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Misconceptions on drylands and pastoralism
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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 is an ambitious programme that aims to develop research capacity in 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 improving knowledge
Pastoralists are one of the most researched, yet least understood, groups in the world. Policy consistently ignores both scientific evidence for sustainable pastoralism and the strategies and institutions local people use to turn the diversity and unpredictability of the drylands to their advantage.
