More than just a means of production, pastoralism is a way of life intrinsically linked to the identity of the individuals and communities that practise it. Given their traditionally nomadic lifestyle, the fact that pastoralists can become internally displaced is often overlooked. Some even question whether it can happen at all.
This study focuses on northern Kenya. It argues that their internal displacement is a reality that has to be understood within a broader discourse about mobility, and creates a conceptual understanding of the phenomenon by examining its multi-causality. In doing so, it also discusses processes and options for improving protection and assistance for those affected. Pastoralists’ internal displacement is presented as a process of impoverishment and decreasing resilience, which leads to the disenfranchisement of rights, marginalisation and neglect. As such, it is as much a human rights as a humanitarian and development concern that requires a holistic approach.
Year of publication: 2014Organization:
Topic: Изменение климата, Конфликт, Земля, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
This two-page document summarizes IIED’s position and work on pastoralism. Policymakers have ignored the wealth of experience and expertise of pastoralists with negative consequences. In the face of climate change and increasing uncertainty in drylands, the need to reframe policy and practice has never been greater. The future must be built on sound scientific information, local knowledge, informed participation and the wisdom of local institutions.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Международный институт по окружающей среде и развитию
Topic: Изменение климата, Участие, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
Cross-border livestock trade (CBLT) is an important livelihood activity for many pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the Horn of Africa (HoA). The trade has developed into an informal industry supporting many stakeholders along the value chain: livestock-keepers,
fodder suppliers, ranch owners, itinerant traders, large livestock traders and transporters. This paper examines the CBLT spanning the border between Somali Region of Ethiopia and Somaliland. Specifically, it considers policies and controls shaping the dynamics of the trade in recent years. The study also highlights the competition that Somaliland and Djibouti have found themselves in to become the livestock export hub in the Horn of Africa, as well as clan dynamics.
Organization:
Topic: Экономика, Земля, Организация, Добавленная стоимость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Rangeland development interventions have been sectoral in their approach. Government departments, aid agencies, and organisations often focus on a particular sector, with patchy and inconsistent integration and coordination. Interventions tend to take place within the boundaries of small government administrative units, which in fact cover only a minor part of the greater rangeland. Therefore, in view of these challenges, an integrated approach to planning in rangelands is called for.
This paper draws together and reviews current and recent experience in planning processes in the rangelands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. Some “good practice” examples are provided, and key lessons drawn from them, including strengths and weaknesses. Opportunities and principles for future interventions and support are highlighted and provide the basis for a set of recommendations.
Year of publication: 2014Organization:
Topic: Коренные знания, Земля, Участие, Добавленная стоимость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
LEGS provides a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. LEGS aims to improve the quality of emergency response by increasing the appropriateness, timeliness and feasibility of livelihoods-based interventions.
Year of publication: 2014Organization:
Topic: Конфликт, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: العربية, English, Français
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
Pastoralists face huge challenges in trying to sell what they produce. This book describes how to improve the markets for pastoralist products and help pastoralists overcome the cycle of poverty. The book focuses not just on pastoralists but also on other actors in livestock value chains, including traders, processors and service providers and development organizations.
Drawing on 15 cases from nine countries, this book identifies four key features of pastoralism in Africa (mobility, extensive grazing, the use of common land, and local breeds). It presents the challenges and opportunities of marketing live animals, meat, milk and leather products. It discusses better ways to ensure that pastoralists have the inputs they need to produce efficiently. It looks at three aspects of the skills and organization needed for pastoralist markets to function. Finally, it makes recommendations for government and donor policies, and discusses the best places for development efforts to intervene in order to improve marketing.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Международный институт по восстановлению сельских районов
Topic: Экономика, Организация, Добавленная стоимость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Северная Африка, Западная Африка, Центральная Африка, Восточная Африка, Южная Африка
This document presents the results of an initiative, begun in 1999, that introduced co-management in four different ecosystems in Mongolia. It was based on the hypothesis that under Mongolian state ownership of pastureland and private ownership of livestock, a co-management system—with clear roles and responsibilities among herders, their communities and local governments—could offer a means to reduce the pasture degradation and overgrazing. The efforts demonstrate that if all stakeholders strongly support co-management it can be a tool to overcome the "tragedy of the commons."
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Международный союз охраны природы
Topic: Земля
Language: English
Type of document: Технический, Научный
Geographical coverage: Центральная Азия
Drawing on research from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Tanzania the paper looks at the significance of pastoralism as a productive economy and the positive bearing it has on the environment, wildlife conservation, and on the health and well-being of pastoral communities. The paper also reflects on what is at stake when one form of land use is replaced by another and when customary rules and practices regarding land access, land use, and traditional law are not fully recognised by policy makers.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Экономика, Земля
Language: English
Type of document: Технический, Научный
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка