A Chronology of Change: Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Lake Chad
Straddling the borders of Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon in West Africa, Lake Chad has been a source of freshwater for irrigation projects in all these countries. This graphic traces the shrinkage of Lake Chad and changes in vegetation from 1963 to 2001. It includes maps of the lake from 1963, 1973, 1987, 1997 and 2001. Climatic changes and high demands for agricultural water are responsible for the lake's shrinkage.
Year: 2005
From collection: Vital Climate Graphics Africa
Cartographer: Cartografare il Presente/Nieves Izquierdo