There are conflicts between nomads and settled village dwellers, as nomads are forced to move their herds north after the first rains of the season but often have no pastures ready in the north. There are steps being taken to combat desertification in the Sahel, most notably by the Eden Foundation, but also by other groups.
The authorized travel days are calculated using 350 miles/day (based on the DTOD distance between the authorized points) for an employee or member. 1 travel day is allowed for each 350 miles of official distance of ordered travel.
If authorized return travel to the PDS requires more than 1 day and additional stopovers are required, per diem for the last day of travel is based on the M&IE rate applicable to the last stopover location. 7.f travel begins and ends on the same day, and is longer than 12 hours, per diem is 75 percent of the appropriate M&IE rate.