After decades of drought, water is returning to the south of Sahara Desert as ancient farming techniques and the Great Green Wall breathe new life into the Sahel
- Communities dig water-harvesting pits to restore degraded land and improve soil moisture in the Sahel.
- For decades, the Sahel has symbolised environmental decline.
- Stretching nearly 5,900 kilometres across Africa from Senegal on the Atlantic coast to Sudan on the Red Sea, this semi-arid belt has endured recurring droughts, advancing desertification and repeated crop failures since the 1970s.
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- Communities dig water-harvesting pits to restore degraded land and improve soil moisture in the Sahel.
- For decades, the Sahel has symbolised environmental decline.
- Stretching nearly 5,900 kilometres across Africa from Senegal on the Atlantic coast to Sudan on the Red Sea, this semi-arid belt has endured recurring droughts, advancing desertification and repeated crop failures since the 1970s.
Sources: Times of India