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Good practices in disaster risk reduction in the Horn
REGLAP (Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) has issued a second collection of good-practice examples in drought cycle management in the Horn of Africa. Disaster Risk Reduction in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa – Edition 2 – contains 52 pages on experiences in responding to drought, building resilient livelihoods and working […]
Forced displacement of pastoralists in Gambella
According to Human Rights Watch, the Ethiopian Government under its “villagization” programme is forcibly relocating about 70,000 people – many of them pastoralists and agropastoralists – from the western Gambella Region to new villages. The report Waiting for death: forced displacement and ‘villagization’ in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region examines the first year of Gambella’s villagization program. It […]
Strengthening voices: Tanzanian pastoralists shape their future
Patterns and intensity of rainfall are changing and the seasons are becoming more unpredictable in the drylands of Tanzania, as is happening throughout the drylands in East Africa. Pastoralism provides over 90% of the meat and milk products consumed in Tanzania. Pastoralists make productive use of the scattered and changing resources in the dryland ecosystems, […]
From conflict to coping in southern Ethiopia
The study “From Conflict to Coping: evidence from southern Ethiopia on the contributions of peacebuilding to drought resilience among pastoralist groups” was undertaken by Mercy Corps to examine if and how its peacebuilding programmes have affected key factors related to drought resilience. The study generated evidence on the extent to which peacebuilding efforts that rely on […]
Making Rangelands Secure: learning route started
The learning route on “Making Rangelands Secure” started in Nairobi, Kenya, on 7 February, heading to the first host community, Naibunga Conservancy. There are 24 participants in total from Republic of Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, India, Mongolia, Niger and Kygyz Republic. They come from different levels of government, NGOs/CSOs and networks.