Building and maintaining social protection systems through a twin-track approach (World Food Programme)
Governments in the Sahel are spending more money on social protection models that are flexible, scalable, and adaptable to the…
The Sahel Can Revolutionize Renewable Energy Access and Affordability Up to the Last Mile (efficacynews)
The Sahel can bridge the gap between rural and urban areas and narrow the energy gap via collaborations, creative incentives,…
Towards Sustainable Food Security in the Sahel: Integrating Traditional Conservation Practices and Controlled Irrigation to Overcome Water Scarcity During the Dry Season for Onion and Jute Production (MDPI)
In order to improve dry-season crop yields, the study investigates a novel strategy that combines two traditional Sahelian soil conservation…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative: A Catalyst for Sahel-Saharan Integration (Powers of Africa)
The Atlantic Initiative, which was introduced in November 2023 and aims to establish a strong commercial and transportation network between…