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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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A woman herder behind her cattle
Policy brief

The brief draws upon interviews and participatory workshops to provide practical recommendations on how to implement GTAs in pastoral areas.
CHANGE IMAGE A UN solider patrols a camp for Internally Displaced People
Book

This book brings together contributions from diverse disciplinary perspectives to explore the intersecting themes shaping the future of mobile pastoralism in Africa’s drylands.
A woman standing with a goat in front of a blue sky dotted with white clouds
Policy brief

This study investigates pastoralists’ perceptions of the risks they face and how this influences adoption of innovations.
A woman smiling, looking beyond the frame
Technical report

This report looks at change within peoples livelihoods, the conditions that allow change to occur and spread, and the barriers which prevent change from spreading to other people and places.
Two smiling women talk as they walk towards the camera
Policy brief

This brief aims to draw learnings from better understanding if and how pastoralists share food aid, and if and how this affects their ability to cope with and recover from drought.
The back of man’s head as he looks towards the distance at some grazing livestock
Policy brief

This brief aims to understand the root causes and impacts of farmer–herder conflicts through a food production system and political economy lens.
A queue of people waiting
Policy brief

SPARC published five retrospective studies of projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Chad. This brief summarises lessons from these case studies, revisiting projects three to five years after closure.
A woman smiles as she exchanges goods in a market
Issue brief

This brief relays key learning points from pioneering a locally led approach to market monitoring, analysis and research in a context of extreme conflict and insecurity across Sudan's Darfur region.
A woman walks through goats grazing in front of a hut
Policy brief

This brief looks at what ‘people-centred’ EWS means, particular challenges of improving it in conflicts and recurring crises, and the implication of a knowledge-system way of thinking about EWS.

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