ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Few people live here
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Many people live here
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There is no effect
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sahel is highly exposed to climate change, yet impacts vary across different regions. The Sahel will gradually become hotter, with some areas experiencing increased, but erratic rainfall. Extreme weather events, including droughts and floods, are expected to intensify in this context.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sahel has the world’s fastest growing population, and there is a great need to increase food production – but in fact the opposite is taking place. Food production is on the decline. Violence often forces farmers to flee conflict areas and closed roads and markets further reinforce food shortages.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sahel climate is characterised by extreme temperatures with fluctuating periods of rainfall and intense drought. The area is particularly vulnerable to climate change, according to the United Nations, with temperatures increasing at 1.5 times the rate of the global average.
Detailed explanation-4: -This article focuses on the 10 countries that make up the Sahel region-Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan (see map). These 10 countries span over 7 million square kilometers and have close to 135 million inhabitants.