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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 […]
21/03/2014
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Élevage pastoral saharo-sahélien / Pastoralism in Sahara and Sahel
Proceedings of the workshop “Élevage pastoral: une contribution durable au développement et à la sécurité des espaces saharo-sahéliens” (Pastoralism: a sustainable contribution to development and security in the Sahara and Sahel areas), 27–29 May 2013, N’Djaména, Tchad/Chad. Includes the French, English and Arabic versions of the Déclaration N’Djaména Élevage Pastoral.
21/03/2014
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Addressing fragility in Africa
The High-Level Panel on Fragile States in Africa was set up by the African Development Bank to review the likely sources of fragility in Africa in the coming years and to recommend how to handle them. The report (Feb 2014) “Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa: A Call to Action” points to several issues […]
10/03/2014
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Participatory impact assessment to improve practice and policy
Researchers at Feinstein International Center have developed and adapted participatory approaches to measure the impact of development and humanitarian projects since the early 1990s. Participatory Impact Assessment: a design guide is an updated version of their 2009 guidelines for PIA. Much of the experience on which this is based comes from measuring the impact of […]
26/02/2014
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Changes in the arid lands in Kenya, Ethiopia & Somaliland
The Red Cross, Save the Children and Oxfam commissioned a study into how changes are affecting pastoralists’ lives in Somali Region of Ethiopia, Somaliland and the Turkana area of Kenya and what their hopes and expectations are in the coming ten years. All pastoralist groups were agreed that formal education is the primary means by […]
09/02/2014
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Mapping for drylands advocacy in the Horn
The Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative for Improved Policy and Practice in the Horn of Africa (DLCI) commissioned a mapping of institutions with which it could engage in advocacy work, building of the evidence it is producing and compiling about strengthening the resilience of people in the drylands. The 26-page report Institutional Mapping for […]