Climate Risk Profile: Sahel (UNHCR, UN Sahel)
The UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) calls for focused effort to improve resilience in the Sahel due to…
A Gathering Storm. A study on the gendered impact ofclimate change on the rights of adolescentgirls and young women in the Sahel (Plan International)
The report, which focuses on climate change and its specific effects on the lived experiences of teenage girls and young…
Human-caused climate change fuels extreme heat in Africa’s Sahel region: Burkina Faso and Mali (Climate Central)
Due to human-caused climate change, the likelihood of unusually high temperatures during the next four days (March 4-8) in Burkina…
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,…
Civic space and human rights defenders in the Sahel. A regional convergence of repressive practices (The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders)
“Against backdrop of political instability, civil society organisations in the four countries coveredby this study – and human rights defenders…
Espace civique et défenseur·es des droits humains au Sahel. Convergence régionale des pratiques de répression (L’Observatoire pour la Protection des Défenseurs des Droits Humains)
“Dans contexte d’instabilité politique, les organisations de la société civile dans les quatre payscouverts par l’étude, ainsi que les défenseur·es…
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…