Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso

This study analyzes the links between risk and the kinds of property rights that have evolved to provide the mobility necessary to raise livestock in drought-prone countries--in this case Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Niger. The study also evaluates the impact of cooperation on resource management in...

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Main Authors: McCarthy, Nancy, Dutilly-Diane, Celine, Drabo, Boureima, Kamara, Abdul, Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157286
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author McCarthy, Nancy
Dutilly-Diane, Celine
Drabo, Boureima
Kamara, Abdul
Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
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Dutilly-Diane, Celine
Kamara, Abdul
McCarthy, Nancy
Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
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Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
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description This study analyzes the links between risk and the kinds of property rights that have evolved to provide the mobility necessary to raise livestock in drought-prone countries--in this case Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Niger. The study also evaluates the impact of cooperation on resource management in these environments. The express purpose of this research is to contribute to the current debate on resource management in highly variable environments, focusing on the impact of climate variability on and the role of cooperation in resource management. More specifically, a conceptual framework is developed to analyze the impact of climatic variability and cooperative capacity on land allocation patterns, stock densities, and patterns of herd mobility. Overall, the empirical results suggest that effective policies for sustainable land management and crisis-response plans may require the design and implementation of mechanisms to increase cooperative capacity.
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spelling CGSpace1572862025-01-10T06:42:50Z Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso McCarthy, Nancy Dutilly-Diane, Celine Drabo, Boureima Kamara, Abdul Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul pastoral society grassland management pastoralism rangelands This study analyzes the links between risk and the kinds of property rights that have evolved to provide the mobility necessary to raise livestock in drought-prone countries--in this case Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Niger. The study also evaluates the impact of cooperation on resource management in these environments. The express purpose of this research is to contribute to the current debate on resource management in highly variable environments, focusing on the impact of climate variability on and the role of cooperation in resource management. More specifically, a conceptual framework is developed to analyze the impact of climatic variability and cooperative capacity on land allocation patterns, stock densities, and patterns of herd mobility. Overall, the empirical results suggest that effective policies for sustainable land management and crisis-response plans may require the design and implementation of mechanisms to increase cooperative capacity. 2004 2024-10-24T12:48:36Z 2024-10-24T12:48:36Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157286 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute McCarthy, Nancy; Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Drabo, Boureima; Kamara, Abdul; Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul. 2004. Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Research Report. 135. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157286
spellingShingle pastoral society
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pastoralism
rangelands
McCarthy, Nancy
Dutilly-Diane, Celine
Drabo, Boureima
Kamara, Abdul
Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul
Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title_full Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title_fullStr Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title_short Managing resources in erratic environments: An analysis of pastoralist systems in Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso
title_sort managing resources in erratic environments an analysis of pastoralist systems in ethiopia niger and burkina faso
topic pastoral society
grassland management
pastoralism
rangelands
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157286
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