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Oumar Mamoudou Ba
Age: 17
Home: Senegal
Each day Oumar drives his cart seven kilometres to the nearest well. He collects 600 litres of water twice a day and brings it back to his village, which has no water source of its own. The pump at the well often breaks down, forcing the villagers to draw the water by hand.
Filed in: Africa, Climate Change

Climate Change in Senegal

In 1972 northern Senegal suffered a severe drought and since then there has been an ongoing lack of rain
This has been made worse by the lack of wells and skilled technicians
Most people in northern Senegal are nomadic herders following the rains to feed their cattle
Unfortunately, the large number of livestock overgraze during the rainy season intensifying the problem of desertification - it is estimated that the desert is encroaching at a rate of 300 metres per year

Filed in: Africa, Climate Change

Senegal

Senegal
Population: 11.4 million
Population living on less than $2 a day: 63%
Population without access to water: 24%