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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.
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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
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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.
Women in Rwanda growing coffee to support themselves.
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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)
Woman fetching water from a borehole, Nigeria.
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Report reveals extreme heat’s toll on women’s health and income

Assessing the burdens of heat on women in India, Nigeria, and the US enables and informs solutions
Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
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Anticipatory action: Helping people to prepare for the worst

Advancements in technology and analytics are making it easier to predict extreme weather events. This makes it possible to trigger anticipatory action – acting before a predicted disaster, such as a flood or a drought, to reduce its impact on people.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters
Idanre Hill , a beautiful natural landscape in Nigeria. The people of Idanre lived on these massive rocks for over a hundred years.
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ECOWAS takes strides in improving and strengthening response and management of disasters in the region

Heads of civil protection directorates and disaster management agencies from ECOWAS member countries have gathered in Niamey for the 15th consultative meeting of the Regional Committee for Disaster management in West Africa (GECEAO).
Economic Community of West African States
A Bangladeshi man counts money on hand
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Just-in-time cash transfers make vulnerable communities resilient to climate shocks

Ecological disruption is in full swing. Climate-induced disasters, including chronic droughts, extreme heatwaves, torrential rains and fast-melting glaciers, are becoming unpredictable and violent.
World Economic Forum

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