En Afrique subsaharienne, les besoins en filets sociaux sont considerables. Si l'Afrique subsaharienne est la region la plus pauvre du globe, elle figure egalement parmi les regions les plus inegalitaires au monde. Dans un tel contexte, la redistribution doit etre consideree comme une methode legitime permettant de combattre la pauvrete et de garantir une prosperite partagee. Le present rapport fournit des elements empiriques demontrant la capacite de tels programmes a atteindre les plus pauvres et vulnerables; il contient en outre des enseignements pour un emploi efficace des methodes de...

Social Protection Programs for Africa's Drylands explores the role of social protection in promoting the well-being and prosperity of people living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a specifi c focus on the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Based on a review of recent experience, it argues that social protection policies and programs have an important role in promoting the resilience of the people residing in these areas. Social protection programs, when well designed and carefully implemented at scale, can reduce vulnerability to droughts and other shocks and promote coping...