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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 […]
11/08/2012
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Empowering pastoralist women in Somaliland, Sudan & Uganda
The regional NGO Pastoral & Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) undertook a regional Women’s Economic Empowerment programme funded by DANIDA, involving selected pastoralist communities in Somaliland, Sudan and Uganda. The paper Economic Empowerment for Pastoralist Women, presented at the Future of Pastoralism Conference in Addis Ababa in 2011, draws lessons from this […]
04/08/2012
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Resilience analysis to guide pastoralist policy
The paper “Applying resilience thinking to questions of policy for pastoralist systems: lessons from the Gabra of Northern Kenya“ (in Human Ecology) explores the relevance of a systematic application of resilience thinking to questions of pastoralist policy. It analyses the social-ecological system of the Gabra people in north-central Kenya and identifies indicators of the components, […]
23/07/2012
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What works? Impact of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia
An overview of impact assessment and reviews made of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia has been compiled by Feinstein International Center, Tufts University. It was commissioned by the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI) and looks at assessments made in the period 2000-04 (before PLI started) and impact assessments and reviews made under PLI from 2006 onwards. The […]
17/07/2012
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Pastoralism in Sudan: mapping the stakeholders
17/07/2012
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What futures for dropouts from pastoralism?
According to a study of pastoral dropouts commissioned by USAID and Care-Ethiopia, addressing poverty in pastoral areas revolves around two key elements. Firstly, pastoral production should be improved and supported, not replaced, in the case of those people with the skills and interest to continue this form of livelihood so well adapted to the drylands. Secondly, […]