Droughts in the Sahel - Wikipedia
While the frequency of drought in the region is thought to have increased from the end of the 19th century, three long droughts have had dramatic environmental and societal effects upon the Sahel nations. Famine followed severe droughts in the 1910s, the 1940s, and the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, although a partial recovery occurred from 1975-80.
Sahel Drought: Understanding the Past and Projecting into the …
Understanding the Sahel drought of the late 20th century and improving our future projections for the hydrological cycle in this region is a major challenge for climate dynamics and climate modeling.
The causes, effects and challenges of Sahelian droughts: a …
2013年5月18日 · The results show that the four main causes of the Sahelian droughts are as follows: sea surface temperature changes, vegetation and land degradation, dust feedbacks and human-induced climate change.
Analysis: Understanding the Sahel drought - Al Jazeera
2012年6月22日 · Scientists say that the current drought in the Sahel began as far back the 1960s. Between the vast Sahara Desert and the dense foliage of the African Rainforest is a band of semi-arid grassland....
Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life | UN News
2022年1月23日 · As part of its Action Against Desertification (AAD) programme, the FAO has brought the Delfino to four countries in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal – to cut through...
Unprecedented Sahel drought | Nature Climate Change
2018年7月30日 · Between the 1960s and 1980s severe drought plagued the Sahel, resulting in widespread famine and displacement. Although rainfall has subsequently increased in the region, it is not known...
Drought in the Sahel | Science - AAAS
2003年11月7日 · Since the late 1960s, the Sahel—a semiarid region in West Africa between the Sahara desert and the Guinea coast rainforest—has experienced a drought of unprecedented severity in recorded history. The drought has had a devastating impact on this ecologically vulnerable region and was a major impetus in the establishment of the United Nations ...
New UN report puts a human face on climate crisis in the Sahel
2022年11月16日 · A new UN Human Rights report shows how in the Sahel, the climate crisis is amplifying vulnerabilities and human rights gaps, often with profound impacts on migration choices and experiences.
Africa’s Sahel region facing ‘horrendous food crisis’ - UN News
2022年2月16日 · As the Sahel region “stares down a horrendous food crisis”, the UN emergency food relief chief warned on Wednesday that the number of people on the brink of starvation has “increased almost...
The Sahel region of West Africa is well known as a region of environmental degradation. The reported incidence of desertification has been challenged but persistent and widespread drought is still widely accepted.