Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 49)
Is there a future for pastoralism in East Africa?
Based on its many years’ work with pastoralists in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan, Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) Germany brought out a position paper (2011) on pastoral animal husbandry in East Africa. It clearly sees a future for the pastoralist lifestyle and economic system. It recognises the myriad challenges faced by pastoralists but also the opportunities […]
Building resilience to drought in Ethiopia, Kenya & Somalia
Since 2008, CARE International has been implementing a programme to build resilience to drought through cross-border collaboration between communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The Regional Resilience Enhancement Against Drought (RREAD) Programme seeks to strengthen community capacity to deal with shocks by gradually improving innovation, diversification, governance and natural resource management. The 12-page briefing paper […]
More good practice: drought preparedness, resilient livelihoods & coordination
A third issue of Disaster Risk Reduction in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa was brought out by REGLAP (Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) in December 2012, with more examples of good practice. The first section focuses on drought preparedness and mitigation. It includes articles on: the refined Drought Early Warning […]
Pastoralists in the Horn are risk managers
Pastoralism is an adaptation to risk and is a way to sustain the resilience of dryland ecosystems. It seeks optimal land-use performance over space and time through using complex and flexible strategies in a highly uncertain environment. The policy brief “Pastoralists as shrewd managers of risk and resilience” issued by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable […]
Climate change adaptation in Africa’s livestock sector
The briefing note “Supporting adaptation to climate change in Africa’s livestock sector”, issued by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism) in 2010, argues that Africa’s livestock sector contributes negligibly to global output of greenhouse gases and that the most extensive livestock systems can even contribute environmental benefits such as maintaining rangeland biodiversity and ecosystem health. […]