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Magda Nassef

Research and Technical Coordinator, SPARC

Magda holds a Masters Degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and has spent the last 15 years focused on issues related to pastoralism, natural resource governance and land use in East Africa. 

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Mopti, Mali. Image by Oberson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Policy brief

This brief aims to understand the root causes and impacts of farmer–herder conflicts through a food production system and political economy lens.
Farming in Ganawuri, Plateau state, Nigeria. Photo: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
Flagship report

Drawing on six years of research, this synthesis report outlines practical ways to make aid in fragile drylands more flexible, locally grounded and effective.
Women fisherman, Mali. Credit: Oumar Diop / UNDP
Technical report

This report examines examples of anticipatory actions led by local authorities. It assesses the potential strengths of these actions and sets out what decision makers can learn from these examples.
A group of women stand in a circle kneading millet
Technical report

This report explores collective pastoral land tenure through three country case studies, identifying practical measures for understanding perceived security of communal land rights.
A woman stands in a Fulani camp with her back to camera and looks out to the trees
Technical report

The report explores the role of women in farmer-herder conflict, based on case studies from Sudan and Nigeria.

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Blog

SPARC-supported research and expertise informs high-level regional conference on land and conflict in Africa, forming the basis for nascent collaboration with IGAD