Reports

DAKAR – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a distribution of cash vouchers in the town of Bignona, in the Ziguinchor region, tomorrow, for people hit by poor harvests and high food prices. Earlier this…

Executive summary For the 1.3 billion people living on less than a dollar a day who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, vulnerability to climate-related shocks is a constant threat to food security and well-being. As climate…

Cadre stratégique de réponse régionale Burkina Faso, Gambie, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Tchad, et Sénégal RÉSUMÉ À la suite de l’alerte lancée par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) en octobre-novembre 2011…

Background In October/November 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) issued an alert in response to the food and nutrition crisis emerging in the Sahel. FAO, in…

(Niamey/New York, 17 February 2012) On the last day of their joint visit to Niger, UN Development and Humanitarian Chiefs Helen Clark and Valerie Amos travelled to the south-western Tillabery region, one of Niger’s most vulnerable…

Ottawa (Ontario) ― Dans le cadre des efforts déployés par le Canada à l'échelle internationale pour aider les pays en développement à s'adapter aux répercussions des changements climatiques, l'honorable Beverley J. Oda, ministre de la Coopération…

Ce rapport du Groupe de travail du Sahel donne une analyse détaillée de la crise alimentaire chronique qui frappe les pays du Sahel. Il revient sur les changements prometteurs depuis 2005 et les défaillances lors des…

LONDON, 27 October 2011 (IRIN) - In 2005, drought and famine hit the Sahel, claiming many lives. The pattern was repeated in 2010, with the crisis most acute in Niger. And now the early warning signs…

Executive summary This report is a detailed analysis of changes in policies and programs in the Sahel since 2005. It assesses to what extent lessons of the 2005 food crisis were applied during the crisis of 2010. Commissioned…

Press Release No:2011/445/AFR US$50 million to improve infrastructure, mitigate the negative environmental impact of floods, and increase the country’s level of preparedness for future flooding WASHINGTON, April 26, 2011. The World Bank’s Board of Directors this day…