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— 26 January 2024 —

Embracing local knowledge is the key to resilience in northern Kenya, not project box-ticking

Resilience

Kenya’s arid north is littered with roadside signs promoting “resilience” projects – initiatives supposedly designed to tackle drought emergencies, help pastoralist communities “bounce back”, and promote “sustainable” growth.

Ian Scoones

Read full article in The New Humanitarian by Ian Scoones and Tahira Shariff Mohamed

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