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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 […]
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 […]
09/02/2014
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Meat & greens: CELEP response to The Economist
09/02/2014
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Managing the boom and bust in the drylands
For decades, the Sahel has been presented as suffering from irreversible degradation, leading to desert advancement and the impoverishment of the population. This 32-page issue paper Managing the boom and bust: supporting climate-resilient livelihoods in the Sahel published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in December 2013 presents an alternative profile and […]
09/02/2014
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Mining threatens Karamoja pastoralists in Uganda
The Karamoja region of eastern Uganda is marked by a history of conflict and low levels of development. Many of the roughly 1.2 million residents are pastoralists and agropastoralists. Their livelihoods are increasingly jeopardised by extractive industries, as the region is thought to be rich in minerals. The Ugandan Government promotes private investment in mining […]
11/01/2014
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