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With a population of around 52.5 million people, around 90% of Kenya’s land area is arid or semi-arid. Almost 6 out of 10 of working Kenyans depend on agriculture for a living. As in other Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs), mixes of pastoralism and agriculture dominate rural areas. Similarly to other countries in the region, Kenya is a major exporter of livestock to the Gulf. Around 11 per cent of Kenyans are between the ages of 17 and 19.

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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
Two mismatched puzzle pieces representing valuable assets and mass employment try to fit in the same place, which is also mismatched.
Technical report

This report sets out to see if it is possible to assess the impacts PWP assets have on people’s livelihoods in order to learn new lessons about how, when — or whether — to use PWP.
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.
Camel herder and camels under a wide blue sky
Policy brief

Advances in forecasting, observation networks and collaboration mean better weather forecasts, so why do pastoralists show little demand for them, and how can we better reach them?
A man crouches down as he measures a plot of farmland
Policy brief

Many of East Africa's drylands have suffered from top-down neglect or modernisation, both of which have failed to integrate local knowledge and voices. Can participatory planning help, and how?

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A man walks through the flood waters in Beletweyne, Somalia in May 2016. Credit: AMISOM Photo/Tobin Jones
News

Analysing the impacts of climate change in fragile countries is difficult, but it is possible – and it should not be an excuse for inaction.
Focus group discussions with pastoralist women, with female facilitator and male notetaker. Ade Galchat kebele, El Waya, Oromoia, Ethiopia - Image by Teshome Gemechu, DAB-DRT
Blog

Why do pastoralist women and men interact differently with animal health services? How can we use this knowledge to improve the design, delivery and use of veterinary solutions in drylands?
Samburu pastoralist women after a Focus Group Discussion, with a camel feeding on salts in the background, Loltulelei village, Samburu County, Kenya - Image by Jennifer Lekasuyanj / EAMDA
Blog

Using the experiences of pastoral communities in the drylands of Ethiopia and Kenya, we provide evidence-based recommendations to improve women pastoralists’ access to animal health services.

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