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01/06/2021
By: Ann

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 […]

30/09/2012
By: Ann

Voices of Kenyan Maasai about climate change

As part of the project “Conversations with the Earth“, which brings indigenous voices from around the world to convey their experiences of climate change, Maasai youth near Oltepesi in Kajiado District, Kenya, made their own film. They documented the impacts of the 2009 drought in their area, killing livestock and people, threatening their livelihoods and […]

30/09/2012
By: Ann

Policies to address vulnerability of pastoralists

The Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI)’s policy brief on Policies and strategies to address the vulnerability of pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa is based on a PPLPI Working Paper with the same title (2006), which devotes some attention to the natural disaster preparedness strategies in the Horn of Africa. The study found increased vulnerability of pastoralists […]

30/09/2012
By: Ann

Comprehensive Livestock Study in Horn of Africa

On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a 9-month study was made in 2003–04 of the livestock sector and related conflicts over natural resources in six of the countries in the Greater Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan). The main aims were to provide a comprehensive picture of […]

30/09/2012
By: Ann

Karamoja in Uganda: baseline study from 2004

For CEWARN (Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism) of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Centre for Basic Research carried out a Baseline study for the Ugandan side of the Karamoja Cluster. The report analyses the nature and trends of pastoral conflicts in this area. Although interventions already since colonial times were aimed […]

30/09/2012
By: Ann

On the hoof: livestock trade in Darfur, Sudan

Researchers with Feinstein International Center explored what has happened to the livestock trade in the greater Darfur region during nine years of conflict since 2003. Livestock is one of Darfur’s main economic assets and makes a major contribution to Sudan’s national livestock and meat exports. The report On the hoof: livestock trade in Darfur, by […]

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