BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Political Ecology Group meetings SUMMARY:Scarce land\, diverse livelihoods - Tracking 35 ye ars of change in central Mali - Professor Camilla Toulmin\, Lancaster University and iied DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171114T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171114T140000 UID:TALK94810AT URL: DESCRIPTION:Camilla’s work documents change over 35 years in a small mud village in central Mali. Like much of t he Sahel\, the village of Dlonguebougou and the wi der area is usually seen by government and outside rs as poor and degraded. But her study shows remar kable growth and investment over the last 35 years . Today\, for example the combined assets of Dlong uebougou households are worth more than $600\,000\ , a sum which has multiplied by 5 since 1980 when she first went there. Shops\, solar panels and mot orbikes have become the “must have” assets\, along side oxen plough-teams\, donkey carts and wells. L ike many other communities in this dry zone\, peop le are dealing with multiple and diverse risks. Ra infall\, harvests\, illness\, political shocks and market shifts all make it difficult to plan and m anage the family’s fortunes. For example\, the rec ent arrival of a large Chinese sugar-cane plantati on has had multiple damaging impacts on this regio n\, with hundreds of farmers evicted from their la nd now seeking cultivation space around Dlonguebou gou. But the powerful combination of cooperation a nd competition you find in this and neighbouring c ommunities helps explain their ability to manage r isks and accumulate capital. However\, not everyon e does well. She shows the vital role of large dom estic groups in providing collective insurance to its members.\nThis talk presents: History of the v illage\, and the purpose of this study\; Land\, ra infall and farming system\; People and households\ ; Investments and wealth\; changes in attitudes an d values\; migration patterns\; and finally\, impo rtant activities to follow up including what the n ew Land Law can offer to secure local land rights\ , and engagement strategies with the Chinese sugar cane plantation. LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography CONTACT:Dr. Chris Sandbrook END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR