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Explore SPARC’s publications and resources as we create, distil, evaluate and share evidence and best practice on research and policy that aims to support pastoralists and farmers in dryland areas.

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  • Working in a changing climate
A group of men stand in a road near the back of a parked pickup trick filled with crates of vegetables and fruit
SPARC partner publication

Rooted in local realities and community voices, this report highlights how conflict and climate interact and identifies practical entry points for recovery and resilience in Syria’s agri-food sector.
A group of women sit on the ground preparing seedlings under olive trees
SPARC partner publication

This brief provides policymakers and donors with an integrated picture of how climate and conflict interact across value chains and shape daily realities in Syria.
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SPARC documentary thumbnail

Audio and podcasts

SPARC's new documentary shines a spotlight on one of the most critical, but marginalised livelihoods in Africa – and paints a rarely seen picture of the dynamism of people living in the drylands.
A herd of cows graze by a water source
SPARC partner publication

This report examines how participatory research and decision-making can help local stakeholders to overcome barriers to LLA in the context of drought in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities.
A woman stands in front of a blue sky
Policy brief

This brief shares lessons from locally led action research on women’s empowerment among pastoralists in Nigeria and South Sudan.
A pastoralist moves his livestock through Ganawuri town, Nigeria. Credit: Elphas Ngugi/SPARC

A pastoralist moves his livestock through Ganawuri town, Nigeria. Credit: Elphas Ngugi/SPARC

Flagship report

This resource catalogue collates all of the work published across SPARC's six-year run.
Two women carrying dishes stacked on their heads walk away from the camera
Toolkit

Using interviews with more than 1,200 pastoralists, this guide will help journalists make their reporting on pastoralism more nuanced and accurate.
Two young women sitting together looking at the camera
SPARC partner publication

This report explores two questions: Why invest in adolescent girls’ wellbeing and resilience in the fragile drylands of East and West Africa? And what works to support their wellbeing and resilience?
A UN soldier with a gun patrols a camp as children walk by
SPARC partner publication

This policy brief explores the use of satellite remote sensing data to understand the impacts of the conflict in Sudan on market activity and agricultural production throughout the country.

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