Did you know that securing the future of pastoralism is central to attaining food security for the over 25% of the population that lives in dry lands? Pastoralism has been proven to increase the adaptive capacity for these communities enabling them to build resilience to attain food security.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Climate variability and change are affecting millions of poor people in Kenya, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands, including pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. Significant investments are being made in developing Climate Information Services (CIS) which aim to help them adapt to the impact of climate change in these regions.
This report studies the efficacy of CIS to benefit poor pastoralists. It makes several recommendations on how the implementation of CIS can be improved to better support communities.
Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Изменение климата, Экологические услуги, Коренные народы, Организация, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Pastoralism remains the most resilient and sustainable livelihood system for communities living in arid and semi-arid areas. With over 14 million eastern Africans facing food insecurity the video shows the case of Karamoja in Uganda to demonstrate that developing pastoral production system is central to addressing food insecurity issues in the region.
Year of publication: 2017Organization:
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
A video highlighting the importance of livestock in a pastoralist community. “Livestock is our life; with livestock we have everything. Last year, when we had a bad drought, crops failed, but it is livestock that saved us,” revealed Loipekume Loware, a pastoralist in Karamoja, Uganda.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Over the past decade, there has been increased attention to social protection in policy dialogues and programmes across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there has been relatively little systematic analysis and research review work with a focus on pastoral livelihood systems. In addressing this gap, this paper re-examines current debates and practices in SSA’s emerging social protection agenda, focusing on pastoral communities and their livelihood systems.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Изменение климата, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Научный
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
There are several regional policies and programming initiatives of the AU, COMESA, the EAC, and IGAD in East Africa and the Horn of Africa related to pastoralist area development. These regional policies and programming initiatives have influenced the policies and thinking in Uganda with regards to the interventions being undertaken in Karamoja. This paper seeks to review regional policies and programming initiatives in East Africa and the Horn of Africa related to pastoral areas development, and their relevance to the Karamoja Region of Uganda.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Организация
Language: English
Type of document: Политика и законодательство
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Desertification, insecurity and the loss of grazing land to expanding settlements has led to the southward migration of Nigeria’s pastoralists. This is causing violent competition over land with local farmers. This report analyses the conflict, and recommends some measure for conflict mitigation. To prevent the crisis from escalating, the government should strengthen security for herders and farmers, implement conflict resolution mechanisms and establish grazing reserves.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Конфликт, Продовольственная безопасность, Земля
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Западная Африка
Pastoralism is defined by the practice of mobile livestock herding though the term often encompasses pastoral farming and enclosed ranching. While it sounds like an outdated and inefficient way of life, pastoralism is highly dynamic and intricately linked to the modern world in a way that contributes significantly to national, regional, and international markets. But there is little doubt that this lifestyle presents significant health challenges and environmental pressures.
This issue of Currents takes a close look at recent studies documenting these challenges—from disease transmission to coping with water scarcity.
Organization: Агентство Соединенных Штатов по международному развитию
Topic: Изменение климата, Продовольственная безопасность, Гендер и молодежь, Здравоохранение, Социальные услуги
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный