ILLIMI Niger: Strengthening Data Use for Crisis Prevention, Mitigation, and Response

Niger faces a range of complex and interconnected challenges that hinder its development progress. Security concerns, including intercommunal tensions and the threat of violent extremism in the tri-border region and the Lake Chad Basin, continue to impact stability. Alongside insecurity, Niger struggles with frequent natural disasters, intensified by climate change, such as droughts, floods, and desertification, which further threaten livelihoods and food security. Chronic malnutrition remains a pressing issue, compounded by factors like population growth and limited access to essential services. These compounding and often interconnected challenges have resulted in significant displacement, disrupting agriculture, trade and livelihoods.

The programme seeks to strengthen comprehensive and integrated data analysis, collection and monitoring to better prevent, mitigate or respond to the multidimensional consequences of the complex challenges affecting Niger. To achieve this, the programme will (i) strengthen quality and availability of data on interconnected human security trends through the ILLIMI Niger Platform; (ii) improve analytical capacity for cross-sectoral data analysis to facilitate informed and open debates on needs and priorities; and (iii) disseminate integrated human security analyses to beneficiaries, national and local government, donors and other stakeholders.

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