SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Lake Chad Africa: Continent Can Help Mitigate Climate Change [analysis]  Nov 4, 2009 The waters of Lake Chad are disappearing. Drought cycles in East Africa are becoming more unpredictable. (allAfrica.com) Lake Chad could dry up, U.N. agency says  Oct 17, 2009 Lake Chad could dry up in 20 years, U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization says ... Porters remove goods from a boat on Lake Chad in 2007 ... Lake Chad was about the size of Maryland -- bigger than Israel or Kuwait -- in 1963, satellite images show. (CNN -- International) Chad: Shrinking Lake Chad Could Trigger Humanitarian Disaster - UN  Oct 16, 2009 com: Chad: Shrinking Lake Chad Could Trigger Humanitarian Disaster, UN Agency Warns (Page 1 of 1). Shrinking Lake Chad Could Trigger Humanitarian Disaster, UN Agency Warns ... Lake Chad, once one of the world's largest water bodies, could disappear in 20 years due to climate change and population pressures, resulting in a humanitarian disaster in central Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today. (allAfrica.com) Niger: Migration, Sex, Remoteness Boost HIV Risk in East Niger  Sep 5, 2009 The national HIV coordination group's Id; said the group's goals for Diffa is to increase the rate of HIV testing, boost condom sales in remote places, work more closely with traditional and religious leaders and increase HIV awareness outreach near Lake Chad. Facts. (allAfrica.com) Two students escape Nigerian violence  Aug 25, 2009 Sophomore Jim Grindley and Senior Victoria Mulugeta first arrived in Nigeria on July 1 to conduct research on soil and water at Lake Chad Basin in the northeast corner of the country. They were accompanied by students Mona-Lisa Banks and Grato Ndunguru and professor Shade Adisa from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. (University News, MO) Book Review: Down with Black Imperialism in the North  Aug 8, 2009 This made Germany to set-up a trade post up the Volta River around Keta-Krachi to link up with the ancient Salaga slave market and also to control the all year round trade routes from Katsina, Bornu, Kano and the Lake Chad Basin. The kolanut, gold and salt route passed through Sasamadi and Yendi down to Kumasi and the coast. (Ghana Web, Ghana) UN envoy pledges to ensure free elections in SudanBADEA approves US$55m for new development projects2010 WC/CAN: Ghana beat Sudan 2-0Southern Sudan: Attack on food barges disrupts operations Egypt shoots dead two Somalis on Israel borderKenya's Kibaki appeals for AU intervention in SomaliaKenya pushes for peace in SomaliaPirates to release seized Belgian Tugboat Sunday Kinshasa fingers 3 companies over Congo River pollutionBelgium worried by outbreak of violence in DRCTraining seminar for Taekwondo coaches in DRCCongolese artiste Rochereau receiving medical care in Europe Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Kadhafi seeks 'Marshall plan' for AfricaL'Aquila, Italy (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairman and Libyan revolutionary leader Mouammar Kadhafi has called fora funding programme for Africa comparable to the US Marshall Plan for rebuildingWestern Europe after World War II.    13/07/2009   Full Text...  Jul 13, 2009 "We have projects that need investments and which are likely to meet the contine nt's needs, such as the Inga dam in Congo, Lake Chad and the Nile Delta, the Libyan leader said during a session of the su mmit devoted to Africa.He also stressed the need for those willing to help Africa to do so without impo sing conditions, like forcing African nations to imbibe the Western political model."Africa, through its social structures, adapts to a natural social system which Western countries, after... (Panapress.com) West Africa: Sahel Nations May Lose Maize By 2050  Jul 10, 2009 To do that, you need to restore the great Lake Chad to its former glory. To do that, you need to clear the Typha weed from the whole basin, and dredge the soil it has built up. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Senate On Border Incursions [editorial]  May 7, 2009 Apart from the recent cases reported from Kebbi state, there had been similar incidents in the past in Borno State particularly from the Lake Chad area. Constant raids on the Bakassi peninsula almost led to war between Nigeria and Cameroon even before the oil-rich portion was eventually ceded to the Cameroonians. (allAfrica.com) Water - another global crisis?  Mar 19, 2009 "The Yellow River is one, the Murray-Darling (in Australia) is nearly another - they have to dredge the mouth of the river every year to make sure it doesn't dry up. "The Aral Sea and Lake Chad have shrunk because the rivers that feed them have been largely dried out; and you can see it on a smaller scale as well, where streams that are important for small communities in Tanzania may go dry for half the year, largely because people are taking more and more water for irrigating crops. " Wet and... (BBC News -- Science) Climate refugees  Mar 17, 2009 From Greenland to Lake Chad many areas feeling negative effects of climate change ... Environmentalists point to Inuit communities threatened by in Greenland, and those living around the fast-shrinking Lake Chad in Africa, as among many already feeling the effects. (CNN -- International)  Cities report qualifying candidates  Feb 20, 2009 Scott County Times - Forest, Mississippi. Cities report qualifying candidates FROM STAFF REPORTS Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:28 PM CST. (Forest Scott County Times, MS) Google Earth dives under sea  Feb 7, 2009 Page last updated at 17:34 GMT, Monday, 2 February 2009. 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