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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Lake Chad Basin"”.
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Data-Driven Modeling of the Lake Chad Basin Hydrologic Systems
The drying of the Lake, located in Central Africa, is one example of a water crisis, which requires more research and studies. The lake has been progressively shrinking since the 1960s due to climate change and anthropogenic activities. Consequently, the level of this vital lake has rapidly fallen …
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Satellite-based assessment of invasive vegetation in Lake Chad Basin, West Africa
… weed locally known as ―Kachalla‖ in the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) is an example of an invasive species of major concern. This study presents a method to identify and characterize this weed on a large scale using medium resolution LANDSAT, MODIS satellite imagery and high resolution QUICKBIRD …
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Institutional Counterinsurgency Frameworks in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin and the Operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force Against Boko Haram
… activities extend into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, and Niger in the Lake Chad Basin. Such transnational dimension of the group’s violence and its increasing sophistication necessitated the establishment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) as a sub-regional coalition to combat it. The …
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The use of remote sensing and GIS for water resources management in large semi-arid regions: A case study of the Lake Chad Basin, Africa.
… resources in large semi-arid regions. In the Lake Chad Basin, Africa, it is demonstrated how remotely sensed data can contribute significantly to a groundwater problem, something which historically has not often been achieved, particularly in semi-arid areas.<br/><br/>In semi-arid areas, water …
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Brothers in law and arms: a critical analysis of the legal framework for criminalisation, enforcement, and cooperation for combatting terrorism in the Lake Chad basin.
The states of the Lake Chad Basin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, have been experiencing an increased spate of terrorism since 2009. Terrorism in the region is inherently transnational, therefore the states of the region must cooperate to synergise action to prevent terrorism and bring …
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The Boko Haram Crisis: Responses by State and non-State Actors to a Security Challenge in the Lake Chad Region
… government and the regional countries of the Lake Chad Basin (Chad, Benin, Niger, Cameroon) in tackling the violence. Boko Haram has caused severe humanitarian crisis in the region as more than two million people have been displaced. The international community primarily focuses on creating …