Reports

(excerpt) Cabo Verde Quick update from Cabo Verde, where our team, led by Resident Coordinator Ana Patricia Graça, has been stepping up efforts to support authorities to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Across three islands, we…

PRAIA -- A week after schools reopened in Cabo Verde, the Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), today, signed an agreement to meet the food…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The country has been facing one of the worst drought crises ever since the 1990s. Rains continue to be rare, and production does not even cover 1% of the country's food…

The situation in Cabo Verde has deteriorated significantly following five consecutive years of drought, the economic effects of COVID-19, rising prices and the impact of the war in Ukraine. This has affected the country’s economy at…

Authors: Dung Anh Hoang, Frederico Pedroso, Bowen Wang, Maria Cordeiro, and Keren Charles. Aims and Objectives Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries in the world to natural hazards and the impacts of…

Recognizing the key role communication strategies play in fighting the dreaded fall armyworm, the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) invited ICRISAT to conduct sessions at a workshop on Integrated Pest…

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $100,000 in immediate humanitarian assistance to Cabo Verde in response to widespread food insecurity resulting from the compounding effects of years…

DAKAR – The number of people affected by food insecurity in Cabo Verde is set to spike with more than 46,000 women, men and children – almost 10 percent of the population - facing an acute…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Land preparation for 2022 crops ongoing, amid favourable seasonal weather outlook Import requirements in 2021/22 slightly above average Prices of local and imported cereals well above year‑earlier levels Food insecurity at unprecedented levels in 2022, amid severe…

A. Situation Analysis Description of the disaster Since 2017, the country has been facing one of the worst drought crises ever since the 1990s. Rains continue to be rare, and production does not even cover 1% of the…