Harnessing Pastoralists’ Indigenous Range Management Knowledge for Drought -Resilient Livelihood Systems in the Horn of Africa

This report on harnessing pastoralists’ indigenous knowledge of rangeland management in three countries in East and the Horn of Africa is presented in two parts. The first part presents a review of the literature. The second presents the findings from the Orma in Tana River District of Kenya, the Afar in Amibara and Gawane Districts of the Afar Regional State in Ethiopia and the Karamojong in the Moroto District of Uganda. The report focused on the selection and application of indicators and the potential roles indigenous knowledge played in rangeland management for reducing risks of drought resilient livelihoods.