Drought in Africa: An English Composition Final Essay Topic
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This essay will analyze the situation of drought in East and Sub Saharan Africa in detail, it will provide an overview of the efforts being made by the international and regional authorities and local communities to bring the situation under control and will conclude with recommendations for the same.
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Running Head: ENGLISH COMPOSITION FINAL ESSAY TOPIC English Composition Final Essay Topic Name of the Student Name of the University Author Note
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1ENGLISH COMPOSITION FINAL ESSAY TOPIC Date 3.2.2019 Finalization of Essay Topic for English Composition The topic that I am going to be working on for my English composition is Drought in Africa, with special reference to eastern and sub Saharan Africa. Strategies for Deriving Essay Topic The decision to write a final essay on the subject of Drought in Africa has been arrived at after reading a lot of literature and raw data on the subject matter on the internet. Peer reviewed journal articles were accessed on the subject after coming across news pieces and magazine columns about the problem of drought in East Africa and the efforts being undertaken by local, regional and international actors to bring the problem under control. In addition to peer reviewed articles and news pieces on the subject matter, visual media and online video channels like Youtube.com and even social media like Twitter was accessed to read more about the subject as widely as possible (Agutu et al., 2017). Final Thesis Statement for the Essay Topic The Drought in East Africa and Sub Saharan African is an inevitable outcome of the depletion of natural resources due to climate change. Many erstwhile areas of the continent are arid and dry because of the changing climatic conditions, with rainfall being reduced to a bare minimum in the entire region (AghaKouchak, 2015). Tentative Outline of the Final Essay 1.Introduction to the Topic and thesis statement
2ENGLISH COMPOSITION FINAL ESSAY TOPIC 2.In depth literature review that includes the review of books, peer reviewed journals, research reports and newspaper articles on the subject matter. 3.Analysis of the key findings of the literature review 4.Recommendations on how drought in Eastern and Sub Saharan Africa can be brought under control with special reference to the initiative that can be taken by the international community for this purpose 5.Conclusion Introduction to the Essay Topic Pastoralists in Eastern Africa especially the Horn of Africa have been following the changes in the seasons and the movements of their animals traditionally, for the purpose of cultivation. However, the effects of severe drought like conditions here have compelled many people residing here to move, with their hardly being any water for them and their animals to drink, let alone to bathe (McNally et al., 2016). Across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia as well as the autonomous area that is designated as Somaliland the drought has become quite acute. As many as 10.7 million people are faced with the possibility of hunger, and death due to hunger. With the rainfall being very low in all of these places, especially in the months of March and April, when it is otherwise known to shower in plenty, concerns are rising as to for how much longer it is that the drought like conditions will continue. This essay will analyze the situation of drought in East and Sub Saharan Africa in detail, it will provide an overview of the efforts being made by the international and regional authorities and local communities to bring the situation under control and will conclude with recommendations for the same (Vrieling et al., 2016).
3ENGLISH COMPOSITION FINAL ESSAY TOPIC References AghaKouchak, A. (2015). A multivariate approach for persistence-based drought prediction: Application to the 2010–2011 East Africa drought.Journal of Hydrology,526, 127- 135 Agutu, N. O., Awange, J. L., Zerihun, A., Ndehedehe, C. E., Kuhn, M., & Fukuda, Y. (2017). Assessingmulti-satelliteremotesensing,reanalysis,andlandsurfacemodels' products in characterizing agricultural drought in East Africa.Remote sensing of environment,194, 287-302. McNally, A., Shukla, S., Arsenault, K. R., Wang, S., Peters-Lidard, C. D., & Verdin, J. P. (2016). Evaluating ESA CCI soil moisture in East Africa.International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation,48, 96-109. Vrieling, A., Meroni, M., Mude, A. G., Chantarat, S., Ummenhofer, C. C., & de Bie, K. C. (2016). Early assessment of seasonal forage availability for mitigating the impact of drought on East African pastoralists.Remote sensing of environment,174, 44-55.