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Policy Framework for Pastoralism in Africa
Simplice Nouala
African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
RATIONALE
• Peculiar features/challenges of pastoralism in Africa
– extreme and worsening levels of poverty and food insecurity;
– Political and economical marginalization;
– environmental degradation and dwindling access to resources (land, water, pastures) and basic services (e.g. health, education);
– uneven market relationships and increased pressure on fragile eco-systems
– exposure to climatic risks, diseases, conflicts and insecurity
RATIONALE
• Inadequacy/irrelevance of Responses
– Inadequate governance frameworks,
– ineffective institutional settings,
– Policy biases against pastoralists (e.g., development and trade),
– Ineffective interventions because of their irrelevance (don’t reflect pastoralist realities and circumstances)
RATIONALE
The Policy Framework for Pastoralism in Africa arises from
the need for a continent-wide platform to effectively
address, in a holistic manner, the many challenges of
pastoral communities
A Joint AUC and the UNOCHA initiative for the development
of a pan African Policy Framework for Pastoralism
The PROCESS
Regional
Assessments
Stakeholders
Consultations
Policy
Adoption
by
Political Leaders
Policy
Implementation
Policy Framework Development
The PROCESS
• Specialist Task Force was set up (composed of high
level experts from each of the regions) to:
– serve as quality assurance mechanism, providing
periodic guidance at each stage of the process of
elaborating the pastoral policy framework.
– serve as the interface between the technical and
the political setting of the initiative;
MILESTONES
• July 2007: Launched in Isiolo, Kenya
• 2008-2010: Regional assessments and
stakeholders consultations
• October 2010: Policy framework approved by
Ministerial Conference
• January 2011: “Decision on Africa’s Pastoralism”
adopted by AU Assembly of HS&G
GOALS
– Secure, protect and improve the lives, livelihoods and rights of African pastoralists
– Advocacy tool for promoting the development and improvement of pastoral communities across Africa
– Tool for harnessing the economic and technical resources needed to empower pastoral communities
– Platform for mobilizing and coordinating political commitment to pastoral development in Africa
– Facilitate engagement with regional and country-level planning processes
PRINCIPLES
� Recognizing the contribution of pastoralism to development
� Recognizing the rights of pastoralists
� Engaging pastoralists in political and policy processes
� Pastoralism as a way of life and a production system
� The importance of strategic mobility
� The importance of regional approaches
� Managing risks
� Dynamism of pastoralism
� Acknowledging & building on existing policy processes
OBJECTIVES
Objective 1:Secure and protect the lives, livelihoods and rights of pastoral peoples and ensure continent-wide commitment to political, social and economic development of pastoral communities and pastoral areas.
Objective 2Reinforce the contribution of pastoral livestock wealth to national, regional and continent-wide economies.
STRATEGIES
Strategies to achieve Objective One:
� Recognize the role of pastoralism in development
� Demonstrating commitment to pastoral policy development
� Integrating pastoral issues into decision-making processes
� Acknowledge the legitimacy of indigenous pastoral institutions
� Strengthening the role and rights of women in pastoral communities
� Mainstreaming pastoral issues in poverty reduction programs
� Service delivery (health, education…)
STRATEGIES
Strategies to achieve Objective Two
• Pastoral rangeland governance
• Policy support to mobility within and between countries
• Protecting pastoral livestock assets
• Marketing of pastoral livestock and livestock products
• Financial and insurance services tailored to pastoral areas
• Protect African genetic resources –animals and plants
• Research and extension
Thank You
for Your Attention!