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April 2015

Valuing Variability: New Perspectives on Climate Resilient Drylands Development

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Rainfed Livestock Network, Revitalizing Rainfed Agriculture Network, Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative (DLCI), University of Peking
This book Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development argues that improving agricultural productivity in dryland environments is possible by working with climatic uncertainty rather than seeking to control it – a view that runs contrary to decade of development practice in arid and semi-arid lands.
December 2016

Cracking the Climate-Water-Energy Challenge in the Drylands of Kenya

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

This policy briefing summarises priorities for devolved strategic planning for water, energy and climate change in arid environments, identified through local-level consultations in Isiolo County, Kenya.

Ecosystem-base Adaptation: A handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
The handbook Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems is a tool guide to plan and implement ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in developing countries to help address the increasing impacts of climate change. It provides a practical guidance for EbA in drylands, mountains and coastal zones, since these ecosystems and the people living in them are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
February 2018

Mitigating Drought Impacts in Drylands: Quantifying the potential for strengthening crop- and livestock-based livelihoods

World Bank Group
The Mitigating Drought Impacts in Drylands: Quantifying the potential for strengthening crop- and livestock-based livelihoods report covers how an original model was developed expressly to consistently and coherently evaluate different type of interventions on the ground, which provided a common framework to anticipate the scale of the challenges likely to arise in drylands, as well as to generate insights into opportunities for addressing those challenges.
November 2016

Building Africa’s Great Green Wall: Restoring Degraded Drylands for Stronger and More Resilient Communities

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This publication Building Africa’s Great Green Wall: Restoring Degraded Drylands for Stronger and More Resilient Communities presents efforts by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners on mapping the intervention area of the Great Green Wall initiative.

Lindsay C. Stringer

Professor, Sustainability Research Institute
University of Leeds
September 2017

Smallholder Farming Systems in Coastal Kenya: Key Trends and Innovations for Resilience

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
The report Smallholder Farming Systems in Coastal Kenya: Key Trends and Innovations for Resilience explores key trends in climate, livelihoods, food security, crop diversity and social capital in five Mijikenda communities, as well as traditional knowledge-based innovations to address climatic and socioeconomic challenges.
17 June 2020
Partner Event

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
May 2018

Ecosystem-based Adaptation from Mountains to Oceans: How people adapt to climate change by using nature

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
This publication presents a selection of 30 applied Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures across five ecosystems. These solutions are intended to inspire policy and decision makers as well as project developers, showing that EbA has ‘many faces’ and is being implemented successfully by a broad range of actors and organizations.
January 2020

The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Africa?

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), SouthSouthNorth (SSN)
This document discusses the implications of the 'IPCC's Climate Change and Land' Special Report for Africa. It brings together key messages and priorities for African decision-makers.

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