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

Mon Jul 29 02:26:06 MST 2019

Dear Fiona and colleagues,

Many thanks Ann for sharing the information. Although I will not be able to
participate in Tropentag, I fully support Fiona's idea to promote the IYRP
during the event.

Tungaa

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 5:11 PM Flintan, Fiona (ILRI) <F.Flintan at cgiar.org>
wrote:

> Hi Dana,
>
>
> I was actually thinking that the IYRP should put a proposal for a panel
> together promoting the year and providing the case for the year
> highlighting importance of rangelands from a grassroots to global
> level....of course resources are an issue but we can try to use people who
> are already going as panelists etc.
>
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> Best
>
> Fiona
>
>
>
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> *From:* IYRPsupportgroup <iyrpsupportgroup-bounces at list.cals.arizona.edu>
> on behalf of Dana Kelly <danammkelly at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2019 10:43:07 AM
> *To:* Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de>
> *Cc:* iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu <
> iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] Pre-Tropentag workshop: Research in
> pastoral systems: filling gaps and avoid methodological traps
>
> 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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