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Misconceptions on drylands and pastoralism
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Mitigating farmer-herder conflict
Responding to concerns over the impact of increased ‘farmer-herder conflict’ on development projects across semi-arid Africa, the French Development Agency (AfD) commissioned IIED to conduct a study to better understand the root causes of conflict and identify constructive ways to resolve them and mitigate their impact
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Drylands and climate-resilient development – valuing climatic variability
For too long, traditional discourse on African drylands has put the focus on the idea that drylands are fragile and degraded environments.
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MOOC on ‘pastoralism in development’: an online learning journey
A rich and interactive online course will take participants on a learning journey based on the principle of self-discovery
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The Sahelian Great Green Wall: start with local solutions
The regreening of the Sahel region through a 'Great Green Wall' appears to be an ambitious plan to roll back the ‘advancing deserts’ of the Sahara. However, the expertise and interests of local farmers and pastoralists inhabiting the drylands seem to be absent (yet again) from this strategy
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Farmer-herder conflict: open your eyes, change the narrative, find solutions
New research uproots deep-set trend to help understand increasing violence in dryland Africa through the lens of ‘farmer-herder conflict’
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Building research capacity for sustainable water and food security in drylands of sub-Saharan Africa (BRECcIA)
BRECcIA was an ambitious programme that developed capacity for impactful research production and dissemination in educational institutions in three sub-Saharan countries
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Does climate change cause conflicts in the Sahel?
The Sahel is often recognised as a hotspot of violent conflict. As climate change becomes a leading global political issue, an emerging and increasingly powerful policy narrative presents global warming as a major driver. But how valid is this argument?
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Pastoralism and policy training: addressing misconceptions and informing dialogue
With partners in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, the Sahel and Sudan, IIED has co-developed training programmes on pastoralism and policy to amplify pastoralists’ voice in policy formulation and help policymakers draft policies that support pastoralism
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Valuing variability
Dryland communities have learnt to harness the variability of their highly unpredictable environments to support sustainable and productive economies, societies and ecosystems. In the face of climate change, development policy everywhere should draw on their knowledge and experience
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Pastoral livelihoods and climate change in Niger
This research project in Niger looked at how six different pastoral groups in eastern Niger are adapting to climate change
