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    The Sahel

    Summary:
    1- Introduction
    2- The Sahel environment
    3- Definition of the Great Green Wall
    By Mbackeh Ka (6èmeB)
    INTRODUCTION:
    The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of
    transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and
    the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid
    climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of
    Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red
    Sea. The name is derived from the Arabic term for "coast,
    shore"; this is explained as being used in a figurative
    sense (in reference to the southern edge of the vast
    Sahara). However, such figurative use is unattested in
    Classical Arabic, and it has been suggested that the word
    may originally have been derived from the Arabic word
    sahl ‫”سهل‬plain” instead.

    The Sahel part of Africa includes from west to east parts


    of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali,
    northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south
    of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, the
    extreme north of Cameroon and Central African Republic,
    central Chad, central and southern Sudan, the extreme
    north of South Sudan, Eritrea, and the extreme north
    of Ethiopia.

    Historically, the western part of the Sahel was sometimes


    known as the Sudan region. This belt was roughly located
    between the Sahara and the coastal areas of West Africa.
    THE SAHEL ENVIRONMENT:

    The Sahel has a tropical semi-arid climate (Köppen


    climate classification BSh). The climate is typically
    hot, sunny, dry and somewhat windy all year long.
    The Sahel's climate is similar to, but less extreme
    than, the climate of the Sahara desert located just
    to the north.

    The Sahel is particularly vulnerable to rainfall


    variability, land degradation, and desertification
    due to its high dependence on rain-fed agriculture
    and livestock, according to a study by the UN
    Environment Program. Climate change is
    introducing even more unpredictability in water
    and food availability.

    In the Sahel, droughts are becoming more and


    more intense. Temperatures are rising 1.5 times
    faster than in the rest of the world. But climate
    change is also causing heavy rains (violent
    thunderstorms, above-normal rainfall).
    DEFINITION OF THE
    GREAT GREEN WALL:
    The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with
    an epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of
    the world across the entire width of Africa. A decade in
    and roughly 15% underway, the initiative is already
    bringing life back to Africa’s degraded landscapes at an
    unprecedented scale, providing food security, jobs and a
    reason to stay for the millions who live along its path.
    The Wall promises to be a compelling solution to the
    many urgent threats not only facing the African
    Continent, but the global community as a whole – notably
    climate change, drought, famine, conflict and migration.
    Once complete, the Great Green Wall will be the largest
    living structure on the planet, 3 times the size of the Great
    Barrier Reef.
    The Great Green Wall is taking root in Africa's Sahel
    region, at the southern edge of the Sahara desert - one of
    the poorest places on the planet. More than anywhere else
    on Earth, the Sahel is on the frontline of climate change
    and millions of locals are already facing its devastating
    impact. Persistent droughts, lack of food, conflicts over
    dwindling natural resources, and mass migration to
    Europe are just some of the many consequences.
    CONCLUSION:

    The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the


    Sahel, commonly known as the Great Green
    Wall, is the African Union's flagship initiative
    to combat the effects of climate change and
    desertification in Africa.
    Sources:

    https://
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel

    google.com/search?
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    https://
    www.greatgreenwall.org/

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