A view of the parched ground of a lake bed in the Chalbi Desert. 

Parched ground of a lake bed in the Chalbi Desert. 

A view of the arid landscape and a village in the distance in the Chalbi Desert. 

An ECHO flight (European Commission of Humanitarian Aid Department) landing at the North Horr airstrip in the Chalbi Desert. 

A view of a pastoralist settlement in the Afkaba region of the Chalbi Desert. 

A view of a pastoralist settlement in the Afkaba region of the Chalbi Desert. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

A view of a pastoralist village in the Chalbi Desert. 

Pastoralists water their livestock at a trough at El Bes Oasis in the Chalbi Desert. 

Pastoralists water their livestock at a trough at El Bes Oasis in the Chalbi Desert. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

A view of a pastoralist village in the Chalbi Desert. 

Pastoralists water their goats and various livestock at a trough at El Bes Oasis in the Chalbi Desert. 

NIGER 2007. A view of a dry reservoir seen from the Ibohamane dam. 

Camels are herded through the Chalbi Desert from North Horr to El Bes Oasis for water.