groundwater crisis (ongoing): lake chad basin: diffa, niger: JHahn_LakeChadBasin_05

A group of women and children search for wood across from the Grain Wanzam Camp in Diffa, Niger.Garin Wanzam Camp is the largest camp in the region hosting almost 23,000 displaced people. Many cut down trees in the area in order to help reduce the cost of firewood which can cost up to 30-40 percent of a family's monthly budget.

A group of women and children search for wood across from the Grain Wanzam Camp in Diffa, Niger. 

Garin Wanzam Camp is the largest camp in the region hosting almost 23,000 displaced people. Many cut down trees in the area in order to help reduce the cost of firewood which can cost up to 30-40 percent of a family's monthly budget.