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Demographic trends

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The theme of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF 2019), which brought together some 2 400 key stakeholders on 3-6 September in Accra, focused on using digital information and tools to support sustainable food systems in Africa. With the facilitation of USAID, the SWAC Secretariat presented the Africapolis database and key findings from its work on urbanisation. Read on

30 Aug 2019

World Water Week 2019 focuses on inclusiveness

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Children & Youth

Energy

Infrastructure

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More than 4 000 water experts from across the globe gathered from 25-30 August at the World Water Week in Stockholm. The annual appointment on global water issues focused this year on the theme, “Water for Society: Including All.” A third of participants were under the age of 35 giving a strong voice to the young generation. The final communiqué called upon governments, institutions and companies to start applying the water-based solutions that already exist – and include everyone in the process. Read on

30 Jul 2019

Border Cities & Climate Change

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Burkina Faso

Niger

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Cross-border co-operation

Resilience

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SWAC

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This practical guide, produced by the SWAC Secretariat, offers many insights on the legislative and financial levers for developing cross-border initiatives on resilience to climate change. Read on

20 Jul 2019

Creating opportunities for rural youth

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Children & Youth

Culture & Society

Development co-operation

Gender

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Where do rural youth live and how do they engage with the economy? How can young rural women be empowered? How can rural youth prosper in changing agrifood systems? What makes climate change a youth issue? The IFAD Rural Development Report 2019 analyses key challenges of the rural transformation process and opportunities available to rural youth while encouraging thinking differently about investing in rural youth. Read on

28 Feb 2019

Beating famine in the Sahel

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Resilience

Sahara-Sahel

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CILSS

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The Beating Famine Sahel Conference, held from 26-28 February in Bamako, Mali, focused on farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) and other successful land restoration initiatives in the Sahel. It is estimated that FMNR has spread to 21-million hectares in the West African Sahel, making the region a world leader of the land restoration movement. The conference participants adopted a declaration to rally support to restore 100-million hectares of degraded land within the African Forest Landscapes Restoration Initiative (AFR100). Read on

14 Aug 2018

CILSS, G5 Sahel join forces to build resilience

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Development co-operation

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CILSS and the G5 Sahel held a dialogue workshop at the Agrhrymet Regional Centre in Niamey on 12-14 August. As a follow-up to the co-operation framework signed in February 2018, experts from both organisations gathered to explore opportunities to build synergy between key parts of the G5 Sahel Strategy for Security and Development and the 2020 CILSS Strategic Plan. Read on

01 Jun 2018

CILSS contributes to USAID food security strategy

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Ghana

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Resilience

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CILSS

United States

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The USAID West Africa team organised a workshop on 30 May-1 June in Accra, to brainstorm about future work priorities associated with their food security strategy. CILSS plays a key role in implementing US priorities in the food and nutrition security field in West Africa. Read on

04 May 2018

CILSS and partners discuss seasonal climatic forecast

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CILSS

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CILSS and its partners held the 5th session looking at the seasonal agro-hydro-climatic situation forecast in Sudano-Sahelian Africa. The overall situation is similar to previous years. The rainy season might start slightly late and last longer than usual. Read on

27 Apr 2018

ECOWAS, AFD launch agro-ecological transition support project

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ECOWAS

France

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Launched on 27 April in Abuja, the EUR 8 million programme will finance field projects that support agro-ecological intensification on family farms in five West African countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal and Togo. Read on

22 Mar 2018

World Water Day: The answer is in nature

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Burkina Faso

Mali

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