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Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C.
World Weather Attribution
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Notes techniques et politiques sur le financement climatique

Cette étude analyse les lacunes du financement climatique dans l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine, région très exposée aux impacts climatiques, et présente les implications politiques.
Cover and source: Government of Mali
Documents and publications

Mali: Système d'alerte précoce

Le Mali a développé une plateforme d'alerte permettant d'alerter les populations mais aussi d'en recevoir d'elles. Elle permet de collecter des informations sur les smartphones (ios et android) avec une géolocalisation.
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Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

This study unveils diverse disaster risk trends and patterns, revealing variations in hazards, vulnerability, and coping capacity across African countries by utilizing the INFORM risk model data spanning from 2012 to 2022
Cover and source: World Bank
Documents and publications

Stress testing adaptive social protection systems in the Sahel

This report provides an overview of the state of ASP across six Sahelian countries as well as a set of recommendations for actions to strengthen the adaptiveness and responsiveness of existing systems to shocks.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
Documents and publications

Mali seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Mali, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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Climate resilience can be a catalyst for peace and prosperity in the Sahel

Located on the borders between the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is the landlocked region of Liptako-Gourma. It is a region rich in traditions, languages, and customs, intertwined over centuries.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Strengthening the financial resilience of pastoralists to drought in Mali

Heavy economic losses, growth volatility and a sharp increase in poverty are expected to follow in the wake of climate change-related shocks in Mali
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