Archive Building resilience amid conflict in the Western African Sahel

  • By Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • 19/11/2018

People enter the G5 Sahel forces new military headquarters in Sevare, in central Mali October 22, 2017. Picture taken October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron Ross

Nov. 19, 4:30 pm UK time / This Twitter debate will focus on the obstacles actors face when rolling out projects that aim to boost resilience to climate extremes and disaster in the conflict areas covered by the G5 Sahel joint force - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Our panelists include David Benafel, chief of party for Blumont/IRD in Mali; Jeanne Ella Andrianambinina, SUR1M chief of party for Catholic Relief Services in Niger and Mali; Bréma Ely Dicko, head of the sociology department at the University of Arts and Humanities of Bamako; Jennifer Abdella, senior practice area lead at the Near East Foundation; Jonathan Sears, associate professor of international development studies and comparative politics of Sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Winnipeg; and Leigh Mayhew, research assistant with the Overseas Development Institute's risk and resilience program. Join us on Twitter by entering the hashtag #ResilientG5.

We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Braced or its partners.

Video

From camel to cup

From Camel to Cup' explores the importance of camels and camel milk in drought ridden regions, and the under-reported medicinal and vital health benefits of camel milk

Blogs

As climate risks rise, insurance needed to protect development

Less than 5 percent of disaster losses are covered by insurance in poorer countries, versus 50 percent in rich nations


Disasters happen to real people – and it's complicated

Age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and many more factors must be considered if people are to become resilient to climate extremes


NGOs are shaking up climate services in Africa. Should we be worried?

A concern is around the long-term viability of hard-fought development gains


The paradox of water development in Kenya's drylands

In Kenya's Wajir county, the emphasis on water development is happening at the expense of good water governance


Latest Photos

Tweets

Update cookies preferences