West and Central Africa — Maradi (Niger) and Katsina (Nigeria) — Mapping of Stranded Herders 1 (April 2022)

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Contact
Regional Office Dakar, RODakar-DataResearch@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Period Covered
Apr 01 2022
Apr 30 2022
Activity
  • Other
  • Survey
  • Flow Monitoring

Cross-border transhumance is a major herding practice in West and Central Africa, and especially in the Sahel region. As an
important economic activity and a driver of regional development, transhumance has, in the past few decades, been subject to significant changes. Climatic variation, demographic pressure, growing competition over scarcer resources, political volatility and insecurity have deeply affected transhumant routes, patterns and flows.

This dashboard presents the results of data collected in the Maradi region (Niger) and Katsina State in Nigeria in April 2022.
A total of 19 localities were assessed by the Bilital Maroobe Network (RBM) and its network of pastoralist organizations using a common methodology involving regional workshops with relevant stakeholders and local assessment conducted by trained enumerators. This information product highlights the number of herders and their cattle currently stranded at borders, as well as potential solutions to resume cattlemobility.