Sep 24, 2016 CommentClimate wars: is the Sahel the first battle zone? If rainfall decreases, and temperatures rise, as the IPCC’s 5th Assessment suggests, resource competition across the Sahel is only likely to intensify
Sep 8, 2016 CommentIs climate change causing conflict in the Sahel? An emerging narrative points to global warming as a driver of conflict in the Sahel ̶ but this risks glossing over the real root causes
Nov 22, 2022 FinanceScientists warn data gaps must not block loss and damage A shortage of weather stations across Africa shouldn’t stop climate victims accessing critical funds, scientists say
Jun 1, 2016 NewsUN envoy warns of impending Sahel climate crisis Boko Haram has boosted profile of climate change in Sahel, but little has been done to help region cope warns top UN official
Oct 20, 2014 NewsSahel faces food crisis as population surges towards one billion NEWS: Human numbers are rising in one of the world’s driest regions, but harvest levels could suffer from climate change
Jul 28, 2014 NewsSahel food shortage as studies show climate risk to crops NEWS: UN plea for food aid to the Sahel as scientific studies flag up climate change threat to food production
Feb 19, 2014 ScienceClimate change could worsen Sahel conflicts: UN Climate change-related impacts on water and land likely to trigger rise in civil war and inter-ethnic clashes says report
Apr 2, 2013 NatureGeoengineering could cause drought in Sahel Attempts to tackle climate change by altering the atmosphere could even trigger disaster in a drought-prone region of Africa, a study suggests