SIG Sahel

Early start to the rainy season in the Sahel with good rainfall
Rainfall breaks observed at the beginning of the season
Very good biomass production in central and southern Senegal, central and southern Mali, Burkina Faso, and central Chad
Below normal biomass production in northern Senegal, southwestern Mauritania
Much below normal biomass production in the tri-border area, particularly in southwestern Niger
Below normal biomass production in coastal countries, particularly Benin and Nigeria, and below normal production in Togo and Côte d’Ivoire
End of rainy season expected to be favourable across the Sahel

Bi-monthly Bulletin on Monitoring the Impact of COVID-19 on Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Households – November-December 2021

Rainy season globally close to normal in the Sahel
Biomass production close to normal in almost all of the Sahelian area
Negative biomass production in pastoral areas of Mauritania, in the Tagant, Assaba, Guidimakha and Gorgol regions
Strongly negative biomass production in Mauritania and moderately negative in the Timbuktu region of Mali
Critical biomass production deficits in Hodh El Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi in Mauritania
Negative biomass production especially in the northern pastoral zone of Niger and Chad
Economic environment remains challenging
Security context severely hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel

Contrasting rainy season in the Sahel with rainfall breaks in the west and normal to surplus in the central part
Normal to surplus biomass production in Niger, Chad, Northern Burkina Faso and Eastern Mali
Below normal biomass production over central and Western Mali, central Senegal
Much lower than normal biomass production over the whole of Mauritania
Much lower than normal biomass production in the coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria
Difficult economic context due to restrictions following the COVID pandemic19
Security context strongly hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel

Positive rainy season in the Sahel
Surplus of biomass production compared to the normal over almost the entire Sahelian zone
Locally negative biomass production in Western Mauritania, in the regions of Tagant, Brakna and Trarza
Locally moderately negative biomass production in the Matam region of Senegal
Deficits in biomass production quite critical in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Central West, Central Plateau and Central East regions
Negative biomass production in isolated enclaves especially in the northern pastoral zone of Barh-El-Gazel, Batha and Ennedi-Est
Difficult economic context due to the sanitary measure and associated restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic
Security context severely hindering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel