West Africa
Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in West Africa: Challenges and leading practices
Explore current practices, challenges, and solutions for coastal cities adapting to sea level rise in West Africa.
An African perspective on transboundary and cascading climate risks
Learn about how transboundary and cascading climate risks could impact different African regions, with a focus on East Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa, in this Adaptation Without Borders discussion brief. Also explore the role of national and regional adaptation plans in managing these risks.
Fact Sheet: The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report: Impacts, Adaptation Options and Investment Areas for a Climate-Resilient West Africa
Learn about what the IPCC AR6 says about how West Africa will be impacted by climate change and its options and potential for adaptation.
Transboundary climate and adaptation risks in Africa: Perceptions from 2021
This publication documents how African policy-makers and experts perceive climate change and adaptation risks that have the potential for multi-country to regional consequences.
SDC Climate change foresight analysis 2021: Global and regional risks and hotspots
This 2021 foresight report provides information about short- and medium-term climate-related risks and analyses these risks with regard to water, food, health and regional stability.
SDC Climate change foresight analysis 2020: Global and regional risks and hotspots
This foresight report provides information about short- and medium-term climate-related risks and analyses these risks with regard to water, food, health and regional stability.
CLIMAP portal: online climate tool to support Senegalese agricultural planning
A new online climate tool, the CLIMAP portal, has been developed to help support agricultural planning in Senegal.
Large Scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia
UN Environment and the government of Gambia have launched the country’s largest adaptation project, which aims to develop a sustainable natural resource-based economy.
An investigation of the effects of PICSA on smallholder farmers’ decision-making and livelihoods when implemented at large scale – The case of Northern Ghana
This case study analyses the affect of the PICSA approach on smallholder farmer's decision-making and livelihoods when implemented at large scale in Northern Ghana.
The norms factor: recent research on gender, social norms, and women’s economic empowerment
Commissioned by IDRC through the GrOW program, this paper reviews and contextualises recent research on social norms and the interaction with women’s economic empowerment.