Fight against desertification in Africa: 4 challenges to address

In  perspective of the 6^th World Water Forum (Marseille, March 2012), the conference Africa-Brazil-France on the fight against desertification in Africa (Republic of Niger, Oct. 2011) brought out the Declaration of Niamey.

While recognising improvements in some development initiatives lead by national governments and regional and community based organisations that have occurred during the last decade, sustainable development continues to be threatened by various factors such as unsustainable land use, lack of environmental governance, and weakness in the dissemination of scientific knowledge, among others.
The following four key areas have been discussed at the Niamey Conference:

• Food Security, Social Policies and Climate Change

• Water and Soil Management

• Plants and Soils Microbial Communities

• Management of Drylands - The Regional Dimension

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