Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 9)
Innovations for pastoralists & agropastoralists in African drylands
In the scoping paper “Innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in fragile and conflict-affected areas” (2022, 36pp), Christabell Makokha et al identify 38 innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. The study was carried out because it had been recognised that, in recurring and protracted humanitarian crises, there were few […]
Drought management in dryland Kenya: enhancing resilience?
In the article “Drought management in ASAL areas: enhancing resilience or fostering vulnerability?“, published on 19 February 2022 in The Elephant, Tahira Shariff Mohamed describes the massive investments that have been made in pastoral development projects, resilience building and “climate-smart” approaches to drought mitigation in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya. Yet, despite […]
Impact of green-energy projects on pastoralists
The paper “Rush for the “wastelands”: revaluing pastoral land in the light of renewable energy”(2022) (Green energy + pastoralism paper, Powerpoint slides) by Ann Waters-Bayer and Hussein Tadicha Wario, was based on a study commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Brot für die Welt in Germany. It looked into how large-scale green-energy projects affect […]
CELEP webinar on “Pastoralism & climate change”
On 13 December 2021, CELEP presented a webinar on pastoralism and climate change, hosted by European members DITSL (German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Transdisciplinary Socio-ecological Landuse Research) and VSFB (Vétérinaires sans Frontières Belgium). It was attended by 78 participants mainly from Europe but also including a fairly balanced participation from Africa, Asia […]
Strengthening pastoralist organisations for climate-resilient development
The SNV learning brief “Strengthening pastoralist organisations for climate-resilient development” (2020, 8pp) highlights the central role that civil society organisations (CSOs) play in championing the interests of pastoralists in climate policy development and implementation, as well as associated governance processes in Burkina Faso and Kenya. It outlines how the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) strengthened […]