Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 1)
Explaining the basics of pastoralism in Africa
In April 2024, Tufts University’s Feinstein International Center and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) brought out a series of publications that will be very useful for explaining the basics of pastoralism to others. The publications were designed for staff of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners with […]
World Heritage Day: MISA calls on UNESCO to protect Maasai rights
On World Heritage Day, 18 April 2024, a group of organisations from Tanzania, the USA and Europe, including MISA (Maasai International Solidarity Alliance) to which CELEP belongs, called on UNESCO to end its complicity in human rights violations. UNESCO must remove sites from its list where human rights violations occur and listen to the local […]
Managing Africa’s transboundary climate risks, with pastoralism cases
Transboundary climate risks can set back economic development gains, jeopardise trade and food security and impact infrastructure investments. The policy brief “How can Africa manage the transboundary climate risks it faces?” by Sarah Optiz-Stapleton et al (2023, 11pp), published by SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises), highlights five significant transboundary climate […]
Impact of climate drivers on pastoral & crop production in Ethiopia
The policy brief “Aligned climate drivers and potential impacts on food security in Ethiopia in 2024” (2024, 12pp) by Adrian Cullis and Solomon Bogale et al, published by the SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises) programme, examines the impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) climate […]
Climate-resilient development for Somalia
The technical report “Climate-resilient development for Somalia” (2023, 80pp) by Manisha Gulati et al, published by the SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises) programme, outlines ways that policymakers in Somalia can increase access to climate finance and better integrate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management. Somalia’s economy is currently based primarily […]