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New projects in Kenya show that we can test bold solutions to financing for farmers whose livelihood climate change puts at risk

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Rainwater storage and smarter farming is making life easier for Niger's farmers

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Decimated by civil war, South Sudan's met office is barely running, with inadequate funding, outdated equipment and untrained staff, experts say

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Struggling to get decent maize harvests as drought bites, farmers are turning to fast-growing, less-thirsty muguka to make money

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As everything from climate change to deforestation leaves less usable land, threats - and opportunities - are growing, says the U.N.'s anti-desertification chief

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A project that lends drought-hit farmers money to buy a dairy cow, then insures the animal in case it gets sick, aims to bring in extra income - but some have struggled to make it pay

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These can be used as a roadmap for implementers, or a checklist for holding programmes to account

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Raising a crop - or a cow - is getting harder in Africa's drought-hit Sahel, but knowing what's coming can help

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Farmers are fighting back against the prickly pear, a non-native, invasive plant which destroys the grass that feeds their animals

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Money in advance of an expected disaster can give vulnerable people resources to avoid the worst losses, backers say