Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 26)
Regional Pastoralist CSO symposium 13–14 May 2013 in Kampala
The Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations (COPACSO) and the Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) jointly organised an Eastern Africa Regional Symposium on Pastoralism on 13–14 May 2013 in Kampala, Uganda. They sought to contribute to realising specific objectives of the AU Policy Framework for Pastoralism in Africa by: Providing a platform to guide and tailor actions […]
Pastoralism needs better press coverage
Mobile pastoralism contributes substantially to food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity, and can increase resilience to climate change, but policymakers, donors and the general public tend not to appreciate its benefits. Policy narratives portray pastoralism as outdated, and the media stories that help shape policy processes and public opinion often contribute to these false portrayals. […]
Managing famine risk: linking early warning to action
The project on Translating Early Warning of Food Crises into Early Action has issued a report on “Managing famine risk: linking early warning to early action” (2013; full report 114 pp; executive summary, 8 pp). It shows that, despite strong economic growth in many countries of the Horn and Sahel, environmental and demographic changes coupled to […]
ThinkSpace: Resilience in the Horn of Africa
On 23 January 2013 in Nairobi, a ThinkSpace on “Resilience in the Horn of Africa” was organised by REGLAP (Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) and IAWG (Inter-Agency Working Group on Disaster Preparedness for East and Central Africa). The aim was to review how different actors have progressed in developing a resilience […]
Research questions for extensive livestock systems in East Africa
In December 2012, the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) held a workshop on “Extensive Livestock Research Multi-Stakeholder Research Questions” in Nairobi, Kenya. EAFF is collaborating with several other organisations working in Eastern Africa as part of PAEPARD (Platform for African European Partnerships in Agricultural Research for Development) in creating multi-stakeholder partnerships on agricultural research for development. […]