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Pastoralist innovation in the face of COVID-19
The article “COVID-19 and pastoralism: reflections from three continents” (2020, 25pp) by Giulia Simula et al from the PASTRES Programme of the Institute of Development Studies in the UK, was published in The Journal of Peasant Studies. Looking at five cases of pastoralism in Africa, Asia and Europe, it examines how measures to control the […]
COVID-19 and pastoralists in Eastern Africa
Several papers, statements and blogs are appearing about the effects of the coronavirus and especially of the associated lockdown measures of governments in Eastern Africa on the lives and livelihoods of pastoralists – but also lessons for dealing with coronavirus uncertainties that can be learnt from pastoralists. Some of these publications can be found below. […]
CELEP invited to speak about Covid-19 to European Parliament’s Development Committee
On 3 December 2020, upon invitation of the European Parliament (EP), the European Focal Point of CELEP, Koen Van Troos, took part in a parliamentary session organised by the EP Development Committee. Koen explained how the current crisis related to the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting pastoralists in Eastern Africa. In May 2020, CELEP had […]
UN Declaration supports rights of pastoralists
In the South Centre Research Paper 123 “The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas: one step forward in the promotion of human rights for the most vulnerable” (2020, 61pp), Maria Natalia Pacheco Rodriguez and Luis Fernando Rosales Lozada describe the process of developing the Declaration adopted […]
Economic impact of COVID-19 in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Outside Addis Ababa, Somali Region of Ethiopia has suffered the highest number of COVID-19 cases, and infections are rising. Given the existing vulnerabilities in the area, the impact of the crisis on livelihoods is expected to be particularly severe, and will be further exacerbated by the desert locust situation. In the report “Economic impact of […]