Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), making up 80% of the country, are facing a severe decline in natural resources due to climatic and manmade changes. These challenges lead to depleted natural resource which deeply affect pastoralist communities. Recent research highlights the urgent need for inclusive and conflict-sensitive resource management to build resilience and ensure sustainable development in Kenya's #ASALs. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Rez5kF | #IMARA
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Everyone wants more evidence in policy formulation but there is not enough work on whose evidence counts, whose evidence should count, and the processes through which evidence finds its way into policy. This is despite these issues always being raised in the #JustTransitions literature. Asked to develop a #NationalUrbanPolicy (NUP) in Tanzania back in 2017 when (NUPs were in vogue) I knew (thanks to my African Centre for Cities colleagues) that I did not know enough to avoid adding to the scrapyard of well-intended but ultimately un-impactful urbanisation policies in Africa. The result was the Tanzanian Urbanisation Laboratory #TULab and the work and insights of a group of committed in-country urbanists. From the TULab emerged a national narrative on urbanisation that is richer in quantitative and qualitative data, more aware of opportunities (as well as risks) and better aligned to #climateresilienturbandevelopment. The TULab uncovered new data points on #urbanfinance #informalsanitation, #industrialization #youthinnovation and #politicaleconomy and (partially) institutionalised these data through a process of deliberation. I am grateful to On Think Tanks, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Jessica Espey for the chance to reflect and write up https://lnkd.in/dR3wkyyK this experience with researchers from Benin, South Sudan and South Africa, and to revisit how we curate evidence in the process of policy formulation https://lnkd.in/dR3wkyyK Reshian W. Kanyatila Nathalie Jean-Baptiste Fortunata Songora Makene Mussa Martine Tatu Mtwangi-Limbumba Wilfred Lameck Hellena Tausi kida Nick Godfrey Sarah Colenbrander Brent Cloete Frejus Thoto ..and many others.
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Settlement increase triggered by escalating urbanization is a critical element to the diminishing arable land globally. In Rwanda more people are concentrating in urban areas while rural population shrinks exponentially due to various factors, but unfortunately arable land continues decreasing. Rural and urban settlement especially in northern Rwanda expands into arable land, which in turn diminish high quality farmland, hence threatens food security in long-term view. However, the researches about this reduction is still insufficient. A comprehensive investigation is necessary into this important matter, which is the growing problem of agricultural land scarcity and the expansion of rural and urban communities in the Northern Province. With a focus on Musanze District, this research offers a detailed analysis of the complex processes at work from 2002 and 2012 and from 2012 to 2022.
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Urbanization: As urbanization in Africa accelerates, investing in a farm positions you strategically to cater to the rising demand for food from urban centers. @followers
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Data and evidence is crucial to the way we work. A lack of it can lead to misunderstanding and disregard. In the arid parts of the Sahel region, pastoralism is the dominant way of farming – it’s often the only way of life, and many people rely on it for food and livelihoods. But publicly available data on its economics or contributions to natural resource management and the #SDGs is scarce. With the ongoing climate crisis and increased competition for resources, accurate information and monitoring will help support the productivity and sustainable use of these areas. It will also mean that governments and development organisations can be: ➡ Better informed to develop sound policies ➡ Allocate resources that enable the community to be more resilient to shocks. We’re therefore working with communities to address this in Burkina Faso Mali, Mauritania and Niger where we’re training pastoralist networks to collect data and assess GDP contribution. As part of this we've attended a regional meeting of the National Transhumane Committees of Sahelian countries in Accra, Ghana. We be presented our findings and having bilateral meetings with potential partners in the region. Get in touch if you think we could work together: Fatima.Datt@practicalaction.org #Farming #DataForGood #Pastoralism #CommunityLed
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Urbanization: As urbanization in Africa accelerates, investing in a farm positions you strategically to cater to the rising demand for food from urban centers. @followers
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Urbanization: As urbanization in Africa accelerates, investing in a farm positions you strategically to cater to the rising demand for food from urban centers. @followers
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🌵 AFRICA'S „GREAT GREEN WALL“ GROWS ONLY SLOWLY Launched in 2007 by the African Union, the African-led Great Green Wall (GGW) is an African initiative that seeks to re-green the region of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa from Senegal to Somalia – an area stretching across 8000 km and 22 countries. Under the leadership of the African Union Commission and the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall, this ambitious project aims - to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land in a mosaic of green and productive landscapes - to stop the spread of the dessert - to transform the lives of the people in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, and - to sequester 250 million tons of carbon. 17 years since its start in 2007, about 18 million ha of degraded land have been restored.The initial focus of the GGW on tree planting has moved towards a comprehensive rural development initiative that aims to transform the lives of the communities. The financial needs to achieve the GGW 2030 target were estimated at $33 billion. In 2021 international donors launched the „Great Green Wall Accelerator“and pledged some $19 billion new funding, but by 2023 only $2.5 billion have materialised. According to the DW video below, the reasons for the slow implementation process of the GGW include, inter alia, an insufficient dialogue with civil society organisations in the Sahel countries. (See also: UNCCD: Independent Review of the Great Green Wall Accelerator, Final report, February 20239) #GreatGreenWall #AfricanUnionCommission #GreatGreenWallAccelerator
Can Africa's Great Green Wall still stop desertification? – DW – 06/29/2024
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A largely desert country on the west coast of #Africa, #Mauritania ranked 158th out of 191 states in the UN’s Human Development Index 2022. Significant portions of the population face challenges in accessing #drinkingwater, #sanitation, #education and #electricity. Although more than half of Mauritanians have access to water, a relatively higher rate compared to many other sub-Saharan African countries, the disparity in piped water supplies between #urban (66 percent) and #rural areas (37 percent) remain significant. The Kiffa Water Supply project aims to meet the water needs of the residents of Kiffa, along with almost 100 nearby towns and villages, in a reliable and sustainable way up to 2050. It will help settle the population, which is forced to move cities during the summer period, particularly the capital #Nouakchott. This high-priority project is set to benefit more than a quarter of a million people. Read more in the #OPECFund’s 2023 Annual Report #OPECFundAR2023: bit.ly/46DZ7UO #SDG6 #GlobalGoals
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Launching the Urban Resilience and Local Governance series for Tanzanian cities 🚀 ✨ ICLEI-Africa has collaborated with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Tanzania to publish a series of thought pieces on urban resilience and local governance in Tanzania. The series covers five important thematic areas: 📜 Politics and planning; 🌆 Informal settlements; 🌽 Food systems planning; 🥬 Urban greening, and ♻️ Community-led urban waste management. The concept of urban resilience is especially relevant to plan in a sustainable and holistic approach and not in “silos” as is often the case. Visionary governance is needed, especially in African cities like Dar es Salaam. 🔗 To access the five pieces, head to: https://lnkd.in/dbDTvJxt #UrbanResilience #LocalGovernments
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