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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 […]
15/10/2016
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How Kenya Borana pastoralists forecast climate variation
The paper “The use of indigenous climate forecasting methods by the pastoralists of Northern Kenya” (Anastasia Kagunyu et al, 2016, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) focuses on the early-warning signs of climate variation used by the Borana community of Isiolo County, Kenya. A study was made of how the Borana predict the onset of […]
03/10/2016
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Mobile alternative education in Karamoja
As an alternative to address the education gaps in pastoralist areas of Uganda, Save the Children initiated an Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja (ABEK) programme. An evaluation was made of this mobile learning arrangement to address the specific needs of mobile pastoralist communities so that children would have access to basic education. Some findings in […]
03/10/2016
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African cattle emissions lower than IPCC estimate
Scientists at the International Livestock Centre for Africa have found that the faecal methane emissions of cattle in East Africa are two times lower, faecal nitrous oxide (NO2) 10–20 times lower and urine NO2 two times lower than the estimates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The study is significant as nearly 65% […]
02/10/2016
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The path to greener pastures
CELEP partner Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International has brought out a technical brief The path to greener pastures: pastoralism – the backbone of the world’s drylands (2016, 20pp) that looks at the factors impeding development in pastoralist regions and suggests ways to improve pastoralist livelihoods. It is organised around the “community capitals” framework, which combines two […]