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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Multiscale analysis of existing actual evapotranspiration products over agropastoral Sahel (Journal of Hydrology)
To improve the management of water resources at the plot to basin size, it is essential to comprehend the spatiotemporal…
West and Central Africa faces deepening food crisis – UN agencies call for enhanced humanitarian action and lasting hunger solutions (World Food Programme)
In the post-harvest season of 2024, more than 40 million individuals in West and Central Africa are having difficulty feeding…
Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel (CFR)
The African countries of the Sahel stand to be among the most affected by climate change. To help mitigate its…
The Untapped Potential of Great Green Wall Voluntary Carbon Market Projects: Unlocking Opportunities for Sahelian Communities (World Economic Forum)
The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel (GGW), spearheaded by the African Union, is already a regional concept…
Bearing the burden: Climate change-attributable losses and damages in the Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa (Polity, South Africa)
Since indirect costs and losses associated with slow-onset processes cannot be evaluated using the same technique, figures understate the actual…
‘Feeding millions’ – how land restoration can turn around Africa’s Sahel (World Food Programme)
For millions of farmers like her, agricultural output is under danger due to recurring droughts, deforestation, and soil degradation. At…