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Pastoralist Knowledge Hub
Oliver Mundy and Badi Besbes
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Pastoralists worldwide demanding for recognition
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Increasing recognition for pastoralism
“In Africa, we have
not invested enough
in pastoralism“
Ibrahim Thiaw
Deputy Executive Director of the
United Nations Environment
Programme
Liberation – 24 Nov 2015
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• Livestock keepers (cattle, sheep, goats, dromedary, rein deer, yaks…)
• Several hundred million pastoralists worldwide
• Manage rangelands covering about a third of the Earth’s land surface
• Mostly mountainous areas, drylands and cold areas
• Livelihoods depend on and are characterized by mobility of livestock
Who are pastoralists?
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Global rangelands and livestock production
Rangelands
Source: IUCN/UNEP (2014): Pastoralism and
the Green Economy – a natural nexus?
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• Disruption of migration routes
• Loss of or exclusion from rangeland
• Bad access to public, health and education facilities
• Often misunderstood and marginalized
• Excluded from political dialogue
Common challenges worldwide
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• Pastoralists have been more independent than other groups
o Living in remote areas
o Having own strong governance structures
o Being self sufficient
• In a more connected world, this poses a challenge as participation is increasingly
required
Common challenges worldwide
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• Important providers of meat, milk, skins and hides
• Produce food where no rain-fed crops can grow
• Provide important eco-system services
• Rich legacy of traditional knowledge and culture
Pastoralism has many benefits
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Pastoralist Knowledge Hub
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The Hub aims to be a facilitating mechanism
• bringing together pastoralist networks and organizations working with them
• promoting cooperation and coordination
• to enhance pastoral development and pastoralist-friendly policy interventions
Objectives of the Hub
Pastoralist
networks
Global policy
dialog
Pastoralist Knowledge Hub
Knowledge Networks Partners
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Bringing pastoral voices to the global stage
Objectives of the Hub
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A strong and organized pastoralist civil society
is needed
Objectives of the Hub
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• A database that classifies and provides access to literature on pastoralism
• Technical documents, videos, policies and legislation…
Knowledge repository
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Communication tool
• for pastoralists, their networks and
partnering organizations
• Using dgroups (an email based discussion
tool)
You can
• share news, events and experiences
• consult pastoralist networks and
organizations
• discuss pastoral concerns and organize
participation in policy dialogue
Forum
Pastoralists,
their networks,
experts,
researchers,
individuals, …
350 members
Pastoralist
networks
128 members
Develop-
ment
partners
152 members
Regional
groups,
youth,…
(future)
Dgroups
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All major organizations in pastoralism
involved
• Search and find pastoral networks
through the Hub
• Showcase their work on
pastoralism
• Consult pastoral networks for
pastoralist-friendly interventions
and practices
• Engage pastoralist representatives
in political decision-making
processes and conferences
Partners
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• Seven regional networks are being established
• Developing a mechanism – transparent, inclusive and democratic – for
pastoralists to nominate their own representatives at global forums
• Hub coordinates opportunities for policy dialogue
Pastoralist networks
Regional pastoralist
gatherings
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Committee on World Food Security
• FAO CFS 42, 12-16.10.2015
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• UNCCD COP 12, Turkey 12-23 October 2015
• Land management, desertification
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• UNFCCC COP 21, Paris, Nov/Dec 2015
• New international agreement on climate
Examples for policy dialogue opportunities
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South Asia gathering
Gujarat, India - 9-11 March 2015
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Primer encuentro de la red de pastoralismo de
Latinoamérica “pastoraméricas”
Santa Cruz, Bolivia – 26-28 May 2015
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Central Asian meeting of pastoralists
Hustai National Park, Mongolia – 25-29 July 2015
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European pastoralist gathering
Koblenz, Germany – 26-28 June 2015
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Bamako
Atelier sur le développement durable du
pastoralisme en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
Bamako, Mali – 7-9 January 2016
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Thank you for your attention
Oliver Mundy and Badi Besbes
Email: pastoralist-hub@fao.org / oliver.mundy@fao.org
Website: www.fao.org/pastoralist-knowledge-hub
Notes de l'éditeur
Give examples: Maasai in Kenya, Mongolia, Sami in Scandinavia, …
Different forms of pastoralism e.g. agro-pastoralists
Disruption of mobility routes: traditional migration routes disrupted
Loss of or exclusion from rangeland through extension of intensive agriculture, nature conservation and other land uses such as mining
Bad access to social and health services: Conventional services have not been developed for mobile communities in remote areas, so many pastoral communities have difficulty accessing public institutions, schools and health services. Innovative approaches and cultural sensitivity are needed to overcome these challenges
Often misunderstood und marginalized:
Excluded from political dialogue: are not evolved in political processes at regional or national level or present as stakeholders in important global forums
Large GDP of countries
Extensive livestock grazing mimics grazing patterns of wildlife
ESS services: Through managing rangelands, pastoralists form and maintain soils, regulate the water cycle, maintain biodiversity and reduce the risk of for example fires.
Most important
Latin America
Europe
North Africa and the Near East
West and Central Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
Central Asia
South Asia