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10-16 of 16
  • Sarah Opitz-Stapleton
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Issue brief

This brief is the second in a series highlighting issues facing pastoralists and agropastoralists in two areas in Nigeria: Hayin Ade in Kaduna State and Wuro Alhaji Idrisa Bappate in Taraba State.
Two women sit behind a metal bowl filled with fresh bread in an outdoor market
Issue brief

This brief is the second in a series highlighting the challenges facing people from different livelihoods in three sites in Somalia - Burao (Togdheer), Galkayo (Mudug) and Jowhar (Middle Shabelle).
An aerial view of a large herd of camels standing in sand and grass around a water source, accompanied by two figures and surrounded by rocky outcroppings
Issue brief

This brief explores how policies at the sub-national, national and regional levels can help and hinder options for the management of transboundary climate risks at local, national and regional levels.
 Two women sit together inside, one is holding a notebook
Technical report

This research is the first in a series of longitudinal studies into the impact of violent and non-violent conflict on lives and livelihoods, and mediation dynamics, in Nigeria and Somalia.
Two camels facing each other, outside
Technical report

This report is the second in a series highlighting learning emerging from a longitudinal study examining violent and non-violent conflict and mediation dynamics in Somalia and Nigeria.

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Technical report

This report documents how African policy-makers and experts perceive climate change and adaptation risks that have the potential for multi-country to regional consequences.
Silhouette of cattle in the foreground with sunrise on the horizon in the background
Issue brief

In this brief, SPARC speaks to farmers and pastoralists in conflict-affected drylands of Nigeria to gauge how Covid-19, and lockdown measures, have affected their social relationships.

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