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Why growth interventions in Kenya's drylands fail

Goats feeding on a Mathenge tree. The tree is a disaster for pastoralists. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

It's mid-morning in a small borderland village in Moyale in Kenya, but the temperature is already soaring. Globally, temperatures are rising due to human-caused global climate change.

A team of researchers from the Centre for Research and Development in Drylands (CRDD), the Feinstein International Centre, Tufts University, and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Sussex is under a tree conversing with residents. They seek to understand how pastoralists' knowledge, resources and networks can best contribute to effective humanitarian response and resilience.

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