Question

xplain how each of the following natural conditions has influenced. the way of life in the Sahara desert.

2) scarcity of water ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Some of the people who live in the Sahara raise crops on irrigated land in an oasis. Others tend flocks of goats, sheep, and camels. These herders find grass for the stock along the desert's fringe or where sudden rains have fallen. They live in tents so they can move easily as soon as the grass is eaten in one place.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

Water production and consumption growth rates is key for African countries to achieve efficient and equitable allocation of these resources.

The 2017 Report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations indicates that Growing water scarcity is now one of the leading challenges for sustainable development. This is because an increasing number of the river basins have reached conditions of water scarcity through the combined demands of agriculture and other sectors.

Levels of water scarcity in Africa are predicted to reach dangerously high levels by 2025. It is estimated that about two-third of the world's population may suffer from fresh water shortage by 2025. Although, the earth is made up of 70 percent water, only 3 percent of this water is actually fresh water, which is suitable for consumption. Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. Water scarcity can be caused by droughts, lack of rainfall, or human and animal pollutions. Its main causes in Africa are physical and economic scarcity, rapid population growth, and climate change.

Although Sub-Saharan Africa has a plentiful supply of rainwater, it is seasonal and unevenly distributed, leading to frequent floods and droughts. Additionally, prevalent economic development and poverty issues, compounded with rapid population growth and rural-urban migration have rendered Sub-Saharan Africa as the world's poorest and least developed region.

Impacts of water scarcity in Africa range from health (women and children are particularly affected) to education, agricultural productivity, sustainable development as well as the potential for more water conflicts.

To adequately address the issue of water scarcity in Africa, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa emphasizes the need to invest in the development of Africa's potential water resources to reduce unnecessary suffering, ensure food security, and protect economic gains by effectively managing droughts, floods, and desertification. Some suggested and ongoing efforts to achieve this include an emphasis on infrastructural implementations and improvements of wells, rainwater catchment systems, and clean-water storage tanks.