THE LAKE CHAD BASIN: FROM THE WATER CRISIS TO GEOPOLITIC EMERGENCY
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Author(s): NICOLETTA VARANI, , SIMONE DE ANDREIS
Abstract: The paper has the aim of reflect on the current situation of the Lake Chad Basin, characterized by the increasing Humanitarian Situation , determined not more only from the water crisis, but from the progressive presence of terrorist militias of the fundamentalist group Boko Haram. Indeed, today, environmental and social degradation of forests, increasingly advanced, the increasing salinization of soils, the proliferation of aquatic vegetation, the high concentration of population around the lake and wetlands exacerbate exploitation of resources and stir up the anarchist social conflicts. Scholars therefore speak of climate refugees, who face not only climate change, but also international terrorism . In the realization of the paper we will use the Human Development Index ( HDI ), the Human Poverty Index ( HPI ) and the Global Hunger Index referring to countries bordering Lake Chad, in order to better understand the phenomena under investigation
- Publication Date: 11-Dec-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-081-1-125
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLIMATE CHANGES AND HUMAN ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES IN SRI LANKA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PUTTLAM DISTRICT
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Author(s): W.VARUNIKA NISHANI FERNANDO
Abstract: The principle objective of my research is to examine the relationship between the Climate changes and the Human adaptive strategies in Sri Lanka with special reference to Puttlam district in 1980s to contemporary period. Studying the climate changes in Sri Lanka can be identified, previous 40 years of period main component of climate has been changed. When considering the rainfall it could be identified seasonal rainfall has been transform and also temperature. Annual rainfall in Sri lanka has not be change dramatically but studying the last 40 years type of rain is in extreme levels. So that droughts and flood were occurred regarding that extreme climate changes. So that the area called Puttlam is situated in Dry zone has to face natural hazards. Specially I paid my attention to Anamaduwa GN division to identify the adaptive strategies of human, because this area can be categorized the one of poorest areas and also marginalized area in Sri Lanka (according to census and statistics in
- Publication Date: 08-Jun-2014
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-081-1-123
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