[IYRPsupportgroup] Pre-Tropentag workshop: Research in pastoral systems: filling gaps and avoid methodological traps

[Dana Kelly]

Hi Ann and everyone,
I am not sure if this an appropriate request. I wonder if I could ask
people if they would be happy to promote the next International Rangelands
& Grassland Congress which will be held in Nairobi October 2020?

I am happy to send through materials if this is OK.
Best regards
Dana


We have flyers and posters of different sizes available. These can be
obtained from the Kenyan

Sent from my iPhone

On 26 Jul 2019, at 12:10 am, Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de> wrote:

Dear all,

In case any of you will be in Germany in September for the Tropentag 2019
conference at the University of Kassel - or know of others who might be
there and interested in this pre-conference workshop on research in
pastoral systems - I send you this announcement about the event.

Of course, attention will be drawn to the proposed IYRP during the workshop
and the film festival.

Cheers,
Ann

*Pre-Tropentag workshop 12: Wednesday morning, 18 September*

*Research in pastoral systems: filling gaps and avoiding methodological
traps*

*Organisers: *Ann Waters-Bayer, Agrecol Association; Brigitte Kaufmann,
DITSL (German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture); and
CELEP (Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism)
*Date: *Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 09:00 – 12:00 h
*Venue:* University of Kassel, Hollaendischer Platz, lecture room to be
announced

Why are there so many misunderstandings about pastoralism and rangeland
management? The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) asked the UN
Environment Programme to make an analysis of the gaps in data and other
information on pastoralism and rangelands. This workshop takes the
opportunity of a Tropentag with the theme “Filling gaps and removing traps
for sustainable resources management“ to present the findings of the UNEP
gap analysis and to show how the gaps could be filled while avoiding
methodological traps in the process. Participants will learn about research
needs and relevant methods to study pastoralism and rangeland management.

The lead author of the gap analysis, Kathrine Johnsen (Norway), will
present the main findings of the study team. Panellists from Benin, Kenya,
Turkey and Germany will discuss how researchers could fill some of the gaps
identified in the study. They will also highlight challenges in conducting
research on pastoralism, e.g. mobility and multifunctionality in common
property systems of resource use, and suggest appropriate research methods
for working with mobile peoples using heterogeneous rangeland resources.
They will offer examples of such research in West and Eastern Africa and in
the Mediterranean region. Discussion will then be opened up to the other
participants.

This workshop is meant primarily for graduate and postgraduate students,
researchers and lecturers dealing with issues of resource use and
management by pastoralists and other stakeholders in rangeland areas. Other
interested individuals are also welcome.

*Programme:*
9:00 – 9:40         Kathrine Johnsen, GRID-Arendal, Norway: *A case of
benign neglect – gaps in knowledge **about pastoralism and rangelands*
     (lead author of the UNEP study) – presentation and questions of
clarification
9:40 – 10:00      Hussein Wario, Center for Research & Development in
Drylands (CRDD) Kenya: *Linking time **and space in research on pastoral*

*                            mobility* – presentation and questions of
clarification
10:00 – 10:20    Georges Djohy, University of Parakou, Benin: *Taking
gender issues into account in research **on pastoralist organisation* –
            presentation and questions of clarification

10:20 – 10:35    Break
10:35 – 10:50    Engin Yilmaz, Yolda Initiative, Turkey: *Investigating
links between pastoral mobility and biological and cultural diversity* –
                           presentation and questions of clarification

10:50 – 11:10    Brigitte Kaufmann, German Institute of Tropical and
Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL), Germany: *Research on pastoral
development: *
*     “a house full of trap doors”* – presentation and questions of
clarification
11:10 – 11:55    Discussion among panellists and with other workshop
participants about emerging issues (moderation: Ann Waters-Bayer)
11:55 – 12:00    Wrap-up: Brigitte Kaufmann and Ann Waters-Bayer

*Open-air film festival**: To set the scene for the workshop, short films
about pastoralism in various parts of the world will be shown on the eve of
the workshop – on Tuesday 17 September from 19:00 h onwards – in the patio
of the Periptero kiosk on** Moritzstrasse (beside the LEO Learning Centre
and across the street from the Campus Centre)**. If it rains, the films
will be shown in the old Lecture Hall 1. Be prepared to be flexible and
mobile – like pastoralists!*

*PLEASE NOTE!*
The Tropentag organisers are asking for email registration for the
pre-conference workshops. Registration for this pre-conference workshop is
free of charge. Workshops with less than 10 persons registered by 15 August
will be cancelled. The size of the room assigned to the workshop will
depend on the number of persons who pre-register.

Therefore:* if you intend to join the workshop on research in pastoral
systems, please register by sending me an email (waters-bayer at web.de
<waters-bayer at web.de>) by 15 August!*

Please share this announcement with others who may be interested.

Thanks! Ann


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