Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 39)
Gender and pastoral economic growth in Ethiopia
A background note by Cathy Watson on Gender issues and pastoral economic growth and development in Ethiopia was commissioned by the Department for International Development (DfID) at the request of the Government of Ethiopia. The paper gives a brief overview of some key gender issues in pastoral development based on a livelihood analysis of pastoral […]
Range fragmentation impacts on Ethiopian pastoralists’ drought resilience
In-depth studies were commissioned by Save the Children-UK into the impacts of land fragmentation in the rangelands of Somali and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. A key tool used in the research was community resource mapping. This was done in Borana (Oromia Region) across the Golboo traditional grazing zone and in Somali Region across Harshin District. […]
Making rangelands secure: past experiences & future options
Much progress has been made in developing policy and legislation that support recognition of customary rights to land. However, many commons remain highly vulnerable, with land being removed by governments for national parks and large tracts appropriated for commercial agricultural investment. This is particularly true of the rangelands. Policies and legislation still fail to provide […]
Diverse livelihood pathways in the Horn of Africa
A fundamental shift in thinking is needed about pastoralist livelihoods – recognising innovation and entrepreneurism, not just coping and migration, and cooperation and networking across borders, not just conflict and violence. The Future Agricultures Consortium at the University of Sussex, UK, has brought out a CAADP Policy Brief Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: diverse livelihood […]
Pastoral land tenure options – implications for Ethiopia
The briefing paper “Land tenure options: Lessons learned and implications for Ethiopia” describes what was learnt during two recent experience-sharing events: i) a visit to Niger and Mali organised by Oxfam GB and USAID for government and NGO representatives from Ethiopia, Uganda and Somaliland; and ii) the “Making Rangelands Secure” learning route. A second briefing […]