Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 66)
Access to water & pastoralist livelihoods
Water development in pastoral drylands of Africa has always been a priority for humanitarian and development agencies and for governments. However, experts have raised increasing concerns about its numerous adverse effects. In 2006 FAO’s Livelihood Support Programme reviewed the lessons learned in implementing pastoral and hydraulic projects in parts of eastern Africa: the Haud in […]
Empowering pastoralist women in Somaliland, Sudan & Uganda
The regional NGO Pastoral & Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) undertook a regional Women’s Economic Empowerment programme funded by DANIDA, involving selected pastoralist communities in Somaliland, Sudan and Uganda. The paper Economic Empowerment for Pastoralist Women, presented at the Future of Pastoralism Conference in Addis Ababa in 2011, draws lessons from this […]
Resilience analysis to guide pastoralist policy
The paper “Applying resilience thinking to questions of policy for pastoralist systems: lessons from the Gabra of Northern Kenya“ (in Human Ecology) explores the relevance of a systematic application of resilience thinking to questions of pastoralist policy. It analyses the social-ecological system of the Gabra people in north-central Kenya and identifies indicators of the components, […]
What works? Impact of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia
An overview of impact assessment and reviews made of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia has been compiled by Feinstein International Center, Tufts University. It was commissioned by the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI) and looks at assessments made in the period 2000-04 (before PLI started) and impact assessments and reviews made under PLI from 2006 onwards. The […]
What futures for dropouts from pastoralism?
According to a study of pastoral dropouts commissioned by USAID and Care-Ethiopia, addressing poverty in pastoral areas revolves around two key elements. Firstly, pastoral production should be improved and supported, not replaced, in the case of those people with the skills and interest to continue this form of livelihood so well adapted to the drylands. Secondly, […]