Pastoralism & Peacebuilding (page 4)
Livelihoods, conflict & mediation: Somalia
The report “Livelihoods, conflict and mediation: Somalia” (2022, 10pp) by Sarah Opitz-Stapleton et al is part of a series highlighting learning from a longitudinal study of violent and non-violent conflict and mediation dynamics in Somalia. The aim of the study is to document and understand the challenges facing local people, particularly around disputes and conflicts, […]
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 […]
Peaceful co-management of resources by farmers & herders in Darfur
The learning brief “Role of local governance and community-based institutions for the peaceful co-management of natural resources” (2021, 12pp) by Saverio Krätli is the final one in a series issued by the Taadoud II: Transition to Development project led by the Catholic Relief Services in Darfur, Sudan. It looks as local governance and its role […]
CELEP annual report for 2020
The report on CELEP activities in 2020 is structured according to the action plan drawn up in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2019. However, because of COVID-19, several events were postponed to 2021 or transformed into online events, such as the six webinars and the virtual AGM in late 2020. Shortly before the pandemic […]
UN peacekeeping related to transhumance
International peace is often undermined by conflicts within rather than between countries. United Nations (UN) peacekeepers need to better understand the nature of these conflicts and how they interlink with national dynamics. The Civil Affairs Team of the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO) produced the report “Preventing, mitigating & resolving transhumance-related conflicts in UN […]