Climate Resilient Development Pathways in Global Drylands

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report Adaptation, Impacts and Vulnerability identifies the urgent need to embark upon Resilient Development Pathways. acknowledges that adaptation needs be undertaken together with mitigation development, in joined-up, inclusive, just equitable ways, across multiple arenas of engagement. In highly vulnerable systems complex development contexts, such as drylands, where globally, warming is already exceeding humid areas, action vital, window opportunity for rapidly closing. This paper considers challenges opportunities charting Pathways world’s drylands. It highlights importance stakeholder engagement partnership building harness diverse knowledge sources, situating equity justice concerns at core decision making actions land restoration. notes while technological solutions offer potential advance Development, they developed an inclusive manner used ways do not undermine Indigenous local or exacerbate inequalities. Many go beyond technology include contextual differences understanding, environment, institutions access finance. Adequate assessment trade-offs drylands remains vital framing different groups. concludes by identifying major research gaps considering upscaling, responsibilities governance, magnitude investment necessary, appropriate monitoring, evaluation learning.