Climate change, development, and conflict-fragility nexus in the Sahel (Brookings)
More than 40 years after a catastrophic famine struck the region, the Sahel has once again become the focus of…
Resilience of Agrosystems in the Sahel and West Africa: The Need for a Shift Towards Interdisciplinary Paradigms (SSRN)
he following article focuses on these agrosystems’ resilience, for which several criteria have been monitored over multiple decades by the…
Analysis report on biomass production in 2023 in the Sahel (Sig Sahel)
Biomass production globally close to normal in the Sahelian zone of West Africa Biomass production higher than normal in the…
Architects “could be very important” to Africa’s Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem (Dezeen)
The coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project to heal land in Africa’s Sahel region, Elvis Paul Tangem, calls…
Climate change and resilience in the Central Sahel (CIDOB 50)
This policy paper summarises the main findings from research conducted under CASCADES on the Central Sahel, covering Burkina Faso, Mali…
The EU strategy for the Sahel: an overarching approach to a systematic crisis (VUP Brussels School of Governance)
This policy paper explores the complex issues threatening the Sahel region’s security and stability. It looks at important topics like…
Hand in Hand Investment Forum: Spotlight on Sahel and Dry Corridor regional initiatives (FAO)
Governments from five countries outlined their commitments in the area and – notably given some recent government changes in the…
Building resilience in the Sahel region through job creation for youth (FAO)
The Sahel region is nowadays facing many challenges, including insecurity, rising extremism, lacking of economic prospects and decent employment opportunities,…
Sahelian biomass production analysis bulletin at rainy mid-season 2023 (SigSahel)
Biomass production near average levels throughout West Africa and the Sahel. Good biomass production in the southern region of Mauritania…
Closing the opportunity gap in the Sahel (Brookings)
The countries of the Sahel rank among the world’s lowest on the Human Capital Index … , which quantifies the…
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…
A PERSISTENT FOOD AND NUTRITION CRISIS SPREADSFROM THE SAHEL TO THE GULF OF GUINEA (OECD & Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat)
Analysis of the Cadre harmonisé indicates that around 29.5 million people were in need of immediate food assistance (phase 3-5)…