COMMENT: A triple whammy – avoiding a bleak future for semi-arid regions

International and national efforts must go further to support semi-arid regions blighted with the ‘triple whammy’ of climate change impacts, slow growth and high poverty levels.

This work was carried out under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The views expressed in this work are those of the creators and do not necessarily represent those of DfID and IDRC or its Board of Governors.