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Record No. MRB-2026-006735

Lake Chad's dramatic shrinkage

Environment & Sustainability
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Chad
Category
Environment & Sustainability
Country
Chad ( TD )
Achievement Date
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Reference

Record Description

Once one of Africa's largest lakes, Lake Chad has shrunk by roughly 90 percent since the 1960s due to climate change and overuse, making it one of the most documented cases of lake shrinkage in the world.
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