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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFactsheetMOVE.: The Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme Update
#PLACE Issue 1: 2025
2025Also available in:
No results found.MOVE captures the spirit of pastoral life in Eastern Africa, a way of living defined by mobility, adaptation, and resilience. For generations, pastoralist communities have moved with their herds in search of grazing and water, navigating climate pressures, shifting seasons, and cross-border landscapes. The EU-funded Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa (PLACE) programme supports this journey. Through stronger animal health systems, climate-smart rangeland management, peaceful resource sharing, and new livelihood opportunities, PLACE is helping communities move toward a future where pastoral ecosystems can thrive. MOVE. provides information on current progress towards strengthening pastoral livelihoods, and highlighting EU-funded climate adaptation efforts, through clear, human-centred stories from across borderlands. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportRegional Programme in Livestock and Pastoralism for Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern/Horn of Africa
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No results found.Livestock is considered a key livelihood source in the Horn of Africa region. According to theIntergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), it ‘constitutes a major economic, social andcultural facet of life for over 250 million people 3in the region. Pastoralists constitute a large part oflivestock keepers. They undertake livestock keeping not only as a commercial enterprise but also as asocial investment that cannot solely be assessed economically or financially. Pastoralists haveprovided, over centuries, ecosystem services that are difficult to convert into commercial values, withthese intangible values comprising of many interrelated cultural and environmental benefits.However, the practice of pastoralism is also seen to be at a critical juncture. Concurrently, it isestimated that at least 10 million livestock have died as a direct consequence of the severe pastdrought in 2022. At the same time, societal shifts in the region mean that fewer young people areinterested in what is traditionally considered as the pastoral lifestyle. -
Book (stand-alone)General interest bookClimate change, migration and rural adaptation in the Near East and North Africa region 2023
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No results found.While there are instances where individuals or households are forcibly displaced or leave because they feel a decent life is no longer possible, migration is more than just a response to an unfolding crisis. Under certain conditions, migration can be a proactive livelihood diversification strategy that contributes to rural households’ capacity to adapt to changing conditions.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAOSTYLE: English 2024The objective of having a house style is to ensure clarity and consistency across all FAO publications. Now available in HTML, this updated edition of FAOSTYLE: English covers matters such as punctuation, units, spelling and references. All FAO staff, consultants and contractors involved in writing, reviewing, editing, translating or proofreading FAO texts and information products in English should use FAOSTYLE, together with the practical guidance on processes and layout questions provided in Publishing at FAO – strategy and guidance.
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