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Blooming drylands – a practical approach for context-dependent economic, social and environmentally sustainable transformations

Policy brief

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This policy brief is intended to inform decision-makers of nine transformational actions to sustain dryland production systems under the impact of climate change. It highlights the relevance of the local context for interventions and the importance of traditional and tested adaptive agrosilvopastoral strategies for building resilience. In addition, it emphasizes the potential for scaling up and using complementary technologies over wider areas. In particular, the roles of both women and men should not be neglected in terms of maintaining, creating and restoring dryland sustainable landscapes.

Language English

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