As part of the research programme ‘Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma region’, this is the second of two reports seeking to understand the impact of humanitarian protection programmes implemented in the Liptako-Gourma region and examines the links between local protection and humanitarian protection mechanisms as well as offering an overview on the threats, risks and vulnerabilities affecting the local populations. Strengthening the effectiveness of protection programmes requires a clear understanding of the issues, grounded on quantitative and qualitative data collected from a representative sample of populations in Burkina Faso (Nord region), Mali (Mopti region) and Niger (Tillabéri region) …