Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 55)
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, […]
Pastoralist livestock mobility in Sudan
The research report Pastoralism in practice: monitoring livestock mobility in contemporary Sudan highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock mobility for the resilience of pastoralist livelihood systems and for maximising productivity. Herds of camels, sheep and cattle were followed for up to five months in Darfur and Kordofan Regions of Sudan. Using GPS tracking, the study recorded […]
Lessons from village land-use planning in Tanzanian rangelands
An Issue Paper released as part of the series “Making Rangelands Secure” – a learning initiative supported by ILC, IFAD, RECONCILE, IUCN-WISP and Procasur – suggests improvements to the village land use planning (VLUP) process in Tanzania in order to better contribute to sustainable rangeland management. Developed by the Sustainable Rangeland Management Project (SRMP), the […]
Economics of early response & drought resilience in Kenya & Ethiopia
A study commissioned by UKaid Department for International Development (DFID) was conducted in 2012 to provide first step towards: i) a solid evidence base on the cost effectiveness of building resilience to disasters as compared with the cost of relief and early response; ii) identifying the types of interventions that can provide the highest “Value […]