The changes and constraints in the economy of the family pastoral economy are modifying the pathways to adult status for pastoralist youth in Chad and Burkina Faso. The study synthesized here focused on, on the one hand, the youth – men born in pastoral environments, who had migrated into towns and cities (Ndjamena, Dourbali, Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso), identified in their migratory network, as witnesses and actors of those changes; on the other hand, stakeholders from public or community institutions concerned by these issues.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Topic: Género y juventud, Participación, Servicios sociales
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Occidental
Mali is currently facing many challenges due to climate change that is significantly affecting all communities in the country, and agricultural producers in particular. In order to meet these climate challenges, the project aimed at building the capacities of agro-pastoralists in the Banamba, Kita and Niono districts to help them cope with climate change. With the exception of gender, the project strategy is sound and it reached the objective to boost the capacity of Mali's agro-pastoral activities to cope with climate change. A functional interactive community chat created by the project, as well as the Village Savings and Loan Associations set-up, are some of the elements that strengthen the resilience of agro-pastoralists and render project achievements more sustainable.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Topic: Cambio climático, Seguridad alimentaria, Tierra, Resiliencia
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Occidental
This technical report describes the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions in the Karamoja sub-region of Uganda, based on field assessments in Amudat, Moroto and Abim Districts. The COVID-19 prevention guidelines that prompted total lockdown measures included market closure and travel restrictions which in turn affected the essential economic activities of many households, especially the poor. These restrictions were implemented in March 2020 and were still in place in August 2020.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: , , Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international
Topic: Sanidad, Resiliencia
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Oriental
In Burkina Faso, the 2017/18 agropastoral campaign was marked by food and biomass deficits, the effects of which were exacerbated by the fragile situation in the country. Since January 2019, insecurity has continued to worsen due to recurrent attacks perpetrated by non-state armed groups, triggering massive population displacements, thus exacerbating the vulnerability of communities further resulting in increased humanitarian needs and significant challenges for the country. Thanks to funding from Sweden, FAO is supporting 18 700 households through various activities (cash-based interventions, agricultural and livestock production support) in order to meet their immediate needs, while ensuring that the root causes of their vulnerability are addressed in order to reduce dependency on food aid.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Topic: Seguridad alimentaria, Resiliencia
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Occidental
Two decades ago, legal provisions gave local institutions rights to manage natural resources in four dryland African countries: Mali, Niger, Sudan and Ethiopia. This report examines how resilient such decentralised institutions have been, under the rapidly changing circumstances of the past two decades, and notes common lessons learned.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (IIED)
Topic: Cambio climático
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Occidental, África Oriental
The Pamoja Voices climate toolkit presents a simple and affordable methodology to identify the climate change adaptation priorities of men, women and young people using participatory learning and action methods. It is intended for use by local governments and community based organisations seeking to understand, represent and integrate local climate priorities into planning.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (IIED)
Topic: Cambio climático, Género y juventud
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Oriental
The COVID-19 pandemic has gone beyond the ambit of health to impact all areas of social relationship, community bonding, traditional practices, occupations and economy. The unprecedented nationwide lockdown has most affected communities that already had a precarious livelihood. Pastoral communities have suffered much during this lockdown. This prompted ActionAid Association to undertake a small study to find out how.
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Autores individuales
Topic: Economía, Sanidad, Resiliencia
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: Asia Meridional
This report presents findings for a five-country study conducted by Mercy Corps in May and June 2020. Mercy Corps monitored livestock systems in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan to understand the interplay of diverse market forces as influenced by COVID‑19 mitigation measures, as well as seasonality, locusts and Rift Valley Fever (RVF). This study focused on live animal, meat and milk value chains originating in the ASAL areas as well as major domestic and export consumer markets. Information was collected through existing programs and augmented with key informant interviews. This report aims to fill knowledge gaps and offer recommendations to support coping and recovery.
Year of publication: 2020Organization:
Topic: Economía
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Oriental