Pathways to resilience in pastoralist areas

Across the Horn of Africa, pastoralist areas have been persistent and difficult challenges for governments and for development and humanitarian agencies. Although often viewed as physically remote, universally poor and subject to droughts and conflicts, these areas can also be economic hubs, with substantial livestock trade networks to local markets and crossing borders to neighbouring countries. Ethiopia, Somalia, Somaliland and Sudan are all major exporters of livestock and most of these animals are sourced from pastoralist areas or from producers who rely on mobile production systems. The synthesis paper “Pathways to resilience in pastoralist areas: synthesis of research in the Horn of Africa” (2017, 54pp) by Andy Catley reviews 20 years of the research of the Feinstein International Centre at Tufts University. It focuses on the increasing socio-economic differentiation in selected pastoralist areas, and the implications in terms of pathways to resilience.

A 4-page briefing paper based on the synthesis paper is available here.

Posted on 21 December 2017 in Pastoralism & Marketing, Pastoralism & Natural Resources, Pastoralism, Gender & Youth, Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure, Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition