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Shrinking options: climate change, displacement and security in the Lake Chad Basin

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Climate shocks in the Lake Chad Basin have played a signifcant role in the displacement of over fve million people in this region. While the regional confict between these countries and the insurgent group Boko Haram that began in 2009 is the main driver of recent displacement, it is by no means the area’s frst instance of forced movement. Climate change and climate variability (manifesting in irregular rainfall, temperature rises and drought), along with poverty and underdevelopment, have caused livelihood loss here for over 45 years, deeply impacting subsistence farming, fshing and pastoral communities.

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