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This report summarizes how the Nature-Based Solutions Opportunity Scan supports the World Bank, its clients, and development partners to identify NBS investment opportunities, understand the associated benefits, and integrate interventions into projects.

This study examines the impact of socio-economic and institutional support on community responses to climate change and the impact of changes in three selected regions of Senegal, which fall within different rainfall gradients.

Oyster larvae were dying in their millions in the coastal hatcheries, and farmers and scientists initially believed they were being ravaged by a bacterial disease. It took a few months to discover the true culprit: ocean water acidification.

In Senegal, the impact of climate change is acutely felt across its vast agricultural landscapes, where smallholder farmers – many of whom are women – face increasing vulnerability due to erratic weather patterns.

While early warning systems are effective, to fully inform disaster-risk-reduction interventions they require effective coordination and early action protocols that function across multiple levels of governance, from local to national levels.

Cette étude analyse les lacunes du financement climatique dans l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine, région très exposée aux impacts climatiques, et présente les implications politiques.

This study shows how WFP’s R4 Rural Resilience Initiative helps farmers manage climate and disaster risks based on evidence gathered from five countries that implement an Integrated Climate Risk Management approach.

This report provides an overview of the state of ASP across six Sahelian countries as well as a set of recommendations for actions to strengthen the adaptiveness and responsiveness of existing systems to shocks.