This study aimed to develop a systematic understanding of existing knowledge of climate change trends, impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation strategies, as well as to identify important barriers to and enablers of effective adaptation in the West Africa drylands.
This study report represents the initial step in ASSAR West Africa’s efforts to understand and unpack the complexities of vulnerability and adaptation within a dynamic development context that includes population and demographic change, urbanization, land-use change, and advancing communication technologies.