The Consequences of Drought and Desertification in Nigeria
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of over 140 million and a total land area of 923,773 km2. The country is currently losing about 351,000 ha annually to advancing desert and such conditions are estimated to be advancing southwards at the rate of about 0.6 km per year. The dunes are threatening life-supporting oasis, burying water points, and in some cases, engulfing major roads in the affected areas. Trees planted by the government as shelterbelts to check the advancing dunes are withering due to the lack of attention. This paper highlights the state of desertification in Nigeria, the historical trends, the past national efforts, as well as the ongoing and planned measures for combating this fast-spreading desert condition. It further reveals the failures of the past national efforts - projects that have not been designed to adequately tackle the problems of drought and desertification, projects that are not in line with the stated government policies, duplications in some projects, lack of adequate manpower and inadequate funding - and some selected ongoing government projects. These, among others, constitute the major factors for the failure in combating desertification and mitigating the effect of drought in Nigeria
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2013
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Authors: | Idris, Nasiru ; Rafee Majid, Mohammed ; Johar, Foziah |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Dürre | Drought | Nigeria | Wüste | Desert | Bodenbelastung | Soil degradation |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: The IUP Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. III, No. 3, pp. 66-84, August 2009 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 3, 2009 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205813
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