Informes

On December 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a series of loans to Lake Chad Basin countries to be disbursed through its African Development Fund (AFD). The funds…

Le Conseil d'administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, ce 17 décembre 2014, une série d’accords de prêts en faveur des pays du Bassin du Lac Tchad, qui seront déboursés à…

Community Led Ebola Management and Eradication (CLEME) in Moyamba District Background The rapid spread of the Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) in Sierra Leone demonstrates that the crisis will continue until a change in the population’s behaviour will occur…

A workshop to review existing education programmes and training modules was held in Segou, Mali, from 16-24 October 2014. This 5-day activity marks an important milestone in the “Education in emergency situations to build resilience in…

In a move aimed at ending the frequent cycles of drought and famine in the Sahel region, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 approved loans and grants amounting to US $231…

Nowhere is answering the question of how to increase resilience more critical than across the Sahel, a region plagued by chronic poverty, food insecurity, drought, ecosystem degradation, and conflict. Mercy Corps conducted field research in Mali,…

On Ghana’s coast, climate change is affecting ecosystem goods and services and leading to the loss of livelihoods. Unusually high ocean waves are destroying fishing equipment, as well as commercial and public infrastructure. Saline intrusion into…

Banjul, 25 July 2014: The United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Robert Piper, completed a visit to The Gambia, where he met senior Government officials, the humanitarian and development community as well as donors.…

Background The humanitarian situation in North Kivu Province remains closely linked to the end of the March-23 (M-23) rebellion, announced on 05 November 2013 in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. The M-23’s withdrawal continues to present opportunities…

The resilience component of FAO’s programme for the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2014 is addressing social, technical and financial drivers to end hunger in rural communities severely hit by 18 months of conflict. The integrated approach…