. A never ending task requires a profit to sustain it. That profit is available in energy. Typha is an excellent biofuel feedstock, and harvesting it makes an immediate improvement in your water picture. The silt it has built up must also be harvested, and used for soil rehabilitation or to fight coastal erosion. Otherwise, the cleared streams and lakes will still not be really viable. This is a terrifyingly renewable resource that is causing trouble everywhere. When time and money permit, what is being harvested should be checked for fitness for human consumption. Aquatic weeds collect toxins. Otherwise, the infestation in Lake Chad could feed every African a loaf of bread every day. Help me save the world From and With (With and From) cattails.

By: Hawa

Hawa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:21:58 +0000

I am from Chad but live currently in the States. This issue is very important and needs to be educated to the people of Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. We need to do something..if there is anything I can do..anything please email me.

I graduated from SFSU with a International Relations degree. My main goal always is to go back to Africa and make a difference. Anything I can do, I will do.

Please let me know.

hawa