The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has raised concern over the depleting state of the Lake Chad, saying the fragility has been worsened by the combined effect of the impact of Climate Change and unsustainable anthropogenic activities.
Adamu who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, at the Technical Committee of experts in preparation for the 68th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the LCBC in Abuja recently, said “these have depleted the ability of the Lake Chad and its resources to sustainably support the over 40 million people that depend on it for their livelihoods, thereby increasing poverty and general insecurity in the region”.
“The lake Chad Basin is an area whose fragility has been worsened by the combined effect of the impact of Climate Change and unsustainable anthropogenic activities.”
According to the Minister, these very many challenges that have plagued the region have no doubt negatively affected the ability of the Lake Chad and its resources to effectively support the large population that depend on it for their livelihoods.
He stated further that recurring droughts, general decline in rainfall and degradation of the biodiversity have led to drastic changes in the environmental conditions of the Lake Chad Basin continuously for about four decades.
The Minister therefore urged the Technical Experts to amongst other things deliberate on some critical issues with a view to making timely recommendations to the Council of Ministers that will facilitate the Council of Ministers in adopting Resolutions that would strengthen members’ common institution for the benefit of the populace
