In brief

Programme purpose: The Sahel+ National Societies priorities are guided by the Federation's Global Agenda goals and the Framework for Action. In addition, specific National Society plans also take their roots from Strategy 2010, ARCHI 2010 and the Algiers Plan of Action. The Sahel programmes aim at meeting the Federation's Global Agenda Goals, which include to reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters; reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact

What is DFID doing?

Building climate knowledge and capacity

DFID is supporting programmes to improve knowledge of the impacts of climate change at the local level in Africa.

We were instrumental in facilitating the design of Africa's Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev) programme. This programme, managed by the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank, aims to improve climate change analysis in Africa and identify how countries

- Rainfall in 2009 was highly heterogeneous. In the Central and Eastern Sahel, the rains were late with sporadic dry spells causing delays in crops establishment and development. In the Western Sahel the rains started relatively early without major interruptions. In

- Près de 5 milliard de francs CFA alloués par le CERF au Burkina Faso, Guinée, Mauritanie et Niger

- Mission d'évaluation des besoins post désastres au Sénégal et au Burkina Faso

- 130 projets pour le CAP 2010

- Guinée : Commission d'enquête internationale instaurée par les Nations-Unies

II. CONTEXTE

Les pluies diluviennes qui se sont abattues de juin à octobre 2009 ont provoqué des inondations dévastatrices à travers l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Plus de 200 personnes ont péri dans les intempéries

Pandémie A (H1N1): Il y a une légère baisse globale de l'incidence depuis 4 semaines due principalement à la baisse de la tendance en Afrique du Sud. Vingt et sept (27) pays sont actuellement touchés dans notre Région avec un total de cas s'élevant à 13 583 et 102 décès. Les inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest qui ont touché 635 273 personnes et tué 187 autres ont cessé mais nous continuons de suivre les conséquences sanitaires. Les autres préoccupations humanitaires sont constituées par les crises politiques en Guinée et au Niger, les épidémies, les urgences

The Sahel region covers nine countries Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Sahel National Societies' priorities for 2010-2011 are guided by the Federation's Global Agenda Goals and the Framework for Action. Specific National Society plans also take their roots from Strategy 2010, ARCHI 2010, Algiers Plan of Action and Johannesburg commitment.

The Sahel strategy comprises four programmes: disaster management (DM), health and care, (H&C) Organizational development

"It is a tragedy that diarrhoea, which is little more than an inconvenience in the developed world, kills an estimated 1. 5 million children each year," said UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman. "Inexpensive and effective treatments for

- In July, WFP UNHAS transported 27,455 passengers and 766 metric tons of cargo with 55-chartered aircraft. The number of passengers slightly dropped by 7 percent compared to the previous month.

- Somalia: The current state of

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal are the worst affected countries.

"In Burkina Faso UN agencies and their NGO (non-governmental organization) partners have launched a flash appeal for $18.4 million to respond to the flood emergency. Only 1.6 per cent of the required amount has been contributed," the UN Office for