To find out more about eco-alerts in this region,
check out the links below:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Club du Sahel
http://www.oecd.org/sah
Observatory of the Sahara and Sahel
http://www.unesco.org/oss/
UN Food and Agriculture Organization: Sahel Report
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/economic/giews/
english/esahel/sahtoc.htm
Rainfall and Temperature Map Source:
Agrometerology Group
, Sustainable Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1997.