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

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Dear Dana,

At the mini film festival on pastoralism and at the venue for the
pre-Tropentag workshop on research in pastoral systems, we can display
materials about the IRC/IGC 2020 in Nairobi and can also mention it at
the end of the workshop, when we will also be mentioning the call for an
IYRP.

I will also investigate with the Tropentag organisers whether we could
also have a pastoralism booth during the Tropentag conference where
information about pastoralism could be displayed. I will ask also
several other organisations working on pastoral(ist) issues and see if
we can get something together. If there are any organisations in the
International Support Group that would like to display materials about
their work related to pastoralism, they could also contribute. I will
check to see what it would cost to set up a booth during the conference.
The international research centre that is being featured at this year's
Tropentag is ICARDA, but I am not sure whether they do much on pastoralism.

In any case, it would be good if you could arrange that IRC/IGC 2020
posters and flyers are sent to me for display/distribution: my postal
address is /*Rohnsweg 56, 37085 Goettingen, Germany*/.

Cheers,

Ann


On 29/07/19 10:43, Dana Kelly wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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 <mailto:waters-bayer at web.de>) by 15 August!/*
>>>>
>>>> Please share this announcement with others who may be interested.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks! Ann
>>
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