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Climate change, overfishing: Lake Chad sees fish stocks dwindle

22 Sep 2026, 11:30 GMT By Harold GIRARD
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Photo Climate change, overfishing: Lake Chad sees fish stocks dwindle
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People living in Chad’s Lake Province are bearing the brunt of climate change. The region and the communities that have developed there have historically depended on this vast body of water. Fishing, first and foremost, but also farming, are the pillars of local livelihoods. Yet both are increasingly disrupted by erratic weather patterns: dwindling fish stocks, damaged farmland and a rising cost of living.