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Lake Chad : Stakeholders Brainstorm On Saving Basin’s Ecosystem

Prime Minister Philemon Yang, joined Presidents and Heads of government of the member-states in Abuj

Stakeholders of the Lake Chad Basin will this Wednesday, February 28, conclude a three-day conference devoted to saving Lake Chad from drying up after years of environmental decline that has hit livelihoods and security. The conference, organised in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital from February 26-28, 2018, by the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Federal Government of Nigeria with backings from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), aims at saving Lake Chad from extinction.

Participants including technical experts, Presidents and Heads of Government of member-States as well as donor partners like the World Bank, AfDB, and EU reflected on the theme “Saving the Lake Chad to revitalise the Basin’s ecosystem for sustainable livelihood, security and development.” According to a UNESCO release, the main objective of the conference was to create global awareness on the socio-economic and environmental challenges arising from the shrinkage of Lake Chad, causing threats and inducing insecurity. “The overall goal is to develop a comprehensive programme for action to save the Lake from extinction,” the release adds.

A 6.5-million dollar (about FCFA 3.5 billion) research and conservation programme will involve Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, whose borders meet on the lake, as well as the Central African Republic, APF reported on Tuesday. Lake Chad is the principal source of freshwater for 30 million people. But climate change and water mismanagement have contributed to a staggering 90 per cent decline of the lake’s surface area over the past 40 years. As it dries up and...

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