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Drylands of tomorrow – Narratives and know-how from an abundant world

Drylands of tomorrow – Narratives and know-how from an abundant world

by Peter Ballantyne | May 14, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ICPALD, ILRI, Local Knowledge, Locally Led Action, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, Samuel Derbyshire

At last week’s GLF Africa event, we explored what an ‘abundance’ narrative provides for investors in drylands

Shaping Kenya’s Camel Centre of Excellence for sustainable impact

Shaping Kenya’s Camel Centre of Excellence for sustainable impact

by Peter Ballantyne | May 13, 2026 | Africa, Dialogue, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Pastoralism, Rangelands | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Tahira Mohamed

Last week’s GLFAfrica event revidewed plans for Kenya’s proposed ‘Camel Centre of Excellence’

How can we make anticipatory action work for pastoralists?

How can we make anticipatory action work for pastoralists?

by Peter Ballantyne | May 7, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Pastoralism, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Samuel Derbyshire

Today’s conversations challenged us to rethink how anticipatory action works for pastoralists in chronically vulnerable drylands

Rethinking resilience and investment in drylands

Rethinking resilience and investment in drylands

by Peter Ballantyne | May 6, 2026 | Africa, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Locally Led Action, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Resilience, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Tahira Mohamed

If resilience is truly about adaptation, then respecting mobility, indigenous knowledge and community-led governance must be central

Rethinking anticipatory actions for drylands

Rethinking anticipatory actions for drylands

by Peter Ballantyne | Oct 15, 2025 | Anticipatory Action, Community of Practice, Dialogue, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ICPALD, Pastoralism, SPARC | DrylandResilence, PastoralCommunities, PastoralistProsperity

At the ‘Building the Resilience and Prosperity of Pastoralists and Dryland Communities’ dialogue we explored pastoralist-specific early actions

Risks and their impacts on pastoralist livelihoods

Risks and their impacts on pastoralist livelihoods

by Peter Ballantyne | Oct 13, 2025 | Climate Change, Community of Practice, Conflict, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ICPALD, Livestock, Pastoralism, Risk Resilience, SPARC | DrylandResilence, PastoralCommunities, PastoralistProsperity

At the ‘Building the Resilience and Prosperity of Pastoralists and Dryland Communities’ dialogue, we explored shocks facing pastoralist communities

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