Activity 2: Analysis and Assessment

A generic assessment will be undertaken for the world’s drylands that will provide a state-of–the art reference document.

This will be based partially on a detailed analysis accompanying LEAD’s on-going or planned activities:

• an analysis of the complementary factors and competition between livestock and wildlife in two selected study areas (Chad, Tanzania) from an environmental, economic, social and health perspective, to be complemented by spatial analysis
• an assessment of livestock-environment hotspots in francophone West Africa with regard to drought mitigation and decision-making processes together with a critical review of existing pastoral development programmes, to be complemented by spatial analysis
• an assessment of the role of livestock in watershed development and watershed development programmes in four states in India where common property areas and dryland grazing systems are common; this assessment will serve as a guide to public policy makers to assist them in the design of these programmes
• an assessment of the current state of degradation of central Asian grasslands and a review of current policies
• an analysis of different benefit-sharing schemes for stakeholders to facilitate a more harmonious coexistence of wildlife and livestock.

Results of the analysis will feed into an updated global assessment to be available at the end of the project period.