Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 24)
Managing the boom and bust in the drylands
For decades, the Sahel has been presented as suffering from irreversible degradation, leading to desert advancement and the impoverishment of the population. This 32-page issue paper Managing the boom and bust: supporting climate-resilient livelihoods in the Sahel published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in December 2013 presents an alternative profile and […]
Warming to change? Ethiopian pastoralism & climate policy
A Future Agricultures Working Paper addresses how policy responses to climate change are shaping the agricultural – including pastoral – sector in Ethiopia. Warming to change? Climate policy and agricultural development in Ethiopia (2013) highlights multiple responses, including those under the banner of “green” economic development, with a focus on developing a low-carbon economy by […]
Assessing participatory initiatives with pastoral communities in Ethiopia
The IIED Climate Change Working Paper 6 “The role of community-based natural resource management in climate change adaptation in Ethiopia“ assesses the role of participatory community-based natural resource management initiatives taken by Save the Children (SC) with pastoral communities in the lowlands of Borana and Guji zones in Ethiopia in contributing to climate change adaptation. […]
Evidence on reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change
The research report “Livelihoods at the limit: reducing the risk of disasters and adapting to climate change”, a collaboration between Save the Children and the Food Economy Group, has drawn evidence from the Household Economy Analysis database (www.heawebsite.org) to respond to four questions relevant to disaster risk reduction: Which single shock has the most damaging […]
NRM in the drylands in the Horn of Africa
The natural resources in lowlands in the Horn of Africa are used mainly by pastoralists and agropastoralists trying to cope with low and unreliable rainfall, low soil fertility and recurring drought. It is important to ensure that policies and institutions are in place to improve resilience and productivity, in order to reduce recurring drought and […]