Support urgently needed to avert a deeper Sahel crisis, UNHCR’s protection chief warns (UNHCR)
The region has enormous challenges. The consequences of climate change are causing new acute strains in addition to the numerous…
Bringing forth water to combat food insecurity and climate change in the Sahel (The World Bank)
Rainfed farming is the main source of income for 64% of the Sahelian people, who are mostly rural residents. Just…
Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel (Council on Foreign Relations)
The African countries of the Sahel stand to be among the most affected by climate change. To help mitigate its…
Foundations of Burkina Faso’s Great Green Wall: Vegetation Growth in the Sahel Since 1990 (Toronto Metropolitan University)
In 2006, the African Union conceived a plan to halt the advancing desert, a wall of greenery stretching from coast…
Reorienting Europe’s Approach in the Sahel (International Crisis Group)
To that end, the EU and its member states should … eorient their policies toward the long term in three…
Climate change, illicit economies and community resilience: Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)
In West Africa, communities grappling with the severe impacts of climate change are turning to organized crime for survival. This…
Climate Change & Human Mobility In Africa: Global Political Implications (Global Forum on Migration and Development via Friedrich Ebert Foundation)
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G5 Sahel Region : Country Climate and Development Report – Annex (The World Bank)
The five countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger (the G5) in the Sahel region of Africa are…
Solutions ouest-africaines pour des systèmes alimentaires durables (Inter-Réseaux)
Pour des besoins de capitalisation, le rapport met en valeur quelques initiatives agroécologiques rémunératrices toutes adaptées à leurs terroirs, filières…
Financement de la protection sociale adaptative au Burkina Faso (Inter-Réseaux)
L’analyse présentée dans ce rapport démontre que le dispositif de protection sociale, les instruments de rétention des risques et la…
Publication: Stress Testing Adaptive Social Protection Systems in the Sahel (World Bank)
Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) plays a critical role in preventing or mitigating the negative impacts of shocks and boosting resilience…
How Climate Change Fuels Conflict in the Sahel (American Security Project)
Adapting to the magnitude of temperature and precipitation changes expected in the Sahel will be challenging for already stressed governments.…