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Senegal River Basin

Villagers fill basins with water from a well that has been filled with water during the rainy season. When rains fail due to climate change induced drought, it deprives the local population of drinking, cooking and washing water as the water table recedes and hand dug wells dry up.
Namandéry, Senegal. 05/09/2010.

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REPORTAGE: Climate Change in the Sahel
Villagers fill basins with water from a well that has been filled with water during the rainy season. When rains fail due to climate change induced drought, it deprives the local population of drinking, cooking and washing water as the water table recedes and hand dug wells dry up. <br /> Namandéry, Senegal. 05/09/2010.