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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.

Theme
Region
Type
Date
1-9 of 22
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Roundtable
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LANDac Global Land Governance International Conference

Driving change: more evidence on gender and youth in fragile dryland contexts is key to transforming research on land governance.
A herd of camels stands by some trees
Webinar
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Rethinking vulnerability and humanitarian assistance in the pastoral drylands

Changing the way we approach vulnerability and external assistance in drylands.
A man walks through the flood waters in Beletweyne, Somalia. Credit: AMISOM Photo/Tobin Jones
Side event
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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025

SPARC will be taking part in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: the global forum for discussing the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk.
A herd of cows walks along a dirt road
Workshop
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Mapping major livestock routes in Kenya: partnering with the government and IGAD

SPARC has joined the Kenyan government and IGAD to identify and map - for the first time - the country’s main livestock routes.
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Webinar
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Women and pastoral livelihoods: Innovating for a sustainable future

Watch this webinar where we explored scalable policies and innovations that empower women, drive drylands prosperity, enhance resilience and ensure sustainable livestock systems.
A Ghibe valley farmer in Ethiopia - Image by Apollo Habtamu / ILRI -CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Workshop

Partnering with the Ethiopian government and IGAD to map livestock routes

SPARC has joined livestock experts at the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to map, for the first time, the country’s main livestock routes.
A man stands in drylands holding a stick across his shoulders with a flock of sheep behind him
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.

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