Sahel
How can development partners support food security in protracted crises?
This policy brief summarises insights from recent SPARC research on how to bolster food security in countries affected by conflict and protracted crises.
Pastoralism, farming and a changing climate in the Sahel region
This case study sheds light on the adverse impacts of climate change for pastoral livelihoods in the Sahel region, and the need for regional coordination to build resilience in the region.
CLIMAP portal: online climate tool to support Senegalese agricultural planning
A new online climate tool, the CLIMAP portal, has been developed to help support agricultural planning in Senegal.
Restoration of degraded ecosystems in the Sudanese refugee-hosting area in eastern Chad
The initiative aims to promote the peaceful cohabitation between local and displaced communities based on joint rehabilitation of overexploited ecosystems.
Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Sahel Using Vulnerability Reduction Credits
This chapter summarizes the structure and utility of Vulnerability Reduction Credits and shows how VRCs are created and integrated into adaptations to heterogeneous climate risks.
Framing innovations for climate resilience for farmers in the Sahel
This paper examines innovative approaches that have been adopted in four BRACED projects to build resilience to current and future climate risks.
Disasters and national economic resilience: An analysis of BRACED countries
This paper aims to provide an analysis of economic resilience at the national level, presenting broad changes in resilience to climate extremes over a 42 year period.
Land-based adaptation to global change: What drives soil and water conservation in western Africa?
Conservation of land resources is a promising strategy for sustainable agricultural intensification in order to adapt dryland farming systems to climate, market and other stresses. Go to abstract.