SAHEL

• What latitude is the Sahel region?

  between 13° and 17° North
• Rainfall in the Sahel is….

  seasonal due to migration of the ITCZs, and often drought occurs when short rainy season are late or don’t arrive
• When does the Sahel get its seasonal rain?

  In the summer
• Rainfall in West Africa varies on a large scale, with Timbouctou only getting 36 days of rain a year, and Lagos getting 123 days
• How does drought impact the Sahel?

  Unpredictable weather, migration, food insecurity, instability and conflict, displacement of people
• What are the sustainable solutions to drought in the Sahel?

  Oxfam magic stones, drip irrigation to save water wastage, shallow well pumps