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The current context in the Sahel-Saharan Band is clearly dominated by recurrent issues of desertification, land degradation and climate change. The acuteness and the importance of these challenges and their impacts on ecosystems, communities, and local populations in terms of sustainable management of natural resources, adaptation and resilience to climate change, socio-economic…

Community land, crucial to rural livelihood around the world, is increasingly targeted by commercial interests. Its loss can lead to environmental degradation, increased rural poverty and land disputes that last for years. Without formal legal recognition of their land rights, communities struggle to protect their land from being allocated to outside investors. This report reveals…

The overarching goal of the UN Support Plan for the Sahel is to scale up efforts to accelerate shared prosperity and lasting peace in the Sahel countries and the region at-large by implementing priorities to achieve the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the African Union Agenda 2063. The macroeconomic conditions in the Sahel have been steadier and stronger than the continental…

While it may sound like stating the obvious, it is important to note that one factor we can be certain about is that data- information, analysis and strategic planning will increasingly be cardinal in Africa’s successful development formula. The factors and trends that need to be taken into account in determining development policy and investment choices are not just increasing…

In 2006, CIRAD and INRA launched the Agrimonde foresight project , which aimed to explore pathways to feeding nine billion people in 2050 in a sustainable way. This initial phase of the ’Agrimonde adventure’ proposed two sharply contrasted scenarios of food and agricultural systems in 2050, one based on current trends and one involving a transition towards agroecology and a major shift…

In recent years, the Sahel region has attracted the attention of European policy makers aiming to prevent Europe-bound irregular migrants from reaching the Libyan coastline. Policies implemented under this approach propose to address the root causes of irregular migration from non-EU countries, such as through support for socio-economic development of countries of origin, the dismantling of…