Publications from the Pastoralist Communication Initiative
***NEW PUBLICATIONS***
Strength, Creativity and Livelihoods of Karimojong Youth
Institute of Development Studies and Restless Development, 2012
This illustrated book publishes the findings of a young Karimojong research team. They set out to investigate the livelihoods and strengths of Karimojong youth in the Napak and Moroto districts of the Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. The team led the research, took all the photographs and chose what material to include in the book.
Strength, Creativity and Livelihoods of Karimojong Youth: Summary Paper
Institute of Development Studies and Restless Development, 2012
A 2 page summary of the research, "Strength, Creativity and Livelihoods of Karimojong Youth".
Action Research: How a group of young people did it in Napak and Moroto in Karamoja, Uganda
Institute of Development Studies and Restless Development, 2012
A method paper for the research "Strength, Creativity and Livelihoods of Karimojong Youth". It highlights the principles of Action Research.
Livelihoods
Raising Voice - Securing a Livelihood
Pastoralist Consultants International, July 2009
This full-colour summary paper of the recent study into pastoralist livelihoods in Ethiopia discusses the role of diverse voices in developing secure livelihoods in pastoralist areas of Ethiopia. The paper, by Mary Ann Brocklesby, Mary Hobley and Patta Scott-Villiers, focuses on the changing ways that pastoralists use voice in efforts to secure their livelihood. It shows how Ethiopian pastoralists value being able to speak, be heard and be connected. The main Research Report is available for download below.
Raising Voice - Securing a Livelihood: The Role of Diverse Voices in Developing Secure Livelihoods in Pastoralist Areas in Ethiopia - Working Paper 340
Mary Ann Brocklesby, Mary Hobley and Patta Scott-Villiers
Institute of Development Studies, April 2010
This Working Paper is concerned with the workings of voice among pastoralists in Ethiopia. It documents how the diverse pastoralist men and women - young and old, rich and poor - call on one another and on representatives and officials in efforts to achieve cooperation and influence. Diverse pastoralists explain how successful voice is the result of internconnectedness and opportunity. Individual influence varies with a speaker's social and political connections, with his or her determination, skill and experience, and as a consequence of geography and politics.
Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Stephen Devereux: Research Report 57
Institute of Development Studies, 2005
An investigation into the causes and consequences of livelihood vulnerability in Somali Region, Ethiopia where people pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, farmers and traders have suffered a series of livelihood shocks in recent years, some natural, others political. This research study is an attempt to gather information and give voice to the people of Somali Region themselves. A Somali language version is currently in preparation.
Is Pastoralism Still Viable in the Horn of Africa? New Perspectives from Ethiopia
UN OCHA-PCI Issues Paper, April 2005
The ability of the Somali Region economy to generate wealth is not in doubt. It is the variability of income generation and asset ownership, and the consequent vulnerability of groups of people within the region, that must be addressed." This Issues Paper provides a summary of the longer Research Report, Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia by Stephen Devereux, published by the Institute of Development Studies in 2005. It looks at sources of vulnerability, responses by government and people and at some suggested new approaches.
Xoola Dhaqashadu Miyay Ku Sii Waari Kartaa Geeska Afrika? Aragtiyo Cusub oo Itoobiya Laga Helay
UN OCHA-PCI Qoraalada Haajooyinka, 2006
"Shaki kuma jiro in dhaqaalaha degaanka Soomaalidu uu yahay mid leh karti iyo awood uu ku kobco kuna balaadho, balse kala duwida illaha dakhli, mulkiyada hantida iyo taag darida qaab nololeedka bulshada degaanka ayaa ah mid u baahan in la wajaho". Tani waxay ka mid tahay gundhiga warbixin muddo laba sanno ah ay wadday Machadka Cilmi-Baadhista Horumarka ee Ingiriiska (Institute of Development Studies, IDS) oo uu dhaqan galiyay Xafiiska Qaramada Midoobay u Qaabilsan Xidhiidhinta Arrimaha Bini Aadminimada (UNOCHA) waaxdiisa U- Kuur-Galida Xidhiidhka Xoolo Dhaqatada (Pastoralist Communication Initiative, UNOCHA-PCI).
Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Stephen Devereux
UN OCHA-PCI Issues Paper, March 2005
Livelihoods in rural Somali Region are subject to numerous shocks and stresses, including recurrent drought, livestock marketing constraints and restricted mobility due to conflict and insecurity. Responding to these multiple sources of vulnerability with food aid is inadequate and inappropriate. Improved governance is needed at all levels, as is better provision of basic services, and support to livestock marketing.
New Thinking on Food Security
Stephen Devereux and Alex de Waal
UN OCHA-PCI Issues Paper, May 2004
Poverty and vulnerability is spreading at an alarming rate in Ethiopia. Attainment of all the 2015 Millennium Development Goals looks increasingly unlikely despite economic growth rates and major policy initiatives. Food aid has kept people alive, but new thinking is needed to break the cycle of dependency and support seven million people who are food insecure.
Community Engagement
The Long Conversation: Customary Approaches to Peace Management in Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya
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Pastoralist Consultants International and Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
This working paper is a contribution to understandings of peace building and the strengths of customary approaches. It throws light on the achievement of peace in a five year process led by indigenous leaders of the Borana and Gabra pastoralists of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
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We are Not Poor! Dominant and Subaltern Discourses of Pastoralist Development in the Horn of Africa
Patta Scott-Villiers
Journal of International Development, 2011
This paper explores a moment in a policy meeting in Nairobi in 2009, at which pastoralist customary leaders criticised development agencies' framing of their situation as povery stricken and in crisis.
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Notes from the University of the Bush, Kinna, Garbatulla District, Kenya
Pastoralist Consultants International, 2010
Notes and pictures from the University fo the Bush event held in November 2010, organised by Pastoralist Consultants International in collaboration with Pastoralist Shade Initiative and Future Agricultures Consortium. Pastoralists from Ethiopia and Kenya gathered to listen to and comment on 6 pieces of research into different aspects of pastoralist innovation, including peace management, camel and camel milk marketing and land use.
The Puff Adder, the Fire, the Spear, the Peace
Pastoralist Consultants International, July 2009
Reporting from the Peace Gathering that took place in Maikona, Chalbi District in Kenya in July 2009, this publication documents the discussions held between the Borana and Gabra communities from Ethiopia and Kenya around peace, and how to maintain it. The report also covers a second follow-up meeting that was held at Walda, Sololo District on 26th July 2009 and includes a copy of the peace declaration signed by representatives of both communities.
Dhadacha Nagaya: The Acacia of Peace
Pastoralist Consultants International, June 2009
Dhadacha Nagaya reports on the June 2009 gathering hosted by the Dukana community in Chalbi District, Kenya to discuss and review recent peace accords between them and the Dillo community across the border in Ethiopia. Pastoralists and Government Officials give their views on how to expand the agreements made between Dillo and Dukana in an effort to work towards peace between the Gabra and Borana along the Kenya-Ethiopia border.
Gathering for Peace
Pastoralist Consultants International and Oromia Pastoralists Association, April 2009
Gathering for Peace documents the Ethiopian Pastoralist Peace Gathering, which took place in January 2009 in southern Ethiopia. Gathering for Peace presents the voices of pastoralists and government representatives from across Ethiopia and Kenya discussing the best ways of managing peace and the interplay of customary and formal law when dealing with conflict.
Kora Nagaa
Pastoralist Consultants International and Oromia Pastoralists Association, April 2009
Afaan Oromo version of Gathering for Peace
Finding the Way Forward
Pastoralist Consultants International, December 2008
In August 2008 pastoralists from Ethiopia and Kenya met in Koora, Kajiado District, Kenya to debate issues of key importance to them, such as land access and peace. The Kenyan pastoralists used the discussions to help build a strong working relationship with the new Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands, whose Minister, Assistant Minister and Permanent Secretary attended the gathering. Finding the Way Forward documents the discussions.
The Peace Generation
UN OCHA-PCI and AEPDA, March 2008
Pastoralists of South Omo in south-west Ethiopia met together and with their neighbours from Kenya, Southern Sudan and the Bench Maji Zone at this gathering in November 2007. Hosted by the Nyangatom community, they met on the banks of the River Omo. This publication follows the discussions, showing how they laid the foundations for peace.
The Peace Generation (Amharic Language version)
UN OCHA-PCI and AEPDA, March 2008
Amharic version of The Peace Generation
Peace, Trade and Unity, Reporting from the Horn of Africa Regional Pastoralist Gathering
UN OCHA-PCI, July 2006
The Horn of Africa Regional Pastoralist Gathering at Qarsaa Dembii in Ethiopia was a rare opportunity for pastoralists from across the Horn and from further afield to speak to one another face to face. Among the subjects discussed, they focused especially on finding new routes to peace, opening up opportunities for trade and developing new forms of organization and administration.
Rain, Prosperity and Peace, Reporting from the Global Pastoralist Gathering
UN OCHA-PCI and the Institute of Development Studies, 2005
In January 2005, livestock herders from across the world came together in Ethiopia, in an unprecedented meeting of minds, cultures and ideas. This report is a compilation of some of the most compelling stories to come out of the Global Pastoralist Gathering. The reader is invited to look first at how pastoralists and allied peoples have found means of political participation and recognition. Later pastoralists explore, albeit briefly, the impressive possibilities that exist when pastoralist products find the right market.
Lluvia, Prosperidad Y Paz, Informe del Encuentro Mundial de Pueblos Nómadas
UN OCHA-PCI y the Institute of Development Studies, 2005
En enero 2005, pastores de todo el mundo se reunieron en un intercambio de pensamientos, de culturas y de ideas sin precedentes. Este informe recopila algunos de los testimonios más relevantes del Encuentro Mundial de Pueblos Nómadas. Invitamos al lector a descubrir primero como los pastores nómadas y sus aliados han logrado reconocimiento y participación política. Después, analizamos brevemente las posibilidades impresionantes que se abren a los productos de los nómadas cuando encuentran los mercados adecuados.
Policy and Government
The Future of Pastoralism in Ethiopia
UN OCHA-PCI, January 2007
Ethiopian representatives from the Federal and Regional governments and from traditional institutions met in England in December 2006 to deliberate over pastoralist policy in Ethiopia. They heard and discussed evidence from leading thinkers and made a new analysis of potential futures.
The Future of Pastoralism in Ethiopia: 4 possible Scenarios
UN OCHA-PCI June 2007
Over 60% of Ethiopia's territory is semi-arid lowlands, home to sophisticated societies and an active livestock-based economy. Today Ethiopia is looking for a new and deeper understanding of its pastoralist regions and an accurate appreciation of their socio-economic trajectories. These trajectories could be much more positive than many have led us to belive.
The Roots of Modern Government in Ethiopia
Miles Bredin
UN OCHA-PCI, 2005
This brief history examines Ethiopia's governance from the Axumite period up to the establishment of Emperor Haile Selassie's government in the mid-twentieth century. Bringing together the histories of highland and lowland Ethiopia, it gives insights into how her past has influenced the modern state.
The Processes and Dynamics of Pastoralist Representation in Ethiopia - Working Paper 220
Sarah Lister
Institute of Development Studies, March 2004
The functioning of democractic institutions has the potential to bring about substantial policy change in favour of poor and marginalised people. However there is a limited understanding of how to strengthen the politcial representation of poor people within democratic structures. This paper looks at one example of how the political representation of a historically marginalised and excluded group, pastoralists in Ethiopia, is shifting and changing.
Trade
Risk Taking for a Living: Trade and Marketing in the Somali Region of Ethiopia
Abdi Umar with Bob Baulch
UN OCHA-PCI, April 2007
Livestock production and trade are the principal economic activities of Ethiopia's Somali National Regional State (Somali Region). The turnover is surprisingly large. A study commissined by the UN OCHA Pastoralist Communication Initiative (UN OCHA-PCI) offers new insights into this complex and vibrant trading system, a system which generates significant income and demonstrates extraordinary resilience. Though Somali Region suffers from a poverty-stricken and relief-dependent image, its marketing chains reach into the remotest corners of the country and serve the economic and food security needs of millions: rural and urban, rich and poor.
Risk Taking for a Living: Livestock Trading in Ethiopia's Somali Region; A Briefing Paper
Abdi Umar with Bob Baulch
UN OCHA-PCI, April 2007
Livestock production and trade are the principal economic activities of Ethiopia's Somali National Regional State (Somali Region). The turnover is surprisingly large. A study commissined by the UN OCHA Pastoralist Communication Initiative (UN OCHA-PCI) offers new insights into this complex and vibrant trading system. This briefing paper summarises the findings of the research.
General
21st Century Pastoralism
UNOCHA-PCI, January 2008
This report is about 21st century pastoralism, a way of life for millions of people across the world today. It is a livelihood with a viable, vibrant present and - as this report will show - a viable, vibrant future.
DGPP Advisory Group Report
Report of the Advisory Group to the Democracy Growth and Peace for Pastoralists Project, May 2008
Eight pastoralist leaders and experts on African pastoralism, who make up DGPP's advisory group, met in May 2008. They debated the question; "What is the place of the DGPP concept within the pastoralist world?". This short report is a briefing on how the question was answered and what it suggests for the DGPP team and others in moving forward in the pastoralist arena. The report considers the role of understanding as an objective and advises on criteria for effective pastoralist institutions that can take a lead on building understandings in the pastoralist world.