Website Statistics
Dear Network, I am thrilled to share the latest statistics for my websites under Policyinstitute.net, de-news.net, and thorstenkoch.com. From 2017…
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.…
A 60-year analysis of past hydroclimatic variability and trends in the Mouhoun river catchment in West Africa (scientific reports)
For West African water management, an understanding of hydroclimatic trends is essential. With an emphasis on streamflow (Q), precipitation (P),…
Neither Enough, Nor Adequate: A participatory assessment of the barriers to local access for climate finance in the Sahel (OXFAM)
One of the main topics of discussion for the next COP29 decision to establish a New Collective Quantified Goal on…
Desert to Power: Independent power production in Sahel takes decisive step forward at fifth ministerial meeting (ecofin agency)
At the fifth ministerial summit, which was organized by the African Development Bank and took place in Ouagadougou on June…
Sahel Ministers Approve Groundbreaking Energy Reforms to Fast-Track Solar Investment (Africa Energy Portal)
At the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Desert to Power Initiative, which is coordinated by the African Development Bank, energy…
Resilience in the Sahel: Addressing the Nexus of Climate Change and Violent Extremism in Mauritania (unicri)
As climate change and violent extremism collide, West Africa faces increasing risks that call for immediate response. With its strategic…
Building Climate Resilience at Scale in the Sahel (World Bank)
The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) of the World Bank is used as an example case study in this…
Making the concept of resilience in the Sahel more useful (PreventionWeb)
The two main issues with international attempts to increase resilience in the Sahel are that those who ought to be…
Sahel Education White Paper: The State of Education in the Sahel (World Bank)
A better long-term future for the Sahel area depends on universal access to high-quality education. Education boosts wages and employability,…
WFP 2025 Regional Response Strategy: Addressing the spill over of the Sahel crisis in the Gulf of Guinea (Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire)
WFP’s foundation for aiding vulnerable communities impacted by the Sahelian crisis is this sub-regional approach. It helps governments build resilience…