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Policy brief

The inconvenient truths of water development in the drylands of the Horn of Africa: how to use new water sources to support resilience for pastoralists

This brief explores how to best manage risks associated with permanent water supplies in arid and semi-arid lands in the Horn of Africa.

Éditeur SPARC
Par Nancy BalfourJackson WachiraMasresha TayeHussein TadichaSimon Levine

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Permanent water supplies are often assumed to have a positive impact on climate resilience. However, there are concerns about potential negative effects of water supply developments in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) on grazing patterns, settlement and conflicts. 

To manage these risks, planning for water investments must be informed by evidence (not assumptions) on their link with resilience. 

This brief looks at: how they functioned and were managed; their impact on people’s resilience and ability to cope with drought; their wider impacts on access to resources and power; and the perceptions of different stakeholders on the role of new water supplies in resilience strategies and climate adaptation.

The research analysed water policy in the drylands and the language used to describe new water development. It compared this with the evidence from visits to 25 boreholes across four sites in Marsabit county, Kenya and five sites in Somali Region, Ethiopia. 

 

 

Camels drink from a trough under white clouds and blue sky
Camels at a water point in Geshamo Woreda, Somali Region
Credit © Masresha Taye, April 2024

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