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Lake Tchad: Stakes Of Sub-Regional Cooperation

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  • PAUL AHIDJO

    (Université de Ngoundéré-Cameroun, Département d’Histoire)

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Historically, the rivers and lakes have ordered the activities of human societies. Africa has a vast hydrological network that produces immense resources and promotes the development on a global scale. Lake Chad is one of the largest lakes on the continent. The presence of this lake between Central Africa and West Africa alongside the Desert of Sahara raises the object of attraction for people beset by environmental crises. People living on the resources of the lake practice fishing, agriculture, livestock and trade. The idea of joint management of ecosystem resources has pushed countries in the region to create a body: The Commission of the Lake Chad Basin (CLBC). From the era of great empires, the control of resources in the basin Chadian has raised the appetite for war of the rulers. Diminishing resources of the basin together with the climatic changes led to territorial expansion ambitions on the land above water. The aim of this work is to show how Lake Chad is subject to geopolitical stakes between collaboration and confrontation.

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  • Paul Ahidjo, 2010. "Lake Tchad: Stakes Of Sub-Regional Cooperation," THE YEARBOOK OF THE "GH. ZANE" INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCHES, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research ( from THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY, JASSY BRANCH), vol. 19, pages 69-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:zan:ygzier:v:19:y:2010:p:69-78
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