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01/09/2023
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Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
19/03/2022
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UN declared IYRP in 2026 !
On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations. CELEP – through its member organisation Agrecol Association […]
01/06/2021
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Pastoralism is the future – animated video
Man-made climate change is creating conditions on our planet that are increasingly characterised by variability and unpredictability. Pastoralists use variability to their advantage. Their production systems guide us to a sustainable future. Find out how they do it in this 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
29/10/2022
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Innovation in governance among pastoralists: Horn of Africa
The report “Innovation in governance: integrating technical and contextual perspectives to address fragility” (2022, 12pp) by Kamran Hakiman & Chloe Stull-Lane, focuses on how using process innovations can improve decision-making within complex environments in the drylands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger and Somalia. The research centres on the participatory multistakeholder approach SHARED (Stakeholder Approach to […]
29/10/2022
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Livelihoods, conflict & mediation: Somalia
The report “Livelihoods, conflict and mediation: Somalia” (2022, 10pp) by Sarah Opitz-Stapleton et al is part of a series highlighting learning from a longitudinal study of violent and non-violent conflict and mediation dynamics in Somalia. The aim of the study is to document and understand the challenges facing local people, particularly around disputes and conflicts, […]
23/10/2022
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Climate hazards & pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region
The report “Equipped to adapt? A review of climate hazards and pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region” (2022, 40pp) by Cory Rodgers, draws on the most recent literature on pastoralism, mobility and climate change in the IGAD region. It points to the climate hazards facing pastoralists in the years ahead, and identifies strategies for promoting […]
20/10/2022
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CELEP/VSF: Brief look at advocacy & pastoralism
The 11-page document “A brief look at pastoralism and advocacy” provides arguments for the further development of an advocacy strategy on pastoralism by CELEP and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International. It gives the rationale for developing advocacy activities on pastoralism and outlines possible targets and strategies to influence policies affecting pastoralists in Africa. It is based […]
16/10/2022
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Policies that work for pastoral environments
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) carried out a 6-country review of positive policy impacts on pastoral environments: Policies that work for pastoral environments (2008, 30pp). Land degradation in drylands is partly due to constraints on pastoralism through restrictions of mobility, privatisation of land, and introducing less sustainable forms of livestock keeping. Pastoralism is […]