Articles on the Topic of Extreme Drought in Africa

My theme is the extreme drought that occurred throughout Africa. Drought is a lack of rainfall in areas and areas, so the ability to raise crops and breed animals is greatly impaired. Our environmental science textbooks introduce this topic in Chapter 9 and Chapter 20. Environmental science is a field of science that focuses on environmental issues. In developing countries like Africa, the basic needs of food, water, clothes, medicine and many other lives are very limited, so people's living becomes difficult due to conditions such as drought, so my topic Is environmental science.

Drought: Frequent occurrences in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Angola and Burundi, caused severe damage and devastating effects on people and the economy. Dried areas and semi-arid areas of the continent are very susceptible to rainfall, and most African soils are inadequate to hold moisture and lead to drought. It is estimated that by 2100 crop incomes will decline by 90% in certain areas of the African continent. In Africa the temperature is rising and the landscape is changing. The World Bank states that drought, heat stress, floods will reduce crop yields and livestock productivity.

Climate change has been the biggest hit in Africa. In the continent of Africa, we face drought, floods, extreme weather patterns, threaten people's livelihoods and boost food prices. In East Africa, communities are at the forefront of climate drought and flood. The mistake solved many of the poverty problems in this area. Small scale agricultural projects are affected by El Nino's water shortages and floods. Dama is an elderly woman living in Kilifi County. Muwabanda is the name of this well and it was a source of water for the villagers for the past three years. She goes to a well three or five times a day. However, the recent drought has greatly reduced the amount of water available. "Drought is so serious that men have to drink water with us," Dama said.

Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents against the increase in drought frequency and severity, but it is the lowest adaptable continent due to the continuing economic water shortage. With the increase in central Africa frequency, severe drought, agricultural expansion, the area of ​​Lake Chad (formerly Africa's largest wetlands) has decreased by 90%. Population dependent on water supply in the Lake Chad basin includes 20 million people in Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. As the population increases, per capita consumption increases, and expected climate change continues, world water resource situation is dark. Because water shortage is a very local problem that is determined by regional climate and demographic factors, we can not solve all of the world's water shortage with a single solution. However, improvement of management, improvement of water technology, and support of the world's most vulnerable countries and ecosystems will probably play a leading role.