Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 14)
Improving water investments in the Kenyan drylands
Despite major investments in water infrastructure in dryland areas, the functionality and sustainability of these investments remains a major challenge. The reasons for this were explored in the study “Improving the functionality of water investments in the drylands: learning from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund” (2022, 80pp) by Claire Bedelian et al, published by the […]
CELEP co-organises pastoralism session at COP27 Climate Change
CELEP member SNV (Netherlands) was the lead organisation in convening a session on “Pastoralism and rangelands restoration: promising solutions to benefit our planet and people” on 12 November 2022 in the Food Systems Pavilion at COP27 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Co-organisers were the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the International Year […]
Pastoral pathways: Ethiopian lessons for climate-change adaptation
The study report “Pastoral pathways: climate change adaptation lessons from Ethiopia” (2011, 52pp) by Siri Eriksen & Andrei Marin, was published by the Development Fund and the Department of International Environment & Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. It seeks to increase knowledge and understanding of key themes of the Development Fund’s […]
Climate hazards & pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region
The report “Equipped to adapt? A review of climate hazards and pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region” (2022, 40pp) by Cory Rodgers, draws on the most recent literature on pastoralism, mobility and climate change in the IGAD region. It points to the climate hazards facing pastoralists in the years ahead, and identifies strategies for promoting […]
Policies that work for pastoral environments
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) carried out a 6-country review of positive policy impacts on pastoral environments: Policies that work for pastoral environments (2008, 30pp). Land degradation in drylands is partly due to constraints on pastoralism through restrictions of mobility, privatisation of land, and introducing less sustainable forms of livestock keeping. Pastoralism is […]