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Sarah Opitz-Stapleton

Sarah is a Research Associate in the Global Risks and Resilience programme at ODI. Her research lies at the intersection of multi-hazard risk management, climate services and climate resilience for low carbon, sustainable development.

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Guelta d'Archei waterhole near oasis, Ennedi Plateau, Chad, Africa. Image by Beata Tabak / shutterstock.
Technical report

This study assesses Chad’s capacity to plan for, access, use, monitor and report on climate finance.
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.
FUDECO researchers interview communities in Wuro Bappate - Photo by Zubairu Adamu / FUDECO

This is the third in a series of longitudinal studies into the political, socioeconomic and environmental issues facing pastoralists and agropastoralists in Hayin Ade and Wuro Alhaji Idrissa Bappate.
Troops advance during anti-Shabaab operation in Somalia.

This SPARC-funded report, launched at COP28 in December, argues for a new way of thinking about and delivering the climate agenda in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Scenes from Mogadishu during Eid Al-Fitr Celebrations - image by Tobin Jones / UN Photo - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

This report outlines ways that policymakers in Somalia can increase access to climate finance and better integrate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management in socioeconomic development.

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Community rangers guard elephants in Sera Conservancy, Kenya Blog

Find out more about some of the opportunities and challenges that SPARC will face as we work with donors and programmes that aim to support dryland communities and economies.

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