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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 […]
24/04/2017
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Survival of the fittest: pastoralism & climate change in East Africa
Climate change is having a destructive impact on many groups around the world. Pastoralists in East Africa have been adapting to climate variability for millennia and their adaptability ought to enable them to cope with this growing challenge. The Oxfam Briefing Paper “Survival of the fittest: pastoralism and climate change in East Africa” (2008, 47pp) […]
22/04/2017
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Enhancing resilience to food security shocks in Africa
The DFID, World Bank and USAID discussion paper on “Enhancing resilience to food security shocks in Africa” (2012, 72pp) brings together thinking on what is meant by the concept of resilience and some of the principles that are fundamental to it. Several references are made to food security and resilience of agropastoralists and pastoralists in […]
22/04/2017
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Impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods
The evidence brief “The impact of food assistance on pastoralist livelihoods in humanitarian crises” (2017, 7pp) is based on a full systematic review on the impact of in-kind food assistance on pastoralist livelihoods in emergency situations. Pastoralists rely on adaptation strategies that have historically allowed them to achieve high levels of productivity, manage the hazards […]
22/04/2017
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Vision 2030 Development Strategy for Northern Kenya
Nearly 50 years after Independence, inequality between the north and the rest of Kenya persists. Uneven human development undermines national cohesion and is an obstacle to Kenya’s achieving its development goals. New mindsets and methods, innovative strategies, and the understanding and support of all Kenyans is required to release the potential of the arid and […]
22/04/2017
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Camel forage in Karamoja, Uganda
A study on “Camel forage variety in the Karamoja sub-region, Uganda” (published in Pastoralism Research, Policy and Practice 2017 7:8 DOI: 10.1186/s13570-017-0080-6) assessed and characterised the range of forage species available for camels in Amudat and Moroto Districts of Karamoja. The species were identified in 20×20 m vegetation plots in four land-cover types: woodland, bushland, grassland […]