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Dryland People is the home of a Community of Practice (CoP)
centered on sustainable livelihoods in drylands. It brings
together professionals from around the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region to exchange know-how, build capacity
and influence policy towards sustainable livelihoods in drylands.
A community of practice (CoP) is "a group of people who
are informally bound to one another by exposure to a common
class of problem. What holds them together is a common sense
of purpose and a real need to know what each other knows".
The CoP provides an enabling framework to ensure continuity
in discussions and information exchange for the promotion
of sustainable livelihoods and human development in drylands.
Our CoP was one of three winners of the Mediterranean Development
Forum's (MDF) Communities of Practice Competition.
It offers its members:
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A discussion forum through the Sustainable Livelihoods in
Drylands e-mail network (SLDnet).
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Bi-weekly electronic postings.
Our target audience is research and development practitioners
in the MENA region such as policy-makers, researchers, development
agencies and community based organizations.
Join the people already getting the free Email Update on Sustainable
Livelihoods in the Drylands. Send a blank email with "subscribe"
in the subject box to: webmistress@drylandpeople.org.
Or visit our website at: http://www.drylandpeople.org.
Thankyou,
Biba Nohra
CoP
Administrator
American University of Beirut
bibanohra@drylandpeople.org
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