Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 15)
Water tenure for food security, climate resilience & equity
Pastoralist water rights were given attention in the workshop on “Promoting water tenure for food security, climate resilience and equity” (report by Karolina Heck et al, 2022, 31pp) held by FAO and adelphi research in June 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The workshop aimed to increase knowledge and awareness about the role of water tenure in […]
IGC/IRC 2021 papers on rangelands & pastoralism in Eastern Africa
At the combined International Grassland & Rangeland Congress (IGC/IRC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2021, several papers about work in pastoral areas of Eastern Africa were presented in the session on “Capacity, institutions and innovations for sustainable development“: Engaged research can advance knowledge AND promote positive change among the rural poor, by Layne Coppock, […]
CELEP co-organised webinar on pastoralism & water
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), CELEP (through Agrecol Association, Germany), IWMI (International Water Management Institute), SIMAVI Foundation (Netherlands) and Skat Foundation (Switzerland) co-organised the 4th webinar of the RWSN Early Webinar Series 2022 entitled: “Pastoralist water rights and governance” on 7 June 2022. Water supply projects often overlook or misunderstand mobile pastoralists’ water needs and management practices. Speakers from Africa and […]
Energy economies and climate change in the drylands
Pastoralists use livestock to transform biomass into foods and goods. Business interests are increasingly competing with pastoralism for natural resources in the drylands that have long been considered marginal but have become a new frontier, also in the search for new sources of energy. The combination of high potential for renewable energy and low population […]
Wildlife management & community resistance in Tanzania
Despite continuing rhetoric on community conservation, trends in Tanzania reflect a process of reconsolidation of state control over wildlife resources and increased rent-seeking behaviour, combined with dispossession of local communities. The 1998 Wildlife Policy promoted community participation and local benefits, but – with the policy of 2007 and the Wildlife Conservation Act of 2009 – […]