Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 53)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 1 (July 2012)
The first quarterly bulletin on “Making Rangelands Secure in East and Horn of Africa” (July 2012) has been issued by the International Land Coalition (ILC). It brings news on, among other things, the “learning route” from Nairobi to Arusha in February 2012, the National Workshop on Pastoral Development held in Ethiopia in March 2012 and […]
Linking relief, rehabilitation and development
The European Parliament’s Committee on Development will hold a public hearing on “Linking relief, rehabilitation and development: towards more effective aid” on Monday, 3 September 2012 at 15:00–17:30 h in the European Parliament in Brussels. The hearing, co-hosted by European Members of Parliament Ms Michèle Striffler and Mr Thijs Berman, will be attended by CELEP […]