Regreening the Sahel: A quiet agroecological evolution (Oxfam)
This case study examines the interacting factors that have led to success. It highlights the fundamental connections between human, environmental…
The Sahel’s “Great Green Wall” is more than about planting trees (commonspace.eu)
“The Sahel ‘Great green wall'”‘ is an ambitious project to plant trees across 7000 kilometers from the Red Sea to…
Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel (Council on Foreign Relations)
“The African countries of the Sahel stand to be among the most affected by climate change. To help mitigate its…
More than 7 million children will suffer from severe hunger in central Sahel by mid-2023 (ECHO, Save the Children via Reliefweb)
“Many factors are causing the food crisis, including conflict, poverty and climate change in the form of droughts, floods and…
World Bank Urges The Sahel Region To Prioritize Climate Adaptation (Africa-Executive)
“The newly released Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for the G5 Sahel region estimates that up to 13.5 million…
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…
Climate change, vulnerability and security in the Sahel (Climate Diplomacy)
“Climate change plays an important role in the future of the Sahel. Temperatures could rise 1.5 times faster than the…
Shifting Climate Zones: Sahel might get 50 % more rain by 2040 (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
“Climate change could turn one of Africa’s driest regions into a very wet one by boosting the Monsoon circulation. New…
Ending the Vicious Cycle: The Global Repercussions of the Food Crisis in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)
“Higher temperatures, erratic rainfall and desertification devastate the pastoral and nomadic-agriculture systems so critical to countries in the Sahel and…
Desertification in Africa: Causes, Effects and Solutions (earth.org)
“With the Sahel region being the most vulnerable and heavily affected by desertification, an initiative known as ‘The Green Wall’…
Strengthening resilience in Central Sahel: Progress and challenges (Reliefweb)
“The Central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) are facing a security, food and nutrition crisis of exceptional magnitude…
AT COP 27, UNOWAS WITH ITS PARTNERS CONVENED TWO SIDE EVENTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAKAR CALL TO ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, PEACE AND SECURITY (UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL)
“As part of the implementation of the Dakar Call to Action on Climate Change, Peace and Security in West Africa…