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Use of Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches
The goal of the project is one of preserving, strengthening, and
revitalising mobile nomadic life in Iran and the greater geocultural
region. It has a particular focus on achieving sustainable livelihoods,
preserving and revitalising its cultural strengths and models of
conservation and sustainable use of nature.
This
project aims to empower migratory nomadic pastoral communities in
the region - including the mountain regions of Anatolia through
Iran and Afghanistan to Central Asia and China's western Turkish-speaking
provinces - to identify the most appropriate models for sustaining
livelihoods and agro-biodiversity.
Guiding
principles for the project were formulated at a workshop with the
participation of the Council of Elders of the 14 clans of the Kuhi
sub-tribe of the Qashqai Confederation of Tribes. The guiding principles
reflect a sustainable livelihoods approach and include:
Putting
people at the centre of development:
- Benefit
to the
entire community;
- Priority
will be given to the weaker and more deprived parts of the community;
- Consultation
with the various camps of the clans and taking into account their
views, if possible before taking any decisions;
- Reporting
on performance, decisions, actions, and the results to every single
camp as soon as possible;
Building
on strengths:
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The local community is represented by councils based on traditional
community structures and models which should be rehabilitated
and empowered if necessary;
Working
in partnership:
- Outside
institutions (e.g. government agencies, private sector firms,
NGOs) should be acting in a supportive, enabling and empowering
role for community decisions and facilitate better decision-making
among the community
This
Nomadic Pastoralism is part of a larger research project by IIED
- Sustaining Local Food Systems, Agricultural Biodiversity and
Livelihoods
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