Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 65)
Impact of conflict on pastoral resilience in the Horn
A study in 2012 by RECONCILE (Resource Conflict Institute) for FAO, “Impact of conflict on pastoralist communities’ resilience in the Horn of Africa”, shows how conflict affects the opportunistic use of range resources by pastoralists. Because conflict renders certain strategic rangelands inaccessible, pressures on the accessible resources increase, leading to their overuse and degradation, thereby […]
Economic case for community-based adaptation in dryland Kenya
A study made by the new economics foundation (nef), on behalf of CARE, shows that community-based adaptation (CBA) makes strong economic sense. The various scenarios comparing systematic and planned adaptation to a situation with no support to adaptation are based on learning from the real situation of two communities in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands […]
Who benefits from livestock exports from the Horn?
Aid donors have invested much in livestock marketing in pastoralist areas of the Horn of Africa for over 30 years. Most recently, this support has included attention to export of live animals and related certification, quarantine and other inputs. It has often been assumed that, in pastoralist areas, a linear and simple relationship exists between […]
Ecotourism: panacea for pastoralists in Kenya?
Ecotourism is perceived by many to be a panacea for many pastoralist communities in Kenya in helping them diversify their livelihoods. Some communities have benefitted considerably, but many others are geographically isolated and/or comparatively resource-poor. The report “Ecotourism in northern Kenya” (2009), based on analysis of two ecotourism models (and four enterprises) in Laikipia and […]
Challenging the stereotype: pastoralism = poverty
Understanding the complex relationships and causes of poverty in pastoral areas of eastern Africa is a necessary first step toward informed and effective policymaking and project programming. The overview paper “Challenging stereotypes: the multiple dimensions of poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa” (2007) addresses this gap. It has four general objectives: 1) to summarise […]