Pastoralism in Balochistan: a quick insight
by Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro, Abdul Salam and Frank van Steenbergen Rangelands cover more than 70% of the vast land mass … Continued
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The Much-Needed Reversal: Nature-Based Solutions for Rangeland Management in Balochistan, Pakistan
by Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Rangelands are the heartbeat of rural livelihoods and managing microclimates in Balochistan. … Continued
Bone-dry and thirsty: Message from Afar Region (Ethiopia)
By APDA Drought is deep and deepening The Afar Pastoralist Development Association (Qafar Dacarsittoh Dadalih Egla) or in short, APDA, … Continued
Afar Women Leading Change – Empowering Pastoralist Communities Through Grassroots Initiatives in Ethiopia
By Nardos Masresha & Valerie Browning (APDA) This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and … Continued
The everlasting shepherd
By Frank van Steenbergen It is of millennia: the movement of flocks of sheep from the lowlands in Southeastern Anatolia … Continued
Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 2). Shade but no grass.
By Ishani Sonak The rangeland in South of Kenya has been historically dominated by a wide variety of grass species. … Continued
Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 1). End of the tether: Four years of drought
By Ishani Sonak Postcard from Central Rift Valley, Kenya. This is what four years of utter drought look like. … Continued
With Manual Labour and Honey Against Climate Disaster and Hunger
Thomas Hoerz, Area Manager Somaliland, Welthungerhilfe Hargesia, November 11, 2021 Looking at the larger picture – the international climate change regime – … Continued
Pastoralist frontiers in Balochistan, Pakistan
By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator FBLN SPO. Introduction Balochistan is arid in term of surface water availability. There are places … Continued
Symbiosis: Pastoralists and Farmers in Balochistan
Symbiosis: Pastoralists and Farmers in Balochistan by Allah Bakhsh and Frank van Steenbergen April 21, 2020 There is a narrative … Continued
Resolving the Drought Puzzle in Northern Kenya
by Elly Arukulem Yaluk April 28, 2017 Drought haunts pastoral livelihoods in Masol, West Pokot county, Kenya Letter from West … Continued
Pastoralism, Land, Water and Climate Change
Securing the Future of a Culture of Resilience by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock development (LPP) Nature’s … Continued