The Great Green Wall of Africa

Author:
TerrAfrica
Publisher:
TerrAfrica
Publication Date:
7 April 2015
Tags:
Africa, Climate, Environment, International Organizations and Africa, Sustainable Development

The World Bank/ Global Environment Facility Contribution

The Sahel & West Africa Program in support of the Great Green Wall of Africa is the World Bank and GEF's contribution to transform the Sahel into a stable, sustainable, resilient region through improved management of natural resources, land, water, and climate risks. Developed under the TerrAfrica program, the US$ 1.1 billion program includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Togo.

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