Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 37)
Impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods
The evidence brief “The impact of food assistance on pastoralist livelihoods in humanitarian crises” (2017, 7pp) is based on a full systematic review on the impact of in-kind food assistance on pastoralist livelihoods in emergency situations. Pastoralists rely on adaptation strategies that have historically allowed them to achieve high levels of productivity, manage the hazards […]
Vision 2030 Development Strategy for Northern Kenya
Nearly 50 years after Independence, inequality between the north and the rest of Kenya persists. Uneven human development undermines national cohesion and is an obstacle to Kenya’s achieving its development goals. New mindsets and methods, innovative strategies, and the understanding and support of all Kenyans is required to release the potential of the arid and […]
Bring Maasai youth into rangeland planning
A study in 2013 shows that many young Maasai are not only interested in rangeland-tenure issues but are also keen to maintain rangeland-based livelihoods. The short article “Competent, but ignored: bringing Maasai youth into land tenure decision making” in the International Land Coalition (ILC) Making Rangeland Secure Bulletin 5 describes youth Maasai’s perspectives on the […]
Mapping guidelines for participatory rangeland management
USAID, CARE and MercyCorps have jointly produced Mapping guidelines for participatory rangeland management in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas (2015, 56pp), compiled by Ben Irwin, Adrian Cullis and Fiona Flintan. These guidelines are meant to support development practitioners working in the rangelands of Ethiopia. Resource mapping can assist in investigating rangeland management systems, negotiating resource management […]
Enhancing resilience to drought in Somali Region, Ethiopia
The 2015–16 El Niño drought in Ethiopia gave Mercy Corps an opportunity to evaluate interventions implemented under the USAID-funded Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) project. The study Enhancing resilience to severe drought: what works? Evidence from Mercy Corps’ PRIME program in the Somali Region of Ethiopia (2017, 48pp) examines whether PRIME interventions since […]