The Kampala Convention: a road map for action 2014, para. 54
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- Pastoralism in Africa is characterized by a high reliance on livestock as a source of economic and social well-being, and various types of strategic mobility to secure access to water and grazing resources in areas with a high degree of rainfall variability. Pastoralism is found in all regions of Africa, where, in some regions, it is the dominant livelihood. In 2010, pastoral areas were known to occupy some 40 per cent of African land mass. Contrary to assumptions and despite their tradition as nomads, pastoralists do suffer from arbitrary displacement. Displacement of pastoralists is closely linked to the loss of livestock and of access to markets. All causes of internal displacement identified in the Convention can be causes of forcible internal displacement for pastoralists.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/33, para. 54.
- Paragraph number
- 54
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