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What are the key debates, and 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 and blog articles to keep updated.

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SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

SPARC, ICPALD and JO conference in Nairobi, October 2025

Flooding in Bor, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / SPARC
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SPARC has six years of experience carrying out research and collecting meaningful data in some of the world’s most fragile places.
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To make a real difference in fragile, conflict-affected drylands, the aid sector must drop heroic crisis narratives and refocus on the true actors in the story.
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