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What are the topical and pressing issues, in research and policy that inform programming and funding to support pastoralists and farmers in dryland regions? What are the perspectives and priorities of dryland communities? Read our News articles to keep updated.

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Four weeks after the rains, this pond in Makueni county, Kenya, built through public works, was almost dry, and no-one was using what water was left as it was contaminated by livestock.
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Too many public works programmes may be failing to deliver long-term benefits – not due to poor execution, but by design. If we want to use them effectively, we need to rethink what they are trying to achieve.
Camels stand in a salt plain in an arid landscape
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SPARC is working with the Ethiopian government and ICPALD to map - for the first time - major livestock routes in the country.
The people of Ta Kuti village, Niger State, Nigeria, are pastoralists and beneficiaries of Nigeria's Fadama II project. Credit: Arne Hoel/World Bank
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A new Ministry of Livestock has been hailed as a key step in addressing worsening farmer-herder conflicts. The reality is more complicated.
An abandoned water tower.
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If one picture says a thousand words, then a whole volume on resilience building through water projects is captured in these six photographs.
Image of women selling fish in Bor town, Jonglei State, South Sudan
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Pastoralism is a well-known livelihood in South Sudan. But as people adapt to a changing climate, this blog explores how fishing is just as important a livelihood – especially for women.
A man walks through the flood waters in Beletweyne, Somalia in May 2016.
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Anticipatory action in the Horn of Africa could draw lessons from previous disaster risk management strategies to circumvent their past mistakes and leverage their insights.
Shepherding in Ta Kuti village - photo by Arne Hoel / World Bank
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SPARC partner the Nigeria-based Fulbe Development and Cultural Organization is officially recognised by the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre.
A man walks through the flood waters in Beletweyne, Somalia in May 2016. Credit: AMISOM Photo/Tobin Jones
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Analysing the impacts of climate change in fragile countries is difficult, but it is possible – and it should not be an excuse for inaction.
A man with a checked shirt leans against an iron fence with an arid landscape behind him
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While it may be clear from a forecast when a good time to act might be, with regards to livelihoods it is never straightforward to decide what exactly should be done.

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