CELEP

Coalition of European lobbies for Eastern African pastoralism

18/12/2015
By: Ann

CELEP-organised visit of MEPs to Uganda

CELEP organised a fact-finding mission of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Norbert Neuser (Socialists & Democrats) and Maria Heubuch (Greens-European Free Alliance) to Uganda in late October 2015.

06/12/2015
By: Ann

Tanzanian pastoralists’ water, sanitation & hygiene needs

The policy brief Understanding pastoralists and their water, sanitation and hygiene needs (2011, 8pp) summarises the findings from a literature review and research carried out by WaterAid in Longido and Hanang Districts in northern Tanzania. Pastoralists depend on water for sustaining herds, as well as for their own health and survival. Policymakers and practitioners in […]

06/12/2015
By: Ann

Resilience and pastoralism in Africa

In the IFPRI book Resilience for food and nutrition security (2014), the chapter on Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara (8pp) by Peter Little and John McPeak takes a closer look at the concept of resilience and its application in the specific context of pastoral production systems. It gives an overview of […]

06/12/2015
By: Ann

Indigenous knowledge and water use by Ethiopian pastoralists

Valuing local knowledge related to natural resource management important for development interventions in pastoral area but it is often difficult to link up development planners with “indigenous knowledge”. The paper Valuing “indigenous knowledge” related to water usage among Garri pastoralists of southern Ethiopia (African Study Monographs, Supplement 48: 49–58, March 2014) focuses on a major current […]

21/11/2015
By: Ann

CELEP update November 2015

The CELEP update for November 2015 reports on past, ongoing and planned activities of the CELEP Focal Point at VSF-Belgium. Past activities included the pastoralism session, photo exhibit and CELEP info lunch at the Tropentag in Berlin, a meeting at the European Parliament, European launch of the book Valuing variability at the European Commission (all in September), […]