Recent Migration of Farming-Pastoral Ecotone Boundaries in the African Sahel (SSRN)
A crucial socio-ecological transition zone between dry pastoral and semi-arid agropastoral systems, the Farming-Pastoral Ecotone (FPE) in the African Sahel…
Sahel nations unite under new agricultural seed alliance to strengthen food security (Business Insider Africa)
The Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel) was established in July 2025 by Mali, Burkina Faso, and…
Ecosystem services, livelihoods and resilience in Sahel (Stockholm Resilience Centre)
In the Sahel, communities mostly depend on rainfed agriculture and pastoralism in the face of climate uncertainty and frequent droughts.…
Homogeneous soil moisture fields suppress Sahelian MCS frequency (arXiv)
The current study examines how soil moisture (SM) heterogeneity affects the occurrence and growth of Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs), which…
Sahel Agroecology Training Targets Youth Amid High Unemployment, Food Risk (Ecofin Agency)
With a rigorous 50/50 gender balance, the Sahel Opportunities II project (2025–2028) intends to teach 4,175 young people and farmers…
Winter sea surface temperature interhemispheric dipole as a predictor for Sahel summer rainfall (IOP SCIENCE)
In this vulnerable climate hotspot, accurate Sahelian summer rainfall (SSR) forecasting is essential for preventing hydrometeorological disasters. In order to…
Land, Peace and Security: Secure access to land as a vital guarantee for the protection of communities in the Sahel (OXFAM)
One of the main causes of violence, food and physical insecurity, and breaches of the fundamental rights of internally displaced…
Mixed rainfall conditions across West Africa and the Sahel, with areas of above- and below-average rainfall (FEWS NET)
Above its climatological position, the Intertropical Front keeps moving northward. While certain localized places receive above-normal amounts, seasonal total precipitation…
Climate-induced Migration and the Sahel Region’s economic future (ECONOLICY AFRICA)
The economic future of the Sahel must be seen in terms of resilience and change rather than merely crises. Migration…
Violent extremism erodes local climate resilience in the Sahel (ISS)
Rural Sahelians have traditionally used indigenous dispute settlement techniques to resolve climate-related conflicts, according to recent Institute for Security Studies…
Video… Climate, peace and security in the Sahel: What role for the EU? (ECDPM)
Although climate change is frequently viewed as a serious threat to Sahelian peace and development, it can also present fresh…
Ecosystem services, livelihoods and resilience in Sahel (Stockholm Resilience Centre)
In the Sahel, where livelihoods rely heavily on rainfed agriculture and pastoralism amid growing climate uncertainty, understanding how people engage…