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Resilience from below: Rethinking development in northern Kenya’s Drylands
Tahira Mohamed and colleagues argue for a new ‘resilience from below’ approach to building resilience in the drylands
Addressing vulnerability narratives that drive pastoral development
Speaking at a GASL webinar, Samuel Derbyshire synthesized key messages from research on the drylands of tomorrow
Thesis: Quantifying livestock diets in Tropical regions: Insights from Kenya
John Mutua’s PhD thesis uses Earth observation data to estimate livestock diet composition and quality
Resilience in protracted crises: Navigating uncertainty in the drylands
A special issue of Disasters explores causes and effective responses to protracted crises across Africa
Social protection and collective solidarity for climate change adaptation
Tahira Mohamed explores disconnects between formal social protection systems and locally-led networks
Dryland early warning systems – Ethiopia and Kenya case reports
Country perspectives from our impact collaboration on early warning systems and dryland communities
Next generation earth observation for drought risk management
Our research accelerator project sets out earth observation options for anticipatory drought risk management systems
Supporting pastoralist resilience through real-time monitoring of drought
DIRISHA project final report shows potential of crowdsourced data for drought early warning
Adaptable livelihoods and the persistence of pastoralism in northern Kenya
Despite the challenges of variable rainfall, drought, and unequal access to resources, pastoralism persists and thrives.
Rethinking vulnerability and humanitarian assistance in East Africa’s drylands
Humanitarian agencies should move to approaches grounded in the relations that shape life in the drylands
Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Sam Derbyshire introduces an article that unpacks ‘anticipatory action’ for pastoralist communities
The drylands of tomorrow: Pathways to prosperity, peace and resilience
Sam Derbyshire introduces a synthesis of SPARC learnings on pastoralism and agriculture in the drylands