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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 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.
A herder walks beside his goats down a dirt road
Policy brief

This brief suggests how to think differently about DRR in conflicts, rather than how to implement it, and draws on evidence that it is necessary and possible even in conflicts and recurring crises.
A woman stands in front of a blue sky looking beyond the frame of the image
Policy brief

This policy brief reflects SPARC’s learning on why the main models used by the international humanitarian community for planning anticipatory action show limited promise in difficult places and what alternative approaches might be more helpful.
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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.
Groundnuts in a straw basket
Issue brief

This brief explores how trade fuels conflict through the war economy in Darfur and highlights consequences for established traders, with the aim of informing market-oriented humanitarian programming.
Camels drink from a trough under white clouds and blue sky
Technical report

The current approach to providing new water supplies is undermining pastoralists’ resilience, not enhancing it. This report covers nine sites across Marsabit Co., Kenya and Somali Region, Ethiopia.
A woman stands in a Fulani camp with her back to camera and looks out to the trees
Technical report

The report explores the role of women in farmer-herder conflict, based on case studies from Sudan and Nigeria.
Gombe pastoralist woman collects firewood next to herd of cows
Technical report

This report explores the role of youth in farmer-herder conflict, based on case studies from Sudan and Nigeria.
Un groupe de femmes se rassemble sous un arbre par une journée ensoleillée
Technical report

Ce rapport évalue comment l'accès à la terre peut constituer un levier de résilience pour les réfugiés, notamment pour les ménages dirigés par les femmes soudanaises réfugiées dans l'est du Tchad.

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