Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 7)
CELEP co-organises pastoralism session at COP27 Climate Change
CELEP member SNV (Netherlands) was the lead organisation in convening a session on “Pastoralism and rangelands restoration: promising solutions to benefit our planet and people” on 12 November 2022 in the Food Systems Pavilion at COP27 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Co-organisers were the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the International Year […]
Pastoral pathways: Ethiopian lessons for climate-change adaptation
The study report “Pastoral pathways: climate change adaptation lessons from Ethiopia” (2011, 52pp) by Siri Eriksen & Andrei Marin, was published by the Development Fund and the Department of International Environment & Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. It seeks to increase knowledge and understanding of key themes of the Development Fund’s […]
Climate hazards & pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region
The report “Equipped to adapt? A review of climate hazards and pastoralists’ responses in the IGAD region” (2022, 40pp) by Cory Rodgers, draws on the most recent literature on pastoralism, mobility and climate change in the IGAD region. It points to the climate hazards facing pastoralists in the years ahead, and identifies strategies for promoting […]
Webinar: Pastoralism & renewable energy projects
Lake Turkana Wind Power farm, northern Kenya. Photo: Maurizio Di Pietro / Climate Visuals Countdown. Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 9 June 2022, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Bread for the World Germany co-hosted an online discussion to launch the study on “Pastoralism and large-scale renewable energy & green hydrogen projects” researched and written by two […]
La Niña, drought & pastoralist livelihoods in the Horn
In a blog “Severe drought continues to threaten livelihoods in the drylands of the Horn of Africa” (SPARC, 20 May 2022), Adrian Cullis reflects on how a third consecutive year of drought is affecting pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. He explains the influence of the most recent La […]