Across Africa, the intensifying realities of climate change are no longer a future threat, they are unfolding now. Most African countries have limited capacity to cope with the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters, including extreme storms, droughts, and floods. Climate finance is critical for enabling Africa to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change and to ensure that its future development path is consistent with the goal of limiting global warming to no...

This blog examines what climate-induced migration is, how climate-induced migration is redrawing markets, shifting labor dynamics, increasing conflict and violence and exposing the fragile fault lines of governance in the Sahel region. In the face of these, the blog identifies seeds of opportunity that this phenomenon presents to the Sahel region. The blog concludes that if the region can meet migration with preparation rather than panic, the Sahel story can become one of renewal