Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 66)
Comprehensive Livestock Study in Horn of Africa
On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a 9-month study was made in 2003–04 of the livestock sector and related conflicts over natural resources in six of the countries in the Greater Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan). The main aims were to provide a comprehensive picture of […]
Karamoja in Uganda: baseline study from 2004
For CEWARN (Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism) of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Centre for Basic Research carried out a Baseline study for the Ugandan side of the Karamoja Cluster. The report analyses the nature and trends of pastoral conflicts in this area. Although interventions already since colonial times were aimed […]
Impact of conflict on pastoral resilience in the Horn
A study in 2012 by RECONCILE (Resource Conflict Institute) for FAO, “Impact of conflict on pastoralist communities’ resilience in the Horn of Africa”, shows how conflict affects the opportunistic use of range resources by pastoralists. Because conflict renders certain strategic rangelands inaccessible, pressures on the accessible resources increase, leading to their overuse and degradation, thereby […]
Adapting to climate change in the water sector in Ethiopia
A study by RIPPLE (Resource-Inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region) looked into the effectiveness of planned climate-change adaptation interventions in highland, midland and lowland sites in Oromia and Somali Regions of Ethiopia, including pastoral and agropastoral areas. Water resources are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate […]
Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 1 (July 2012)
The first quarterly bulletin on “Making Rangelands Secure in East and Horn of Africa” (July 2012) has been issued by the International Land Coalition (ILC). It brings news on, among other things, the “learning route” from Nairobi to Arusha in February 2012, the National Workshop on Pastoral Development held in Ethiopia in March 2012 and […]