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UNICEF was the sole provider of ready-to-use therapeutic foods in the country, distributed water treatment tablets to some regions, and helped rehabilitate wells affected by floods. The agency also supported the Niger government's response by providing non-food item kits, which were distributed by
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Cities in Niger have poor planning and have not been able to adapt to rapidly growing population changes. Drainage systems are approaching capacity, and many towns even lack drainage networks. Because of rapid population growth, residents have built houses without planning and organization. The
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Descroix, L.; Mahé, G.; Lebel, T.; Favreau, G.; Galle, S.; Gautier, E.; Olivry, J-C.; Albergel, J.; Amogu, O.; Cappelaere, B.; Dessouassi, R. (2009-08-30). "Spatio-temporal variability of hydrological regimes around the boundaries between
Sahelian and Sudanian areas of West Africa: A synthesis".
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According to estimates, the 2016 flood resulted in the loss of at least 38 lives and destroyed around 9.000 homes, leaving thousands of people homeless. Approximately 26.000 livestock were lost. The floods provoked substantial displacement, exacerbated by ongoing attacks by
185:, a tributary of the Niger River, measured a rise of 2.9 m over a two-week period at the end of July, the highest river level recorded in over 50 years of the station's operation. Water levels continued to rise, reaching their highest mark on 6 September since 1964 in the
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Aich, Valentin; Liersch, Stefan; Vetter, Tobias; Fournet, Samuel; Andersson, Jafet C.M.; Calmanti, Sandro; van Weert, Frank H.A.; Hattermann, Fred F.; Paton, Eva N. (2016-08-15). "Flood projections within the Niger River Basin under future land use and climate change".
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The sub-Saharan region has seen an increase in the occurrence and intensity of floods during the past two decades, with the consequence of destabilizing food supply and health in an area already affected by extreme poverty and rapid population growth.
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discharge: Large amounts of water are released during the rainstorm season. The water volume downstream of the river channel increases and the water level of the river rises.
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Scientific Data 4: 170063 DOI:10.1038/sdata.2017.63.
547:"Climate change impacts on runoff in West Africa: a review"
818:"UNICEF Niger Humanitarian Situation Report, October 2016"
900:"UNICEF Niger Humanitarian Situation Report August 2016"
355:"Extreme flooding predicted in Mali's Inner Niger Delta"
918:"UNICEF Niger Humanitarian Situation Report July 2016"
327:"West Africa – Deadly Floods in Mali and Burkina Faso"
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from August 9 to August 27, and unusual rains in the
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836:"OCHA Bulletin humanitaire Niger Août 2016"
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411:Science of the Total Environment
16:2016 flooding of the Niger River
1266:2023 African Great Lakes floods
1223:2022 Kasese District landslides
594:Dan-Jumbo, Nimi Gibson (2018).
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325:Davies, Richard (2016-08-12).
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101:during heavy downpour events.
64:of various rivers throughout
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1109:2015 Southeast Africa floods
1083:Early 2000 Madagascar floods
386:. 2016-09-18. Archived from
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1359:Natural disasters in Niger
1233:2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods
1165:2020 African Sahel floods
1144:2019 Durban Easter floods
1134:2016–2017 Zimbabwe floods
1002:1908 Port Elizabeth flood
572:10.5194/hess-18-2789-2014
1276:2023 Western Cape floods
1271:2023 South Africa floods
1218:2022 Eastern Cape floods
1203:2022 Antananarivo floods
1012:1987 South Africa floods
1364:2016 disasters in Niger
1170:2020 East Africa floods
1124:2016 Johannesburg flood
1073:2009 West Africa floods
602:University of Edinburgh
243:Doctors Without Borders
479:10.3126/ije.v4i3.13244
359:Wetlands International
265:Central African Francs
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1354:2016 floods in Africa
1053:2007 Mozambican flood
1043:2000 Mozambique flood
1007:1981 Laingsburg flood
631:Humanitarian Response
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91:Global climate change
1228:2022 Kinshasa floods
1119:2016 Ethiopian flood
504:Journal of Hydrology
1321:Arbaat Dam collapse
1238:2022 Nigeria floods
1063:2008 Namibia floods
1048:2007 African floods
737:2018Clim....6...59F
563:2014HESS...18.2789R
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181:. A station on the
104:Excessive upstream
85:Wetland degradation
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28:June–September 2016
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1258:2023 Africa floods
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1104:2013 Sudan floods
1078:2008 Benin floods
1058:2007 Sudan floods
1017:1988 Sudan floods
239:Nigerian refugees
187:Inner Niger Delta
125:includes area in
123:Niger River basin
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394:2019-10-26
365:24 October
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770:Who's Who
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229:Response
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61:flooding
33:Location
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