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Drylands and Mission Critical Research Areas for the CGIAR. A report to the CGIAR Fund Council from the Dryland Systems Task Force.
Drylands occupy 41% of global land surface and are inhabited by more than 2.5 billion people,
living mainly in developing countries with about 16% living in chronic poverty. Shockingly 42% of
children less than 5 years of ...
Durabilité du système pastoral sénégalais dans un contexte d’innovation (LDB)
Presentation of Durabilité du système pastoral sénégalais dans un contexte d’innovation (LDB)
Conservation and wildlife in Kenya
Presentation of Conservation and wildlife in Kenya
Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality
policy brief on Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality
Assessment of existing and potential feed resources to improve livestock productivity in the dryland areas of Burkina Faso
Evaluation of existing and potential feed resources was conducted in Orodora district in the Southern region of
Burkina Faso using Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST). The assessment was carried out through focus group discussions
and ...
Characterization for index based livestock insurance
Pastoral populations of subSaharan
Africa are particularly vulnerable to losses in wealth and productive assets via herdmortality shocks.
Although conventional insurance mechanisms covering individual losses are not cost ...
Knowledge management and research for resilience in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa
This paper sets out to explore the issues around
knowledge management - what it is and how it might
be applied, particularly with a view to enhancing
resilience in the Horn of Africa and contributing
to the improved impact ...
Preserving Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems: Sustainable Rangeland Management at the Committee on Forestry (COFO)
Covering 41% of Earth's land, drylands are home to nearly 2 billion people relying on forests, rangelands, and agrosilvopastoral systems for survival. These areas provide crucial environmental services, supporting biodiversity, ...
Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya - Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands
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populations and associated pressure on water and land. Based on a combination of social and natural science
methods, we studied a 30-year transformation process from pastoralism to a livestock-based agro-pastoral system
in ...
Applying the Research in Development Approach to Scale Land Restoration and Achieve the LDN targets
Successful land restoration – which must be undertaken to achieve the SDGs and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration goals – needs to be taken to scale by reaching large numbers of people in farming communities and by covering ...