A case of benign neglect

Key messages related to the provision of technical support for and the availability of information on pastoralism and rangelands

The key messages below reflect the perspectives of the 58 respondents to the survey.

• The respondents collect large amounts of data and information, which could be made more available to external users for future use. • In general, the respondents have the most confidence in information provided by pastoralist organizations.

• There is a general gap in information on technical support.

• The inconsistency in how issues are rated indicates that individuals in different locations experience different gaps and that there are different needs for reducing gaps in information and support. A future assessment could provide local and contextualized information alongside global issues relating to pastoralism and rangelands to present their diversity. • Judging by the response rate to the questionnaire, an online survey might not be the most efficient way of engaging pastoralist organizations. Any follow-upwork to this study should seek to engage pastoralists more directly throughout planning, implementation and evaluation phases, following the example of the Arendal working meeting.

Micro catchments for watering pastoral livestock in northern Kenya. Maryam Niamir-Fuller

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