Drylands and pastoralism

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Latest blog posts

Behind the headlines in Mali

Camilla Toulmin
18 January 2013
The mud-walled village in Mali, near the town of Diabaly, surrounded by fields and baobabs.

Why following the herd can be good for Kenyan media

Mike Shanahan
11 October 2012

What’s in a narrative? In policy, everything or nothing

Mike Shanahan
28 September 2012
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Latest news

Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions

19 April 2013
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Highlights

Community maps reveal rich resources of land policymakers think is empty

Pastoralists walk with their donkeys and goats.
Misperceptions of the drylands as barren and empty are leading to their mismanagement. An IIED mapping project aims to create a clearer picture of their value to pastoralists. ›

Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions

A man walks with his roaming goats.
Partial narratives that underpin policymaking prevent people in arid regions from fulfilling their potential to provide food and sustain resilient livelihoods in a changing climate. ›

Valuing the drylands: calculating total economic benefits from pastoralism

A pastoralist walks with his cattle in Niger.

Projects and articles

Archive of completed drylands and pastoralist projects

Educating nomads

Valuing the drylands: calculating total economic benefits from pastoralism

Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and improving knowledge

Responding to climate change in East Africa by strengthening dryland governance and planning

Supporting pastoral mobility in East and West Africa

Advocating for policies and laws that support adaptive management

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Drylands

Through research, training and advocacy, we aim to build climate resilience, productivity and equity in the drylands.

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Climate change group

We seek to identify, generate, share and employ new knowledge that can be used to shape polices, practices and programmes on climate change.

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Publications

Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China

Pastoralism: the custodian of China’s grasslands

Moving beyond the rhetoric: the challenge of reform in Kenya’s drylands

Global public policy narratives on the drylands and pastoralism

Following the herd: why pastoralism needs better media coverage

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