Countering climate-related security risks in the Sahel: Strengthening climate resilience and peace (CGIAR)
In the Sahel, droughts and erratic floods intensify tensions and conflicts between communities. As a result, researchers from the Alliance…
West and Central Africa: UNOWAS and UNOCA pool their efforts to strengthen peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders and ensure the sustainable management of transhumance (UNOWAS)
From February 26 to 27, 2025, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and for Central…
For a collective commitment (UNOWAS Magazine)
The issue covers various topics, including Mr. Simão’s advocacy for a coordinated response to the ongoing crises in West Africa…
Analysis Of The Interconnected Risks Of Climate Security And Violent Extremism: A Practical Guide For Mauritania (UNICRI)
UNICRI has developed a tool tailored for Mauritania to help stakeholders incorporate climate, environmental, and conflict sensitivity into strategies to…
Building and maintaining social protection systems through a twin-track approach (World Food Programme)
Governments in the Sahel are spending more money on social protection models that are flexible, scalable, and adaptable to the…
Mapping Impact in Niger: Country-Level Impact of Adaptive Safety Nets in the Sahel (World Bank)
Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) is a collection of social protection policies, procedures, and initiatives that support the poorest people’s resilience,…
Including those in need, when they need it: Why dynamic social registries matter in shock-prone contexts like the Sahel (World Bank Blogs)
Glimpse: Dynamic social registers, as crucial delivery systems, may serve this function by accurately detecting changes in welfare among vulnerable…
Floods In The Lake Chad Basin and The Sahel: The Climate Change-ConflictNexus (Policy Center for the New South)
For almost ten years, villages in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin have been devastated by violent wars. The situation…
How Does Social Protection Impact Social Cohesion in the Sahel? A Review of Existing Evidence and Gaps (socialprotection.org)
This study looks at the Sahelian evidence base to determine what is known and what is still unknown about how…
Delivering shock-responsive social protection in the Sahel: Activating the twin-track approach in the face of political disruption (Lessons from Niger) (socialprotection.org)
Governments in the Sahel are making investments in social protection models that are flexible, scalable, and adaptable to the region’s…
Activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel. Report of the Secretary-General (via United Nations Security Council)
The time frame covered by the report hyperlinked below is July 1, 2024, to November 30, 2024. The document provides…
Increased investment in Sahel will boost development and resilience of rural populations (IFAD)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched the first-ever cooperative program that would assist about one million rural…