Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 14)
Persistence of farmer-herder conflicts in Tanzania
In Kilombero, Kiteto, Rufiji and Kilosa Districts of Tanzania, a study was made of factors that have contributed to persisting conflict between herders and crop farmers. The findings were published by Davis Mwamfupe in the paper “Persistence of farmer-herder conflicts in Tanzania” (2015) in the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 5 (2): 339–346. […]
Indigenous weather forecasting by Gujii pastoralists in Ethiopia
The paper “Indigenous weather forecasting among Gujii pastoralists in southern Ethiopia: towards monitoring drought” by Mekuria Guye et al, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2022), investigates the use of indigenous weather forecasting (IWF) methods by Gujii pastoralists in southern Ethiopia to forecast drought. Data on IWF were collected through household surveys, focus group […]
Impact of national policy processes on pastoralism in Tanzania
The report “A study on the impact of national policies processes on pastoralism in Tanzania” (2007, 37pp) by Edward Porokwa et al from PINGOs (Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organisations) Forum examines the implementation of national policies and laws to pastoralists and pastoralism in three pastoral districts – Ngorongoro, Kiteto and Simanjiro – in Arusha and Manyara […]
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 […]