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The CBA9 participants gather for a group photo on the final day of the conference, shortly after the Nairobi Declaration was announced (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights
… on "Harnessing climatic variability to enhance adptation in the drylands". The second day also included sessions on "The role of the …
Article, 05 May 2015
Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania
… Volontaires pour l’Environnement, Togo, Kenya Wildlife Service etc) research institutions (Stockholm Environment Institute, and … — speakers presented on topics including agriculture, economics, drylands, water, disaster risk reduction, vulnerable groups and …
News, 01 March 2010
Cover for G03033.pdf
Securing pastoralism in East and West Africa: protecting and promoting livestock mobility. Somaliland/Somali Region Desk Review
… affecting livestock mobility.~2. The work of key development and research actors involved in promoting livestock mobility. … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 January 2008
Cover for G03036.pdf
Securing pastoralism in East and West Africa: protecting and promoting livestock mobility. Karamojong Cluster Desk Review
… affecting livestock mobility.~2. The work of key development and research actors involved in promoting livestock mobility. … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 January 2008
A screengrab from the 'Diffa; Les premiers matins du monde' video (Image: IIED)
Diffa: the morning light
… ([email protected]) is senior fellow in IIED's Climate Change research group . … Drylands and pastoralism …
Insight, 08 June 2010
Oxen plough teams bring bigger fields and easier farmwork (Photo: Camilla Toulmin/IIED)
Notes from the field – Dlonguebougou, Mali
… I am doing research on a small village in central Mali where I did my doctoral … Drylands and pastoralism …
Insight, 11 April 2017
Cover for G00241.pdf
WORKSHOP REPORT: SECURING LAND RIGHTS IN AFRICA: CAN LAND REGISTRATION SERVE THE POOR?
… the discussions and outcomes of the second meeting of the above research programme. The research, funded by the Social Science Unit of the UK's Department for … This second mid-term workshop provided a valuable opportunity for the research teams to discuss findings of the first phase (September 2002- …
Publication, 01 November 2003
Cover for 9529IIED.pdf
Winners and losers: privatising the commons in Botswana
… for policy makers and donor agencies alike across Africa. However, research conducted in the 1980s and the 1990s has demonstrated the … on this issue. The paper also identifies key issues for further research on the ground. The paper is likely to be of interest not only … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 January 2005
The new university in Ségou. Mali's capital city, Bamako, is the nation's political and economic power base – greater decentralisation will bring many benefits (Photo: Camilla Toulmin/IIED)
Four challenges facing Mali amid efforts to rebuild
… Last month I spent a fortnight in Mali to get my new research project under way. It was the height of the hot season, before … across the region.  Examining three decades of change   My own research work is off to a good start. I am writing the story of the … in terms of land, livelihoods, people and values.  I have got my research permit, hired a research assistant who knows the area well, and …
Insight, 21 June 2016
Cover for 12526IIED.pdf
Land and Water Rights in the Sahel: Tenure challenges of improving access to water for agriculture
… draws on a review of legislation, a literature review, unpublished research material, and original fieldwork. … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 March 2006