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West Africa: Building Resilience in the Sahel
UNIRIN, 27 October 2011
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 are there for… Read more »
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West Africa: Sahel the Danger Zone for Food Insecurity
UNIRIN, 27 October 2011
Erratic rains and high imported rice and wheat prices against a backdrop of chronic food insecurity and malnutrition in parts of the Sahel, will leave millions of people at risk of… Read more »
Building Resilience in the Sahel
Erratic rains and high rice and wheat prices against a backdrop of chronic food insecurity and malnutrition in parts of the Sahel, will leave millions at risk of food insecurity, research shows.
InFocus
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The Great Green Wall project involves planting a living wall of trees and bushes linking Dakar on the Atlantic coast with Djibouti on the Red Sea to protect the semi-arid Sahel ... Read more »
