[IYRPsupportgroup] FYI: Statement of participants in International Workshop on Camelid Pastoralism, 5-10 Jan 2024, in Rajasthan, India

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Dear all,

2024 is the International Year of Camelids (IYC). The first international event of the IYC has just been completed: the International Workshop on Camelid Pastoralism, held in Sadri, Rajasthan, India, hosted by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan (LPPS), the League for Pastoral Peoples (LPP) and the Godwar camel pastoralist milk producers. Participants represented Raika camel herders and other camel pastoralists from Rajasthan and Gujarat in India, camel herders from Mongolia and Kenya, and researchers and practitioners from India, Iran, Kenya, UK and Germany. They were joined online by scientists and practitioners from Peru, Pakistan, UAE and USA.

The statement issued by the workshop participants (attached) sees the IYC is an opportunity to understand and value the work and knowledge of camelid-herding communities, which must be at the centre of the IYC activities. They expect mobile camelid pastoralists to unite their voices globally and to work in alliance with each other to promote and adopt a development model that is good for camelids, people and the planet and can also pave the way for a successful IYRP in 2026.  Most of the people involved in this workshop are also part of the IYRP coalition.

This statement can also be found on the IYRP website (https://iyrp.info/international-year-camelids-iyc-2024 <https://iyrp.info/international-year-camelids-iyc-2024>).
Cheers,
Ann



Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL) Research Fellow
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP) Core Group
International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Secretariat
E: waters-bayer at web.de / waters-bayer at agrecol.de / a.waters-bayer at ditsl.org
W: www.agrecol.de / www.ditsl.org / www.celep.info /www.iyrp.info

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