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G4AW Workshop The Hague, Feb. 5th 2018 Replication & up-scaling Geo Services in the Sahel Pastoralism & Sahel: an introduction 1 Whats about Pastoralism ? Definition Findings of report of KIT/SNV unleashing potential of

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G4AW Workshop

The Hague, Feb. 5th 2018

Replication & up-scaling Geo Services in the Sahel

Pastoralism & Sahel: an introduction

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What’s about Pastoralism ?

Definition
Findings of report of KIT/SNV

unleashing potential of pastoralism

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Pastoralism definition : as Production system

Itinerant exploitation of natural resources
Breeding of domestic animals
Variable mobility

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Pastoralism definition: as a household

families live nearly exclusively from this type
f farming
agro-pastoralism in different forms:e.g.
poor pastoralists can also grow cereals or

vegetables

farmers having invested in herds
divided families, some practice pastoralism

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Pastoralism two ways:

1. Sahelian zone
alongside rainfed or irrigated agriculture

but more and more

2. Sudanian zone
system of pastoral way of life (less extensive)

with farming system integrated/mixed into agriculture (more or less intensive).

PASTORALISM in the SAHEL

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SAHEL zone of PASTORALISM

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TRANSHUMANCE

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GEOPOLITICS

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Findings

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The fundamentals of pastoralism production system

1. Livestock mobility
2. Social relationships of production

facilitating access and management of natural resources

3. Pastoralists have proven capacity to adapt

and be resilient in a changing, volatile and competitive environment. Pastoralists to be seen as good social entrepreneurs?

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Pastoralists face the following issues:

Pastoral populations facing 1. Emergence of a growing demand for higher quality animals and animal products 2. Increased resource competition Elements affecting the degree of resilience of the pastoral system 1. Recurrent extreme weather events (climate variability) 2. Changes in resource governance & land management systems 3. Changes in roles of and collaboration between public and private sector and civil society (more market-oriented value chains) 4. Conflicts and insecurity 5. Increased inequality

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MAIN MESSAGES

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Realisation of the pastoral potential ?

The following pre conditions for this are critical:

1. securing mobility
2. sustainable management of natural resources
3. applying a conducive legislative and regulatory

framework

4. effective early warning systems and,
5. Safety nets as protective measures, given the

high level of vulnerability and risk.

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