The evaluation assesses the strategic application of the European Union’s (EU) approach to building resilience to withstand food crises in African Drylands (Sahel and Horn of Africa) during the period 2007-2015. It is joint evaluation between EuropeAid and ECHO (respectively the European Commission's Directorates-General for International Cooperation and Development [DEVCO] and for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations [ECHO].