 Elizabeth Ilbudu Nebia of Arizona State University surveyed about 160 households in the region about their experiences with water shortages. She says in farming families, the burden of gathering water often falls on women. They have to walk long distance. Some of the girls have to leave school or go get water before they go to school. But in Fulani families, men often bear the brunt of water stress. The Fulani people are cattle herders who move their animals seasonally to find good pastures.