The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it
- Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods.
- The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation.
- Now, a decades-old proposal known as Transaqua has brought fresh attention to the lake’s future.
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- Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods.
- The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation.
- Now, a decades-old proposal known as Transaqua has brought fresh attention to the lake’s future.
Sources: Times of India