Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 32)
Where have all the nomads gone?
Mobile African pastoralists are probably undercounted or excluded from many data sources because of the difficulties in enumerating them. In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is expected that everyone will be counted and their characteristics measured. It is therefore important to develop appropriate strategies for including mobile pastoralists. In the article “Where have all […]
Pastoralism pays: evidence from the Horn
In a Briefing from CELEP member IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) entitled “Pastoralism pays: new evidence from the Horn of Africa” (2015), Caroline King-Okumu, Oliver Wasonga and Eshetu Yimer have summarised findings from field studies on pastoralism by university students. As competition for land and water resources intensifies, there is a need to […]
Mobile pastoral livelihoods and access to resources
The working paper Mobile livelihoods, patchy resources and shifting rights: approaching pastoral territories (2007, 24pp) of the International Land Coalition (IC) analyses the rationale behind livestock mobility in pastoral systems and the related rights of access to and control over natural resources. It looks at the role of the government and its interaction with pastoralist civil-society […]
Inclusive green growth in the Kenyan drylands
Green growth promises to provide the economic incentives that resource-dependent dryland communities need to achieve sustainable inclusive economic development. Kenya’s current devolution process provides an opportunity for green economic planning in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) to be informed by local people’s perspectives on needs, priorities, resource conditions and trends, but aligning the necessary […]
Vulnerable livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia
An investigation into the causes and consequences of livelihood vulnerability in Somali Region, Ethiopia, revealed that livestock-based livelihoods are relatively lucrative but extremely vulnerable to drought and conflict. Cross-border livestock marketing to Somalia and the Gulf states generates enormous revenues for stockowners, traders and marketing agents, mainly in the informal sector. Analysis of long-term rainfall […]