Flooding and Climate Shocks: Their Effect on Local Economies in the Lake Chad Basin

Rida Lyammouri and Boglarka Bozsogi

No 2429, Policy briefs on Economic Trends and Policies from Policy Center for the New South

Abstract: Communities around the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) rely on three major economic activities: farming, fishing, and livestock herding. The floods that began in August 2024 damaged and destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland, killed thousands of livestock, and rendered fishing unsafe for fishermen. This climate shock caused families dependent on these activities to lose their primary sources of income. Worse still, these economic activities also serve as the main source of daily food consumption, putting communities at an even higher risk of food insecurity.

Date: 2024-12
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