Pastoralism and Pastoralist Livelihoods in Sudan
From 2010 to 2013 the Feinstein Center led a major four-year research project on Pastoralism, Trade and Markets, which was part of the UNEP Sudan Integrated Environment Project funded by UKAid, from the Department for International Development. The pastoralist project aimed to promote understanding of pastoralists’ livelihoods systems among local, national, and international stakeholders and to strengthen the capacity of pastoralist leaders, organizations, and other advocates to articulate the rationale for pastoralism.
This work was in close partnership with a number of national and international partners, including UNEP Sudan, SOS Sahel Sudan, the Darfur Development and Reconstruction Agency, the Nomads Development Council and the International Institute of the Environment and Development. It also depends on the support and participation of a wide network of national and local organizations, professionals and academics.
Our activities were wide-ranging, and include stakeholder surveys, participatory policy reviews, policy trainings, research studies, and also case-studies of actual livestock programs. We undertook a wide range of national meetings, workshops, regional state level events, and stakeholder briefings in order to disseminate and review our findings with a wide range of audiences.
This project evolved into two further research studies on risk, resilience, and pastoralist mobility. They were completed in 2013 and 2015. A report on both studies is available here.
For information on the trade and markets component of this project, click here. This component also continued after this project ended.
Pastoralism in Practice: Monitoring Livestock Mobility in Contemporary Sudan
This report highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock mobility for the resilience of pastoralist livelihood systems and for maximising productivity. Tufts and partners monitored camel, sheep and cattle herds for...
Briefing Paper: Pastoralism in Practice: Monitoring Livestock Mobility in Contemporary Sudan
This is the fourth in a series of Policy Briefing Papers which form part of the Environment and Livelihoods component of the UNEP Sudan Integrated Environment Programme, funded by UKAid...
Briefing Paper: Pastoralism in Practice (Arabic)
This is an Arabic translation of an existing publication. The full report is available (in English) here. Click here to read this briefing paper in English.
Livestock, Livelihoods, and Disaster Response: PART TWO Three Case Studies of Livestock Emergency Programmes in Sudan, and Lessons Learned
Tufts University and the Feinstein International Center are pleased to announce the publication of a two part review of emergency livestock interventions in Sudan. Livestock production is a crucial livelihood...
Livestock, Livelihoods, and Disaster Response: PART ONE A Review of Livestock-Based Livelihood Projects in Sudan
Tufts University and the Feinstein International Center are pleased to announce the publication of a two part review of emergency livestock interventions in Sudan. Livestock production is a crucial livelihood...
Standing Wealth: Pastoralist Livestock Production and Local Livelihoods in Sudan
This report highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock production for the country’s economy, and outlines ways in which pastoralism can be supported in the future, to benefit livelihoods and the...
Briefing Paper: Standing Wealth Pastoralist Livestock Production and Local Livelihoods in Sudan
This is the briefing paper for a larger report, “Standing Wealth: Pastoralist Livestock Production and Local Livelihoods in Sudan.” The report highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock production for the country’s...
Briefing Paper: Standing Wealth (Arabic) Pastoralist Livestock Production and Local Livelihoods in Sudan
This is an Arabic translation of an existing publication. Read the full report (in English) here. Click here to read this briefing paper in English.
Briefing Paper: The Economics of Pastoral Livestock Production in Sudan
This is the first in a series of Pastoralism Briefing Papers, which form part of the UNEP Sudan Integrated Environment Project, funded by UKaid from the UK Department for international...
Briefing Paper: The Economics of Pastoral Livestock Production in Sudan (Arabic)
This is an Arabic translation of an existing publication. Click here to read the English translation.
As part of this project we completed a series of working papers.
- Policy Review and Introduction to Working Paper Series
- Paper 1: Natural Resources, Governance, and Pastoralism in Sudan by By Gaiballa, A. Karamalla
- Paper 2: The Economics of Pastoral Livestock Production in Sudan by Roy Behnke
- Paper 3: Pastoralism in the New Borderlands: Adaptation, Conflict, and Peace-building by Zoe Cormack and Helen Young
- Paper 4: Pastoralist Peoples, Their Institutions, and Related Policies by Omer Egemi
- Paper 5: Darfur Pastoralist Groups: New Opportunities for Change and Peace-building by Yousif Takana, Afaf Rahim, and Abdelbafiz Mohamed Obeid
Pastoralism: Reassessing the Science, Evidence, and Policy in Sudan
In 2013 we partnered with SOS Sahel, UNEP, and the International Institute for Environment and Development adapt a training course on pastoralism and pastoralism policy operations to the Sudan context....