Spreading Deserts--the Hand of Man, Volume 45, Issue 1This booklet looks at the problem of desertification. |
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... Niger , and Chad . In fact , the drought affected not just the Sahelian zone , but also the broader , moister Sudanian zone to its south , which includes most of these six African countries and parts of many others . Even as the West ...
... Niger , and Chad . In fact , the drought affected not just the Sahelian zone , but also the broader , moister Sudanian zone to its south , which includes most of these six African countries and parts of many others . Even as the West ...
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... Morocco 272 213 -22 Niger 303 169 -44 Senegal 142 186 +31 Sudan 102 150 +47 Syria 315 241 -24 Tunisia 216 184 -15 Upper Volta 193 180 7 Source : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture . Only two of the sixteen countries - Senegal and Sudan.
... Morocco 272 213 -22 Niger 303 169 -44 Senegal 142 186 +31 Sudan 102 150 +47 Syria 315 241 -24 Tunisia 216 184 -15 Upper Volta 193 180 7 Source : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture . Only two of the sixteen countries - Senegal and Sudan.
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... Niger : The Eghazer and Azawak Re- gion in Niger , " prepared for the U. N. Conference on Desertification , Office of Overseas Scientific and Technical Research , Paris , 1977 . 24. Jeremy Swift , " Pastoral Development in Somalia ...
... Niger : The Eghazer and Azawak Re- gion in Niger , " prepared for the U. N. Conference on Desertification , Office of Overseas Scientific and Technical Research , Paris , 1977 . 24. Jeremy Swift , " Pastoral Development in Somalia ...
Contents
Livelihoods in Jeopardy | 5 |
Food Prospects in Desert Lands | 19 |
Social Causes and Social Solutions 27 | 37 |
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