Biomasse Bulletin on Biomass Production and Surface Water in the Sahel, Mid-Season of the 2018 Rainy Season ROWCA GIS, 07/09/201809/01/2024 Download bulletin here
Joint Statement: Pastoral lean season 2018 ROWCA GIS, 02/12/201709/01/2024 The rainy season of 2017 in the Sahel was unfavorable for vegetation and water. There are currently critical deficits in biomass and water production in Senegal and Mauritania, and these deficits are significant in Mali, Niger, and Chad. Additionally, extreme deficits in surface water pose a threat to pastoral communities….
Biomasse 2017 Sahel Biomass Report ROWCA GIS, 19/10/201709/01/2024 The map of biomass production anomalies in the Sahel indicates serious deficits in Mauritania, Senegal, and Chad. These areas are likely to experience forage deficits and challenging conditions for pastoralists seeking pastures and water for their herds. The limited availability of biomass and water increases the likelihood of an early,…
Publications Interactive Dataset- Sahelian Biomass ROWCA GIS, 08/06/201721/01/2024 The ongoing droughts in the African Sahel zonehave triggered one of the longest-running crises faced by the international humanitarian community. Since the 1970s, the zone, which supports a largely agro-pastoralist population, has been in a near-continuous state of humanitarian crisis due to food insecurity caused by drought and desertification, and…
Publications Lean-Season Update- April 2017 ROWCA GIS, 03/05/201709/01/2024 Perspectives de sécurité alimentaire La campagne agricole 2016-2017 était globalement satisfaisante, avec une production céréalière supérieure à la moyenne quinquennale de 17,5%. Cependant, de légères diminutions ont été enregistrées au Libéria (-7,5%) et en Mauritanie (-1,2%). La production de tubercules a augmenté de 10% par rapport à la moyenne de…
Biomasse West Africa Rain Forecasts and Biomass Vulnerability: April-July ROWCA GIS, 01/05/201712/11/2023 ACMAD/MESA’s 2017 forecasts for the April-July period are available. As far as West Africa is concerned these are initial forecasts and cover mostly the coastal countries/ Gulf of Guinea. Significant weather incidents for the Sahelian belt are not yet detected, but more data will be available soon. This map will…
Publications Nutrition surveillance using a small open cohort: experience from Burkina Faso ROWCA GIS, 02/12/201609/01/2024 Authors: Mathias Altmann , Christophe Fermanian , Boshen Jiao , Chiara Altare , Martin Loada and Mark Myatt Background: Nutritional surveillance remains generally weak and early warning systems are needed in areas with high burden of acute under-nutrition. In order to enhance insight into nutritional surveillance, a community-based sentinel sites approach,…
Biomass Analysis- Sahel 2013 ROWCA GIS, 01/11/201309/01/2024 Biomass Production Analysis – Rainy Season 2013 Report in English downloadable here