Conflict and pastoralism
Pastoralist community harmonization in the Karamoja Cluster: taking it to the next level
Animal health as a viable entry point into pastoral communities experiencing conflict.
Authors:
L. Minear
Publisher:
Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001
This study assesses the impact of the Pastoralist Community Harmonization Initiative (PCHI) on animal health and conflict resolution, while proposing synergies them. Among the key recommendations, the author advocates for the use of animal health as a point of entry into communities experiencing conflict. Other recommendations include:
- continuing current activities and methodologies but expanding geographical coverage, for instance, to include South Sudan, Somalia, southern Ethiopia
- reducing the operational component of existing veterinary work, mainitaining only enough field activities to provide ongoing credibility to higher level policy and advocacy work
- giving higher priority to efforts to backstop/ influence the involvement of states in the region (for example, through CEWARU at the national level and through work with government officials at the district level)
- encouraging and providing backstopping and technical assistance for expanded involvement in conflict resolution work by OAU's Conflict Management Center and CEWARN
- increasing the policy research component of animal health and harmonization work, giving additional attention to nurturing an enabling environment for improving pastoralist livelihoods through agricultural marketing and trade.
