Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 8)
Transitioning Maasai pastoralists adapt to climate change in Kenya
With increasing fragmentation of rangelands, more restricted mobility and growing climatic stress, Eastern African pastoralists are diversifying their sources of livelihood. Diversification is also promoted as a strategy to adapt to climate change. In an article based on a study on Maasai communal land in southern Kenya, entitled “Adapting to climate change among transitioning Maasai […]
Supporting pastoralist youth’s prospects for decent work in the drylands
The SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises) programme reviewed the factors that shape young people’s livelihoods and work prospects in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa. The report “Resilient generation: supporting young people’s prospects for decent work in the drylands of east and west Africa” (2021, 116pp), by Mairi Dupar et al, […]
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, […]
La Niña, drought & pastoralist livelihoods in the Horn
In a blog “Severe drought continues to threaten livelihoods in the drylands of the Horn of Africa” (SPARC, 20 May 2022), Adrian Cullis reflects on how a third consecutive year of drought is affecting pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. He explains the influence of the most recent La […]
Pastoralism & large-scale green energy projects
Pastoralism-and-large-scale-REnewable-energy-and-green-hydrogen-projects A study commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Brot für die Welt, Germany, looks at how large-scale solar- and wind-power and green-hydrogen projects affects pastoralists. It seeks to highlight this growing challenge so that: i) policymakers and civil society can shape the expansion of producing renewables in the drylands so that it does […]