SPARC Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises

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Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) is a six-year programme which informs more feasible and cost-effective policies and investments in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East.

Since 2020, SPARC research has been informing policies, practices and investments to better support the resilience of dryland communities in Africa and the Middle East. It does so by addressing evidence gaps on the effectiveness of different programmes and policies, and using the evidence it generates to support donors, governments, and the aid sector to more effectively engage in the drylands.

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Food aid, sharing and resilience: the role of collectivity and connectivity in drought affected pastoralist systems in Ethiopia

Fiona Flintan, Abiyot Anbacha, Abule Ebro, Bedasa Eba, Habtamu Disasa, Hamdi Aden, Mohamed Abdilatif, Amanuel Assefa

19 November 2025

Do new permanent water supplies in the drylands help build resilience? the impacts of new boreholes on coping with drought in Ethiopia and Kenya

Nancy Balfour, Jackson Wachira, Masresha Taye, Simon Levine

30 September 2025

Transforming pastoral livelihoods through market interventions: does the impact match expectations? : Lessons from a decade of investments in Somali Region, Ethiopia

Claire Bedelian, Simon Levine

27 June 2025

Does resilience-building last when projects end? Retrospective lessons from projects to support pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya

Dorice Agol

31 March 2025

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SPARC Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises

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Influencing collective land tenure indicators: Burkina Faso, Kenya and Sudan case studies

Status of mobility of livestock in Kenya

Influencer les indicateurs du régime foncier collectif: études de cas au Burkina Faso, au Kenya et au Soudan

How to manage crises differently in ASALs without talking about a nexus: what we can learn from the water sector?

Narratives of change: women’s reflections on evolving productive roles in the Agar Dinka community

Gender transformative approaches in pastoral areas: good practices and recommendations

Dynamic livelihoods in conflict and recurrent crises: stories of change from Ethiopia and South Sudan

From risk to resilience: grounding innovation in pastoralist realities

Food aid, sharing and resilience: the role of collectivity and connectivity in drought affected pastoralist systems in Ethiopia

Market monitoring and localised research in extreme conflict: learning from Darfur

Ten ways to create people-centred early warning systems in conflicts and recurrent crises

Ten ways to reduce disaster risk in conflicts and recurring crises

Twelve ways to take anticipatory action to scale in conflicts and recurring crises

Women in farmer-herder conflicts: case studies from Sudan and Nigeria

Do new permanent water supplies in the drylands help build resilience? the impacts of new boreholes on coping with drought in Ethiopia and Kenya

Youth in farmer-herder conflicts: case studies from Sudan and Nigeria

Accès à la terre et résilience des femmes refugiées soudanaises au Tchad : Enjeux systémiques et perceptions locales

Lessons for research funders from locally led action research on women’s empowerment among pastoralists

Supporting adolescent girls’ well-being in climate- and conflict-affected areas of East and West Africa

Transforming pastoral livelihoods through market interventions: does the impact match expectations? : Lessons from a decade of investments in Somali Region, Ethiopia

The inconvenient truths of water development in the drylands of the Horn of Africa

Darfur’s long-distance trade: impact of war and Rapid Support Forces’ trade embargo

The war economy in Darfur: Distorting trade and fuelling conflict

The impact of war on trade and markets in Darfur: destruction, resilience and adaptation

Does resilience-building last when projects end? Retrospective lessons from projects to support pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya

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