| 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. |
