Pastoralism & Extractives (page 8)
Addressing fragility in Africa
The High-Level Panel on Fragile States in Africa was set up by the African Development Bank to review the likely sources of fragility in Africa in the coming years and to recommend how to handle them. The report (Feb 2014) “Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa: A Call to Action” points to several issues […]
Mining threatens Karamoja pastoralists in Uganda
The Karamoja region of eastern Uganda is marked by a history of conflict and low levels of development. Many of the roughly 1.2 million residents are pastoralists and agropastoralists. Their livelihoods are increasingly jeopardised by extractive industries, as the region is thought to be rich in minerals. The Ugandan Government promotes private investment in mining […]
What future for peoples in South Omo & Turkana basin?
In 2012, the African Studies Centre of Oxford University brought out a well-documented and hard-hitting report on the potential impact of the Gibe III hydropower dam and associated large-scale commercial irrigation on the environment and the livelihoods of the local people in South Omo, primarily (agro)pastoralists and fishers, such as the Bodi, Mursi, Kara, Nyangatom, […]
Pastoralism & extractive industries in Eastern Africa
At the 2013 CELEP meeting, attention was drawn to the increasing potential of conflict between pastoralists, government agencies and the private sector involved in extractive industries. A current pressing case is the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project, a major infrastructure development project that will affect Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The project’s potential […]
LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?
The Rift Valley Institute organised a meeting of the Nairobi Forum for Research, Policy & Local Knowledge in October 2013 about “LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?” The Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) is a flagship project of the Government of Kenya’s Vision 2020. A panel made up of representatives of government, parliament and civil society […]