Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 19)
Pastoral land policies in Ethiopia, Kenya & Uganda
The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) produced a review report on “Policies and proclamations relevant to pastoral areas land management for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda” (2017, 52pp) as an output from the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP) funded by the World Bank. The report is based on a desk study […]
Securing communal land rights in Karamoja
The report “Policy and legal framework for securing communal land rights in Karamoja: challenges, opportunities and entry points for interventions” (2018, 28pp) presents the findings of a land governance study commissioned by the BRACED (Building Resilience to Climate Extremes and Disasters) project in the Karamoja region of Uganda. The aim of the study was to […]
Oil and tenure governance in Kenya’s drylands
The case study “Triggering the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Responsible Governance of Tenure in the context of oil extraction in Kenya’s Turkana County” presents the case of the appropriation of pastoral lands by the coming of large-scale oil extractive industry in Turkana, northern Kenya. This case study is meant to inform and raise awareness among local […]
Pastoralism in Africa’s drylands
The FAO paper “Pastoralism in Africa’s drylands: reducing risks, addressing vulnerability and enhancing resilience” (2018, 52pp) explores the mounting challenges faced by pastoralists and indicates opportunities to strengthen the resilience of pastoralist livelihoods. Pastoral livestock production is crucial to the livelihoods and the economy of African’s drylands. It is practised in an area covering 43% […]
Pastoralism at crossroads: report from Youth Summit in Brussels
Emmanuel (Teba) Tebanyana, CELEP partner from the Karamoja Development Forum (KDF) in Uganda, was invited to speak on behalf of pastoralist youth at the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Africa Week held in Brussels, Belgium, in early November 2018. He took part in the Africa–Europe Youth Summit on the theme “Same Challenges, Equal Partnership, One Fight: […]