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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Sahel"”.
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A systems analysis of pastoralism in the West African Sahel.
Thesis. 1975. Sc.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
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Vojenské převraty v pásmu Sahel ve spojitosti s převratem v Gabonu
… Gabonu, se udály v zemích patřících do pásma Sahel, konkrétně se jedná o Mali, Burkinu Faso, Niger, Čad a Súdán, přičemž se do Sahelu často řadí i Guinea. V této souvislosti se stále častěji objevuje pojem africký pás převratů. Výjimku tvoří nejnovější převrat v Gabonu, který do Sahelu …
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Counterterrorism: The G5 Response Efforts to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel region
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Africa’s Sahel suffers from multidimensional challenges that require robust solutions to address the issues. The regional crisis is aggravated by multiple factors that include climate risks, poverty, unemployment, water shortages, weak governance, lack of rule of …
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New Nations, Anxious Citizens: Social Change and Filmmaking in the West African Sahel, 1950--1980
… dissertation examines the first generation of Sahelien filmmakers, their films, and the broader Sahelien film industry as mechanisms of change in the Sahel---in particular in Senegal, Mali, and Niger---from the time of independence to circa 1980. This dissertation considers the complex roles of …
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Gesundheitssicherung im Kontext sozialer Differenzierung im westlichen Sahel : zur gesellschaftlichen Reichweite gemeindebasierter Krankenkassen im ländlichen Mali
Seit den 1990er Jahren werden gemeindebasierte Krankenkassen zur sozialen Gesundheitssicherung von ländlichen, afrikanischen Bevölkerungen gefördert. Trotz der kontinuierlich gestiegenen Zahl solcher lokaler Versicherungen bleibt ihre gesellschaftliche Reichweite eingeschränkt, denn die strukturell …
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Political Regimes and Social Well-Being in the Sahel: An Analysis of Gendered Development and Children's Education
… how divergent governance structures in the Sahel, specifically in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Senegal, affect the region's human development. Emphasizing gendered vulnerabilities and education, the research examines how political structures and leadership priorities deeply influence access …
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Representation of Mean Precipitation and Decadal Variability in Atmosphere Models
… affects precipitation over Europe and the Sahel using the atmosphere model OpenIFS. I found that European extreme precipitation is better represented at higher horizontal resolution, while the model time step has a limited effect on total precipitation extremes. For European winter …
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Climate change and food security: effects of rainfall variability on sustainable food security in the Sahel of northern Nigeria
This study examines the effects of rainfall variability on sustainable food security in the semi-arid land of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The rural population in northeast Nigeria depends on agricultural resources for food security and employment, as about 80% of the population depends on …
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Environmental Change Based on Earth Observation and Field Data -- A Local Study in the Sahel Zone of Mali and Senegal
In the past 50 years the Sahel region has experienced significant environmental changes. Droughts, human expansion and a general decline in annual rainfall have led to theories of widespread and irreversible degradation. Recently, this paradigm has been largely replaced by a greening Sahel …
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Multiscale Study of the Interactions between Climate, Land Use, and Agricultural Productivity in Western Sahel: A Case Study of Chad
… areas between desert in the Northern Chad and Sahel/Savanna areas to the South. These transition areas are ecologically sensitive and especially vulnerable to changes in climate variables. The geostatistical analyses revealed gradients of precipitation, soil moisture, and NDVI that are …
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Land Cover Land Use Change and Soil Organic Carbon Under Climate Variability in the Semi-Arid West African Sahel (1960-2050)
… land use change in the semi-arid West African Sahel with respect to climate variability and human activities. Its findings may provide insights to enable policy makers at local to national levels to formulate environmentally and economically adapted policy decisions. This dissertation research …
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It will rain if god wills it : local perceptions of climate change in the Futa Tooro of northern Senegal
… AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Populations in the Sahel are among the most vulnerable to climate change and variability (CCV). The increased temperatures and rainfall variability predicted by General Circulation Models (GCM) threaten Sahel livelihoods by exacerbating aridity and existing …
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EXAMINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM (Sorghum Bicolor [L.] Moench): AN ANALYSIS OF THE WEST SAHEL OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
… with a focus on northern Nigeria in the West Sahel. In the first study I explored the developments in sorghum production within six major producing countries across the globe and identified key factors that have notable effects on overall sorghum production. Next, I employed a time-series …
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Terrorism And Organized Crime: An Analytical Study From An International Law Perspective
… case studies on Western Europe and the Sahel of North/West Africa. The findings indicate that the lines of demarcation between terrorist groups and criminal organizations operating in both Western Europe and the Sahel are becoming increasingly blurred. It could, reasonably, be argued …
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Simulating the Dynamics and Influences of the West African Westerly Jet
… the dynamics of the WAWJ and its influences on Sahelian rainfall, there is no information on how well the jet is simulated by contemporary climate models. This thesis examines the capability of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project version 6 models (CMIP6) and the Atmospheric component of …
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What to Make of Strategic Narratives in International Relations? – An Integrated Framework for Strategic Narrative Analysis and the Study of France’s Protracted Military Intervention in the Sahel
… results on France’s military intervention in the Sahel from 2012 to 2022. I argue, that to overcome the problem of fuzzy theorizing and selective analytical practices connected to the concept of strategic narrative in International Relations, a new conceptual framework is needed based on …
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Stratégies innovantes d’adaptation à la variabilité et au changement climatiques au Sahel : cas de l’irrigation de complément et de l’information climatique dans les exploitations agricoles du Burkina Faso
Dans les pays sahéliens, les agriculteurs, la communauté scientifique, les Etats et leurs partenaires sont à la recherche de nouvelles pratiques agricoles pour faire face aux conséquences des poches de sécheresse aggravées par les changements climatiques. Afin de contribuer à relever ce défi, cette …
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Responding to poverty and injustice in the light of the post-development debate: insights from a Sengalese non-governmental organisation
… non-governmental organisation, Enda Graf Sahel. I begin by providing a critical discussion of the post-development debate and then detail the question which guides this investigation, namely: how can we, the relatively privileged, respond meaningfully to poverty and injustice in the light …
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Singing foreign songs in the Lord’s House: an examination of the worship music sung in Songhai/Zarma protestant churches of the West African Sahel with special reference to Niger
Music is a key marker of a person’s identity. It is commonly assumed that people identify most strongly with the music of their own culture and upbringing. The Songhai people of West Africa have a rich historical and musical heritage. Songhai Christians, however, rarely make use of their musical …
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