Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 8)
Webinar: Pastoralism & renewable energy projects
Lake Turkana Wind Power farm, northern Kenya. Photo: Maurizio Di Pietro / Climate Visuals Countdown. Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 9 June 2022, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Bread for the World Germany co-hosted an online discussion to launch the study on “Pastoralism and large-scale renewable energy & green hydrogen projects” researched and written by two […]
La Niña, drought & pastoralist livelihoods in the Horn
In a blog “Severe drought continues to threaten livelihoods in the drylands of the Horn of Africa” (SPARC, 20 May 2022), Adrian Cullis reflects on how a third consecutive year of drought is affecting pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. He explains the influence of the most recent La […]
Energy economies and climate change in the drylands
Pastoralists use livestock to transform biomass into foods and goods. Business interests are increasingly competing with pastoralism for natural resources in the drylands that have long been considered marginal but have become a new frontier, also in the search for new sources of energy. The combination of high potential for renewable energy and low population […]
Pastoralism & large-scale green energy projects
Pastoralism-and-large-scale-REnewable-energy-and-green-hydrogen-projects A study commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Brot für die Welt, Germany, looks at how large-scale solar- and wind-power and green-hydrogen projects affects pastoralists. It seeks to highlight this growing challenge so that: i) policymakers and civil society can shape the expansion of producing renewables in the drylands so that it does […]
GHG emissions & carbon sink in Eastern African rangelands
Livestock-husbandry activities such as grazing and deposition and storing of manure and urine on land contribute to emission of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane gases to the atmosphere. A better understanding of the extent of emission sources and carbon sequestration potential for the Eastern African rangelands is vital for developing mitigation strategies. The article […]