The report Achieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel after the Era of Desertificationʺ was written … research and development projects within the field of natural resource management (NRM) over the last ten years in the Sahel … climate change should take account of the fact that the Sahel has generally been 'greening' over the last 25 years, and that …

As violence and insecurity increase and the Sahel situation deteriorates further, understanding the main causes and … 'environmental wars'. This report seeks to nuance this mainstream idea and argues that violence and conflict in the Sahel are caused … attempt to prevent and mitigate effects of climate change in the Sahel. …