Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 11)
Potential for carbon sequestration in Eastern African grasslands
The review article “Potential for soil organic carbon sequestration in grasslands in East African countries” by Bezaye Tessema et al (CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land & Ecosystems) published in 2020 in Grassland Science, summarises quantitative studies on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in grasslands in six Eastern African countries (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania […]
Weather and climate forecasting by Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia
In many pastoral communities in Africa, traditional weather and climate forecasting is the most accessible and affordable source of such information. In the study “Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of northeastern Ethiopia: role in adaptation to weather and climate variability” (by Mulubrhan Balehegn et al, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and […]
Kenyan pastoralists adapt to climate variability
A study on “Impact of climate variability on pastoral households and adaption strategies in Garissa County, Northern Kenya” by Michael Okoti et al, published in 2014 in the Journal of Human Ecology 45 (3): 243–249, has been summarised in accessible form in the e-newsletter The Conversation (1 May 2019) under the title “How Kenya’s pastoralists […]
Pastoralists’ knowledge and climate change
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the School of Geography & Environment of Oxford University have published the book “Indigenous peoples and climate change: emerging research on traditional knowledge and livelihoods” (2019, 128 pp) edited by Ariell Ahearn et al. Although the indigenous knowledge of local communities cuts across numerous aspects of sustainability and resilience, […]
Gaps in knowledge about pastoralism & rangelands
UN Environment and GRID-Arendal (Norway) produced the report “A case of benign neglect: knowledge gaps about sustainability in pastoralism and rangelands” (2019, 78pp) by Kathrine Johnsen et al, in response to the United Nations Environment Assembly’s resolution “Combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands” at UNEA–2. This resolution acknowledged the […]