[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP: inputs for next General Update

[Igshaan Samuels]

Dear Maryam

Here are some events from Africa:

29 May - 03 June 2022:  - AU-IBAR convened a write-shop with about 35
experts from throughout Africa to assess the policy adoption of the Policy
Framework for Pastoralism in Africa and the Africa Regional Strategy for
Disaster Risk Reduction. Furthermore, strategies were discussed on how to
accelerate the action plans of both policies. The meeting was attended by
two ESA RISG coordinating group members and was held in Naivasha, Kenya.

THE ESA RISG will be hosting a special issue in the African Journal of
Range and Forage Sciences on African Pastoralism and how it can contribute
positively to global objectives whilst also debunking perceptions on the
impacts of pastoralism on the environment. Ten manuscripts were submitted
by 31 May 2022 and several IYRP members contributed.

>From 25-29 July, The Grassland Society of Southern Africa will be hosting
their annual congress and Dr Anthony Egeru (Makerere University) from the
ESA RISG of the IYRP will deliver a keynote (in-person) entitled ""*Wished
out: revisiting why pastoralists are invisible*"  where he will also
critique the dominant narratives (misconceptions) on pastoralism.

Thanks
Igshaan


On Tue, 7 Jun 2022 at 16:51, Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Ann!
>
> And a reminder to everyone else, especially RISG Chairs - please send your
> updates for March - June 2022 to me as soon as possible.
> maryam
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Maryam and Igshaan,
>>
>> In your IYRP General Update, you could include - in addition to the
>> webinar on 7 June on pastoralism & water, in which you are speaking, Maryam
>> - also the online discussion on 9 June on the topic “Pastoralism and
>> large-scale renewable energy and green-hydrogen projects” organised by the
>> Heinrich Böll Foundation (affiliated with the Green Party in Germany) with
>> direct reference to the IYRP in the invitation. In this connection, maybe
>> you could mention also the study report published by the Foundation (
>> https://www.boell.de/en/2022/05/18/pastoralism-and-large-scale-renewable-energy-and-green-hydrogen-projects)
>> which refers to the IYRP and acknowledges the ISG, plus the commentary
>> written by Hussein (
>> https://www.boell.de/en/2022/05/30/making-green-energy-safe-pastoralists)
>> based on that report.
>>
>> Regarding upcoming activities: the selection of film for the 2nd edition
>> of the Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival will be made in July and
>> the film festival will be launched in September. Members of the selection
>> team are Clement Cupido, Anthony Denayer, Margareta Lelea, Loupa Pius,
>> Hussein Wario and Ann Waters-Bayer. For those interested in the films in
>> the previous edition of the film festival, see
>> https://www.pastoralistfilmfestival.com/
>>
>> Cheers.
>> Ann
>>
>>
>>
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