Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief
The World Food Programme (WFP) supports communities to mitigate the impact of and build resilience to natural and human-made shocks and stressors that contribute to food insecurity and destabilize people’s livelihoods. WFP’s interventions, therefore, aim to equip communities with the knowledge, skil...
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| author | Pul, Hippolyt Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Konde, Bernard B. Zogho, Donatus Kuuchille, Emmanuel V. McCarthy, Nancy Marivoet, Wim |
| author_browse | Konde, Bernard B. Kuuchille, Emmanuel V. Marivoet, Wim McCarthy, Nancy Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Pul, Hippolyt Zogho, Donatus |
| author_facet | Pul, Hippolyt Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Konde, Bernard B. Zogho, Donatus Kuuchille, Emmanuel V. McCarthy, Nancy Marivoet, Wim |
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| description | The World Food Programme (WFP) supports communities to mitigate the impact of and build resilience to natural and human-made shocks and stressors that contribute to food insecurity and destabilize people’s livelihoods. WFP’s interventions, therefore, aim to equip communities with the knowledge, skills, and tools to avert or mitigate the impact of cyclical natural events such as droughts and floods through asset and capacity building in affected communities. In the Sahelian areas of Burkina Faso and Niger (as part of a broader regional program also covering Chad, Mali, and Mauritania), WFP promotes climate-resilient agricultural infrastructure and systems to help address issues of land degradation, deforestation, dwindling pasturelands, and depletion of water sources, which all trigger competition for productive resources and migration of people and livestock into better-resourced areas. The interventions also aim to address the impacts of violent conflict from within and outside communities in the Sahelian belt of the two countries, especially those related to extremist groups operating in the area.
Though primarily designed to increase community assets for productive purposes, WFP’s support for the rehabilitation of lands, construction of water-harvesting and retention structures, reforestation and protection of farmlands and pastures, and soil fertility improvement interventions also aims to increase the availability of, reduce intergroup competition for, and ensure equitable access to these resources. In this way, WFP hopes to reduce conflicts over community resources. The use of participatory and collaborative processes for mobilizing and engaging communities should also contribute to increased dialogue within and between different communities and promote peaceful coexistence among the different groups. In particular, the requirement of collaborative approaches to development of communal assets is intended to create spaces of encounter and dialogue that could ease tensions, promote equity in the distribution and use of the created assets, and build relationships among various stakeholders and community groups to ensure that actions for resilience building have the support of government, development partners, and other decision-makers at several administrative levels. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1302552025-11-06T04:45:39Z Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief Pul, Hippolyt Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Konde, Bernard B. Zogho, Donatus Kuuchille, Emmanuel V. McCarthy, Nancy Marivoet, Wim resilience shocks food security livelihoods natural disasters natural resources climate change adaptation agricultural systems conflict migration infrastructure The World Food Programme (WFP) supports communities to mitigate the impact of and build resilience to natural and human-made shocks and stressors that contribute to food insecurity and destabilize people’s livelihoods. WFP’s interventions, therefore, aim to equip communities with the knowledge, skills, and tools to avert or mitigate the impact of cyclical natural events such as droughts and floods through asset and capacity building in affected communities. In the Sahelian areas of Burkina Faso and Niger (as part of a broader regional program also covering Chad, Mali, and Mauritania), WFP promotes climate-resilient agricultural infrastructure and systems to help address issues of land degradation, deforestation, dwindling pasturelands, and depletion of water sources, which all trigger competition for productive resources and migration of people and livestock into better-resourced areas. The interventions also aim to address the impacts of violent conflict from within and outside communities in the Sahelian belt of the two countries, especially those related to extremist groups operating in the area. Though primarily designed to increase community assets for productive purposes, WFP’s support for the rehabilitation of lands, construction of water-harvesting and retention structures, reforestation and protection of farmlands and pastures, and soil fertility improvement interventions also aims to increase the availability of, reduce intergroup competition for, and ensure equitable access to these resources. In this way, WFP hopes to reduce conflicts over community resources. The use of participatory and collaborative processes for mobilizing and engaging communities should also contribute to increased dialogue within and between different communities and promote peaceful coexistence among the different groups. In particular, the requirement of collaborative approaches to development of communal assets is intended to create spaces of encounter and dialogue that could ease tensions, promote equity in the distribution and use of the created assets, and build relationships among various stakeholders and community groups to ensure that actions for resilience building have the support of government, development partners, and other decision-makers at several administrative levels. 2023-05-03 2023-05-04T16:39:29Z 2023-05-04T16:39:29Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130255 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136695 https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000150264/download/?_ga=2.165233725.36836985.1687370753-1234082781.1682605553 https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000150403/download/?_ga=2.202517523.36836985.1687370753-1234082781.1682605553 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pul, Hippolyt; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Konde, Bernard B.; Zogho, Donatus; Kuuchille, Emmanuel V.; McCarthy, Nancy; and Marivoet, Wim. 2023. Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger. WFP Research Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136696 |
| spellingShingle | resilience shocks food security livelihoods natural disasters natural resources climate change adaptation agricultural systems conflict migration infrastructure Pul, Hippolyt Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Konde, Bernard B. Zogho, Donatus Kuuchille, Emmanuel V. McCarthy, Nancy Marivoet, Wim Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title | Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title_full | Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title_fullStr | Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title_short | Sahel social cohesion research in Burkina Faso and Niger: Research Brief |
| title_sort | sahel social cohesion research in burkina faso and niger research brief |
| topic | resilience shocks food security livelihoods natural disasters natural resources climate change adaptation agricultural systems conflict migration infrastructure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130255 |
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