As part of MAG's 'Practical Disarmament Initiative' project, MAG organized a workshop focusing on stockpile management and diversion in the Sahel and West Africa. The aim of the meeting was threefold. First, to present, review and consider practical implications of a desktop study by Small Arms Survey on the scope and provisions of stockpile management and diversion within international and sub-regional instruments. Second, to identify opportunities for enhancing practical efforts to improve stockpile management and prevent diversion, including through greater regional and international cooperation and assistance. Lastly, to enhance regional dialogue and cooperation on stockpile management and diversion prevention.