28.05.2013 - 12:13 [ Nigerian Tribune ]

Lake Chad: If dried up will displace 30 million people —Senate

THE Senate has warned that the eventual drying up of the Lake Chad will displace over 30 million people in four countries sharing border, including Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.

It also warned that such an occurence, if not prevented, would plunge the West African sub-region into unprecedented ecological and humanitarian crises, with far-reaching global consequences.