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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 […]
14/08/2015
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CELEP 2015 annual meeting in The Hague, Netherlands
14/08/2015
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Vulnerable livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia
An investigation into the causes and consequences of livelihood vulnerability in Somali Region, Ethiopia, revealed that livestock-based livelihoods are relatively lucrative but extremely vulnerable to drought and conflict. Cross-border livestock marketing to Somalia and the Gulf states generates enormous revenues for stockowners, traders and marketing agents, mainly in the informal sector. Analysis of long-term rainfall […]
14/08/2015
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Pastoral land rights, livelihoods & climate change
The International Land Coalition (ILC) and the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) brought together inputs from participants in a web-based forum on pastoral land rights and a web-based forum organised by WISP on pastoralism and climate change adaptation, and enriched these insights further on the basis of documentation from several projects. This was published […]
14/08/2015
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Water development in the drylands of the Horn
Reckless water development is one of the main constraints to resilience in the drylands of the Horn of Africa. The 11-page document Water development in the drylands in the Horn of Africa (2011) issued by FAO and REGLAP (Regional Learning & Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) outlines important basic principles in financing and developing […]
14/08/2015
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Livelihood diversification among the Turkana in Kenya
This research report Livelihood diversification opportunities for pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya (2008, 37pp) from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) looks at why and how Turkana pastoralists in northern Kenya have diversified their sources of livelihood by necessity (destitution, dropouts) or choice. In addition to the long-standing tradition of artisanal fishing, the Turkana are also involved […]