Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa located in the Sahel region. Due to its geographic position, the country experiences a hot and dry climate with highly variable rainfall. Around 80 percent of Niger’s land area lies within the Sahel, a region characterized by a strong dependence on rain-fed agriculture and natural resources for food security and livelihoods, rapid population growth, and recurring humanitarian crises driven by droughts, floods, food insecurity, epidemics, and violent conflict (Climate Change Knowledge Portal). Temperatures in Niger are projected to increase by between 2.0°C and 4.6°C by 2080 compared to pre-industrial levels, with higher temperatures and more frequent temperature extremes expected particularly in the southwest of the country (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) 
 
Given these compounding factors, climate change is likely to further exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. Water scarcity, longer dry seasons, and rising temperatures may intensify existing pressures, potentially contributing to conflict and forced migration — challenges that already affect the region (USAID Climate Risk Profile, 2017).