Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
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Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa:
Surviving Against All Odds London September 2005 PENHA 15th Anniversary Conference The conference was interdisciplinary and open to any individual interested in pastoralism in the Horn of Africa. It will 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. There were two key note speakers: Professor Asmarom Legesse who gave a presentation on Mobile Peoples and Stationary States: Hurdles and Opportunities (108kb) (powerpoint presentation) 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. Professor John Morton Pastoralists and Governance: Strategies for Increasing Pastoralist Representation (80kb) (powerpoint presentation) 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. In addition, there were a number of other papers presented. A selection are presented here. Pastoralists, local breeds and the fight for Livestock Keepers’ Rights (71kb) Evelyn Mathiasa, Ilse Köhler-Rollefsona, and Jacob Wanyamab (League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, Ober-Ramstadt, Germany and Vetaid, Chokwe, Mozambique) Eroding the Concept of Commons: A history of an idea inapplicable to natural resource management by Karamojong pastoralists (210kb) Ben Knighton (Oxford College of Mission Studies) A Cry for Life: Understanding the Risk Factors Somali Pastoral Women face In Northern Kenya (206kb) Sahro Ahmed (Leiden University) Using Radio to Provide Information and Advice to Communities Depending on Livestock in Somalia and Somaliland ( 22kb) Michael Brophy (Africa Educational Trust) Pastoralists of northern Kenya: Education as a response to a shifting socioeconomic process (35kb) Hassan Arero (Nomad Link) Girls’ and Women’s Education and their Empowerment among Pastoral Societies Case Study of Eritrea (74kb) Abrehe Zemichael (University of East Anglia) |
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