Karkheh Basin Focal Project
The Karkheh Basin Focal Project was designed to collect and organize baseline information
for future researchers and to highlight future research needs. All collected data is available
in the IDIS system. The specific research findings and recommendations for the basin are
1) The use of non-agricultural water measures is likely to be a more effective solution to
Mapping risk and vulnerability hotspots in the COMESA region
Herd management and breeding practices of sheep owners in a mixed crop-livestock and a pastoral system of Ethiopia
An exploratory survey was undertaken to understand sheep production system, breeding practices and selection criteria for Ethiopian Menz and Afar sheep breeds in their home tract as a step towards developing sustainable sheep breeding strategies. The mean sheep flock size was 31.6 in Menz and 23.0 in Afar area.
Using rangelands to sequester carbon
Carbon sequestration is complicated but important at global scales.
Effectiveness of modular training at farmers’ training centers: The case of Mieso Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
In order to bring a realistic transformation in Ethiopian agriculture, farmers need to improve their knowledge, skill and attitude & have access to information and technologies, markets etc. Currently, Farmers Training Centres are designed to provide services of extension, trainings, demonstration, information, advice, etc at grassroots level.
Dynamic interactions among people, livestock, and savanna: ecosystems under climate change
Payments for biodiversity conservation in the Masai Mara: what impacts on pastoral livelihoods?
Vulnerability and sustainability of livelihoods in (agro) pastoral systems
Dealing with Drought: Reducing the vulnerability of agro-pastoral systems to climate change in East and West Africa
Regulations on Bayinbuluk Grassland Ecological Protection.
The purpose of these Regulations is to protect construct and rational utilize Bayanbulak grassland, prevent grassland ecological degradation, improve the grassland ecological environment and promote sustainable economic and social development.The people's government of the autonomous prefecture should integrate the protection, development and use of grasslands into national economic and social
N2: On integrated rainwater management strategies – technologies, institutions and policies
Integrated rainwater management strategies combine technologies, policies and institutions.