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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 […]
12/01/2016
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People transitioning out of pastoralism in Ethiopia
Various environmental and institutional pressures are threatening pastoral ways of life. Increasing numbers of pastoralists are shifting to agropastoralism or seeking nonpastoral sources of livelihood. One component of the Pastoral Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) project focuses on fostering livelihood options for people transitioning out of pastoralism to enhance resilience among pastoralist communities […]
18/12/2015
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CELEP-organised visit of MEPs to Uganda
06/12/2015
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Tanzanian pastoralists’ water, sanitation & hygiene needs
The policy brief Understanding pastoralists and their water, sanitation and hygiene needs (2011, 8pp) summarises the findings from a literature review and research carried out by WaterAid in Longido and Hanang Districts in northern Tanzania. Pastoralists depend on water for sustaining herds, as well as for their own health and survival. Policymakers and practitioners in […]
06/12/2015
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Resilience and pastoralism in Africa
In the IFPRI book Resilience for food and nutrition security (2014), the chapter on Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara (8pp) by Peter Little and John McPeak takes a closer look at the concept of resilience and its application in the specific context of pastoral production systems. It gives an overview of […]
06/12/2015
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Indigenous knowledge and water use by Ethiopian pastoralists
Valuing local knowledge related to natural resource management important for development interventions in pastoral area but it is often difficult to link up development planners with “indigenous knowledge”. The paper Valuing “indigenous knowledge” related to water usage among Garri pastoralists of southern Ethiopia (African Study Monographs, Supplement 48: 49–58, March 2014) focuses on a major current […]