Cut down once again: Uncontrolled logging puts new Sahel reforestation projects at risk (Mongabay)
Several initiatives, just like the Reforestation 1400 and the Great Green Wall projects, were launched in these two Central African…
Reforestation and sylvopastoral systems in Sahelian drylands: evaluating return on investment from Provisioning Ecosystem Services, Senegal (Frontiers)
Through a quantification of the economic potential of the provisioning Ecosystem Services by these programs in Senegal, this paper shows…
RISING CEREAL PRICES COMPLICATE THE FOODEQUATION IN THE SAHEL AND WEST AFRICA (OECD & Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat)
Rising food prices continue to reduce the ability of households to access healthy and nutritious food, which is why they…
Drought versus flood: What matters more to the performance of Sahel farming systems? (Hydrological Processes)
Our results show that both drought and flood episodes (seven and six episodes, respectively) can be captured using the PDCI.…
Sustained financial support and access are urgently needed to save lives in Niger and Sahel region (World Food Programme e.a.)
The Regional United Nations (UN) agencies are concerned that millions of people are at severe risk unless humanitarian aid and…
Proactive policy options for drought resilience in the Sahel region (Journal of Arid Environments)
The results show that adaptation options such as sustainable agricultural practices, migration, diversification of income sources, and social networks are…
Seasonal Deprivation in the Sahel Is Large, Widespread, and Can Be Anticipated (The World Bank)
Shocks and seasonality may have profound effects on poor households’ wellbeing, especially in contexts like the Sahel where livelihoods depend…
G5 SAHEL: OPERATIONAL SESSION ON THE SIDELINES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Alliance Sahel)
The Sahel Alliance and the G5 Sahel have formed a solid partnership, with regular contacts with both the rotating G5…
West and Central Africa — Liptako Gourma and Central Sahel Situation Monthly Dashboard 38 (June 2023) (IOM UN Migration)
The Central Sahel area, and in particular the Liptako Gourma region, which borders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is affected…
Digitalisation in the Sahel – Piloting interactive voice response (Sustain Sahel)
Digital tools hold the potential to open the untapped potential of agroecology across Africa. One such tool, aiming to reach…
WFP resilience programmes in Sahel act as buffer against instability, build peace and social cohesion – study finds (World Food Programme)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s efforts to build resilience to climate-related and human-made shocks and stressors have been…
Guide for civil society – Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel (Inter-Réseaux)
Groundswell International and Cultivate! publish this new report on how to develop and diversify agro-ecology in the Sahel. The report…