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2022

Climate-induced migration and health issues: a toolkit for policymakers

This paper explores how climate change-induced migration is creating physical health, mental health and wellbeing issues — both for migrants and the families they leave behind, through case study analysis from 12 regions in Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
International Institute for Environment and Development
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2022

Climate change, vulnerability and security in the Sahel

Looking ahead to 2050, this paper presents three scenarios for the part of the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Each scenario is characterised by a different level of vulnerability and resilience to the future effects of climate change.
CASCADES
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2022

Participatory risk assessment of pluvial floods in four towns of Niger

The objectives of this study are (i) to integrate local and scientific knowledge into a participated pluvial flood risk assessment (ii) to identify assets and (iii) to estimate the potential impact and efficiency of risk-reduction measures.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Woman walking through the flooded street in Nigeria with a yellow rain cape.
Research briefs

Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa

From May until October 2022, large parts of West Africa experienced large-scale flooding caused by above average seasonal rainfall and water management.
World Weather Attribution
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2022

Hunger in a heating world: How the climate crisis is fuelling hunger in an already hungry world

This brief focuses on how climate change acts as a threat multiplier, worsening the existing risks and vulnerabilities to hunger for already disadvantaged people, particularly women, agricultural workers, and small-scale farmers.
Oxfam International Secretariat
Nigerien fishermen in their boats on river Niger
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Using an integrated urban development and disaster risk management approach to combat climate risks in Nigerien cities

The World Bank supports Niger’s resilience through the Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project. This includes drainage, flood protection, sustainable land and water use, and capacity development in early warning, preparedness, and response.
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Two Sudanese women working on the fields.
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Improving early warning to enable early action

This year’s World Meteorological Day, emphasised the importance of early action and early warning systems for impact-based forecasting – a focal point for NORCAP’s climate services experts.
Norwegian Refugee Council
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Niger: Improving municipal resilience to flooding and access to basic services

The World Bank-financed Niger Integrated Urban Development and Multi-Sectoral Resilience project will address the effects of high flood risk and rapid urban growth, with an integrated approach that supports urban development and disaster risk management.
World Bank, the
African family from the Djerba tribe in traditional colorful clothes in front of their house in Niger (2013)
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Responding faster to droughts with satellites and adaptive social protection in Niger

Niger is the first country in the West Africa region to develop a trigger-based adaptive safety net for drought response designed to provide early assistance to affected households.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications
2022

Niger: Policy coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

In response to the need to support efficient implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework in sub-Saharan Africa, UNDRR is supporting closer engagement of DRR and CCA practices, communities, and institutions.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa