WHY DReAMS?

Across the world's drylands, innovative solutions are already helping restre landscapes, strengthen livelihoods, and build resilience.

The challenge is no longer identifying what works.

The challenge is learning together how to adapt, implement and scale these approaches across different countries, and contexts.

FROM KNOWLEDGE TO IMPACT

Global exchange: sharing solutions and lessons from around the world

DReAMS DIALOGUES: country-driven science-policy dialogues and knowledge exchange

Adaptive learning: adapting and co-developing solutions for country and national contexts

Country action: Implementing and strengthening solutions on the ground

Impact at scale: resilient landscapes, livelihoods and policies fir the future

WHAT MAKES DReAMS DIFFERENT?

Country-demand driven: countries define their priorities

Science-policy platform: connecting science, evidence and policy for better decisions

Learning for action: understandin not only what works, but how to adapt and implement it

Partnerships: bringing together countries, organizations and initiatives

Adaptive learning: Tailoring proven approaches to different contexts

From pilot to scale: supporting countries to move from successful pilots to wider impact

BUILT ON STRONG FOUNDATIONS

• Drylands school: building capacity and sharing knowledge
• GEF Drylands sustainable landscapes impact program (DSL-IP) communities of practices: connecting practitioners and countries
• Global exchange: Agrosilvopastoral solutions for drought resilience, Mongolia 2026
• COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems: Guiding collaboration and knowledge sharing

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Governments
• Researchers
• Practitioners
• Indigenous People
• Pastoralists and local communities
• Civil society
• Development partners
• Financial institutions
• Private sector

Learn together
Adapt together
Act together