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This paper investigates the effects of severe drought shocks on Tunisia’s agriculture sector during 2000–19. The authors test whether agricultural workers faced a job displacement as a consequence of severe drought events that occurred.

Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation. The Sahara desert expanded and grasslands, forests and lakes favoured by humans disappeared.

Central Equatoria State in South Sudan is pioneering an initiative to bolster its resilience against potential hazards, through the development of hazard-specific contingency plans at the county level.

This study examines the impact of socio-economic and institutional support on community responses to climate change and the impact of changes in three selected regions of Senegal, which fall within different rainfall gradients.

Oyster larvae were dying in their millions in the coastal hatcheries, and farmers and scientists initially believed they were being ravaged by a bacterial disease. It took a few months to discover the true culprit: ocean water acidification.

The Government of São Tomé and Príncipe is poised to harness insights from the report, address sector-specific impacts, and strategically allocate funds for maintenance and fresh investments.

Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west africa’s wet, tropical forests, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey there. The fires have long been overlooked.

In Senegal, the impact of climate change is acutely felt across its vast agricultural landscapes, where smallholder farmers – many of whom are women – face increasing vulnerability due to erratic weather patterns.