Logone plain in danger

The disappearance of Lake Chad directly impacts the production level of agriculture, livestock, fishing and even trade.

According to environmentalists, the reduction of production has induced food insecurity. The competition is growing around the scarce resources available.

In the case of the Lake Chad basin, are 30 million people who have resources needs, unfortunately very limited. The long-term danger is famine, new diseases, conflicts, and even migration.

People leave their traditional land to occupy those of others. There will also be a more intense movement of people to the South in search of the fertile land where rainfall is abundant. This is true of people who leave the Extreme North Cameroon to settle in the North or in Adamawa.

In the floodplain of the Logone River area straddling Cameroon and Chad, fish product is the most affordable protein for more than three million consumers.
Its economic value is around FCFA 3 billion. With the decline in the amount of water fishermen take ownership of more streams and use non-regulatory tools, such as small mesh nets to maximize their production.

Consequently, there is the disappearance of some fish species. When it comes to livestock, farmers engage in transhumance in the Far North region which is not less than 300 million heads of beef for an economic value of around FCFA six billion.

The oil exploration indications have shown that there are mineral resources of great importance.

According to Aboukar Mahamat, Coordinator of the Cameroon Association for Environmental Education (CSCTA), "losing the floodplain of the Logone is not just for the Lake Chad Basin but for all Cameroon, it is a huge loss. Cameroon plays an important role because it is one of the countries water purveyors, unlike countries that are applicants. When Logone plain goes wrong, Lake Chad is doing badly."

For the environmentalist Aboukar Mahamat, the multiple efforts of the government are in line to reverse the curve of resource availability.