Patron Joanna Lumley OBE

Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005

Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: Surviving Against All Odds
September 2005, London

The conference was interdisciplinary and open to any individual interested in pastoralism in the Horn of Africa. It  aimed to encourage discussion on topics relating to pastoralism amongst practitioners, donors, NGOs, students, academic staff and members of pastoral communities, as well as anyone else with an interest in this field.

Papers
By Kees Maxey | Published 05/6/2010 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated
Overgrazing: The Crux of the Pastoralist Controversy

Eric Schwennesen, M.Sc., Director, Resource Management International, Winkelman, Arizona, USA

This paper challenges the Eurocentric approach to this issue and provides an alternative definition of the term.

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Mobile Peoples and Stationary States: Hurdles and Opportunities
By System Admin | Published 05/14/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Asmarom Legesse is a former Academic Vice-President of the University of Asmara, Research Director of Citizens for Peace in Eritrea, and an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.

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Pastoralists and Governance: Strategies for Increasing Pastoralist Representation
By System Admin | Published 05/14/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

John Morton, Associate Research Director (Social Sciences) and Professor of Development Anthropology at the UK-based Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich. John has over 20 years experience of applied research in rural development with a particular focus on pastoralist issues.

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Pastoralists, local breeds and the fight for Livestock Keepers’ Rights
By System Admin | Published 05/14/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Evelyn Mathiasa, Ilse Köhler-Rollefsona, and Jacob Wanyamab (League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, Ober-Ramstadt, Germany and Vetaid, Chokwe, Mozambique)

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Eroding the Concept of Commons: A history of an idea inapplicable to natural resource management by Karamojong pastoralists
By System Admin | Published 05/14/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Ben Knighton (Oxford College of Mission Studies)

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A Cry for Life: Understanding the Risk Factors Somali Pastoral Women face In Northern Kenya
By Dave Gray | Published 05/31/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Sahro Ahmed (Leiden University)

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Using Radio to Provide Information and Advice to Communities Depending on Livestock in Somalia and Somaliland
By Dave Gray | Published 05/31/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Michael Brophy (Africa Educational Trust)

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Pastoralists of northern Kenya: Education as a response to a shifting socioeconomic process
By Dave Gray | Published 05/31/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Hassan Arero (Nomad Link)

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Girls’ and Women’s Education and their Empowerment among Pastoral Societies Case Study of Eritrea
By Dave Gray | Published 05/31/2007 | Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa, London 2005 | Unrated

Abrehe Zemichael (University of East Anglia)

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