Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa, belonging to the Sahel region. Characterized by its location within the said region, the country is exposed to a hot and dry climate with significant variability in rainfall. The said region, encompassing around 80% of the Niger’s land area, has a “high dependence on rain-fed agriculture and its natural resources to support food security and livelihoods, rapid population growth, and chronic humanitarian crises due to recurrent drought, flooding, food insecurity, epidemics, and violent conflict. The country has shown history of droughts and flooding.” (Climate Change Knowledge Portal). According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, temperature in Niger is projected to rise by between 2.0 and 4.6 °C by 2080, compared to pre-industrial levels, with higher temperatures and more temperature extremes projected for the south-west of Niger.  
 
Given these compounding factors, climate change will likely exacerbate existing vulnerabilities in the country. Water scarcity, longer dry seasons and impacts of higher temperatures may trigger new conflict and forced migration, issues that already impact the region. (USAID Climate Risk Profile, 2017).