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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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  • Somalia
Eight women walking on a winding red dirt path with trees in the background
Policy brief

Agro-pastoral communities in drylands face worsening climate, economic and social pressures, all of which disproportionately impact women. GTAs can help build resilient, sustainable livelihoods.
Herder wit camels in Danaan - Shinile, Somali regional state, Ethiopia - Image by Mulugeta Ayene / UNICEF Ethiopia - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Journal article

This study reviews approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid directed at drought management in the Horn of Africa
Travelling to find water during the drought in Ethiopia’s East Shoa Zone, 2016. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Ayene
Technical report

This report provides new data about the current and potential future losses and damages from climate-attributable weather events in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, with a specific focus on the agriculture and livestock sectors.
Collecting water at the UNDP-funded dam in Baligubadle, Somaliland, northwest Somalia. Credit: UNDP Somalia (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Technical report

If losses and damages triggered by climate change are to be addressed in national and international policy, finance and action, losses and damages need to be specified and estimated.
Herd of cattle drink from a water hole in Somalia. Image by Voyage New Media, shutterstock
SPARC partner publication

Despite efforts to link humanitarian responses and development programming, gaps in effectively aligning and
integrating the two aids still exist. How can we move towards effective integration?
Mobile phone user in Ethiopia - image by S. Sheridan / Mercy Corps
Policy brief

This policy brief explores the challenges pastoralists face when using climate information services (CIS). It outlines key considerations for scaling up effective CIS in drylands.
A farmer in Menz, Ethiopia gets help from her 10 year old daughter in keeping her sheep.

The challenges of food security and economic development in fragile contexts have become urgent. This report asks what more can be done to address food security in such contexts using private sector solutions.
Scenes from Mogadishu during Eid Al-Fitr Celebrations - image by Tobin Jones / UN Photo - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

This report outlines ways that policymakers in Somalia can increase access to climate finance and better integrate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management in socioeconomic development.
Pastoralists come to Harshim town from neighbouring woredas and Somalia looking for water in Fafan Zone Somali region in 2017 - Image by Michael Tsegaye / UNICEF Ethiopia -

This policy brief outlines some of the key actions the Federal Government of Somalia, and development and humanitarian partners financing climate-related activities can take to accelerate climate action.

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