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Original Language
English
Number of Pages
92
Reference Number
ENG0712
Date of upload

07 Mar 2019

Regional Policies and Response to Manage Pastoral Movements within the ECOWAS Region

Livestock production in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region contributes up to 44 per cent of agricultural production, with the majority of its camels, cattle, goats and sheep kept under transhumant production systems. Transhumant pastoralism is a highly productive and resilient economic system in West Africa but is facing increasing challenges. These include increasing pressure on pastoralist resources, the development of unfavourable land tenure systems, the effects of decentralization, insecurity and contradictory public policies affecting pastoralist mobility.

Under the jointly funded European Union and ECOWAS “Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa” (FMM West Africa) project, this study was conducted to assess how far and to what effect movement policies, legislation and practices are being applied to transhumant pastoralism and develop recommendations on how ECOWAS Member States – particularly in Mali, the Niger and Nigeria – can improve legislation and policy regarding transhumant pastoralism. This study is set to inform ECOWAS and its member states’ thinking on developing a regulatory framework for transhumant pastoralism in the ECOWAS region that is consistent with the ECOWAS Free Movement of Persons principle and responsive to the substantive changes in this sector.

  • LIST OF ACRONYMS
  • GLOSSARY
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. OVERVIEW OF PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE IN WEST AFRICA
  • 3. CHALLENGES OF PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE
  • 4. REGIONAL POLCIES AND FRAMEWORK ON PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE
    • 4.1 ECOWAS
    • 4.2 Other regional frameworks on pastoralism in West Africa
    • 4.3 African Union
    • 4.4 FAO Voluntary Guidelines
    • 4.5 Bilateral agreements on cross-border transhumance
    • 4.6 Assessment of regional strategic frameworks on transhumance
  • 5. LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND PRACTICE REGARDING PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE IN NIGERIA
    • 5.1 Dynamics of pastoralist transhumance in Nigeria
    • 5.2 Legislation and policies on pastoralist transhumance in Nigeria
    • 5.3 Key actors in the field of pastoralism transhumance in Nigeria
    • 5.4 Conclusions on the impact of regional and national policies on conflicts related to pastoralist transhumance in Nigeria
  • 6. LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND PRACTICE REGARDING PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE IN Mali
    • 6.1 Dynamics of pastoralist transhumance in Mali
    • 6.2 Legislation and policies on pastoralist transhumance in Mali
    • 6.3 Key actors in the field of pastoralism transhumance in Mali
    • 6.4 Conclusions on the impact of regional and national policies on conflicts related to pastoralist transhumance in Mali
  • 7. LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND PRACTICE REGARDING PASTORALIST TRANSHUMANCE IN THE NIGER
    • 7.1 Dynamics of pastoralist transhumance in the Niger
    • 7.2 Legislation and policies on pastoralist transhumance in the Niger
    • 7.3 Key actors in the field of pastoralism transhumance in the Niger
    • 7.4 Conclusions on the impact of regional and national policies on conflicts related to pastoralist transhumance in the Niger
  • 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
    • 8.1 General conclusions
    • 8.2 Recommendations
  • 9. ANNEX 1: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS
  • 10. ANNEX 2: DOCUMENTATION