The Emergency Development Programme was designed in 2018 in response to strong demand from member countries in the Sahel. This programme specifically targeted fragile border regions, the epicentre of the Sahel crisis.
The Emergency Development Programme (Programme de Développement d’Urgence, PDU) relied on three pillars:
- Improve people’s living conditions through better access to water and sanitation.
- Increase the livelihoods of farming and pastoral populations by building resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in a sustainable and structural way.
- Support local communities and institutions in preventing conflict and strengthening social cohesion.
The members of the Sahel Alliance supported the Emergency Development Programme. Following an initial funding of €266 million, the Sahel Alliance members increased their commitment in 2022 to €552 million, corresponding to an increase of 107% on the initial budget.
Main results by mid-2022
- Over 1,300,000 people benefited from improved access to drinking water.
- 1,700,000 people were able to improve their livelihoods.
- 900,000 people received training in conflict prevention and social cohesion.
Discover the projects below:
Mauritania Youth Employability Project
Mauritania
Mauritania’s population is predominantly young with more than 60 percent of the total population being under the age of 25...
Kanem Water Supply, Sanitation and Pastoral Hydraulic Facilities Project
ChadThe Kanem region, located northeast of Lake Chad and on the border with Niger, is one of the most vulnerable...
Water Supply and Sanitation Project in 18 Municipalities of the Mopti Region
MaliThe armed rebellion in northern Mali in January 2012 constitutes one of the most serious and devastating crises in the...
“Common Ground”: Strengthening Mutual Trust and Collaboration between Communities, Local Authorities and Defence and Security Forces in the Tillabéry Region (Niger)
Mali NigerLiptako-Gourma, the cross-border region between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, lies at the geographical heart of the Sahel which has been plagued by conflicts and insecurity for decades. The Liptako-Gourma region is...
PASC II: Support stability and community cohesion in the Northern Tillabéry
NigerThe area around the three-country point joining Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has become in recent decades the epicentre of crisis in...
Strengthening Resilience and Human Development Programme
NigerNiger’s economy is characterised by a predominance of the primary sector which contributes more than 40% of GDP. Similarly, agriculture is the...
TILLABERY RECOVERY PROJECT
NigerThe Tillabéry region is borders Mali in the north by Mali and Burkina Faso in the west. More than 50% of the...
Support for the G5 Sahel Regional Emergency Local Infrastructure Development Programme (PDU), Hydraulics and Sanitation component (Pillar 1) for the North Tillabéry and West Tahoua zones in Niger in the PROSEHA framework
NigerIn Niger, less than one out of two people has access to drinking water in rural areas. In the “North Tillabéry and West Tahoua” zone...
Konna Economic Recovery and Stabilisation Project
MaliThe rebellion in northern Mali in 2012 and the attempt by Islamists to impose Sharia law have led to the...
Mauritania Sectoral Water and Sanitation Project (PSEA)
Mauritania
Due to its geographic and climatic characteristics, access to water in Mauritania is a major and permanent challenge. Its water...
Social Safety Net System Project II
Mauritania
Even though Mauritania has seen a decline in poverty rates in some of its regions, it remains one of the...
Mauritania Health System Support Project
Mauritania
The quality and coverage of health services in Mauritania are often inadequate due to a lack of equipment and qualified...
Decentralisation and Productive Intermediate Cities Support Project
Mauritania
Mauritania now has the second most rapid urbanisation rate in Africa, with the urban share of the population steadily growing....
ABS II: SECTOR BUDGET SUPPORT FOR WATER AND SANITATION
Burkina FasoMaking water, sanitation and hygiene accessible to the people of Burkina Faso Access to water and sanitation remains a luxury...
“Agro-pastoral Mediation in the Sahel” regional project
Burkina Faso Chad Mali Mauritania NigerThe Sahel region stretches across Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad where livestock is the foundation of survival for...
Emergency Programme for the Stabilisation of G5 Sahel Border Areas
Burkina Faso Chad Mali Mauritania NigerThe Sahel remains one of the poorest regions in the world, facing significant economic, social and climatic vulnerabilities. The complex...
Project “Access to drinking water and sanitation in the 2 Hodhs regions of Mauritania (G5-2H)”
Mauritania
Due to its geographic and climatic characteristics, access to water in Mauritania is a major and permanent challenge. Moreover, rapid urbanization in...
Youth and Peace: A Cross-Border Approach between Mali and Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso MaliState fragility remains a critical challenge in Burkina Faso and Mali and has contributed, for several decades, to recurring internal...
Youth and Stabilization Program in the Central Mali Regions (PROJES)
MaliThe crisis in the northern regions of Mali has gradually moved to central Mali where the Mopti and Ségou regions...