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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 […]
02/11/2013
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The value of pastoralism: one-pager
This one-pager on The value of pastoralism, formulated by CELEP partners to support policy dialogue with the EU, brings very succinctly some key facts about pastoralism in Eastern Africa and some recommendations about what the EU can do to promote conditions favourable for pastoralism.
02/11/2013
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Economics of early response & drought resilience in Kenya & Ethiopia
A study commissioned by UKaid Department for International Development (DFID) was conducted in 2012 to provide first step towards: i) a solid evidence base on the cost effectiveness of building resilience to disasters as compared with the cost of relief and early response; ii) identifying the types of interventions that can provide the highest “Value […]
07/10/2013
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Conflict and peace in Karamoja, Uganda
In early 2013, a field study was made on The impact of VSF-Belgium’s interventions on conflict in Karamoja. It focuses on two geographical areas of Uganda where VSF-Belgium has been operating since 2007: Moroto and Kaabong Districts. After outlining the history of conflict in the area, the 49-page report describes the work of VSF-Belgium, in […]
26/09/2013
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Creating policy space for pastoralism in Kenya
The Futures Agricultures Consortium working paper by Mohamed Elmi (Minister of State) and Izzy Birch “Creating policy space for pastoralism in Kenya” reflects on the work of the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands between its formation in April 2008 and the elections of March 2013. It first summarises […]
24/09/2013
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Protecting livestock mobility routes
During the learning initiative 2012 of the programme “Making Rangelands Secure”, lessons about protecting livestock mobility routes (corridors) were summarised in this useful 4-page brief Protecting Livestock Mobility Routes: Lessons Learned directed at Ethiopian decision-makers. The brief outlines why livestock mobility is important, what the challenges to mobility and the impacts of not maintaining mobility are, ways […]