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The Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations (COPACSO) was established in 2005 as coalition of civil society organisations with interest in pastoralism issues working across the cattle corridor in Uganda. It was formed to provide a platform for these organisations to engage in policy formulation and advocacy for recognition of pastoralism as a way of […]
Go to articleCFS43: Understanding mobile pastoralism to prevent conflict
CELEP partner COPACSO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations) from Uganda provided one of the six panellists who spoke at the side event “Pastoralism, conflict, land and food security in Africa in the face of climate change” organised by the FAO Pastoralist Knowledge Hub in October 2016 during the 43rd meeting of the Committee on […]
Go to articleCELEP photo exhibition in European Parliament
On 10 October, immediately after the 2016 annual meeting of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP) in London, CELEP members and partners opened a photo exhibition on pastoralism in Eastern Africa in the European Parliament in Brussels. The aim of the exhibition was to raise awareness on the importance of pastoralism […]
Go to articlePastoralism: a media handbook for Uganda
In early 2015, the CELEP partner organisation COPASCO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations) brought out a media handbook on Pastoralism (24 pp). It is meant to provide a quick reference guide that can be used by journalists and other media practitioners to help influence perceptions, policy and practice related to pastoralism among Ugandan policymakers and […]
Go to articleCELEP 2013 annual meeting in Rome, Italy
The 5th annual meeting of CELEP, hosted by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF)–Italy, was held on 8–10 October 2013 at the offices of the Italian Society for Preventative Veterinary Medicine (SIMeVeP) in Rome. Eighteen European members and Eastern African partners attended. The “pledges” about activities to be undertaken in the past year were reviewed, and the […]
Go to articleRegional Pastoralist CSO symposium 13–14 May 2013 in Kampala
The Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations (COPACSO) and the Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) jointly organised an Eastern Africa Regional Symposium on Pastoralism on 13–14 May 2013 in Kampala, Uganda. They sought to contribute to realising specific objectives of the AU Policy Framework for Pastoralism in Africa by: Providing a platform to guide and tailor actions […]
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