Drylands and pastoralism

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Droughts

15 entries

Woman pumping water using from a well in Zambia.

Drought unmasks structural failures and systemic inequalities in Mazyopa informal settlement

Insight, 25 August 2026

Make Change Happen episode 39

Living with urban drought: Make Change Happen podcast episode 39

Article, 25 August 2026

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Drought’s inequalities: towards inclusive climate adaptation in Zambia

Publication, 15 May 2026

A group of people, standing and seated outside under a tree, make the heart shape with their hands as they pose for a group photo.

How securing land rights is building women's resilience in Kenya

Article, 19 November 2025

Four women seated in a line and wearing colourful traditional pastoralist clothing lean forward as part of an interview being conducted outside, with trees in the background.

Challenging social norms in the drylands of Uganda

Article, 19 November 2025

Graphic card including text, an image of a city and organisation logos.

Drought in displacement: humanitarian and city responses for water security

Event on 27 August 2025

Local farmer harvesting tea leaves in Malawi. They are wearing a big basket for collecting the leaves on their back and a bright red hat.

Fair Water Footprints: making responsible water stewardship in supply chains the global norm

Active Project

A row of multicoloured containers filled with water beside a dusty road.

Drought in displacement: inclusive responses to urban drought in Zambia and Jordan

Active Project

A man stands in a field surrounded by plants with large, bright green leaves.

Drought, agriculture and climate change in Small Island Developing States

Active Project

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Loss and damage case studies from the frontline: a resource to support practice and policy

Publication, 22 October 2021

2017: pastoralists in Isiolo county in Kenya are digging for water in dried-up river beds. Agricultural insurance schemes can help pastoralists and farmers be more resilient to climate shocks (Photo: Denis Onyodi/KRCS)

Insuring against climate risk in Kenya

Insight, 06 June 2017

A dust storm looms over the drylands of the Sahel (Photo: Marie Monimart/IIED)

How oceans dried out the Sahel

Insight, 21 October 2016

Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)

2015: the International Year of Soils

Article, 09 April 2015

Somali and Boran pastoralists came together to discuss ways to share water resources at a meeting this month. (Credit: James Pattison)

Kenya: The importance of cross-border dialogue in the drylands

Insight, 19 March 2014

A screengrab from the 'Diffa; Les premiers matins du monde' video (Image: IIED)

Diffa: the morning light

Insight, 08 June 2010

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