Reports

Contexte La région du Sahel est confrontée à des crises agropastorales récurrentes et cycliques, essentiellement dues à des sécheresses localisées et une forte variabilité climatique, exacerbées par des problèmes structurels et de détérioration de la sécurité. Ces…

FAO’s Director-General emphasizes the need to tackle root causes of rural distress in visit to Senegal 25 April 2019, Dakar – The Sahel remains affected by conflict, food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacement, natural disasters and epidemics and…

The Development Objective of the NEWMAP is to reduce vulnerability to soil erosion in targeted sub-watersheds. The integrated approach is aimed at alleviating poverty, maintaining sustainable ecosystems and improving disaster risk management. Results achieved include the…

Overview This Strategic Resilience Assessment (STRESS) in Northeast Nigeria illustrates how communities can build resilience to shocks and stresses within the context of ongoing conflict or humanitarian crisis and protect progress toward humanitarian and development goals. Mercy…

INTRODUCTION La région de Gao est au centre d’une crise multidimensionnelle ayant frappé le Mali depuis 2012. Les populations de Gao ont vécu une série d’événements importants du début de la rébellion, avec le départ de l’Etat,…

Two projects were recently launched to adopt climate-smart agricultural technologies in Niger and Mali for increasing food security and improving rural livelihoods. The projects, ‘Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies for improved Rural Livelihoods and Food Security (CSAT)’ in…

The West African country on Thursday became the second in the region after Senegal to launch a plan to help its capital city, Accra, grow safely as part of the 100 Resilient Cities global network By Nellie…

Abuja, Nigeria – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$2 million from the Government of Japan that will provide life-changing support to people and communities affected by insecurity in northeastern…

Women in Mali are successfully growing more food for their families and the market, improving their health, food security, and communities while building resilience against climate change. Farmers in the Koulikoro region in south-western Mali are amongst…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The focus of this report is on resilience and household poverty dynamics, specifically escapes and descents, with a focus on what explains why some households escape poverty and remain out of poverty (sustained poverty escape),…