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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 […]
11/01/2014
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What future for peoples in South Omo & Turkana basin?
In 2012, the African Studies Centre of Oxford University brought out a well-documented and hard-hitting report on the potential impact of the Gibe III hydropower dam and associated large-scale commercial irrigation on the environment and the livelihoods of the local people in South Omo, primarily (agro)pastoralists and fishers, such as the Bodi, Mursi, Kara, Nyangatom, […]
11/01/2014
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Pastoralism & extractive industries in Eastern Africa
At the 2013 CELEP meeting, attention was drawn to the increasing potential of conflict between pastoralists, government agencies and the private sector involved in extractive industries. A current pressing case is the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project, a major infrastructure development project that will affect Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The project’s potential […]
08/01/2014
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Pastoralist livestock mobility in Sudan
The research report Pastoralism in practice: monitoring livestock mobility in contemporary Sudan highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock mobility for the resilience of pastoralist livelihood systems and for maximising productivity. Herds of camels, sheep and cattle were followed for up to five months in Darfur and Kordofan Regions of Sudan. Using GPS tracking, the study recorded […]
07/12/2013
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Resolution on pastoralism adopted by EU–ACP countries
29/11/2013
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Livestock, livelihoods & disaster response in Sudan
Tufts University and Feinstein International Center have published a 2-part review of emergency livestock interventions in Sudan. Livestock production is a crucial livelihood strategy for farmers and pastoralists throughout Sudan, and contributes to a wider economy linked with livestock marketing, livestock products, fodder, water and support services. Sudan has a long experience of livestock interventions, […]