CAMEL CARAVAN 2022
10TH EDITION
18TH - 23RD JUNE
This year's Camel Caravan has been planned around looking back at the recommendations from the previous Camel Caravans,after analyzing the impact of camel caravan since its inception,it was resolved that there is need to reverse the flow by walking upstream and involving farming communities,conservancies,water resource users’ associations and private farms in this walk to save the Ewaso Ng'iro river.
There is need to make these communities understand the impact of their activities upstream to the pastoral communities in the mid and lower parts of the stream and for the stakeholders and partners to address the challenges facing the river with farmers communities upstream and bring on board pastoralist communities from the lower stream.
The 10th edition of the Camel Caravan was planned around looking back at the recommendations from the previous Camel Caravans, after analyzing the impact of the camel caravan since its inception,it was resolved that there is need to reverse the flow by walking upstream and involving farming communities,conservancies,water resource users’ associations and private farms in this walk to save the Ewaso Ng'iro river.
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Through open discussions communities were made to understand the impact of their activities upstream to the pastoral communities in the mid and lower parts of the stream,the stakeholders and partners also got a chance to address the challenges facing the river with farmers‘ communities .
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This years' Camel Caravan walk has been one of the most promising events with most of the participants being the youth .Under the theme "Strengthening Governance Systems to enhance conservation and a peaceful co-existence along Ewaso Ng’iro Ecosystem" all participants took the initiative to speak one voice.