Defying drought across the Sahel (World Bank)
Prosperity is based on water, especially in low-income areas where more than half of all jobs are in industries related…
Favorable rainfall conditions during the rainy season over the Sahel and a slow start of the short rainy season in the Gulf of Guinea countries (FEWS NET)
Over the Gulf of Guinea, the second rainy season, which runs from September to November, is predicted to be below…
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…
Changing climate, changing realities: migration in the Sahel (British Red Cross via Preventionweb)
The current study explores the interplay between environmental and climate change and migration in the Sahel, with a focus on…
The Great Green Wall (National Geographic)
A daring project led by Africa, the Great Green Wall was started in 2007 to fight desertification throughout the Sahel.…
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…
Sahel: What is countries, climate, flora, fauna and conflict (evidence network)
The Sahel, a semi-arid region that stretches across Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is thoroughly described…
An imminent return to drought in the western Sahel? (ScienceAdvances)
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, the semi-arid Sahel saw spatially homogeneous drought throughout the 1970s and 1980s.…
Partnership strengthens resilience in five countriesas climate change increases child risks (UNICEF)
Conflict and insecurity throughout the Sahel are being exacerbated by the growing effects of climate change. Children are disproportionately affected…
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…
Environmental peacebuilding as a climate-security priority for the EU – Examples from the Sahel (ecdpm)
Conflict, climate change, and fragility are overlapping crises in the Central Sahel, but responses are still disjointed. Through climate-sensitive initiatives…
Publication: Revisiting Five Facts about Shocks in the Sahel (World Bank)
The population’s vulnerability is increased by the Sahel region’s high level of shock exposure, particularly from climate-related and conflict-induced shocks.…