Mission PCIA Niger le 18 novembre 2002 (du 3 au 18 octobre 2002)

The report evaluates PASEL's effectiveness in mitigating conflicts between transhumant herders and sedentary farmers in Niger. It finds that the program's approach—securing livestock corridors, promoting intensive breeding, and supporting local development—has significantly reduced violent clashes. However, it notes that structural issues, such as land insecurity, ethnic prejudices, and arbitrary legal application, continue to create a high sense of insecurity for herders.

• PASEL has significantly reduced violent conflicts between herders and farmers in the Guidan Roumji and Dakoro districts; since the marking of passage corridors and resting areas, there have been no reported deaths or injuries caused by livestock straying or crop encroachment.
• The program's success is attributed to an iterative design that rehabilitated traditional spaces rather than creating new ones, a participatory consultation process involving local communities and the 'Comité Technique Couloirs de Passage', and the physical marking of boundaries with beacons.
• Despite the program's success in reducing immediate violence, herders still experience high levels of insecurity due to structural factors, including ethnic prejudices, land tenure insecurity, and the arbitrary application of the law by dominant sedentary powers.
• Environmental and demographic pressures are intensifying land competition; the Maradi department has an annual population growth rate of 3.9%, leading farmers to expand crops into pastoral zones and reducing the productivity of available land.
• The physical marking of corridors has had a perverse effect, as it allows military patrols to more easily identify and fine herders for any livestock straying outside the boundaries, even when no crop damage has occurred.
• The report identifies a critical lack of legal recognition for pastoral rights; while the rural code theoretically allows access to natural resources, in practice, this is subordinated to local usages determined by sedentary interests.
• PASEL's support for local initiatives—such as health centers, schools for nomadic children, and water points—has benefited both pastoral and agricultural communities, fostering mutual understanding and cooperation.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2002). Mission PCIA Niger le 18 novembre 2002 (du 3 au 18 octobre 2002). https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/security_peace_conflict_impact_fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Mission PCIA Niger le 18 novembre 2002 (du 3 au 18 octobre 2002). 2002. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/security_peace_conflict_impact_fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2002mission, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Mission PCIA Niger le 18 novembre 2002 (du 3 au 18 octobre 2002)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2002}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/security_peace_conflict_impact_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }