DESERTIFICATION PROCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE " IN THE SUDAN-SAHEL A CASE STUDY OF KATSINA STATE

Abstract

ABSTRACT Desertification is one of the most serious environmental problems in Katsina State, with dire economic c'onsequences on the entire nation. Interviews and group discussioils were undertaken due to the time constraints of this research work, but adequate results were obtained. Also photographs were taken as visible proves " . confirming the role of desertitication and also journals and research papers were consulted for juslUiable results. The causes of desertification are diverse combination of natural and anthropological processes, which were critically analysed and tackled at local and national levels in this research work. Desertification has been with us for sometime. Regrettably, not much attention was paid to the phenomenon which has developed into an alarming scope needing concerted effort and huge investment by Government involving the masses to ensure effective control on short and long-term basis. However, ih the course of this research work, it was discovered that most of the . villagecOl~munities are not involved in Government Projects, hence the apparent ignorance of the consequence of their negative activities, which have senous implication on the worsening situation in land degradation in the State.