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The 60 pages that link to Sahel, each with the reason it gives.

• DesertificationBroader topic: Rainfall variability and land-use pressures have made degradation a major concern across the region.

• SaharaCompared with: Its seasonal grasses and greater rainfall mark the Sahara’s southern transition.

• Climate migrationBroader topic: Drought and changing rainfall interact with livelihoods and mobility across the region.

• AfricaBroader topic: This transition zone links the Sahara with wetter regions farther south.

• Horn of AfricaRelated: Its eastern reaches meet the Horn’s western margins in broader regional definitions.

• Tropical climateBroader topic: Its low-latitude rainfall is highly seasonal and sensitive to shifts in the monsoon.

• Lake ChadNarrower topic: Lake Chad’s rainfall and evaporation reflect the Sahel’s sharply seasonal climate.

• North AfricaNarrower topic: It marks a southern transition zone where definitions of North Africa often give way to sub-Saharan Africa.

• West AfricaBroader topic: This transitional belt links West Africa’s arid north with its wetter southern regions.

• African savannaBroader topic: Its sparse grasslands and drought-prone vegetation mark a drier savanna transition.

• Burkina FasoRelated: Northern Burkina Faso lies in the Sahel, where climate stress and insecurity interact.

• ChadNarrower topic: Most of Chad lies in the Sahel, where rainfall varies sharply across years and regions.

• MaliNarrower topic: Much of Mali lies in this climatic belt, where rainfall strongly affects livelihoods.

• Economic Community of West African StatesRelated: Security crises in the Sahel have repeatedly tested ECOWAS diplomacy and collective action.

• Tuareg peopleNarrower topic: Tuareg communities also live in the Sahel, where pastoralism meets farming and state borders.

• West African monsoonBroader topic: The Sahel receives much of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season.

• MauritaniaRelated: Southern Mauritania lies in the Sahel, where rainfall supports denser settlement and farming.

• SenegambiaRelated: The northern reaches of Senegambia connect riverine settlements with Sahelian environments.

• Cape VerdeNarrower topic: Cape Verde’s dry climate reflects its position near the Sahel and the desert trade winds.

• Chadian Civil WarNarrower topic: Chad’s position in the Sahel shaped its regional alliances and security pressures.

• Sahel droughtNarrower topic: The drought is defined by rainfall deficits within this broad ecological and climatic region.

• Salt tradeNarrower topic: Its settlements and farming regions formed key destinations for Saharan salt.

• Sub-Saharan AfricaBroader topic: This transition zone links the desert’s southern edge with drier savannas.

• Tropical savannaRelated: Its drier margins illustrate the transition between tropical savanna and desert.

• Tropical savanna climateRelated: Its southern margins overlap with savanna climates and reveal the transition toward aridity.

• Great Green WallNarrower topic: The initiative’s projects span this region’s varied dryland landscapes.

• CowpeaRelated: Cowpea is well suited to farming conditions across this dry region.

• Lake Chad BasinRelated: Its variable rainfall governs much of the basin’s seasonal water supply.

• The GambiaRelated: Its climate and ecological pressures extend into inland parts of The Gambia.

• African agricultureBroader topic: Its short, variable rainy season supports both drought-adapted crops and mobile livestock keeping.

• GaoNarrower topic: Gao’s landscape and economy belong to this wider transition zone.

• Niger (country)Narrower topic: Niger lies largely within this region, where rainfall is scarce and variable.

• Sudanian SavannaRelated: Its drier conditions form the northern boundary of the Sudanian Savanna.

• DarfurNarrower topic: Darfur lies near the Sahel’s eastern reaches and shares its climate pressures.

• Fula peopleNarrower topic: Many Fula communities live across this region's changing ecological and political landscapes.

• N'DjamenaNarrower topic: Its heat, rainfall patterns, and dust influence life in N'Djamena.

• MaiduguriNarrower topic: Maiduguri lies in the Sahel, where climate, livelihoods, and mobility shape urban life.

• Mandara MountainsRelated: The mountains rise within the Sahel’s dry regional setting.

• OuagadougouNarrower topic: The city’s climate and regional setting reflect the Sahel.

• Sokoto StateNarrower topic: Sokoto lies in the Sahel, where rainfall variability strongly affects livelihoods.

• Wet seasonBroader topic: Small changes in wet-season rains have large effects on its water and vegetation.

• EcohydrologyRelated: Vegetation and rainfall interact there through feedbacks that shape drought and land-cover patterns.

• Geography of AfricaBroader topic: Rainfall and livelihoods here vary sharply between desert and savanna conditions.

• NouakchottRelated: Nouakchott lies near the Sahel’s northern margin, between desert and wetter southern lands.

• Vachellia tortilisRelated: Vachellia tortilis occurs in parts of this drought-prone African region.

• AddaxRelated: Addax historically ranged through Saharan and Sahelian drylands.

• DrylandsBroader topic: The Sahel illustrates how rainfall variability affects ecosystems and livelihoods at regional scale.

• Ficus sycomorusRelated: Sycamore figs occur in Sahelian landscapes, especially near water and settlements.

• FonioRelated: Fonio is cultivated in parts of this dry region.

• Guinea fowlRelated: Guinea fowl occupy savannas and dry landscapes along parts of this region.