Opening introduction by Jeremy Swift, renowned academic specialising in pastoralism
Michele Nori, Tropical Agronomist specialising in Development Sociology
Dauod Abkula, an experienced development practitioner and Boraan Pastoral Elder from Isiolo, Kenya

Papers for further reading
http://www.landcoalition.org/pdf/07_pub_pastoralists.pdf
http://www.iucn.org/wisp/documents_english/WISP_CCAP_final_en.pdf
http://www.iucn.org/wisp/documents_english/climate_changes.pdf

River Room, House of Lords, 26 April 2007
The Sahel: Pastoralism, Conflict and the Environment

With special thanks to The Lord Speaker, Rt Hon Baroness Hayman, who kindly permitted us to use her apartment for our event back in April.  Lord and Lady Bingham of Cornhill were our generous hosts.

We were thrilled to have such experienced academics, Dr Jeremy Swift and Dr Sara Pantuliano, talk on the current threats and opportunities facing Sahelian pastoralists, including the escalating conflict in Darfur.  SOS Sahel UK is committed to working with pastoralists as they face new challenges and to supporting communities to prevent such situations as Darfur arising in other areas of Sudan.

Dr Jeremy Swift’s paper
Dr Sara Pantuliano’s paper


Public Meeting, Oxford 11 October 2006
Development / Environment Interventions in the Sahel

This event was the first of its kind for SOS Sahel UK since our move to Oxford three years ago.  2006 was the International Year of Deserts and Desertification as declared by the UN.  Guest speakers focused on this issue whilst discussing pastoralism, climate change and poverty in the Sahel.  Please click on the guest speakers’ names below to read their papers presented on the evening:

Vincent Lelei, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Dr Sara Pantuliano, Research Fellow at ODI
Saverio Kratli, DPhil student at Institute of Development Studies