Geography HL
Geography HL
13
Chapters
193
Notes
Option A - Freshwater – Drainage basins
Option A - Freshwater – Drainage basins
Option B - Oceans & Coastal Margins
Option B - Oceans & Coastal Margins
Option C - Extreme Environments
Option C - Extreme Environments
Option D - Geophysical Hazards
Option D - Geophysical Hazards
Option E - Leisure, Tourism & Sport
Option E - Leisure, Tourism & Sport
Option F - The Geography Of Food & Health
Option F - The Geography Of Food & Health
Option G - Urban Environments
Option G - Urban Environments
Unit 1 - Changing Population
Unit 1 - Changing Population
UNIT 2 - Global Climate - Vulnerability & Resilience
UNIT 2 - Global Climate - Vulnerability & Resilience
Unit 3 - Global Resource Consumption & Security
Unit 3 - Global Resource Consumption & Security
Unit 4 - Power, Places & Networks
Unit 4 - Power, Places & Networks
Unit 5 - Human Development & Diversity
Unit 5 - Human Development & Diversity
Unit 6 - Global Risks & Resilience
Unit 6 - Global Risks & Resilience
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Option C - Extreme Environments
Geography HL
Geography HL

Option C - Extreme Environments

Climate Crisis In Extreme Environments: What's Happening In The Sahel, Senegal, And The Arctic

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619 words
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4 mins read
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Last edited on 16th Oct 2024

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Impacts of climate change on food security in the sahel region

  • Predicted temperature rise in the Sahel: 1.0–2.75°C. The arid conditions will worsen due to higher evaporation rates, even if precipitation increases.
  • Implications: More common environmental hazards like floods and droughts disrupting agriculture, leading to reduced food production, increased food prices, and amplified hunger and food insecurity.
  • Real-world example: As conditions worsen, people in poverty-stricken areas, such as Sahel, will face further hardship due to climate change.

Climate change management strategies in senegal

  • Projected impacts by 2050: 20% reduction in rainfall, 4°C temperature increase leading to a 25% reduction in food yields. 4 million additional people at risk of food insecurity.
  • Coping strategies:
    • Improved soil fertility through careful use of fertilizers.
    • Enhanced irrigation systems and pest control efficiency.
    • Water and soil conservation techniques including diguettes (stone rows) to reduce run-off on slopes.
    • Development of the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and Sahel Initiative to combat resource degradation and desertification.

Adaptation to water shortages in dry areas

  • Increased mobility (traditional method)
  • Better herd size and composition management.
  • Exchange of livestock and livestock products.
  • Utilization of drought-tolerant and wild species, tree crops.
  • Windbreaks to reduce wind erosion of bare soil.
  • Irrigation with silt-laden river water to restore soil.
  • Dune stabilization using straw bales and xerophytic plants.
  • Land enclosure to reduce wind erosion.

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Option C - Extreme Environments
Geography HL
Geography HL

Option C - Extreme Environments

Climate Crisis In Extreme Environments: What's Happening In The Sahel, Senegal, And The Arctic

Word Count Emoji
619 words
Reading Time Emoji
4 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024

Table of content

Impacts of climate change on food security in the sahel region

  • Predicted temperature rise in the Sahel: 1.0–2.75°C. The arid conditions will worsen due to higher evaporation rates, even if precipitation increases.
  • Implications: More common environmental hazards like floods and droughts disrupting agriculture, leading to reduced food production, increased food prices, and amplified hunger and food insecurity.
  • Real-world example: As conditions worsen, people in poverty-stricken areas, such as Sahel, will face further hardship due to climate change.

Climate change management strategies in senegal

  • Projected impacts by 2050: 20% reduction in rainfall, 4°C temperature increase leading to a 25% reduction in food yields. 4 million additional people at risk of food insecurity.
  • Coping strategies:
    • Improved soil fertility through careful use of fertilizers.
    • Enhanced irrigation systems and pest control efficiency.
    • Water and soil conservation techniques including diguettes (stone rows) to reduce run-off on slopes.
    • Development of the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and Sahel Initiative to combat resource degradation and desertification.

Adaptation to water shortages in dry areas

  • Increased mobility (traditional method)
  • Better herd size and composition management.
  • Exchange of livestock and livestock products.
  • Utilization of drought-tolerant and wild species, tree crops.
  • Windbreaks to reduce wind erosion of bare soil.
  • Irrigation with silt-laden river water to restore soil.
  • Dune stabilization using straw bales and xerophytic plants.
  • Land enclosure to reduce wind erosion.

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