CELEP at International Grassland & Rangeland Congress 2021
CELEP was well represented at the virtual Joint International Grassland & Rangeland Congress (IGC/IRC2021) in October 2021, hosted by Kenya. The CELEP Exhibit Booth focused primarily on the film festival “Perspectives on Pastoralism”. It included a flyer on CELEP, information about the film festival during the Congress, a poster on the film “Pastoralism is the Future” and a call for films for the 2nd pastoralism film festival.
Several members of the Coalition prepared and/or presented papers at the Congress. These included:
- Ann Waters-Bayer: Changing perceptions of rangelands & pastoralists through multistakeholder action and as co-author of keynote presentation by Kathrine Johnsen: Exploring the information base needed for sustainable management of rangeland resources for improved livelihoods (PPT) plus 4-page paper
- Hussein Wario: Research in sustainable pastoralism
- Loupa Pius: Governance for sustainable pastoralism
- Loupa Pius: Pastoralists as users & protectors of rangelands
- Michael Odhiambo: Priority action & research on pastoralism & rangelands in Eastern Africa (PPT) plus 4-pager paper
- Saverio Krätli: Role of pastoral mobility in valuing variability
- Thomas Campbell: Climate change policy narratives & pastoralist predicaments
Some other PPTs/papers presented at the Congress that would be of interest for people in CELEP are:
- Andrew Ash & Barry Irving: Congress summary on rangelands
- Gregory Akall: Whose knowledge counts? Irrigation development in Turkana, Kenya 1963-2019
- Jim O’Rourke et al: IYRP history, process & way forward (PPT) + paper
- Ken Otieno: Participatory Rangeland Management for livelihoods & natural resource restoration
- Layne Coppock: Summary of Congress papers on pastoralism (PPT) + paper
- Mar Cabeza et al: Towards a holistic understanding of pastoralism
- María Rosa Cevallos & Pablo Manzano: Women’s empowerment for demographic issues & conflicts in Africa
- Rangelands: promotion of IRC2025 in Australia
- Todd Crane et al. Social differentiation in (agro)pastoral climate change adaptation: intersectional perspectives on socio-technical change in Kenya and Burkina Faso
Some posters from the IGC/IRC2021 of possible interest for CELEP (titles shortened):
- Baumgartner & Treydte: Traditional Maasai management strategies for resilience in Tanzania
- Kelly et al: Glossary of socio-institutional terms related to rangelands
- Schoder & Laffa: Cheese to fortify self-sufficiency of pastoralists in Tanzania
- Schoder et al: Indigenous milk hygiene & preservation techniques by Maasai
- von Steimker et al: Organic certification of sheep & goats in pastoral systems in Kenya
Posted on 20 November 2021 in CELEP Documents, News