This article addresses political rights and identity among Il Chamus of Baringo District, Kenya, a small group of agro-pastoralists related to the Maasai. It discusses an important 2006 judicial ruling from the High Court of Kenya that specified a political constituency and national representation for the community, and shows how the state and its actions undermined its implementation.
Based on new evidence from Darfur, this report presents a scientifc account of the environmental principles of pastoralist livestock mobility, combined with a review of other key infuences on livestock movements throughout the year.
The technical guide on improving the governance of pastoral lands is designed for several audiences including government and non-government actors.
Background: Human behavioral factors have been found to be central in the transmission of Rift Valley fever.
Consumption of contaminated meat and milk in particular have been identified as one of the key risk factors for
the transmission of Rift Valley fever in humans. In pastoral communities, livestock is the main source of livelihood
This film describes the experience of Index-Based Livestock Insurance payouts in Borana, southern Ethiopia, in 2014, with interviews of livestock keepers, providers and partners.
Moral Bankruptcy: World Bank Reinvents Tainted Aid Program for Ethiopia exposes the shameful reinvention of one of the Bank’s most problematic programs in Ethiopia. The report also reveals that the US Treasury violated congressional law when voting in favor of this program.
The first phase of the “Water for Livestock in Isiolo and Garissa Counties, Kenya — Enhancing water resource and rangeland management community capacity through training and strategic water development” has been implemented in in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya by IUCN, the Kenya Red Cross Society, and Adeso, with the support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The report explores the evictions of pastoralists and other conflicts over pastoralists’ land in Tanzania, with focus on the past decade.
