According to Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, President and CEO of Corus International, the Sahel faces multifaceted challenges, including the socioeconomic repercussions of COVID-19 and escalating climate-related threats. Regional temperatures are increasing at 1.5 times the global average, while 80% of agricultural land has been degraded due to erratic precipitation patterns, abbreviated rainy seasons, and intensifying droughts and floods. Consequently, approximately 30 million individuals experience food insecurity, with 9.4 million suffering from severe hunger. Climate change accelerates environmental degradation and exacerbates competition over scarce resources, fueling one of the world’s most rapidly expanding displacement crises. Effective resilience-building efforts must integrate responses to both climate and conflict dynamics. Corus International exemplifies the implementation of comprehensive solutions in the issue of In Unison hyperlinked below —with the help of subsistence farmers, pastoralists, and displaced communities—by enhancing food security, livelihoods, and long-term resilience. Emphasis is placed on fostering social cohesion, strengthening climate-adaptive agricultural practices, establishing drought early warning systems, and advancing disaster preparedness measures to safeguard lives and economic stability.
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