Theme 5: Social protection and safety nets
August 7, 2021Theme 3: Disaster risk reduction and climate resilience
August 7, 2021
Key message
- Countries should promote local innovations by fostering partnerships between agro-pastoralists and pastoralists with agricultural research, development institutions, and the private sector.
- Cross-border coordination is key to addressing the challenges of transboundary animal diseases
(TADs), movement of cattle, management of natural resources and peaceful resolution of conflict.
- Development of infrastructure and market access along the livestock corridors is critical for pastoral area development and conflict prevention.
- The promotion of digital technologies will address the digital gap in pastoral areas, increasing appreciation for cultural values and traditional knowledge through greater exposure for successful bottom-up approaches. It will strengthen the identity of pastoral communities.
Best Practices/Tools