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The End of Desertification? Disputing environmental change in the drylands
… countries with variable rainfall and persistent poverty. For better policy and governance, we need to reconsider the scientific … local land use mismanagement, effectively terminating a long-standing policy and scientific debate. There is now an opportunity to treat this … between science, the formation of public opinion and international policy-making. Looking beyond the Sahel, the chapters in this book …
Publication, 01 June 2016
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Scenario planning with African pastoralists: a 'how-to' guide
… ‘drivers of change’, is a tool to facilitate strategic thinking and policy decisions. Until recently, it has most commonly been associated … or marginalised communities - such as pastoralists - influence policy decisions that affect their lives. It is therefore a valuable … become empowered, and thus instrumental in influencing key policy decisions, or the allocation of resources. This booklet can be …
Publication, 01 December 2009
Agricultural research must change radically to realise people's right to food
… degradation. At its centre is a fledgling concept in international policy debates: 'food sovereignty'. But according to a report written … food sovereignty is considered and applied at international and local policy levels. On 17-21 February, in advance of the Sélingué meeting, …
News, 16 February 2007
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaking the World Economic Forum in 2017 (Photo: Jakob Polacsek/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: getting indigenous women's voices heard on the SDGs
… more. How do you help women you’re working with understand complex policy processes? HOI: It can be difficult to explain to indigenous … strikes me that the technocrats working in national and international policy circles seem so far from reality. Indigenous women have one of the highest rates of poverty of any social group. But in policy discussions around ending poverty there is little understanding …
Article, 15 May 2018
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Towards education for nomads: community perspectives in Kenya
… of the booklet is to share the views of pastoralists with education policy-makers and practitioners, particularly those in Kenya who are in … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 August 2010
Dlonguebougou, is a village of 1,500 people in the commune of N'Koumandougou, on the northern edge in central Mali (Image: Google Maps)
Long-term change in the Malian Sahel: portrait of Dlonguebougou village
… Drylands and pastoralism …
Project, 14 August 2017
Gatekeeper series: Local organization Profiles
Article, 01 April 2010
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Trees are our backbone: Integrating environment and local development in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
… management, and extracts lessons that could guide environmental policy and its application in Tigray Region. … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 July 2007
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Overview of drylands development communication initiatives in Africa
… editorial management and responsibility to provide a research-policy-practice platform for debating and disseminating African … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 March 2009
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Mobile pastoralists and education: strategic options
… is also a conceptual challenge. This paper will show that successful policy is possible, and that progress is being made – but only when both … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 October 2009