Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 60)
Improved livelihoods for African pastoralists
In an 8-page Practice Brief on “Improved livelihoods for pastoralists” (2012), the Netherlands development organisation SNV shares its experiences in helping pastoralists in Africa improve their livelihoods. It brings together numerous cases from Eastern and West Africa that show some of the commonalities in pastoralist practices, such as in water-resource management in Tanzania and Niger. […]
Building resilience to drought in Ethiopia, Kenya & Somalia
Since 2008, CARE International has been implementing a programme to build resilience to drought through cross-border collaboration between communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The Regional Resilience Enhancement Against Drought (RREAD) Programme seeks to strengthen community capacity to deal with shocks by gradually improving innovation, diversification, governance and natural resource management. The 12-page briefing paper […]
More good practice: drought preparedness, resilient livelihoods & coordination
A third issue of Disaster Risk Reduction in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa was brought out by REGLAP (Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) in December 2012, with more examples of good practice. The first section focuses on drought preparedness and mitigation. It includes articles on: the refined Drought Early Warning […]
Pastoralist planning in the midst of conflict
Conflict-sensitive programming requires that an organisation be able to understand its operational context and its interventions and interactions within that context and to ensure that its interventions minimise negative impacts and maximise positive impacts on the conflict situation. The 44-page booklet “Planning in conflict: experiences with the conflict sensitive programming approach ‘Do No Harm’ in […]
Pastoralists in the Horn are risk managers
Pastoralism is an adaptation to risk and is a way to sustain the resilience of dryland ecosystems. It seeks optimal land-use performance over space and time through using complex and flexible strategies in a highly uncertain environment. The policy brief “Pastoralists as shrewd managers of risk and resilience” issued by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable […]