title: The Sahel: drought, desertification and famine.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Timberlake
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D000383:Agriculture; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002596:Chad; D002980:Climate; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004777:Environment; D005523:Food Supply; D005843:Geography; D008302:Mali; D008435:Mauritania; D008877:Middle East; D009548:Niger; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011640:Public Policy; D012675:Senegal; D013217:Starvation
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Agricultural Development; Arab Countries; Burkina Faso; Cape Verde; Carrying Capacity; Chad; Climate; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Development Policy; Environment; Famine; Food Supply; French Speaking Africa; Geographic Factors; Land Supply; Mali; Mauritania; Middle Africa; Natural Resources; Niger; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Portuguese Speaking Africa; Senegal; Spatial Distribution; Western Africa