Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’ (UN News)
“The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” that people there are…
The importance of food systems in a climate crisis for peace and security in the Sahel (ICRC)
“The objective of this paper is to demonstrate and discuss the importance of food systems under a climate crisis in…
Exploring the conflict blind spots in climate adaptation finance in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (SPARC)
“This working paper forms part of SPARC’s aim to generate evidence to build the resilience of millions of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists…
Institutions, informality, and conflict in the Sahel: The case for Mali (Brookings)
“The survey data support our recommendations, first by suggesting increased focus on central and local government cooperation, as it documents…
Food crisis: the EU takes action to support Africa’s Sahel and Lake Chad regions (European Commission)
A total of €554 million in 2022 will be targeted at increasing food security in Sahel and Lake Chad, where…
How pastoralism supports livelihoods and builds peace (foodforafrica.com)
The Sahel region, which stretches from the Sahara desert in the north to the southern savannahs of Sudan, plays a…
Human Rights Climate Change and Migration in the Sahel (OHCHR)
This report provides an overview of climate change-related migration through a human rights lens.Building on a case study included in…
Pastoralism: Supporting livelihoods, building peace (FAO)
With funding from the Peacebuilding Fund, FAO and the IOM have partnered on a project in the Liptako-Gourma area, which…
Assessing the Environmental Suitability for Transhumance in Support of Conflict Prevention in the Sahel (MDPI)
A clear difference in environmental suitability between the origin and destination areas of herders was found in the dry season,…
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…