Dr Jean de Matha is SNV’s Drylands Sahel Programme Manager (PROgramme Agroalimentaire pour la Résilience Intégrée et le Développement Economique du Sahel, Pro-ARIDES) in Burkina, Mali and Niger. With 32 years of experience as project manager, country and regional director across Africa, Jean has a focus on natural resources management, climate change, climate-resilient agriculture, and livestock and pastoralism.