Pastoral Resource Competition Project 

The Pastoral Resource Competition Project is a capacity building project aimed at conducting research by East African scientists on pastoralism and resource competition under increasing resource scarcity which generate conflicts between pastoral and non-pastoral land users and other parties interested in land. The project is a joint activity of OSSREA and the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Netherlands. 

Objectives  

• To generate a better understanding of the incidence of resource competition involving and affecting pastoralists in Eastern Africa and to reassess the role and potential contribution of pastoralism in rural development;

• To improve the state of knowledge in this neglected area of research by conducting policy relevant research; and 

• To influence policy makers and create a network of regional grassroots, scientific and policy actors, and parameters within the wider context of development research. 

Project Period

1996-1999. 

Current Status

Completed. 

Countries Covered

Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. 

Outputs

• M. A. Mohamed Salih, Ton Dietz and Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Ahmed, eds. African Pastoralism: Conflict, Institutions and Government. London: Pluto Press, in association with OSSREA, 2001. 

Contact Person and Address

Prof. Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed
Executive Secretary, OSSREA

P.O. Box 31971
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: 251-1-239484
Fax: 251-1-223921
E-mail: ossrea@ethionet.et