Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 19)
Effects of livestock raiding on herd mobility & size in Kenya
The drylands of Kenya are characterised by temporal and spatial climatic variation, making availability of resources uneven. Mobility is a key strategy of pastoralists to efficiently use available pasture and water. Livestock rustling/ raiding disturbs this strategy. The article “Effects of cattle rustling and household characteristics on migration decisions and herd size amongst pastoralists in […]
Ecological vulnerability through livestock insurance?
Increasingly frequent and severe droughts pose a big challenge for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa. Livestock drought insurance (LDI) is being tested as a means to manage these risks. In the article “Ecological vulnerability through insurance? Potential unintended consequences of livestock drought insurance” (2019), published in Ecological Economics 157: 357–368, Felix John and co-authors […]
Borana views on impact of water development on rangelands
The study “Effects of traditional and project waterponds and herder perception on the vegetation changes in Borana rangelands of southern Oromia, Ethiopia” by Chaltu Dula Buyo (Noragric MSc thesis, 2006, 42pp) compared project and traditional waterponds in terms of vegetation diversity and effects of distance from water on plant species richness and land cover. It […]
Unjust valuation of pastoralists’ land in Kenya
The Kenyan Government has passed laws that routinely undervalue pastoralists’ land and undermine pastoralism as a system of production and source of livelihood in the drylands. In his article “The unjust valuation of pastoralists’ land in Kenya”, published online in The Elephant on 2 October 2021, Jarso Mokku argues that the substantial contributions of pastoralists […]
e-Books to strengthen capacity for managing water in Karamoja
The report on the “Horn of Africa and Sahel Virtual Knowledge Share Fair: Promoting innovation to build resilience against climatic shocks” that was held in October 2020 is now online. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in partnership with the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and the Food and Agriculture […]