SPARC Policy Brief

45 Titles

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. 

Online ISSN 2977-9650

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Participatory planning in East Africa’s drylands, take two: from chasing an illusory panacea to practical learning

Kamran Hakiman, Ryan Sheely
26 September 2024

How climate information services (CIS) can help pastoralists in the Horn of Africa

Claire Bedelian
4 July 2024

Crowdsourcing data can help monitor drought impacts on food security

Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Vincent Alulu, Watson Lepariyo, Rupsha Banerjee
27 June 2024

Impacts of Naira redesign on livelihoods in Hayin Ade and Wuro Bappate, Abuja, Nigeria

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Ibifuro Joy Alasia, Obiama Egemonye, Umar Hassan, Zubairu Adamu, Aminatu Ardo Jibo, Ahmad Adam Babawuro, Hussaina Naseh, Isa Mohammed, Abubakar Yahya, Abdulmumini Umar Bashir, Saidu Naseh, Ahmad Abubakar, Sarli Nana
27 March 2024

What does it mean to take context seriously for rural differentiation? Lessons from Afghanistan

Adam Pain, Simon Levine
31 January 2024

What does it mean to take context seriously for credit and microfinance? Lessons from informal credit in Afghanistan

Adam Pain, Simon Levine
31 January 2024

What does it mean to take context seriously for engaging in markets? Lessons from Afghanistan

Adam Pain, Simon Levine
31 January 2024

What does it mean to take context seriously for post-harvest processing and storage? : Lessons from Afghanistan

Adam Pain, Simon Levine
31 January 2024

What does it mean to take context seriously for village-level governance? Lessons from community development councils in Afghanistan

Adam Pain, Simon Levine
31 January 2024

Aligned climate drivers and potential impacts on food security in Ethiopia in 2024

Adrian Cullis, Solomon Bogale
7 December 2023

Une transition verte rurale dans le G5 Sahel: Des emplois pour la jeunesse

Steve Wiggins, Peter Newborne, Colette Benoudji, Mamadou Diarra, Nene Kane, Marie Bernadette Kiebré, Saadatou Sangaré
7 December 2023

A rural green transition in the G5 Sahel: jobs for youth

Steve Wiggins, Peter Newborne, Colette Benoudji, Mamadou Diarra, Nene Kane, Marie Bernadette Kiebré, Saadatou Sangaré
7 December 2023

How can development partners support food security in protracted crises?

Simon Levine, Steve Wiggins
16 November 2023

Financing climate adaptation in fragile states: A case of Somalia

Adriana Quevedo, Bahar Ali Kazmi, Faisa Loyaan, Manisha Gulati, Michelle Spearing, Mauricio Vazquez, Nancy Balfour, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Yue Cao
14 September 2023

How can Africa manage the transboundary climate crises it faces?

Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Miriam Joshua, Telvin Denje, David Awolala, Shadrack Auma, Magnus Benzie, Katy Harris
14 August 2023

Participatory planning in Kenya’s drylands: The Ward Development Planning model

Claire Bedelian, Kamran Hakiman, Ryan Sheely, Chloe Stull-Lane
6 July 2023

Climate adaptation investments in conflict-affected states

Adriana Quevedo, Yue Cao
22 August 2022

Impacts of war on food prices and food security in potentially vulnerable countries

Steve Wiggins
19 April 2022

Stabiliser le Sahel: l’élevage, un moteur pour l’intégration régionale

Catherine Simonet, Elizabeth Carabine
21 July 2021

Stabilising the Sahel: Livestock as a driver of regional integration

Catherine Simonet, Elizabeth Carabine
21 July 2021
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