The project is structured into five areas corresponding to the main project objectives: 1. Assessment of soil and land health. 2. Co-developing rangeland restoration and sustainable management options in knowledge-sharing hubs (Livestock cafés). 3. Linking climate variability to human health, nutrition and well-being. 4. Exploring innovative land governance mechanisms and practices. 5. Alternative scenarios for sustainable dryland transformation
Drylands Transform (DT) is a research project led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in partnership with a multidisciplinary team from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Linnaeus University, Makerere University, Umeå University, University of Gothenburg, University of Nairobi, and World Agroforestry (ICRAF). Drylands Transform investigates the links between land health, livestock-based livelihoods, human well-being, land management and governance. The project will contribute new knowledge for transformative change and sustainable development of rangelands in the drylands of East Africa. The overall goal of Drylands Transform is to contribute knowledge for implementing and achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the East African drylands while optimizing synergies and minimizing trade-offs between the SDGs.