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The art and science of monitoring and evaluation is crucial to am optimal implementation of national action plans. This comprehensive volume is a powerful set of instruments, drawing on inputs from OSS partners and projects across the region and beyond

Communities in the Sahel region (Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali) in West Africa are faced with hazards like drought year after year. Those that are chronically poor, in debt and lacking sufficient assets, struggle to cope effectively with these shocks.

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Le Niger, à l'instar des autres pays africains, est confronté périodiquement à d'innombrables catastrophes naturelles ou provoquées, notamment la désertification, l’ensablement du lit des cours d’eau, les Erosions (Hydrique et Eolienne, les invasions des

The Convention opens an important new phase in the battle against desertification, but it is just a beginning. In particular, governments are regularly reviewing the action programmes. They also focus on awareness-raising, education and training, in both


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