Uzroci i posljedice smanjenja jezera Čad

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): The causes and effects of shrinking of the Lake Chad
• Author: Helena Selić
• Mentor: Danijel Orešić (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Geography); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE; Geography

Abstract

Jezero Čad je slatkovodno jezero na prostoru središnje Afrike, smješteno na rubu pustinje Sahare, a okružuju ga države Čad, Kamerun, Niger i Nigerija. Jezero je endoreičko, a dvije važne pritoke su rijeke Chari i Yobe. Bazen jezera Čad ima veliku socijalnu, ekonomsku i političku važnost za tamošnje stanovništvo, te njih, a i biljni i životinjski svijet opskrbljuje vodom. Za pretpostaviti je da bi trend smanjenja jezera, koji se očituje kroz posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća, mogao imati značajne posljedice za stanovništvo i održivost toga prostora u budućnosti. U radu će se proučavanjem literature i satelitskih snimaka istražiti promjena volumena jezera Čad te uzroci i posljedice smanjenja jezera za njegovu okolinu.

Abstract (english)

The Lake Chad is freshwater lake in Central Africa, positioned on the edge of Sahara desert, and surrounded by Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. The lake is endoreic, with two main tributaries, Chari and Yobe. The lake Chad basin has a great social, economic and politic importance for millions of people, and also provides water for people, flora and fauna. It is presumably that the trend of shrinking of the lake, which can be seen through last few decades, will have significant consequences for people and sustainability of the ecosystem in future. This paper will examine changes of the volume of the lake Chad based on satellite images and will investigate causes and effects of that change for its surrounding.

• Keywords: jezero Čad; isušivanje; klimatske promjene; antropogeni utjecaj
• Keywords (english): Chad; shrinking; climate change; human impact
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:827416
• Study programme: Title: Geography; specializations in: Undergraduate University Study in Geography; Course: Undergraduate University Study in Geography; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) geografije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) geografije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2018-01-16 13:31:59