Fre, Z and Negash, Z and Temesgen, G and Tsegay, B and Teka, AM and Weldesilassie, B and Araya, ST and Kenton, N (Eds). (2018) SPIDA Conference Proceedings: Social protection as a pathway for inclusive development among the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Africa. ADU/PENHA/DPU-UCL: London, UK.

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The conference on Social Protection as a pathway for inclusive development among the pastoral and agro-pastoralist communities in Africaǯ held in Agamos Hotel, Adigrat, Ethiopia from November 25th to 26th 2017 has taken the research-policy linkages further by bringing all the key policy makers, researchers, practitioners and the pastoralist target groups onto one platform. In advancing the social protection agenda and safety net policy and practice in Ethiopia and beyond, the conference was instrumental in bringing in critical policy elements and coming up with policy directions. The conference, organised by Adigrat University (ADU) of Ethiopia, the Development Planning Unit (DPU) of the University College London (UCL) and the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) in collaboration with Samara University of the Afar Regional State in Ethiopia, was based on the findings and recommendations of the Social Protection for Inclusive Development in Afar (SPIDA) project, but also drew reflections from similar experiences from Ethiopia and elsewhere. SPIDA is supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and it focuses on the implementation and impact of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) with specific reference to the Afar Regional State in Ethiopia. It aims to analyse the programme's contribution to poverty reduction and food security, enhance social services, identify implementation difficulties, and assess the overall socio-economic situation of the Afar Region, so as to complement a smooth execution of the programme among the Afar pastoral communities. In its four sessions, the conference presented and discussed the findings of ten research works which were grouped into four thematic areas based on SPIDA and other studies conducted by researchers from institutions in Ethiopia, Europe and Brazil. The sessions reflected on the wider implications of social protection in relation to pastoral livelihoods, which is being challenged by the concurrent drought and climatic changes.

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