With research, training and advocacy, we help build climate resilience, productivity and equity in the dryland areas of East Africa, Ethiopia, the Sahel and Sudan

… on building climate resilience, productivity and equity in the dryland areas of East Africa and the Sahel. IIED's work has aimed to challenge the misconceptions that portray drylands as unproductive wastelands and dryland production systems as … around climate and conflict. … Climate change … Drylands and pastoralism … Drylands: building climate resilience, productivity and …

… Secure and reliable access to water is critical to the livelihoods of dryland communities. In Kenya’s drylands, county governments are investing in new water points to … in place to deliver water. … Claire Bedelian … Water … Drylands and pastoralism … Climate change … Water access in the drylands – what’s not …

… For many communities in Ethiopia, pastoralism is a way of life. Almost 60% of Ethiopia's land mass  is used by lowland communities in the eastern and southern drylands, most of whom are Indigenous pastoralists. They have unique … is more individualised and sedentary. The recently adopted Pastoral Development Policy and newly established Ministry of Irrigation …

… For too long, traditional discourse on African drylands has put the focus on the idea that drylands are fragile and … variability is an inherent characteristic of the drylands and that dryland populations have developed institutions and strategies to manage … the lens of valuing variability. … Climate change … Drylands and pastoralism … Drylands and climate-resilient development – valuing …