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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Somalia: drought and rising costs take hold

Leigh Mayhew, Ibifuro Joy Alasia, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, ibrahim Ali Dagane, Isaac Mbeche, Muzzamil Abdi Sheikh, Samaha Yusuf Nor, Abdiaziz Mohamed Harir, Abdirahman Said Hassan, Obiama Egemonye
18 January 2023

Livelihoods and markets in protracted conflict: A review of evidence and practice

Steve Wiggins, Simon Levine, Mary Allen, Maha Elsamahi, Vaidehi Krishnan, Irina Mosel, Neema Patel
29 September 2022

Livelihoods, conflict and meditation: Nigeria

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Ibifuro Joy Alasia, Zubairu Adamu, Umar Hassan, Aminatu Ardo Jibo, Maryam Yusuf Bayero, Bashiru Mallumre, Aminu Kuba, Leigh Mayhew, Obioma Egemonye, Sarli Nana
29 September 2022

Livelihoods, conflict and mediation: Somalia

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Leigh Mayhew, Ibifuro Joy Alasia, Ibrahim Ali Dagane, Isaac Mbeche, Muzzamil Abdi Sheik, Samaha Yusuf Nor, Abdiaziz Mohamed Harir, Abdirahman Said Hassan, Obioma Egemonye
29 September 2022

Obstacles to and opportunities for anticipatory action in Somalia

Lena Weingärtner, Alex Humphrey, Muzzamil Abdi Sheikh, Simon Levine
19 May 2022

Financing livestock trade: formal and informal finance in Kenya, Mali and Somalia

Rupsha Banerjee, Boukary Barry, Carmen Jaquez, Nick Meakin, Steve Wiggins, Mohamed Yussuf
18 January 2022

Understanding the role of anticipatory action in Somalia

Simon Levine, Alex Humphrey, Lena Weingärtner, Muzzamil Abdi Sheikh
29 October 2021

Transboundary climate and adaptation risks in Africa: perceptions from 2021

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Laura Cramer, Fatima Kaba, Leah Gichuki, Olena Borodyna, Todd Crane, Sidi Diabang, Sanjana Bahadur, Aliou Diouf, Emmanuel Seck
26 October 2021

Risques transfrontaliers liés au climat et à l’adaptation en Afrique: perceptions en 2021

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Laura Cramer, Fatima Kaba, Leah Gichuki, Olena Borodyna, Todd Crane, Sidi Diabang, Sanjana Bahadur, Aliou Diouf, Emmanuel Seck
26 October 2021

Resilient generation: supporting young people’s prospects for decent work in the drylands of East and West Africa

Mairi Dupar, Emma Lovell, Olivia Walmsley, Vidya Diwakar, Camille Balcou, Beda Tesfaye, Krishna Vaidehi
30 September 2021

Exploring the conflict blind spots in climate adaptation finance: Synthesis report

Yue Cao, Tilly Alcayna, Adriana Quevedo, Jim Jarvie
30 September 2021
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