Shrinking Lake Chad could trigger humanitarian disaster (AfricaFiles / UN)

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Lake Chad shrinking, could disappear
Author: UN News	Date Written: 15 October 2009
Primary Category: Ecology	Document Origin: UN News Centre
Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://www.un.org
Key Words: Chad, Cameroon, Lake Chad,
African Charter Article #24: All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment favorable to their development. (Click for full text…) African Charter Article #24 All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment favorable to their development. (Click to hide charter text) Summary & Comment: Lake Chad, once one of the world’s largest water bodies, could disappear in 20 years due to climate change and population pressures, resulting in a humanitarian disaster in central Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warns. The lake, surrounded by Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, has shrunk by 90 per cent, going from 25,000 square kilometers in 1963 to less than 1,500 square kilometers in 2001. AB Shrinking Lake Chad could trigger humanitarian disaster, UN agency warns http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32555