CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DS

Overview: WAS&DS - West African Sahel & Dry Savannas

SA - CA


Leader Antoine Kalinganire, World Agroforestry Center - ICRAF

Team members: 23
Partner organizations: 13

Budget 2026
USD : 0

Clusters: 2

  Description
    
The West African Sahel & Dry Savannas (WAS&DS) Flagship is put into action in two Transects: for increasing resilience and mitigating risk from biophysical and socioeconomic shocks in the Kano‐Katsina‐ Maradi Transect (Niger and Nigeria); for sustainable intensification of production systems to improve livelihoods in the Wa‐Bobo‐Sa Transect (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali).
  Atlas
    
  Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs)/Sub-IDOs
    
IDO
  • Sub-IDO
      Indicators

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1.1-Increased resilience of the poor to climate change and other shocks
1.3-Increased incomes and employment
1.4-Increased productivity
2.1-Improved diets for poor and vulnerable people
3.1-Natural Capital enhanced and protected especially from climate change
3.2-Enhanced benefit from ecosystem goods and services.
3.3-More sustainably managed agro-ecosystems
A.1-Mitigation and adaption achieved
B.1-Equity and inclusion achieved
C.1-Enabling environment improved
D.1-National partner and beneficiaries enabled
  Clusters
    
Code Cluster Name Leader Co-leader View
AS1.1 Kano-Katsina-Maradi Transect (Nigeria and Niger) Augustine Ayantunde
AS1.2 Wa-Bobo-Sikasso Transect (Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mali) Vincent Bado
  Projects
    
Acronym Project Title Year Section Leader Center Budget Start Date End Date View
  Personnel Involved
    
  Partners