Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 59)
Strengthening voices: Tanzanian pastoralists shape their future
Patterns and intensity of rainfall are changing and the seasons are becoming more unpredictable in the drylands of Tanzania, as is happening throughout the drylands in East Africa. Pastoralism provides over 90% of the meat and milk products consumed in Tanzania. Pastoralists make productive use of the scattered and changing resources in the dryland ecosystems, […]
The futures of pastoralism in Africa
On 1 March 2012, Andy Catley of the Africa Regional Office of Tufts University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, made a briefing to the European Parliament in Brussels. He highlighted the many different futures of pastoralism, differentiating between those pastoralists who are “moving up” and taking advantage of the high market demand for livestock products and those pastoralists […]
Dryland recovery & development in Horn of Africa
Priorities for dryland recovery and development in the Horn of Africa: the need for community control and empowerment, education and pro-poor infrastructure – a 2-page policy brief by REGLAP (Regional Learning & Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities), OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) and FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Association), September […]
Ecology, equity & economics: reframing dryland policy
2-page IIED Opinion: Lessons from adaptation in practice – by Ced Hesse (Nov 2011) Drylands are among the world’s most variable and unpredictable environments. But people here have long learnt how to live with and harness this variability to support sustainable and productive economies, societies and ecosystems. Policymakers have for too long ignored this wealth […]
Brussels Briefing: New challenges & opportunities for pastoralism
A Brussels Development Briefing was organised on 22 February 2012 by the African Union Commission, the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, CELEP, Concord and various media partners. The Briefing provided an overview of the main challenges affecting the pastoralists, especially in Africa, and the opportunities provided by existing continental and regional policy frameworks and […]