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Technical report

This report explores the perspectives of agro-pastoralist men and women in Toch East and Pathuon West Payams on how flooding and conflict impact their lives and livelihoods.
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Technical report

This report assesses the status of livestock mobility, arterial routes, infrastructure and services in Ethiopia and Kenya. It sets out recommendations to preserve these vital dryland arteries.
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Policy brief

This brief highlights key learnings for policymakers from research that explores the causal impact of two intervention models designed to support pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Technical report

This report aims to identify practical strategies for reducing farmer-herder conflicts in Sudan and Nigeria by analysing land use dynamics.

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Blog

Reliable weather and climate information services (WCIS) are vital for pastoralists' resilience in drylands. Here we explore what we know about WCIS for pastoralists and what needs to change.
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News

How to browse six years of SPARC research.
Fish market in Bor, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
News

In this article, SPARC researchers reflect on pastoralists and farmers' finely tuned strategies for living with variability - and how external interventions would do better to build on what works.

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