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Empowering Dryland Communities

Centre for Research in Drylands Development

Empowering communities and developing sustainable solutions for Kenya's drylands through research and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

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Increasing efficiency in rangeland-based livestock value chains through machine learning and digital technologies

Pastoral livestock production on rangelands is an important land-use system and contributes between 15 and 60 % to the a...
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Exploring local constructs of resilience in the face of chronic uncertainty in the drylands (Resilience from Below)

The ‘Resilience from Below’ project is an action research that aims to identify and explore emerging alternative narrati...
Learn moreOct 2023
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Seeds4Range Project: Enhancing livestock based livelihoods through indigenous grass seed for fodder production and rangeland restoration in Marsabit, Northern Kenya

The Seeds4Range Project, initiated in January 2022 and concluding in December 2024, aims to enhance livestock-based live...
Learn moreJan 2022
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Horn of Africa Drylands Summer School Updates

The call for applications for the February 2025 Summer School on Building Resilience from Below in the Face of Chronic Uncertainty in the Drylands has now closed. We are thrilled to announce that we received over 200 applications from Master’s and PhD students across Kenya and the Horn of Africa. Succesful Candidates will be notified before the end of 2024. […]
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July 17, 2025
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Beyond Engineered Resilience: Untapped Opportunities for True Sustainability in the Horn of Africa

Roble Muse and Kelvin Mugambi, March 2025 Why, after years of resilience programming, are we seeing more dependency on aid in the horn’s drylands? The Horn of Africa is no stranger to crises. For decades, the region has faced recurring droughts, food insecurity, and conflict, leaving millions in need of repeated life-saving humanitarian interventions over […]
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July 12, 2025
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What is the place of Gender in a Resilience from Below narrative?

Experiences from the Drylands Summer School 2025. By Grace Anyango Ouma Research and policy agree that there is still need for gender mainstreaming in adaptation policy. This is especially true for pastoralist women who are among the most impacted by global climate change. Therefore, as a qualitative researcher who enjoys asking ‘why?’ around issues, I […]
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July 12, 2025
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Recent Articles

Call for Applications for Small Research Grants

Sep 18, 2025

Consultancy – Trends of media portrayals of Rangelands and Pastoralism in Kenya over the last decade

Jul 17, 2025

Horn of Africa Drylands Summer School Updates

Jul 17, 2025

Beyond Engineered Resilience: Untapped Opportunities for True Sustainability in the Horn of Africa

Jul 12, 2025

What is the place of Gender in a Resilience from Below narrative?

Jul 12, 2025

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Who We Are

CRDD promotes multi-actor research to address the complex situations drylands development. It develops and implements programs that contribute to sustainable livelihoods for communities living in drylands of Kenya.

We collaborate with local communities, academia and development actors to co-create development solutions by building on the capacities of diverse stakeholders.

We target to generate practical solutions through inter-phasing participatory research with development in drylands.

Our Vision

Empowered local population with the capacity to discuss, plan, implement and monitor development to shape their own future.

Our Mission

To contribute to the sustainable livelihoods of communities living in the drylands by working in partnership with multiple stakeholders to seek solutions to real-world problems.

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Our Approach

We integrate local wisdom and scientific research to develop sustainable solutions in Kenya's drylands. Focusing on community-driven strategies, we work towards sustainable resource management, empowering local voices in our development process.

Collaboration

We bring together local communities, researchers, and development actors to co-create solutions that address real-world challenges in drylands.

Research Integration

We connect scientific research with traditional knowledge, creating practical and culturally appropriate development solutions.

Sustainability

Our initiatives focus on long-term sustainability, balancing ecological conservation with community development needs.

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Our Team

CRDD has been created by scientists originating from Northern Kenya trained in transdisciplinary and social-ecological research with varied specialization in natural resource management, land governance, and biodiversity conservation.

Philip Aemun

Team Member

Biography Philip Ebei Aemun is a seasoned development and humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience w...

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Dr. Armara Macimilliam Galwab

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Biography Armara Macimilliam Galwab is a drylands researcher and policy practitioner with over 15 years of experience wo...

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Darmi Jattani

Team Member

Biography Darmi Jattani is a policy researcher and public finance specialist with over seven years of experience transla...

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Prof. Gufu Oba

Team Member

Academic qualification Undergraduate: B Ed (Science) Hons, Kenyatta University, 1977-1980 (Kenya) Graduate: MSc (Range M...

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