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…
Tropical Waves Are Key Drivers of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Central Sahel (AGU)
A composite analysis reveals that moist, cyclonic and upper-level divergence anomalies are found on average as a result of several…
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…
World Bank: the importance of groundwater on climate resilience in the Sahel (The World Bank)
As most groundwater resources in this region are transboundary, the World Bank commends the countries on their determination to strengthen…
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…
Wilson Memo | Converging Risks: Demographic Trends, Gender Inequity, and Security Challenges in the Sahel (Wilson Center)
Security conditions in the Sahel are rapidly deteriorating. Since 2016, the region has witnessed a16-fold increase in terrorist attacks. In…
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)…
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Sudan-Sahel Region in West Africa – Insights from Burkina Faso (ESS OPEN ARCHIVE)
The Sudan-Sahel region has long been vulnerable to environmental change. However, the intensification of global warming has led to unprecedented…