How to save Lake Chad from extinction Expert
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we need to build capacity tell people the signs of climate change because some people dont understand that1 by ijeoma ndubisi1 ayuba an environmental scientist at the nasarawa state university keffi nsuk made the proposal in an interview with news agency of nigeria nan in abuja on tuesday1 he said that water transfer was the first option in restoring the lake adding that this would require the movement of water from another river1 suppressing evaporation can also help in the restoration of lake chad. we live in the tropics and we receive much water from rainfall1 the water disappears through evaporation we can suppress the evaporation which is the amount of moisture that goes up into the atmosphere1 part of the reasons for the drying up of lake chad is the high rate of evaporation of water he opined1 the don said that there was need to create more awareness through stakeholders on how to devise measures to save the shrinking of the lake1 climate change is a developmental issue every hand must be on deck1 an expert prof. haruna ayuba has proposed evaporation suppression as an alternative technique of restoring lake chad to save it from extinction1 we need all the experts stakeholders to develop a policy framework that people need to follow he said1 similarly he said that science and technology if properly utilised by indigenous scientists could ameliorate the challenges of restoring the lake1 according to him development of science and technology in the country is still laid-back adding that there is lack of a strategic plan to build the sector1 he decried lack of equipment in tertiary institutions for the study of science-related courses adding that it remained the bedrock of technology development1 ayuba noted that polytechnics in the country which were established to drive the technology sector had been allegedly disregarded1 we have also killed our polytechnics the polytechnics are supposed to help in building the technical manpower in the country1 now the emphasis is on paper qualification even those who graduate from polytechnics are coming to take degrees all over again he said1 he stressed the need for the nation to lay serious emphasis on practical application of acquired knowledge as against the present craze for paper qualifications1 lake chad basins 25000 square kilometres size in the 1960s had shrunk to 2500 square kilometres in 20001