Welcome to the website of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), an informal advocacy group of European organisations and specialists partnering with pastoralist organisations and specialists in Eastern Africa. The members and partners of the Coalition combine forces to lobby their national governments and European and Eastern African bodies to explicitly recognise and support pastoralism and pastoralists in the drylands of Eastern Africa. We are also in the core team of the international movement that succeeded in gaining UN designation of the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists in 2026. On this website for our Coalition, you can find the latest news, documents and articles related to the activities and interests of CELEP.
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21/03/2014
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High-Level Forum on Pastoralism in the Sahel
The N’Djamena Declaration adopted in May 2013 integrated the existing pastoral policy frameworks in Africa and set the priorities for a regional policy in the Sahel and West Africa in support of pastoralism. Building on the current National Agricultural Investment Plans, the Regional Agricultural Investment Programme, PRIA and the Country Resilience Priorities of the Global […]
21/03/2014
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Enhancing maternal & child nutrition: EU policy framework
In the framework of the 2012 London Global Hunger Event, the European Commission took a political commitment to support partner countries in reducing the number of stunted children under five years of age by at least 7 million by 2025. This Communication from the EC to the European Parliament and the council (2013) entitled “Enhancing […]
21/03/2014
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EU action to boost food and nutrition security
In 2010, the European Union (EU) took a significant step towards cooperating with partner countries to address food and nutrition security challenges by adopting an EU policy framework on addressing food security challenges. This forms the basis for a common framework for action for the EU and its Member States as endorsed by the Council. […]
21/03/2014
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EU approach to resilience in Africa
In response to the massive food crises in Africa, the European Commission (EC) took two initiatives: Supporting Horn of African Resilience (SHARE) and l’Alliance Globale pour l’Initiative Résilience Sahel (AGIR). These set out a new approach to building up the resilience of vulnerable populations, especially those dependent on crop farming and pastoralism. The purpose of […]
21/03/2014
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Élevage pastoral saharo-sahélien / Pastoralism in Sahara and Sahel
Proceedings of the workshop “Élevage pastoral: une contribution durable au développement et à la sécurité des espaces saharo-sahéliens” (Pastoralism: a sustainable contribution to development and security in the Sahara and Sahel areas), 27–29 May 2013, N’Djaména, Tchad/Chad. Includes the French, English and Arabic versions of the Déclaration N’Djaména Élevage Pastoral.
