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SPARC events bring together diverse decision-makers and community representatives to foster debate and share learning on ways to support agro-pastoralists, pastoralists and farmers in dryland areas to build resilience.

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A shepherd and his herd in Senegal Image by Milo Mitchell / IFPRI Conference

‘Our Land. Our Future’ – SPARC at UNCCD COP16

Bringing new evidence on land, natural resource management and climate in drylands to policymakers and practitioners at UNCCD COP16.
Cattle market near Bamako, Mali - Image by Romel Jacinto - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Conference

International Colloquium on (Agro)gropastoralism in Africa: Current dynamics and perspectives

At the International Colloquium on (Agro)gropastoralism in Africa, SPARC will co-lead a regional dialogue to better understand the causes of, and find solutions to, conflict in drylands.
A mother leads her goats to pasture in the drought-afflicted Somali region of Ethiopia, 2022. Credit UNICEF Ethiopia Mulugeta Ayene. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Conference

SPARC at COP29

At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, SPARC researchers will share new perspectives on how to scale up climate action and finance in some of the world's most climate-vulnerable places.
Preparation of reforestation nurseries as part of the Great Green Wall at the Tessekere base, the six boreholes' forestry and pastoral reserve - Image by Baba Ba Conference

UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP16

New SPARC evidence on how better natural resource management can support peacebuilding is helping to shape policy at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity COP 16.
A farmer in the Kibirichia area of Mount Kenya – Image by Neil Palmer / 2010 CIAT - CC BY-SA 2.0 Conference

8th AgriFin Learning Event (ALE)

SPARC at the 8th ALE: Bringing together tech providers, policy makers, firms and investors to find solutions to scaling climate-smart tools, digital agriculture, fintech and innovation in drylands.
Camels drinking from a shared drinking source in Gashamo, Ethiopia. Credit: Masresha Taye. Side event

World Water Week 2024 event: 'When water investment undermines pastoralists’ resilience'

SPARC researchers presented their new findings from Gashamo woreda in Ethiopia and Marsabit county in Kenya at a virtual event for World Water Week 2024.
Kenya, March 2022. Side event

SPARC at COP28

SPARC researchers led conversations on topics related to climate action in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East, home to some of the world's most climate-vulnerable people.
Collins Marita, Mercy Corps AgriFin Director for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Accountability and Learning (L) and Nyambura Githongo, communications practitioner in the SPARC innovation team (R) at the event - image by Mercy Corps AgriFin Conference

7th Mercy Corps AgriFin Learning Event

SPARC co-sponsored the recent 7th Mercy Corps AgriFin Learning Event where researchers joined decision makers to explore ways to scale digital innovation for more resilient food systems in drylands.
7th Adaptation Futures international conference (AF2023) Side event

7th Adaptation Futures international conference (AF2023)

SPARC researchers will be leading two sessions at the upcoming 7th Adaptation Futures international conference, on pastoralist livelihoods and transboundary climate risks.

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