Mortality risk from drought is extremely high across subtropical Africa in both hemispheres 1.In the Sahel — the transition zone between the tropical climate of the Guinean coast region and the ...

Southern Ocean warming may have a greater impact than Arctic warming in some regions, particularly affecting tropical ...

Exploring how people are affected by climate change and the pressure on people to leave their homes. Our new report, Changing climate, changing realities: migration in the Sahel, looks at ways climate ...

The connection? Both Moroccan and Spanish authorities said the groups were aligned with Islamic State in The Sahel. The group is best known for wreaking a devastating wave of violence across ...

I recently traveled to visit our programs in Burkina Faso where the hunger crisis is threatening the lives of children and families in a country already suffering from conflict and drought. This ...

Many of these countries, like Burkina Faso for example, are prone to drought and famine. Some of the poorest least developed countries are in the Sahel zone of Africa, like Mali and Chad.

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate ... but it is the Sahel region of Africa where the effects are ...