Climate change threatens development and economic growth in semi-arid lands. Climaterelated risks will increase for individuals, businesses and infrastructure and have consequences in all sectors of the economy. Climate change will have significant impacts on economic activity and value chains as economic actors are forced to alter their production systems to maintain their production capabilities under changing conditions. However, climate change can also lead to new possibilities for people and businesses in semiarid lands, with opportunities to create new products and services, develop new markets and access new funding streams and finance mechanisms. Nevertheless, adapting to the impacts of climate change and taking advantage of opportunities arising from it will require action across multiple sectors and from both public and private actors. The PRISE programme aims to identify opportunities for economic transformation and diversification in the semi-arid lands of PRISE countries, by integrating sectors rooted in semiarid lands into national economies. Using a common three-step innovative methodology – Value Chain Analysis for Resilience in Drylands (VC-ARID) – it will identify climate risk, adaptation options and opportunities for private sector development in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Pakistan and Tajikistan specifically for the livestock and cotton sectors.
