Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 27)
Pastoralist planning in the midst of conflict
Conflict-sensitive programming requires that an organisation be able to understand its operational context and its interventions and interactions within that context and to ensure that its interventions minimise negative impacts and maximise positive impacts on the conflict situation. The 44-page booklet “Planning in conflict: experiences with the conflict sensitive programming approach ‘Do No Harm’ in […]
Pastoralists in the Horn are risk managers
Pastoralism is an adaptation to risk and is a way to sustain the resilience of dryland ecosystems. It seeks optimal land-use performance over space and time through using complex and flexible strategies in a highly uncertain environment. The policy brief “Pastoralists as shrewd managers of risk and resilience” issued by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable […]
Drought contingency planning with pastoral communities
Many people in the drylands are witnessing climate change and its consequences on their lives and the environment. Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) share common goals of reducing vulnerability of communities and achieving sustainable development. CMDRR is an essential part of adaptation; it is the first line of defence […]
Climate change adaptation in Africa’s livestock sector
The briefing note “Supporting adaptation to climate change in Africa’s livestock sector”, issued by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism) in 2010, argues that Africa’s livestock sector contributes negligibly to global output of greenhouse gases and that the most extensive livestock systems can even contribute environmental benefits such as maintaining rangeland biodiversity and ecosystem health. […]
Pastoralism: a critical asset for food security
Animal Frontiers, a review magazine on animal agriculture, has published a special issue on the contribution of animal production to global food security. One of the articles, “Pastoralism: a critical asset for food security under global climate change”, examines the role that pastoralism plays in relation to food security, particularly in the face of increased […]