Farmer-herder conflict in sub-Saharan Africa?
This report responds to heightened concerns over rising levels of farmer-herder conflict across a wide band of semi-arid Africa. Assess the quantitative evidence behind this general impression and review
Drylands
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How have decentralised natural resource management institutions evolved over 20 years? Summary of findings from Mali, Niger, Sudan and Ethiopia
Two decades ago, legal provisions gave local institutions rights to manage natural resources in four dryland African countries: Mali, Niger, Sudan and Ethiopia. This report examines how resilient such
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Accelerated dryland expansion regulates future variability in dryland gross primary production
<p>Drylands cover 41% of Earth’s surface and are the largest source of interannual variability in the global carbon sink.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/dryland-expansion.pdf"
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Guidelines on sustainable forest management in drylands of Ethiopia
About 80% of forests in Ethiopia are dry forest. For the last 20 years they have been subject to land use changes, and replaced by agricultural land and settlements. This situation may be due to the little
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Pastoralism in Africa’s drylands: reducing risks, addressing vulnerability and enhancing resilience
Pastoral livestock production is crucial to the livelihoods and the economy of Africa’s drylands. It developed 7 000 years ago in response to long‑term climate change. It spread throughout Northern Africa
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Unlocking climate-resilient economic development in drylands: pathways to a resilient world
Alongside the global temperature goals of limiting global average warming to well below 2°C, and to make concerted efforts to limit warming to below 1.5°C, the Paris Agreement aims to collectively enhance
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems
This handbook provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: mountains, drylands and coastal areas. It is intended
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‘Leaving no one behind’ through enabling climate-resilient economic development in dryland regions
‘Leave no one behind’ is a principle central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This policy briefing, based on five years’ research by the PRISE project, puts forward the view that
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Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable
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Soil biodiversity and soil organic carbon: keeping drylands alive
Soil biodiversity and soil organic carbon are vital to the way ecosystems function and they largely determine the role of land in producing food, storing water, and mitigating climate change. This report