Support pastoralist communities

Support pastoralist communities

In dry areas, where livestock underpin livelihoods, improving livestock assets and safeguarding access to grazing land will help communities overcome conflict, drought and other climate shocks, and sustainably manage rangelands

Themes	Growth and Prosperity

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Actions and Solutions

Provide insurance and financing options that encourage more market-driven production practices and safeguard animals during droughts.
Support improved and diversified livelihoods without compromising the essential environmental stewardship roles of pastoral communities.
Devise innovative public-private partnerships that provide accessible veterinary, One Health and other services in remote settings.
Exploit digital technologies and platforms that extend access by pastoralists to markets, advisory services and finance and that help them monitor and predict risks to livestock, such as droughts or diseases.
Support participatory land-management institutions to strengthen local land-use rights and provide equitable and sustainable access to common grazing areas.

References

Improving animal health and livestock productivity to reduce poverty

J.-P. Pradère

Pastoralism Development in the Sahel : A Road to Stability?

De Haan, C., Dubern, E., Garancher, B., and Quintero, C.

Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: Understanding the trade-offs

Understanding Livestock Yield Gaps for Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and the Environment

Herrero, M., Di Mayberry, D., van de Steeg, J., Phelan, D., Ash, A., Diyezee, K., Robinson, T., Henderson, B., Gilbert, M., van Wijk, M., Godde, C., Blummel, M., Prestwidge, D., Stephenson, E., Power, B., and Parsons, D.

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