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Policy brief

This brief highlights key learnings for policymakers from research that explores the causal impact of two intervention models designed to support pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Technical report

This report aims to identify practical strategies for reducing farmer-herder conflicts in Sudan and Nigeria by analysing land use dynamics.
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Policy brief

This brief assesses the status of livestock routes and mobility in Ethiopia. It sets out steps policymakers can take to protect these vital corridors.

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Blog

Reliable weather and climate information services (WCIS) are vital for pastoralists' resilience in drylands. Here we explore what we know about WCIS for pastoralists and what needs to change.
SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

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Six years of SPARC showed that the most valuable insights came not from methods alone, but from how people learned together.
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SPARC has six years of experience carrying out research and collecting meaningful data in some of the world’s most fragile places.
 

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