Sub-Sahara Africa

Africa has 3 of the 5 fastest growing nations on the planet

This growing population creates issues for the countries and the continent

The rapid population growth has created a great need for more food

Farmers cut away grassland to create more fields

The nutrition in the soil goes away, and the farm becomes desert

The increasing population pulls more and more on water resources

Many important lakes have begun to dry up

Lake Chad has shrunk by over 90% since the 1960's