Building inclusive knowledge-sharing hubs for resilient pastoral livelihoods and rangeland restoration in East African drylands (Include2Restore)

About this project

The East African drylands face unique climatic and social vulnerabilities, with a history of persistent, violent conflicts over resources as well as entrenched gender inequalities. The Include2Restore project aims to contribute social science perspectives to ongoing restoration efforts in the Karamoja border region of Kenya and Uganda. The project will engage four landscapes that are variable in terms of climate and land use: two are semi-arid and inhabited by agro-pastoralists, and two are arid and inhabited by pastoralists. Rangeland restoration is conducted through knowledge-sharing hubs (“livestock cafés”) with experimental plots and demonstrations of innovative biophysical rangeland restoration and water management practices that sustainably ensure sufficient pasture and fodder. Prior research shows that ecological rangeland restoration is possible, but how such restoration can become socially and economically sustainable, especially in relation to gender equality and social inclusion, remains unknown. Include2Restore aims to fill this gap. Through collaboration and co-creation with local communities, a gender-transformative approach will be employed combining critical social science perspectives and value chain technology studies. Using a mixed-methods approach, including interviews, group discussions, a gender equality and social inclusion survey, and different kinds of participant observations, the project will identify rangeland management and restoration practices…

Published by

International Development Research Centre · Other public sector

Countries

Kenya, Uganda

Sectors

Agricultural land resources

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributes

Published by International Development Research Centre to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-301-2-110495-003.

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