AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate Outlook: A strong El Niño is expected to persist through February 2027, raising the risk of drought, floods and heat across Africa. Niger and other Sahel countries face added pressure on water supplies, farms and vulnerable households. Great Green Wall: A new $78 million UN-backed programme will restore more than 270,000 hectares of degraded land and support livelihoods for five million people across nine countries, including Niger. Drought Monitoring: Researchers in Nigeria found that combining satellite data with farmers’ reports can reveal rice-crop damage that rainfall measures miss, offering a potential model for earlier warnings across the region.
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