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Aerial view of an arid landscape. A group of people walk.
IIED at 50: be prepared to engage with young activists
… in West Africa. During the 1990s they collaborated on IIED’s drylands programme, establishing participatory development initiatives … find ways to provide livelihoods and incomes for rural populations in drylands areas. Instead of top-down approaches, which had been tried and … is very important for IIED. We are currently debating on decolonising research and it’s important for an organisation to be proactive on this …
Article, 29 November 2021
Water is conserved at a devolved climate finance project site in Zanzibar
Responding to climate change in Tanzania by strengthening dryland governance and planning
… development planning at district and divisional levels Research the role of customary institutions in climate resilient water … Drylands and pastoralism …
Project, 16 March 2018
A herd of goats.
Farmer-herder conflict: open your eyes, change the narrative, find solutions
… in policy circles and many national media , despite decades of research that demonstrate this narrative is largely unfounded. Within … against the odds in a hostile, resource-scarce environment. Instead, drylands need to be recognised as offering an environment in which … and conflict – rethinking the phenomenon?’ webinar to present these research findings for discussion and reflection. The webinar, co-hosted …
Insight, 10 November 2020
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… the scientific justification for international attempts to manage drylands by combating desertification.  The original image of … the practical and political dysfunction that results from approaching drylands as primarily an environmental problem. Drylands cover about 40 … for our planet as a whole. Roy Behnke is an independent consultant, a research fellow of Imperial College London and partner in the Odessa …
Insight, 29 September 2016
Pastoralists pull water from a well near Denan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia for their camels. (Photo: Andrew Heavens, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
Project, 17 December 2012
Gordon Conway speaking in front of a microphone.
Remembering Gordon Conway (1938-2023)
… of Sussex. These are just a few of many academic, advisory, research and leadership roles he held in the UK and US, balancing his … I took his advice, getting us much reading done as possible as the drylands programme got into gear. His partnership with Robert Chambers …
News, 06 October 2023
A man walks with his roaming goats.
Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions
… Indian, Chinese, Kenyan and global contexts. The publications come as drylands experts from around the world meet in Bonn, Germany for the … Review of the Implementation of the Convention (9-19 April). The new research, coordinated by the International Institute for Environment and … Bangladesh on 22-25 April. "Policymakers often dismiss the world’s drylands as fragile ecosystems where highly variable, unpredictable and …
News, 19 April 2013
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Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in drylands development planning in Tanzania
… Ngorongoro. The aim of the project is to design a long term action-research programme that will test approaches and mechanisms to … Drylands and pastoralism … Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in drylands development planning in Tanzania …
Publication, 01 January 2013
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Wetlands in Drylands: Khor Baraka - A key resource in eastern Sudan and Eritrea
… study from eastern Sudan and Eritrea is Part 3d of the `Wetlands in Drylands' series aimed at providing a broad overview of the role of … Drylands and pastoralism … Wetlands in Drylands: Khor Baraka - A key resource in eastern Sudan and Eritrea …
Publication, 01 January 1991
WoDaabe pastoralists are one of the most mobile and specialised pastoral communities in the Sahel (Photo: Stephen Anderson)
Supporting pastoral mobility in East and West Africa
Project, 17 December 2012