Tahira Mohamed shares insights from a recent conference on social protection and humanitarian assistance in crises
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Building the resilience and prosperity of pastoralists and dryland communities
Our 6th face to face community of practice meeting with ICPALD, SPARC and other partners reviewed evidence for action
Prosopis – parable of plenty for Kenya’s drylands
Samuel Derbyshire likens the spread of Prosopis – a shrub meant to end hunger – to visions of dryland progress in Kenya
Early warning systems and dryland communities in the Horn of Africa
Desk review outlines challenges and opportunities for community-level early action
Annual report 2024-25: Highlights and engagement insights
Introduces highlights from our research, dialogues and capacity development in 2024 and 2025
Annual report 2024-25: Emerging messages from early action research
Introduces key insights emerging from our research – pastoralist naratives, anticipatory action, local knowledge
Community-based anticipatory action in the Borana Zone of southern Ethiopia
Our ‘research accelerator project’ recommends ways to strengthen anticipatory action systems
Anticipatory action opportunities for pastoralist areas in the Horn of Africa
Key messages on anticipatory action for drylands and pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa
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