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Приєднався 19 січ 2023
Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) is a six-year research programme which aims to build the resilience of millions of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
SPARC was commissioned by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom and managed by Cowater, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Mercy Corps and ODI.
SPARC was commissioned by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom and managed by Cowater, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Mercy Corps and ODI.
Inconvenient truths: when water investment undermines pastoralists' resilience
New water supplies may seem like a commonsensical way to build pastoralist resilience in the drylands of Ethiopia and Kenya - but they can have unintended consequences. This video, created for World Water Week 2024, shares some of the key messages of ongoing SPARC research.
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Dynamic Drylands | Episode 4: Pastoralism 4.0: Inventiveness and innovation in the drylands
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How can a smartphone app improve the way pastoralists and farmers interpret weather and climate patterns? How does AI help with cattle sales? And how are new forms of social support transforming women’s lives and livelihoods? In this fourth and final episode of Dynamic Drylands, Bola Mosuro finds out about the innovative systems and strategies that herders and farmers are adopting to navigate n...
Dynamic Drylands | Episode 3: Livestock: Inside the economic engine of the drylands
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The livelihoods of pastoralists in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East centre around livestock: raising, milking and selling camels, cattle, goats and sheep. Far from being small and unprofitable, livestock keeping supplies millions of people in the region with meat and milk, as well as a source of income and exports. In this episode, Bola Mosuro goes under the hood to talk with experts ...
Dynamic Drylands | Episode 2: Untangling land tenure and conflict in the drylands
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The drylands of Africa and the Middle East are home to millions of nomadic pastoralists, who make a living from livestock that move between water sources and seasonal grazing areas. It’s a way of life that has not just survived but thrived for thousands of years. But pastoralists’ access to land and natural resources is changing - and increasingly coming into contact with other people and new p...
Dynamic Drylands | Episode 1: Do we need to rethink aid in the drylands?
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Farmers and herders in the drylands are used to dealing with uncertainty and environmental unpredictability. So why are these millennia-old livelihood systems increasingly struggling to adapt to new shocks and crises? In this first episode of Dynamic Drylands, Bola Mosuro talks with experts about the kinds of support farmers and herders need, and what aid programmes work - and don’t work - in t...
Coming Soon: Dynamic Drylands podcast
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Farmers and herders living in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East are used to dealing with uncertainty. But their resilience is being tested by new and complex challenges. In this podcast series, broadcaster Bola Mosuro talks to researchers, aid workers and herders about some of the new crises facing the drylands and the dynamic ways in which people are responding to meet them. She asks:...
(Français) Soutenir le pastoralisme et l'agriculture durant les crises récurrentes et prolongées
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En investissant dans les zones arides, nous pouvons soutenir la résilience des peuples qui y vivent, accroître leurs revenus et leur offrir un éventail de choix plus vaste qui leur permettra de faire face à un monde en pleine mutation. Cette animation présente le travail de Soutenir le Pastoralisme et l'Agriculture durant les Crises Récurrentes et Prolongées (SPARC), un programme de recherche d...
Supporting pastoralism and agriculture in recurrent and protracted crises
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Supporting pastoralism and agriculture in recurrent and protracted crises
SPARC Short | What support do Nigeria’s pastoralists need?... With Sarli Sardou Nana
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SPARC Short | What support do Nigeria’s pastoralists need?... With Sarli Sardou Nana
SPARC Short | How can our work support women pastoralists?... With Jamila Hassan
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SPARC Short | How can our work support women pastoralists?... With Jamila Hassan
SPARC Short | How can drought risk insurance support pastoralists?... With Kelvin Shikuku
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SPARC Short | How can drought risk insurance support pastoralists?... With Kelvin Shikuku
SPARC Short | How can technologies like E-Bell reduce cattle theft?... With Daniel Salau Rogei
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SPARC Short | How can technologies like E-Bell reduce cattle theft?... With Daniel Salau Rogei
Longitudinal Research: Livelihoods, Conflict & Resilience Webinar - July 2022
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Longitudinal Research: Livelihoods, Conflict & Resilience Webinar - July 2022
Review of Tenure and Governance in Pastoral Lands in East and West Africa - January 2022
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Review of Tenure and Governance in Pastoral Lands in East and West Africa - January 2022
Innovation Research Facility Webinar - July 2021
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Innovation Research Facility Webinar - July 2021
Understanding Cattle Theft Among Pastoralist Communities in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda
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Understanding Cattle Theft Among Pastoralist Communities in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda
Pastoralists on social media: harnessing the power of influencers for impactful campaigns
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Pastoralists on social media: harnessing the power of influencers for impactful campaigns