Natural protected areas and dynamics of Pastoralist heritage in Marsabit greater ecosystem (Northern Kenya)

Date de publication:

08 Février 2013

Mots-clefs:

socio economie
environnement
Kenya
écologie
patrimoine

Publié ici :

08 Février 2013

Mis à jour le :

19 Juin 2017

Zone géographique:

Afrique

Natural protected areas and dynamics of Pastoralist heritage in Marsabit greater ecosystem (Northern Kenya), Proceedings/Intermediary report by Benoît Hazard, IIAC (UMR 8177 EHESS-CNRS) et Christine Adongo (KENYATTA UNIVERSITY)

IRD, Ifra-Nairobi, IIAC, Kenyata University, University of Nairobi, Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme

Nairobi, Ifra-Nairobi, décembre 2012, 18 p. (pdf)

Objectives

Understanding how implementation of models of management of natural resources in Northern Kenya interacts with the future of pastoralist economies and their socio-cultural heritage, in a context of socio-ecological transition due to a specific history, geopolitical uncertainty, environmental degradation, exacerbated by climate variability/change and a limited adaptability of social and economic organization?

To ensure a good understanding of the research, this proposition is scheduled to start with a 3-day methodological workshop at IFRA-Nairobi on the multi-functionality of protected areas which have already been identified as emblematic of pastoralist heritage during the study on Water and Natural resources management (IFRA-Solidarités- KU, May-August 2011). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss an appropriate methodology, a socioecological approach crossing social sciences and environmental sciences, to approach pastoralist heritage. Following the IFRA seminar on governance of natural resources in light 3 of environmental stress (2011), the « methodological workshop» is an interface between academic research, Kenyans students, managers of heritage and stakeholders of development in East Africa, pastoralists. It aims to focus on Marsabit county and to establish comparisons and activities with research programs such as « la zone atelier Hwange (Zimbabwe) » and some similar situations located in ASALs and wetland (Southern Ethiopia, Isiolo county, Naivasha).It has to involve the inventorying and mapping of environmental resources (water, pasture, forest, soil) and the understanding of uses and socio-ecological functionality of natural protected areas. Governance, being a volatile concern, the workshop intends to investigate and identify stakeholders, their mandates, roles and pre-empt the consequences of their involvement in the development of bio-cultural resources while highlighting existing and potential conflicts in the management and utilization of these resources. At the same time, it aims to involve pastoralists’ views in order to incorporate their views in the scientific methodology.

Sommaire

Introduction to the workshop

Prof. Christian Thibon

Session 1

How to State the problem of interaction between natural protected areas and dynamics of pastoralist heritage?

Introduction of workgroups on how to define natural protected areas?

Natural protected areas?

Natural heritage and multifunctionalities of protected areas

Presentations

Patrick Maundu
Mt Kulal Biosphere reserve: Conservation and trends

Hassan Abdiraz
Total economic valuation of Mt Kulal and its environs to the pastoralist community

Abdia Hassan Baraka
Characterization, utilization and restoration of Maikona Oasis Ecosystem

Session 2

How to identify valuable natural place taking into account dynamics of pastoralist heritage

A. Archaeological past of Natural protected areas

Kennedy Gitu
Archaeology, mobility and geographical methodologies

Emmanuel Ndiema
Pastoral land use patterns: perspectives from in and around Sibiloi National park

B. Components of socio-ecological transition

James Kungu
The role of forest protected areas in adaptation of pastoral communities in climate change in Northern Kenya

Benoit Hazard
Natural protected areas and the dynamics of pastoralists heritage : water among inhabitants of Marsabit county (Northern Kenya)

Mamo boru
Traditional forms of resource management in relation to the pastoralists: the case of Marsabit experiences

Pastoralists view on protected areas

Joseph Edebe
Models of management of natural resources through natural protected areas. And Communities in the management of protected areas: statement and problem

Session 3

Dynamics of pastoral heritage: comparison between drylands and wetlands

Parita Shah
Conflicts: dynamics of pastoralist heritage comparison between the drylands and wetlands

Joseph K. Muriithi
Mount Kenya and dynamics of pastoralist heritage

Jack Harris
Vegetation, wildlife and domestic stock: a perspective from Sibiloi National park and surrounding areas, Northern Kenya

Conclusion and way forward

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