From early warning to reinforcing resilience: Lessons learned from the 2011-2012 Sahel response

This report provides detailed analysis of the humanitarian response to the food crisis in the Sahel region, between 2011 and 2012, with a particular focus on the issue of people’s resilience. This document aims to feed discussions for strategic orientation of aid policy. It was commissioned by the IASC, which is responsible for inter-agency coordination (UN agencies, international bodies and implementing partners) and the development of policies and directives for the humanitarian sector. The study was carried out by a mixed team from Group URD and OCHA, in Chad, Mauritania, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Niger.

François Grünewald, Jock Paul - Novembre 2012.