Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 43)
CELEP 2013 annual meeting in Rome, Italy
The 5th annual meeting of CELEP, hosted by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF)–Italy, was held on 8–10 October 2013 at the offices of the Italian Society for Preventative Veterinary Medicine (SIMeVeP) in Rome. Eighteen European members and Eastern African partners attended. The “pledges” about activities to be undertaken in the past year were reviewed, and the […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Indigenous peacekeeping by pastoralists in the two Sudans
The Bahr Alarab River forms the political boundary between Sudan and South Sudan and the natural boundary between the Messeriya and Rezaighat Baggara Arab pastoralists to the north and the Dinka Malual and Nuer to the south. The river system provided the basis for a symbiotic and peaceful co-existence between these diverse ethnic pastoral groups […]