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AuthorNidhi Nagabhatla

Research Fellow (UNU-CRIS) and Adj Prof McMaster University, Canada, United Nations University. Served as a Principal Researcher with the United Nations University ( INWEH) leading research and the capacity development program focusing on the 2030 Agenda to Transforming our world presented as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . With > 20 years of experience as a systems science specialist, coordinating and implemented transdisciplinary projects in various geographical regions [Asia, South Africa, Western Europe, and Canada] serving with leading institutes viz International Water Management Institute (IWMI), World Fish Center and IUCN, Oxford University, Leibniz University (Germany) and McMaster University (Canada) on sustainability research and science-policy interfacing- I carry a simple message – co-creation and collective action. Steering Partnerships and ownership of the joint goals, SDG’s for instance, present an opportunity toward a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity, common agenda to strengthen water security, sustainability and peace in spaces of democracy.
Lake Chad captured from Diffa, Niger. GettyImages.

How the private sector is shaping the future of Lake Chad and the Congo Basin

by Nidhi Nagabhatla Jun 26, 2021Jun 26, 2021

Lake Chad’s declining water level has been on the political agenda of the Sahel region since the 1960s. The water is shared by Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon though it also affects communities in the larger regional spread of the basin that includes Libya, Algeria, Sudan and the Central African Republic. It’s central to the livelihoods of over 30 million people.

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