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Pastoralism and Development in Africa

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adaptive capacity in African drylands
Afar Regional State
agro-pastoral adaptation
Biodiversity
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Climate Change
conflict resolution strategies
Conservation
CSR Activity
District Veterinary
District Veterinary Office
Dry Season Grazing
Dry Season Grazing Area
dryland resource management
drylands
Environmental policy
Environmental studies
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Ethiopia
Group Ranches
Horn of Africa
HSNP
Il Chamus
irrigation
Kenya
Kenya National Examinations Council
Laikipia Plateau
land tenure security
livelihood diversification
livestock
Livestock Exporters
livestock-keepers
Nomadic Education
North Eastern Kenya
Pastoral Areas
Pastoral Land Rights
Pastoral Land Tenure
Pastoral Production Systems
Pastoralism
PLI
Poorer Herders
PSNP
rangeland governance
Somali Region
South Sudan
Sudan
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Wealthier Herders
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415540711
  • Weight: 770g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Jun 2012
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The finger of blame has been pointed in numerous directions: to the changing climate, to environmental degradation, to overpopulation, to geopolitics and conflict, to aid agency failures, and more. But it is not all disaster and catastrophe. Many successful development efforts at ‘the margins’ often remain hidden, informal, sometimes illegal; and rarely in line with standard development prescriptions. If we shift our gaze from the capital cities to the regional centres and their hinterlands, then a very different perspective emerges. These are the places where pastoralists live. They have for centuries struggled with drought, conflict and famine. They are resourceful, entrepreneurial and innovative peoples. Yet they have been ignored and marginalised by the states that control their territory and the development agencies who are supposed to help them. This book argues that, while we should not ignore the profound difficulties of creating secure livelihoods in the Greater Horn of Africa, there is much to be learned from development successes, large and small.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars with an interest in development studies and human geography, with a particular emphasis on Africa. It will also appeal to development policy-makers and practitioners.
About
Professor Andy Catley is a Research Director at the Feinstein International Center and Clinical Associate Professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University. He established the Tufts University Africa Regional Office in Ethiopia in 2005, and directs the research program Understanding the Future of Pastoralism in Africa. Ian Scoones is a Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is a co-director of the ESRC STEPS Centre and the joint convenor of the Future Agricultures Consortium. Dr Jeremy Lind is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is convenor of the Pastoralism Theme within the Future Agricultures Consortium.