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Michael Mortimore

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Michael Mortimore is an academic with expertise in issues relating to African drylands. He runs the research consultancy Drylands Research.

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A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?

Insight, 29 September 2016

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The End of Desertification? Disputing environmental change in the drylands

01 June 2016

Preview of G02572

Dryland Opportunities. A new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development

01 September 2009

Preview of G02521

The interaction between freshwater ecosystem services, climate change and poverty in the Sahel

01 January 2007

Preview of 9294IIED

Future of Family Farms in West Africa, The : What can we learn from long-term data?

01 January 2003

Preview of 6349IIED

Poverty and Systems Research in the Drylands

01 January 2000

Preview of 7365IIED

History and Evolution of Land Tenure and Administration in West Africa

01 January 1997

Preview of 6059IIED

Population Growth and Environmental Recovery: Policy lessons from Kenya

01 January 1994

Preview of 7296IIED

Environment, Population Growth and Productivity in Kenya: A Case Study of Machakos District

01 January 1993

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