Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward (World Bank Blogs)
In addition to guiding the required transformation of the livestock industry in West Africa, pastoral systems must be protected for…
Roads and Conflicts in North and West Africa (OECD/SWAC via msc)
Insurgents attack transportation networks because they are essential to state sovereignty, economic activity, and government. While governments rely on these…
Strengthening the Social Contract through Improved Service Delivery (Central Sahel Monitor, World Bank)
The World Bank’s dedication to enhancing people’s livelihoods by reestablishing the social contract via improved service delivery in the Central…
The Sahel Can Revolutionize Renewable Energy Access and Affordability Up to the Last Mile (UNDP via APO GROUP)
The Sahel can bridge the gap between rural and urban areas and narrow the energy gap via collaborations, creative incentives,…
Anticipatory action and resilience in the Sahel pastoral region: Geoethical considerations in exploring the potential of coupling a regional early warning system with simulation modelling as a semi-qualitative case study in the development sector (Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences)
In order to propose a georisks adaptive governance framework that takes geoethical principles into account, this study conceptually reviews the…
Small-Scale Irrigation in the Sahel: Adoption Trends, Profitability, and Challenges (SSRN)
Glimpse: Using literature and survey data from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal, the study examines the present uptake of…
The gendered impacts of the climate crisis in the Sahel: an urgent call for climate-resilient livelihoods (Humanitarian Practice Network)
In the Sahel, the effects of the climate disaster are strongly gendered, with men and women as well as boys…
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…
Strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region (2024–2030) (Government.no)
Glimpse: The goal of the plan is to encourage action to stop the Sahel and coastal states from experiencing more…
Video… What role for Europe in the 2040 Sahel? (Fondation pour la recherche stratégique)
Discussion with Anna Schmauder (GPPi), Beatriz de León Cobo (independent consultant and researcher specialized in West Africa political and security…
Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa (CGIAR)
Despite making up at least 40% of the agricultural workforce, women frequently do not have significant access to labor, land,…
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…