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This paper addresses the impacts of climate change in Mongolia asking what legal instruments can help to assure the adaptation of pastoralism - being the predominant economic activity and mode of life of the rural population - to the changing conditions. The analysis shows that securing the mobility of herders and their access to the relevant natural resources (pasture land, water, salt-licks) is a key feature for the adaptation to climate change and the corresponding risk management.

Year of publication: 2009
Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) 
Topic: Changement climatique, Régime foncier, Résilience
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Asie centrale

Une liste de 10 idées fausses est présentée et débattue .

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN) 
Topic: Économie, Services environnementaux, Régime foncier
Language: English, Français, Español
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global

Les femmes pasteurs sont extrêmement fortes et puissantes. Malgré les nombreux enjeux auxquels les femmes font face, elles arrivent à satisfaire les besoins fondamentaux du ménage ; elles arrivent à avoir accès aux ressources et, au sein du système pastoral, ont des ‘droits’ de propriété et d’usage sur bon nombre d’entre elles ; et elles arrivent à faire entendre leur voix. Ce rapport porte sur les femmes pasteurs issues des communautés pastorales de partout dans le monde, offrant une étude globale sur les bonnes pratiques liées à l’autonomisation des femmes.

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN) 
Topic: Économie, Jeunesse et égalité des sexes, Peuples autochtones
Language: Français
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global

This paper developed from an articulated process to address the rights to land of pastoral groups, within a holistic perspective and accounting for changes brought about by climate change. It presents a brief overview of pastoral systems, analyses the rationale behind mobility as a strategy to cope with scarce and variable resource endowment, and finally addresses the rights concerning the access to and the control of resources in the context of climate change. The historical and geographical dimensions of the debate are illustrated by examples from various pastoral areas in the world. Recommendations for appropriate policy options and development initiatives for pastoral areas considering the challenges of climate change are provided in the final section.

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Institut international pour l'environnement et le développement (IIED) 
Topic: Changement climatique, Sécurité alimentaire, Régime foncier, Résilience
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global

Climate change is having a destructive impact on many groups around the world. Pastoralists in East Africa have been adapting to climate variability for millennia and their adaptability ought to enable them to cope with this growing challenge. This paper explains the policies required to enable sustainable and productive pastoralist communities to cope with the impact of climate change and generate sustainable livelihoods.

Year of publication: 2008
Organization:  
Topic: Changement climatique
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale

This is one of a series of desk reviews produced as part of the project ‘Securing Pastoralism in East and West Africa: Protecting and Promoting Livestock Mobility’. It summaries the legislative and institutional environment governing livestock mobility East and West Africa, at the local, national, regional and continental levels, with a specific focus on nine countries (Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Somaliland, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania).

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Institut international pour l'environnement et le développement (IIED),  
Topic: Organisation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale

Pastoralism is being considered one of the most viable form of production and land-use in the drylands, but it is also recognised that pastoralists are often restricted due to legal, economic, social and political disincentives and barriers to mobility of livestock and to communal management of rangelands. Little research has been made into whether the situation is reversible. The WISP worked in 6 different countries who reported positive environmental outcomes as a result of policy changes in favour of mobile pastoralism. Though all countries report remaining challenges to securing pastoral livelihoods and promoting sustainable land management, they also report gains have been made as a result of policy changes that have enabled pastoralist natural resource management.

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Auteurs individuels, Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN), Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (UNDP) 
Topic: Services environnementaux, Organisation, Participation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique, Politiques et législation
Geographical coverage: Global

This article analyses the impact on household well-being of privatizing land among a community of Samburu pastoralists in northern Kenya. Results indicate few significant differences in wealth and income between the privatized and communal areas, although cultivation has become an important additional strategy in the privatized community. Groups exhibit different livelihood strategies with wealthier groups relying more on livestock trade and home consumption while poorer groups depend on wage labour and trade for their income. Policy implications of this analysis include the need for development strategies specific to different wealth groups, greater investment in education and infrastructure, and more attention to employment creation in pastoral areas.

Year of publication: 2008
Organization: Auteurs individuels 
Topic: Économie
Language: English
Type of document: Technique, Scientifique, Politiques et législation
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale