Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 10)
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 […]
Policies that work for pastoral environments
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) carried out a 6-country review of positive policy impacts on pastoral environments: Policies that work for pastoral environments (2008, 30pp). Land degradation in drylands is partly due to constraints on pastoralism through restrictions of mobility, privatisation of land, and introducing less sustainable forms of livestock keeping. Pastoralism is […]
IGC/IRC 2021 papers on rangelands & pastoralism in Eastern Africa
At the combined International Grassland & Rangeland Congress (IGC/IRC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2021, several papers about work in pastoral areas of Eastern Africa were presented in the session on “Capacity, institutions and innovations for sustainable development“: Engaged research can advance knowledge AND promote positive change among the rural poor, by Layne Coppock, […]
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 […]
Energy economies and climate change in the drylands
Pastoralists use livestock to transform biomass into foods and goods. Business interests are increasingly competing with pastoralism for natural resources in the drylands that have long been considered marginal but have become a new frontier, also in the search for new sources of energy. The combination of high potential for renewable energy and low population […]