13/10/2025
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN Africa
, Morning
Why attend
Discover Africa’s most inspiring dryland resilience innovations – from the Great Green Wall to youth-led digital solutions. Learn how Indigenous knowledge, NbS, and women-led initiatives are transforming drought response. Join us to explore what works, what scales, and how Africa is shaping a resilient future.
Session Description
Africa’s drylands cover 43% of the continent, support over 400 million people, and face the greatest drought risks globally. Yet they are also laboratories of resilience and innovation. This 45-minute session celebrates success stories and transformative practices: scaling lessons from the Sahel’s Great Green Wall to SADC’s Miombo Declaration; NbS and Eco-DRR approaches in fragile pastoral systems such as Karamoja and the Mandera Triangle; mainstreaming Indigenous knowledge and governance frameworks; and youth and women-led innovations shaping the future of drylands resilience. Delivered through rapid pitches and dynamic reflections, the session will highlight practical pathways to replicate and scale what works across regions. Participants will leave with five clear messages to power Africa’s leadership on drought and dryland resilience, feeding into the WCC outcomes, REGEN Africa launch, and upcoming UNFCCC COP30 and UNCCD COP16.Organised by
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Partners
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
