2012 Sahel drought

2012 Sahel drought 2012 had a very severe drought in the Sahel, the semiarid region of Africa that lies between the Sahara and the savannas.[1] Countries included in this region are Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. Quotes “There is no point in saving malnourished children’s lives only to lose them to an epidemic or to diarrhoea or malaria,” said Gressly. “We have a better understanding of the package of interventions required. Now we need to have interventions that cover them.” “The circumstances that cause vulnerability have changed,” “diverted energy away from scale-up, which was the priority,” External link Category:Disasters in Africa Category:Droughts