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39th Annual Meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

Praia, Cabo Verde, 5-8 December 2023

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Event

COP28 - Reimagining urban transport in African cities

Engage in a vibrant discussion with experts, researchers, and thought leaders who are actively shaping the future of transport in Africa.

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Publication

City shapes and climate change in Africa

The latest report in the West African Papers series offers opportunities to single out potential areas of action for resilience, as well as for monitoring and evaluating progress.

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Podcast

Women Leading Change

This podcast series tells the stories of women as civil society actors, activists, authors, leaders, health and humanitarian workers, youth representatives, traders and entrepreneurs in the Sahel and West Africa.

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Healthy diets, costs and food policies in the Sahel and West Africa

Part of the West African Papers series, this report analyses the costs of healthy diets in 17 countries in the Sahel and West Africa and which food groups drive up costs.

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Data

Africapolis: 2023 revision and update

Africa is experiencing enormous urban growth and is now 50% urban, according to new findings from the 2023 Africapolis data revision and update.

Ricci Shryock

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Topics

Food and nutrition security

Image: Julia Wanjiru

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Food systems

Image: Ruth McDowall

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Cities and urbanisation

Image: Daouda Corera

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Data & Dialogue

Gender

Levels of gender inequality in the Sahel and West Arica are among the highest in the world.

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Africapolis

A research and data visualisation tool used to understand urbanisation in Africa.

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MAPTA

An interactive platform mapping territorial transformations in Africa.

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RPCA

The food crisis prevention network.
Analyse | Inform | Prevent.

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COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic is unfolding as the region faces a major food and security crisis.

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Sahelian consultations

An open-ended prospective platform amplifying trans-Sahelian voices that are rethinking governance in the Sahel.

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Climate change

A practical guide to legal and financial levers for cities and border cities.

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