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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 […]
21/11/2015
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CELEP Update November 2015
20/11/2015
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Importance of livestock routes in Ethiopia
In September 2015, an international meeting on the “Importance of livestock routes for local, national and regional development” was organised by the Rangeland Management Platform – a forum coordinated by the Pastoral Livestock Development Directorate in the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP). The participants concluded that livestock routes […]
20/11/2015
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Strengthening customary institutions in Isiolo County, Kenya
The Resource Advocacy Programme (RAP) in Isiolo County of northern Kenya used a rapid participatory assessment approach to investigate the benefits of strengthening customary institutions for natural resource stewardship. The objective of the assessment was to weigh the benefits and costs of investments in adaptation to short- and long-term climate variability and change. The investments […]
20/11/2015
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Securing community land rights in dryland Kenya
Issues to do with communal land are at the centre of discussion in Kenya, especially pertaining to the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). The report “Securing community land rights in the Kenyan ASALs: available legal options” (2015, 30pp) written by Michael Ochieng Odhiambo and published by the Adaptation Consortium, contributes to the discussion and suggests […]
20/11/2015
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Conflict management and food security in the Horn
CELEP member Mercy Corps conducted research in Uganda and the Mandera Triangle to explore how best to build resilience in conflict contexts in Eastern Africa. It examined how conflict management programmes can strengthen resilience to climate and economic shocks. The research tested the efficacy of two peacebuilding approaches: i) improving social cohesion through opportunities for […]