Food security and humanitarian implications in West Africa and the Sahel - FAO/WFP Joint Note, August 2016
Tags: SAHEL, WESTERN AFRICA, CENTRAL AFRICA, LAKE CHAD BASIN CRISIS, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CHAD, GAMBIA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, UN ROME-BASED FOOD AGENCIES, FAO-WFP,
Sep 2016
Key points
- Relatively well-distributed rainfall in most of the region with above normal in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
- Normal availability of pastures in the pastoral areas of the region.
- Increase in the number of food and nutrition insecure people in North East Nigeria, including 65,095 people in phase 5 (famine).
FAO/WFP Joint Note, August 2016