Category Archives: Resilience

Project work amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Updating the household nutrition data collection app in Samburu
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Project work amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Updating the household nutrition data collection app in Samburu

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In October 2019, ILRI in partnership with the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) launched a one-year pilot study in Kenya’s Samburu County to develop and test low-cost data collection tools for assessing the nutrition status of households in Kenya’s pastoral areas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, updates to the household nutrition data collection app are being carried out remotely. Continue reading →

Role of pastoralist social networks in coping with crises: lessons from food aid interventions in Ethiopia
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Role of pastoralist social networks in coping with crises: lessons from food aid interventions in Ethiopia

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A recent CGIAR study led by researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) sought to explore issues surrounding aid delivery in pastoral communities, particularly during drought and provide guidance to humanitarian and development aid actors. Continue reading →

Climate-smart livestock program rolled out in southwestern Uganda
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Climate-smart livestock program rolled out in southwestern Uganda

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Following the national launch of the four-year Program for Climate-Smart Livestock Systems in Uganda in April, a local launch meeting was held in the southwestern district of Mbarara on 11 September 2019. Continue reading →

Fiona Flintan recognized by Ethiopian government for contributing to sustainable rangelands
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Fiona Flintan recognized by Ethiopian government for contributing to sustainable rangelands

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Fiona Flintan, a senior scientist with the Sustainable Livestock Systems program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has received a certificate of recognition from the Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia for her ‘outstanding contribution’ to the development of sustainable rangeland management, particularly in the preparation of a manual for woreda participatory land use planning (WPLUP) for pastoral area. Continue reading →

The Kenya Government declares a pay out of Ksh87 million to cushion 6,000 pastoralists from the effects of drought
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The Kenya Government declares a pay out of Ksh87 million to cushion 6,000 pastoralists from the effects of drought

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Originally posted on Index-Based Livestock Insurance:
The Government of Kenya, through the State Department of Livestock has announced a payout of Ksh87 million for pastoralists insured under the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP). Speaking at a press conference on 7 March 2019 where he declared payouts for the short-rains season (October–December 2018), the cabinet secretary…

Joint village land use planning secures over 95,000 hectares of grazing lands for livestock keepers in Tanzania’s Kiteto District
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Joint village land use planning secures over 95,000 hectares of grazing lands for livestock keepers in Tanzania’s Kiteto District

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The Sustainable Rangeland Management Project (SRMP) has helped secure 95,499.869 hectares of grazing land for livestock in Kiteto district, Manyara region. The grazing area is shared by Amei, Loolera, Lembapuli and Lesoit villages and is named ALOLLE, from the names of the villages. Continue reading →

Sustainable rangelands management comes to the fore at the Global Landscapes Forum
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Sustainable rangelands management comes to the fore at the Global Landscapes Forum

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‘Momentum is building for promoting sustainable rangeland landscapes, and Africa is in the lead.’ This was the observation of Abdelkader Bensada, programme management officer for the United Nations Environment (UN Environment), at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) held 29–30 August 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. Continue reading →

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Bringing rangelands management into the sustainable landscapes agenda

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On 29–30 August 2018, the Rangelands Initiative of the International Land Coalition will host a discussion forum on rangelands at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) to explore what the landscape approach can look like in rangelands, and how it can effectively contribute to the pursuit of global mechanisms and initiatives for sustainable landscapes. Continue reading →