Soil erosion and desertification in the Sahel/Chad objective -– what are the consequences and how can they be managed?

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Soil erosion and desertification in the Sahel/Chad objective -– what are the consequences and how can they be managed?

Case study.. Chad Where? What is happening? Why it is happening? How much is changing? Consequences? Management?

What else? Think of the causes..

Soil erosion and desertification in the Sahel objective -– what are the consequences and how can they be managed?