This experience was shared during a workshop held in Lomé (Togo) from 29 to 31 October 2019 organised by PEPISAO (Projet Elevage et pastoralisme intégrés et sécurisés en Afrique). It was complemented by amendments from some forty pastoral and agricultural associations from West Africa and Chad. The "Negotiating and securing pastoral resources to prevent conflicts" experience is carried out by the Organisation Professionnelle des Eleveurs de Ferkessédougou (OPEF) created in 2009 in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. OPEF’s objective is to improve the living conditions of livestock farmers and their livestock as well as to promote good livestock farming practices. This experiment in negotiating and securing pastoral resources is being conducted in the north-central part of Côte d'Ivoire in the regions of Tchologo, Poro and Bagoué. It started in 2016 with the support of the international NGO Acting for Life (AFL) through the Support to the Resilience of Agro-Pastoral Systems in West Africa (PARSAO) project. Other pastoralist organisations are engaged in the same process of negotiating and securing pastoral resources in other regions of Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in the north-east (the Bounkani region by AEBRB) and the north-west (the Kabadougou and Folon regions by AJELAMO). This experience continued in 2018, within the framework of the implementation of Component 3 of the Regional Programme of Dialogue and Investment for Pastoralism and Transhumance in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa (PREDIP) through the Support Project for Livestock Mobility for Better Access to Resources and Markets in West Africa (PAMOBARMA). PREDIP, which is funded by the European Union, is a project coordinated by CILSS and implemented in partnership with CARE Denmark, Acting For Life, CRSA and the Agrhymet Regional Centre.

This experience was shared at a workshop held in Lomé (Togo), from 29 to 31 October 2019, organised by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) as part of the implementation of the Projet Elevages et pastoralisme intégrés et sécurisés en Afrique (Integrated and Secure Livestock Farming and Pastoralism in West Africa Project) (PEPISAO). It was supplemented and improved by inputs from some forty pastoral and agricultural associations in West Africa and Chad. The "Collaboration with defence and security forces (DSF) in the prevention and management of conflicts linked to pastoral mobility" experience was conducted in Benin by POTAL MEN "Notre Union", a national NGO under Beninese law, created in 1997. The mission of this NGO is to contribute to improving the living conditions of agro-pastoralists. The experience was carried out in the départements of Atakora/Donga and Borgou/Alibori in northern Benin. It was implemented with technical and financial support from the German Cooperation in Niger (GIZ/ZFD) and the Swiss Cooperation (SDC) through the "Conflict transformation and crisis prevention in the field of cross-border transhumance in Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso" and the “Regional Education and Training Programme for Pastoral Populations (PREPP)” projects respectively.

L’expérience de « dialogue et concertation pour la prévention et gestion des conflits liés à la mobilité pastorale» est menée en République du Niger par la Fédération Nationale des Eleveurs du Niger (FNEN-Daddo) qui est une association dont le but est la promotion des activités pastorales et la défense des intérêts des éleveurs. Cette expérience de dialogue a été conduite de 2012 à 2019 dans la région de Dosso au niveau des départements de Dosso, Falmey et Gaya et a concerné les communes de Falmey, Sambéra, Farrey, Tanda et Yellou. Il s’agit des communes frontalières avec le nord de la République du Bénin notamment le département de l’Alibori. Elle est mise en oeuvre avec l’appui technique et financier de la Coopération Allemande au Niger (GIZ/ZFD) à travers le projet « Transformation des conflits et prévention des crises dans le domaine de la transhumance transfrontalière au Bénin, au Niger et au Burkina Faso » pour la phase 2011-2017, puis le projet « Dialogue, prévention et gestion des conflits en lien avec la mobilité pastorale transfrontalière, Niger, Burkina Faso, Bénin » pour la période 2018-2021. Cette expérience a été partagée au cours d’un atelier tenu à Lomé (Togo) du 29 au 31 Octobre 2019 organisé par le Projet Elevage et pastoralisme intégrés et sécurisés en Afrique (PEPISAO). Elle a été complétée et enrichie par des amendements d’une quarante d’associations pastorales et agricoles de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Tchad. Nos vifs remerciements à : La présente note de capitalisation est le résultat des contributions diverses en terme d’édition et de conseils aussi bien des experts de la Direction de l’Agriculture et du Développement Rural (DADR) de la CEDEAO, en particulier, les Assistants Techniques, Dr Bio Goura Soulé et Emmanuelle MAILLOT que du CILSS, en l’occurrence, le Chargé des programmes, Dr Hubert NDJAFFA et l’équipe de mise en oeuvre du PEPISAO (Moussa ASSOUMANE, Imorou Orou DJEGA et Dr Anatole KONE) et également Alhassane YOUNFA de la (GIZ/ZFD).

This experience was shared at a workshop held in Lomé (Togo), from 29 to 31 October 2019, and organised by PEPISAO (Projet Elevages et Pastoralisme intégrés et sécurisés en Afrique de l'Ouest). It was complemented by amendments from about forty pastoral and agricultural associations from West Africa and Chad. The experience is based on "Using information systems to prevent conflicts related to pastoral mobility"; it is supported by the Réseau Billital Maroobé (RBM). RBM is a network of pastoralist organisations based in 9 West African countries, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad and Togo. The network is expected to extend to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. RBM’s objective is to contribute to the recognition of the right to mobility and the security of pastoral land in order to promote negotiation amongst stakeholders, facilitate the alignment of national and regional regulations and provide arguments for advocacy. The information mechanism set up is entitled: "Observatory of rangeland and the integrity of transhumance and trade corridors for livestock mobility in West and Central Sahelian Africa -OPTIMAOC". This information mechanism is funded under Component 2 of the Regional Dialogue and Investment Programme for Pastoralism and Transhumance in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa (PREDIP) and is based in Niamey, Niger. PREDIP is a project coordinated by CILSS. In this "OPTIMAOC" information mechanism, there is a system based on sending SMS (short message service) and IVR (interactive voice response) to livestock farmers. This system is led by RBM and started in 2018. Its objective is to rapidly disseminate information to pastoralists. It is being tested in the departure areas of transhumant herders, their home areas, and border areas in the Republic of Benin. Today, this experience is being extended to other coastal and Sahelian countries. Although it is still new, some lessons can be learnt from this experience.