Conference 2019 | Karamoja Resilience Support Unit

Pathways to Resilience in the Karamoja Cluster

A regional conference on recent research and policy options // 21-23 May 2019, Moroto, Karamoja, Uganda

The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) organized an international conference to take stock of recent research in Karamoja, northwest Kenya, and neighbouring areas of South Sudan and Ethiopia, and to draw out lessons for policy and programming.

The conference was an opportunity for critical reflection on the different pathways to resilience in the “Karamoja Cluster”, shared new learning from the dynamics of change and innovation happening in these areas, and to promoted dialogue on policy options at regional, national and local levels.

The KRSU used the conference as a platform for researchers from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan and South Omo, Ethiopia to present their research, alongside international researchers.

Keynote presentations

The conference included three keynote presentations from Dr. Darlington Akabwai, Dr. Elisabeth Stites and Dr. Frank Muhereza.

Reflections on Resilience in the Karamoja Cluster over 40 Years

Dr. Darlington Akabwai

Changing Livelihoods in Pastoralist Areas

Dr. Frank Muhereza

Gender in Light of Livelihood Trends in the Karamoja Cluster

Dr. Elizabeth Stites

Reflections on Karamoja

Research and Policy

Longoli Simon Peter
Karamoja Development Forum

Professor Samson Opulot
Centre for Basic Research

Sheila Desai
USAID/Uganda

Ben Cattermoul
Department for International Development, UK

Lomonyang Margaret
Karamoja Development Forum

Dr. Tesfaye Beshah
Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Working Papers

Livestock and Livelihoods

Theme 1

Trends in Livelihood Systems and Livestock Markets in Karamoja, by Yacob Aklilu
Reconsidering the Livestock Value Chain in Dryland Areas for Resilience Building, by Shuaib Lwasa
Distress Sales of Cattle by the Bodi: Agro-Pastoralists Subsidizing Sugar Industrialization in the lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, by Fana Gebresenbet
Livestock, Wealth and Poverty in Karamoja, by Andy Catley and Mesfin Ayele
Towards an Economic Valuation of Livestock Systems in Karamoja, by Roy Behnke and Raphael Lotira

Peace and Conflict

Theme 2

Understanding Competing Border Narratives; Access to Resources and Conflicts in Karamoja, by Frank Muhereza
Gender Dynamics and Water Conflicts in Communal Boreholes in Turkana County, Kenya, by Caroline Mwea
Women’s Knowledge Systems and Peace Building Among the Pastoral Communities of Northern Kenya: A Special reference to West Pokot County, by Linnet Hamasi Henry
Pathways from Peace to Resilience: Examples from Karamoja and the Greater Horn of Africa, by David Gatare

Peace and Conflict

Theme 2

Understanding Competing Border Narratives; Access to Resources and Conflicts in Karamoja, by Frank Muhereza
Gender Dynamics and Water Conflicts in Communal Boreholes in Turkana County, Kenya, by Caroline Mwea
Women’s Knowledge Systems and Peace Building Among the Pastoral Communities of Northern Kenya: A Special reference to West Pokot County, by Linnet Hamasi Henry
Pathways from Peace to Resilience: Examples from Karamoja and the Greater Horn of Africa, by David Gatare

Mobility, Land and Water

Theme 3

- Green Water and Livestock Mobility in Karamoja: Understanding the Karamoja phrase “We follow our water”, by Benon Nabassa
- Negotiating the Water of Peace: Understanding Dynamics of Critical Resource Access in Kobebe Dam, Moroto District, by Longoli Simon Peter – to follow
- The Cosmo-Politics of a Land Deal at the Kalobeyi Refugee Settlement in Turkana, Kenya, by Cory Rodgers
- Appreciative Enquiry to Traditional Land Administration in Karamoja, Uganda: An Opportunity for Transformative Conflict Management, by Lena Godfrey Lodwang

Resilience, Risk and Change

Theme 4

- Friendship, Kinship and Social Risk Management Strategies Among Pastoralists in Karamoja, by Padmini Iyer
- An Ordinary Language of Survey of Notions of Resilience in Ngakaramojong, by Angella Godfrey
- Changes in Alcohol Production and Sale in the Post Disarmament Period in Karamoja, by Padmini Iyer – to follow

Resilience, Risk and Change

Theme 4

- Friendship, Kinship and Social Risk Management Strategies Among Pastoralists in Karamoja, by Padmini Iyer
- An Ordinary Language of Survey of Notions of Resilience in Ngakaramojong, by Angella Godfrey
- Changes in Alcohol Production and Sale in the Post Disarmament Period in Karamoja, by Padmini Iyer – to follow

Diversified Livelihoods

Theme 5

Changing Landscapes and Livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya, by Gregory Akall
The Rural to Urban Livelihoods Shift in Karamoja: Gendered Implications, by Elizabeth Stites
Diversification and Livelihoods Recovery in Post-Disarmament Karamoja, by Frank Muhereza

Human Nutrition

Theme 6

Determinant’s for Children’s Malnutrition in Nadunget and Namalu sub-counties in Karamoja, Northern Uganda, presented by Tina Koch
Understanding the Causes and Seasonality of Malnutrition in Karamoja, by Raphael Lotira
Enablers, Difficulties and Hindrances of Nutrition Recommendations Applications in Nadunget sub-county – An Analysis of Women’s Perceptions, by Tina Koch
Using Creative Research Methodologies to Understand Adolescent Nutrition Realities in Kenya and Uganda, by Theresa Jones
Key Barriers and Enablers of Consumption of Animal Source Foods by Women in Four Districts of Southern Karamoja, Uganda, by Gudrun Stallkamp

Human Nutrition

Theme 6

Determinant’s for Children’s Malnutrition in Nadunget and Namalu sub-counties in Karamoja, Northern Uganda, presented by Tina Koch
Understanding the Causes and Seasonality of Malnutrition in Karamoja, by Raphael Lotira
Enablers, Difficulties and Hindrances of Nutrition Recommendations Applications in Nadunget sub-county – An Analysis of Women’s Perceptions, by Tina Koch
Using Creative Research Methodologies to Understand Adolescent Nutrition Realities in Kenya and Uganda, by Theresa Jones
Key Barriers and Enablers of Consumption of Animal Source Foods by Women in Four Districts of Southern Karamoja, Uganda, by Gudrun Stallkamp

Education and Health

Theme 7

Pastoral Education: The Missing Link in Uganda’s Education System, by David Waiswa – to follow
Education and Resilience in the Omo-Turkana Region, by Immo Eulenberger – to follow
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescent Girls in Pastoral Communities in Uganda: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, by Stella Achen – to follow

Energy and Extractives

Theme 8

Energy Economics, Climate Change and Renewables in East African Drylands, by Immo Eulenberger
Digging for Power: A Research into Women’s Experience of Extractive Industries Development in Karamoja, by Alexia Falisse

Energy and Extractives

Theme 8

Energy Economics, Climate Change and Renewables in East African Drylands, by Immo Eulenberger
Digging for Power: A Research into Women’s Experience of Extractive Industries Development in Karamoja, by Alexia Falisse

Programming Experiences

Theme 9

Building a Culture of Adaptive Management: Cases from Northern Uganda, by Melaku Yirga
The Role of Disaster Risk Financing in Building Resilience in Poor Communities in Karamoja, by Celestine Katangole
Mobilizing Social Values for Community Change in Karamoja, by Antje Becker-Benton

Acknowledgements

Review Team
Dr. Frank Muhereza, Center for Basic Research
Ced Hesse, International Institute for Environment and Development
Dr. Liz Stites, Tufts University
Dr. Jeremy Lind, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex
Mesfin Ayele, KRSU
Andy Catley, KRSU

Observers / Reporters
Irene Lynette Akidi, Gulu University
David Waiswa, Gulu University
Dr. Getachew Gebru, independent consultant
John Burns, Mercy Corps

Main Moderator
Professor Samson Opulot, Centre for Basic Research

Session Moderators
Dr. Getachew Gebru, independent consultant
Dr. Liz Stites, Tufts University
John Kurtz, Mercy Corps
John Burns, Mercy Corps
Dr. Gregory Akall, University of Cambridge/British Institute in East Africa
Dr. Padmini Iyer
Yacob Aklilu, KRSU
Andy Catley, KRSU
Charles Hopkins, KRSU

Conference Venue
Cooperation and Development (C and D), Moroto https://www.africamission.org/en/index.html

Media Support
Karamoja Development Forum http://www.kdfug.org/