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Cow herd in the Ferlo sylvo-pastoral zone at the beginning of the rainy season - Image Baba Ba
Collecting water at the UNDP-funded dam in Baligubadle, Somaliland, northwest Somalia. Credit: UNDP Somalia (CC BY-NC 2.0) Technical report

If losses and damages triggered by climate change are to be addressed in national and international policy, finance and action, losses and damages need to be specified and estimated.
Herd of cattle drink from a water hole in Somalia. Image by Voyage New Media, shutterstock SPARC partner publication

Despite efforts to link humanitarian responses and development programming, gaps in effectively aligning and
integrating the two aids still exist. How can we move towards effective integration?
Camel herder and camels under a wide blue sky Policy brief

Advances in forecasting, observation networks and collaboration mean better weather forecasts, so why do pastoralists show little demand for them, and how can we better reach them?

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Vaccination of a Fulani child in Gwaskaram, Bauchi State, Nigeria - Image by National Stop Transition of Polio Programme Team - CC BY 2.0 Blog

On International Day of Rural Women, the IDRC-SPARC gender team reflects on its work with pastoralist women and communities, and the potential of empowering rural women to bring about gender equality.
Focus group discussions with pastoralist women, with female facilitator and male notetaker. Ade Galchat kebele, El Waya, Oromoia, Ethiopia - Image by Teshome Gemechu, DAB-DRT Blog

Why do pastoralist women and men interact differently with animal health services? How can we use this knowledge to improve the design, delivery and use of veterinary solutions in drylands?
 Samburu pastoralist women after a Focus Group Discussion, with a camel feeding on salts in the background, Loltulelei village, Samburu County, Kenya - Image by Jennifer Lekasuyanj / EAMDA Blog

Using the experiences of pastoral communities in the drylands of Ethiopia and Kenya, we provide evidence-based recommendations to improve women pastoralists’ access to animal health services.

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