Pastoralism & Sahel: an introduction 1 Whats about Pastoralism - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

G4AW Workshop The Hague, Feb. 5th 2018 Replication & up-scaling Geo Services in the Sahel Pastoralism & Sahel: an introduction 1

What’s about Pastoralism ? • Definition • Findings of report of KIT/SNV unleashing potential of pastoralism 2

Pastoralism definition : as Production system • Itinerant exploitation of natural resources • Breeding of domestic animals • Variable mobility 3

Pastoralism definition: as a household • families live nearly exclusively from this type of 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 4

PASTORALISM in the SAHEL 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). 5

SAHEL zone of PASTORALISM 6

TRANSHUMANCE 7

GEOPOLITICS 8

Findings 9

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? 10

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 11

MAIN MESSAGES 12

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. 13

How can Geodata help? 14