Mainstreaming Conflict Prevention in Development Co-operation: Tip Sheet on the Links between Pastoral Livelihoods & Conflict Prevention
Publisher: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Author(s): Michele Nori, Alec Crawford, and Jason Switzer
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
Pastoralism, practiced on a quarter of the globe’s surface, is critically dependent upon access to and conditions of range resources. Development co-operation can support conflict prevention in these areas by enhancing livelihood options and strengthening customary and formal conflict resolution mechanisms.