Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 17)
50 years of research on pastoralism & development
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in the UK has issued a collection of IDS Bulletin articles that reflects on 50 years of research on pastoralism at IDS. The “end of pastoralism” was proclaimed widely in the 1970s, yet pastoralism has survived as a successful, resilient livelihood adapted to some of the harshest environments on […]
Call to EU to adapt COVID-19 response in pastoral areas
7 May 2020: During the current coronavirus crisis, many African governments have enforced lockdowns: halting public life, disrupting supply chains and closing markets. The governments want to flatten the curve of infection with the virus so as to prevent the public healthcare systems from being completely overwhelmed by huge flows of people needing treatment. The […]
Camels raise Karamoja pastoralist households’ resilience to drought
In pastoral systems in arid and semi-arid parts of Eastern Africa, including Uganda, camels are increasingly being integrated into herds as a strategy to adapt to increasing drought. The study “The role of camel production on household resilience to droughts in pastoral and agro-pastoral households in Uganda” by Robert Asiimwe et al., published in Pastoralism: […]
Tsetse threat to resilience of Karamoja pastoralists
Over 70% of Uganda is infested by the tsetse fly, which has negative effects on human and livestock health. The study “Tsetse invasion as an emerging threat to socioecological resilience of pastoral communities in Karamoja, Uganda” (2020, 26pp) by Anthony Egeru et al, published in Sustainability 12, 1599 (doi:10.3390/su12041599), investigated the impact of tsetse invasion […]
Wildlife conservation from within Kenyan pastoralist communities
Islands of protected areas cannot secure all the space needed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climate change. Conserving biodiversity on a landscape scale depends on finding adequate space and a meaningful place in the lives of land users. In the article “Conservation from the inside-out: […]